Dec 27, 2009

Aigakari ; unclassified game

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

A Shogi game of the NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between AKUTSU and NAMEKATA was broadcasted 18 October 2009 .


Sente : AKUTSU Chikara (7 dan)
Gote : NAMEKATA Hisashi (8 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-8d
2.P-2e P-8e
3.G-7h G-3b
4.P-2d Px2d
5.Rx2d P*2c
6.R-2h S-7b
7.S-3h P-7d
8.P-7f P-8f
(diagram 1)






AKUTSU selected Aigakari as the opening of this game and NAMEKATA accepted it . AKUTSU exchanged his Rook Pawns by his Rook and backed the Rook with 6.R-2h .

NAMEKATA pushed the 7th file Pawn with 7...P-7d forcing AKUTSU to push the 7th file Pawn with 8.P-7f . If AKUTSU didn't push the 7th file Pawn , NAMEKATA would advance the 7th file Pawn with P-7e .

Replying AKUTSU's 8.P-7f , NAMEKATA pushed the 8th file Pawn with 8...P-8f to exchange the 8th file Pawns and aim at the 7f-Pawn .

(diagram 2)

9.Px8f Rx8f
10.P*8g Rx7f
11.B-6f P-3d
12.Bx2b+ Sx2b
13.N-7g K-4b
14.P-4f N-3c
15.S-4g R-7e
16.B*6f R-2e
17.P*2f R-2d
18.P-1f P-7e
19.Bx3c+ Sx3c
20.P-2e Rx2e
21.Rx2e B*1d
22.N-1g P-2d
23.P-1e Bx2e
24.Nx2e Px2e
25.N-6e B*2g
26.N*4e Bx4i+
27.Kx4i R*2i
(diagram 2)

NAMEKATA exchanged the 8th file Pawns and AKUTSU dropped a Pawn with 10.P*8g . NAMEKATA captured the 7f-Pawn with 10...Rx7f . AKUTSU moved up the Bishop with 11.B-6f to catch the Rook .

NAMEKATA opened the Bishop line with 11...P-3d and AKUTSU simply exchanged the Bishops with 12.Bx2b+ . After some moves , AKUTSU sacrificed the Bishop with 19.Bx3c+ and pushed the 2nd file Pawn with 20.P-2e to kill the 2d-Rook .

NAMEKATA sacrificed the 2d-Rook with 20...Rx2e and replying AKUTSU's 21.Rx2e , NAMEKATA dropped a Bishop with B*1d to pin the 2e-Rook and the 4g-Silver . AKUTSU jumped the right Knight to protect the 2e-Rook . After exchanged AKUTSU's Rook and NAMEKATA's Bishop , NAMEKATA dropped a Bishop with 25...B*2g and sacrificed it with 26...Bx4i+ to continue attacking .

(diagram 3)

28.K-5h S-4d
29.R*2a G*5i
30.K-6h G-6i
31.K-7g N*3a
32.B*2b Sx4e
33.B*3c K-5b
34.Bx3a+ Gx3a
35.Rx3a+ B*9e
36.P-8f resigns
(diagram 3)





After 71 moves , AKUTSU won the game .

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