Shogi News : WATANABE won the 3rd game . (Ryuo)

Shogi News : The 22nd Ryuo sen ; 7 games title match


4:26 P.M. 11 November 2009 , after 104 moves , WATANABE won the 3rd game of the 22nd Ryuo sen title match . The score of this match becomes "WATANABE 3 --- 0 MORIUCHI" . Then WATANABE needs only one more win to defend his title . In the other hand , MORIUCHI needs 3 continuous wins without any loses .

They will have the 4th game of this match during 25 & 26 November 2009 , at Suimeikan Gero onesen , Gero city , Gifu .



You can see the original game record on the Net .
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Sente : MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)
Gote : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.G-7h P-8e
4.B-7g P-3d
5.S-8h Bx7g+
6.Sx7g S-4b
7.S-3h S-7b
8.P-4f P-6d
9.S-4g S-6c
10.K-6h K-4a
11.P-9f P-9d
12.P-1f P-1d
13.P-3f G-5b
14.G-5h S-5d
15.S-5f P-4d
16.P-6f P-7d
17.K-7i K-3a
18.N-3g N-7c
19.P-2e S-3c
20.P-4e Px4e
21.P-3e S-4d
22.P-1e Px1e
23.P-2d Px2d
24.P-7e Px7e
25.Rx2d P*2c
26.R-2i G-6c
27.P*1b Lx1b
28.Px3d B*3h
29.R-3i B-2g+
30.B*1a +B-2h
31.R-4i +B-3h
32.R-6i G-4c
33.P*2b Gx3d
34.Px2a+ Kx2a
35.Bx4d+ Gx4d
36.Sx4e Sx4e
37.S*3c +Bx3g
38.Sx4d= P-8f
39.Px8f B*2e
40.R-3i P*3h
41.R-2i N*2g
42.G5h-6h
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with MORIUCHI's sealed move , 42.G5h-6h . This move surprised the other professional shogi players , because MORIUCHI's 2i-Rook was killed by Gote's P-3i+ .

(diagram 2)

42...P-3i+
43.P*2d Px2d
44.S-3c= +B-5e
45.N*4d +Bx4d
46.Sx4d+ +Px2i
47.B*3c R*3i
48.K-8h S*7i
(diagram 2)







WATANABE promoted the 3h-Pawn with 42...P-3i+ killing the 2i-Rook . MORIUCHI dropped a Pawn with 43.P*2d , sacrificing a Pawn to open the 2c-square where he would drop a piece for attacking . WATANABE captured the 2d-Pawn with 43...Px2d and MORIUCHI advanced his 4d-Silver with 44.S-3c= .

WATANABE backed his promoted Bishop with 44...+B-5e to defend . This move was a very effective move . MORIUCHI dropped a Knight with 45.N*4d to block the 5e-promoted Bishop's power . WATANABE simply sacrificed the promoted Bishop with 45...+Bx4d to delay MORIUCHI's attack .

WATANABE captured the 2i-Rook and dropped it with 47...R*3i to attack MORIUCHI's King . MORIUCHI's King naturally escaped with 48.K-8h . WATANABE's next move 48...S*7i seemed to be an excellent move !

(diagram 3)

49.K-9h Sx6h+
50.Sx6h P*8h
51.Gx8h P*8g
52.Gx8g B-6i+
53.resigns
(diagram 3 )









After 104 moves , WATANABE won the game .