Gote Gokigen Nakabisha ; Nana-Hachi Kin line .

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

A shogi game of the NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between MORIUCHI and TOYOSHIMA was broadcasted 6 September 2009 .


Sente : MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)
Gote : TOYOSHIMA Masayuki (5 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-5d
3.P-2e R-5b
4.G-7h K-6b
5.K-6i K-7b
6.S-4h K-8b
7.P-9f P-9d
8.B-7g S-7b
9.S-6h B-3c
10.Bx3c+ Nx3c
11.P-2d Px2d
12.B*2c G-3b
13.Bx3d+ P-2e
14.P-6f P-5e
15.+B-3e R-5d
16.+B-4f P-4d
17.P-3f P-4e
18.+B-3g S-4b
19.S-6g S-5c
20.K-7i G-4c
21.K-8h P-1d
22.S-5i R-2d
23.S-6h S-5d
24.S-7g B*6d
25.P-7e P-5f
(diagram 1)

TOYOSHIMA selected Gokigen Nakabisha as the opening of this game . MORIUCHI selected 4.G-7h line .

TOYOSHIMA built Kata mino gakoi and moved up the Bishop with 9...B-3c and MORIUCHI immediately exchanged the Bishops with 10.Bx3c+ . After some moves MORIUCHI succeeded to make a promoted Bishop .

MORIUCHI backed his promoted Bishop and developed his Kin mino gakoi to KIMURA mino .　TOYOSHIMA dropped a Bishop aiming at the 3g-promoted Bishop and pushed the 5th file Pawn facing the both Bishops .

(diagram 2)

26.Px5f P-2f
27.Rx2f Rx2f
28.+Bx2f R*2h
29.R*2g Rx2g+
30.+Bx2g Bx1i+
31.R*4a L-1c
32.P*2h G-5c
33.+B-2f P*5b
34.P-3e P-4f
35.Px4f R*2d
36.+B-3g +Bx2i
37.R-3a+ N-2e
38.+B-3f Nx1g+
39.P-2g +B-1h
40.G-5h +Bx2g
41.P*2e R-4d
42.P-4e +Bx3f
43.Px4d L*5a
44.R*1a P-9e
45.+Rx5a
(diagram 2)

After the first Rook exchange , TOYOSHIMA dropped a Rook with 28...R*2h forcing the 2f-promoted Bishop to move useless position . They exchanged the Rook again and TOYOSHIMA captured the 1i-Lance with 30...Bx1i+ .

MORIUCHI dropped a Rook with 31.R*4a and moved the promoted Bishop with 33.+B-2f to attack TOYOSHIMA's Kakoi . TOYOSHIMA also tried to attack MORIUCHI's camp , but the 4i-Gold was very effective for defence preventing TOYOSHIMA's Rook drop in MORIUCHI's camp .

After some moves , TOYOSHIMA exchanged his Rook and MORIUCHI's promoted Bishop . TOYOSHIMA tried to attack MORIUCHI's Kakoi with 44...P-9e and MORIUCHI directly attacked TOYOSHIMA's Kakoi sacrificing his promoted Rook with 45.+Rx5a .

(diagram 3)

45...Gx5a
46.Rx5a+ R*6a
47.+Rx6a Sx6a
48.R*4a R*7a
49.Px9e P*9g
50.L*8f S-7b
51.Rx7a+ Kx7a
52.R*4a R*6a
53.G*5a Rx5a
54.Rx5a+ G*6a
55.R*2a Gx5a
56.Rx5a+ K-8b
57.G*6b N*6a
58.Lx9g R*4i
59.Gx6a P*9f
60.Lx9f +Bx3e
61.G-6b B*7i
62.K-9i resigns
(diagram 3)

After 123 moves , MORIUCHI won the game .