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Shogi Game record : The 3rd Mynavi Joshi open ; pre-round

A shogi game of the Mynavi Joshi open pre-round between MURATA Chiho and SEKINIE Kiyoko started 4:13 P.M. , 25 July 2009 .

You can see the original game recrod on the Net .
http://mynavi-open.jp/090725/090725_5-2.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : MURATA Chiho (Jo-ryu 1 dan)
Gote : SEKINE Kiyoko (Jo-ryu 5 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.P-6f S-6b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.S-4h S-4b
6.G4i-5h G6a-5b
7.G-6g P-4d
8.S-7g S-3c
9.B-7i B-3a
10.K-6h K-4b
11.K-7h K-3b
12.K-8h K-2b
13.G-7h G-3b
14.P-3f G5b-4c
15.S-3g P-7d
16.P-3e Px3e
17.Bx3e B-6d
18.B-4f S-7c
19.P-2f P*3d
20.P-2e P-9d
21.S-3f Bx4f
22.Px4f S-6d
23.N-3g B*6i
(diagram 1)

MURATA selected Yagura as the opening of this game and SEKINE accepted it . MURATA made Yagura gakoi by Haya gakoi way and SEKINE did too .

Afte completed Yagura gakoi , MURATA exchanged the 3rd file Pawns to make attacking formation . After some moves , SEKINE exchanged the Bishops with 21...Bx4f . MURATA was making her attacking formation move by move . SEKINE dropped a Bishop with 23...N*6i to disturb MURATA's attack .

(diagram 2)

24.B*4g Bx4g+
25.Sx4g N-7c
26.S-8f P-9e
27.P-2d Sx2d
28.P-4e Px4e
29.B*7a R-7b
30.B-2f+ S-3e
31.+B-2g N-3c
32.S-3f S-4d
33.Nx4e P-7e
34.Nx3c+ Sx3c
35.N*2e Px7f
36.Nx3c+ G4cx3c
37.P*3e P-8e
38.Px3d Gx3d
39.+B-1f P*3c
40.P*2d Px2d
41.P*2c Gx2c
42.Sx9e Lx9e
43.S*4c P-8f
(diagram 2)

MURATA also dropped a Bishop with 24.B*4g to protect the 3f-Silver and SEKINE exchanged the Bishops again with 24...Bx4g+ . But by these moves , MURATA's right Silver was forced to back .

After some moves , MURATA started attacking with 27.P-2d . MURATA succeeded to make a promoted Bishop , but SEKINE advanced her left Silver with 30...S-3e attacking the promoted Silver and started attacking MURATA's Kakoi with 33...P-7e .

MURATA tried to continue attacking , but her attack became difficult to continue .

(diagram 3)

44.Gx7f N*8d
45.Gx8f P*7g
46.Gx7g P*7f
47.G-6g P*8e
48.Gx9e N*7e
49.K-7h B*4f
50.R-1h Nx6g+
51.Kx6g G*5g
52.K-7h P-7g+
53.Kx7g N-6e
54.K-8h G-6g
55.K-9h N-7g+
56.N*1e B-7i+
57.Nx2c+ Kx2c
58.Sx3d+ Px3d
59.+Bx3d Kx3d
60.L*3e K-4c
61.R-4h P*4f
62.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 122 moves , SEKINE won the game .