Gote Gokigen Nakabisha ; Gote Gosuji Kuraidori Nakabisha Anaguma vs Sente Ibisha Anaguma

Shogi Game record : JT Shogi Nihon series 2009

A shogi game of the JT Shogi Nihon series 2009 between MORISHITA and KUBO started 19 September 2009 at Hiroshima sunplaza , Hiroshima city , Hiroshima .

You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://www.jti.co.jp/knowledge/shogi/professional/2009/2-4kyoku/index.html
(Flash and text version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : MORISHITA Taku (9 dan)
Gote : KUBO Toshiaki (Kio)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-7f P-5d
3.S-4h P-5e
4.K-6h R-5b
5.K-7h K-6b
6.G4i-5h K-7b
7.B-7g K-8b
8.K-8h S-4b
9.P-6f S-5c
10.G-6g L-9b
11.L-9h K-9a
12.K-9i S-8b
13.S-8h P-7d
14.G-7h S-6d
15.P-8f G-7a
16.P-2e B-3c
17.P-9f P-9d
18.S-5i R-5d
19.P-3f G-5a
20.P-1f G5a-6b
21.P-4f G6b-7b
22.S-6h P-8d
23.S-8g P-7e
24.S-7i S-8c
25.S-8h G7a-8b
26.N-3g B-4b
27.Px7e Sx7e
28.P-6e P-8e
(diagram 1)

KUBO selected Gokigen Nakabisha as the opening of this game . MORISHITA moved up his right Silver with 3.S-4h and allowed KUBO to advance the 5th file Pawn . KUBO advanced the 5th file Pawn and his camp became Gosuji Kuraidori Nakabisha .

MORISHITA started making Ibisha Anaguma with 7.B-7g and KUBO also started making Anaguma gakoi with 10...L-9b . After completed Anaguma gakoi , both players advanced it to Ginkanmuri Anaguma .

After some moves , KUBO exchanged the 7th file Pawns and MORISHITA advanced the 6th file Pawn to disturb the 7e-Silver's back route . Then KUBO pushed the 8th file Pawn with 28...P-8e attacking directly the front of MORISHITA's Ginkanmuri Anaguma .

(diagram 2)

29.Px8e P*8f
30.S-7f Sx7f
31.Gx7f S*7e
32.Gx7e Bx7e
33.S*6f Bx6f
34.Bx6f G*7f
35.B*4e R-7d
36.Bx5e S*8g
(diagram 2)






MORISHITA naturally captured the 8e-Pawn with 29.Px8e and KUBO dropped a Pawn 29...P*8f . This 8f-Pawn acted an important role in the attack .

After some moves , KUBO sacrificed a Bishop and continued attacking . Until KUBO's Silver drop of 36...S*8g , KUBO's attack seemed closing to MORISHITA's King .

(diagram 3)

37.P*7g Sx8h+
38.Gx8h G-8g
39.S*7h Gx8h
40.Kx8h P-4d
41.Bx3d G*5d
42.Bx8b+ Gx8b
43.G*7f S*8g
44.Sx8g Px8g+
45.Kx8g B*6i
46.S*7h B-4g+
47.S*7e Gx6e
48.Sx7d Sx7d
49.R*7a Gx7f
50.Px7f S*7i
51.G*8d G*7c
52.Gx7c Gx7c
53.G*6b Sx8e
54.P*8f Sx7f
55.Kx7f P*7e
56.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 110 moves , KUBO won the game .