Ai Ibisha ; Unclassified game

Shogi Game record : The 59th NHK cup TV Shogi tournament

A shogi game of the NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between KUSHIDA and MARUYAMA was broadcasted 4 October 2009 .


Sente : KUSHIDA Youichi (6 dan)
Gote : MARUYAMA Tadahisa (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-6f P-5d
3.S-7h S-4b
4.S-6g B-3c
5.S-4h P-5e
6.G4i-5h S-6b
7.P-3f S6b-5c
8.S-3g P-8d
9.S-4f P-8e
10.B-7g S-4d
11.G-7h S4b-5c
12.K-6i S-5d
13.P-2f G-3b
14.P-2e B-4b
15.P-5f Px5f
16.Sx5f P-8f
17.Px8f Bx8f
18.Bx8f Rx8f
19.P*8g R-8b
20.P-2d Px2d
21.Rx2d P*2c
22.R-2f N-3c
23.N-3g P*5g
(diagram 1)

KUSHIDA is a famous Furibisha player and by his second move 2.P-6f , he seemed to select Furibisha .

MARUYAMA pushed the 5th file Pawn with 2...P-5d and this move means the player has a plan to select Ai Furibisha . Until 4...B-3c , the game seemed to advance Ai Furibisha , but by 6.G-5h KUSHIDA selected Ibisha in this game .

KUSHIDA advanced his right Silver with 9.S-4f aiming at the head of the 3c-Bishop . After advanced the 8th file Pawn with 9...P-8e , MARUYAMA also advanced the 5c-Silver with 10...S-4d to defend the Bishop head .

MARUYAMA advanced one more Silver to 5d , backed the Bishop with 14...B-4b aiming the Bishop exchange . KUSHIDA exchanged the 5th file Pawns , MARUYAMA exchanged the 8th file Pawns and Bishops .

After the 2nd file Pawn exchange , KUSHIDA backed his Rook with 22.R-2f and jumped the right Knight to make an attacking formation . MARUYAMA dropped a Pawn with 23...P*5g and started attacking .

(diagram 2)

24.Sx5g P-3e
25.P-1f P*8h
26.P*5e Px8i+
27.Px5d Px3f
28.P*3d N*9e
29.Px3c+ Nx8g+
30.G7h-6h +N-7g
(diagram 2)







KUSHIDA captured the dropped 5g-Pawn with 24.Sx5g and MARUYAMA pushed the 3rd file Pawn with 24...P-3e threatening the 3g-Knight head and 2f-Rook's temple . KUSHIDA didn't capture the 3e-Pawn , but pushed the 1st file Pawn with 25.P-1f to protect the 2f-Rook's temple .

MARUYAMA dropped a Pawn with 25...P*8h attacking the 8i-Knight . Even if KUSHIDA captured the 8h-Pawn with Gx8h , the Gold would leave from the 6i-King and became useless . Then KUSHIDA didn't reply the Pawn drop , but dropped a Pawn with 26.P*5e attacking the 5d-Silver .

They roughly attacked each other , and MARUYAMA broke the KUSHIDA's camp first .

(diagram 3)

31.Gx7g R-8h+
32.G-6h +R-7i
33.K-5h Px3g+
34.K-6g +Px4g
35.+Px3b B*4i
36.resigns
(diagram 3)








After 70 moves , MARUYAMA won the game .