Sente Shiken Bisha vs Gote Roku-Yon hidari Gin senpou

Shogi game record : The 18th Ginga sen ; A-block

A shogi game of the Ginga sen A-block between KUSHIDA and KODAMA was broadcasted 29 October 2009 .


Sente : KUSHIDA Youichi (6 dan)
Gote : KODAMA Kouichi (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-7h P-3d
3.P-6f S-6b
4.R-6h P-5d
5.S-3h K-4b
6.G6i-5h K-3b
7.K-4h G6a-5b
8.K-3i P-7d
9.P-1f P-1d
10.K-2h S-4b
11.S-6g S4b-5c
12.P-5f G4a-4b
13.P-4f P-8e
14.B-7g S-6d
15.R-7h P-7e
(diagram 1)

With 4.R-6h , KUSHIDA selected Shiken Bisha as the strategy of this game . KUSHIDA made Hon mino gakoi and KODAMA made Funa gakoi . KODAMA advanced his left Silver to 5c-square to prepare an attack . After strengthened the defense with 12...G4a-4b , KUSHIDA moved up his 5c-Silver with 14...S-6d and started an attack with 15...P-7e . KUSHIDA slid the Rook with 15.R-7h to counterattack .

(diagram 2)

16.P-4e P-9d
17.L-9h S6b-7c
18.Px7e Sx7e
19.P-6e Bx7g+
20.Rx7g P*7d
21.B*4f R-8c
22.P*7f S7e-8d
23.P-9f B*8h
24.R-7h B-9i+
25.N-7g +B-8i
26.R-6h +B-7i
27.P-5e G5b-5c
28.S-6f Px5e
29.Sx5e P*5d
30.S-6f P-4d
31.Px4d Gx4d
32.P-6d Sx6d
33.S-6e S8d-7c
34.B-5g P-8f
35.P*4e G4d-4c
36.Px8f Rx8f
37.P*8b Rx8b
38.P*8d P*8f
39.N-8e P-8g+
40.Nx7c+ Sx7c
41.S*4d
(diagram 2)

KUSHIDA advanced the 4th file Pawn with 16.P-4e to make a space for dropping a piece . KODAMA moved up one more Silver with 17...S6b-7c to join attacking and KUSHIDA captured the 7e-Pawn with 18.Px7e .

KODAMA captured the 7e-Pawn with 18...Sx7e and KUSHIDA re-opened to escaped the aimed 7g-Bishop by a Bishop exchange . After the Bishop exchange , KODAMA dropped a Pawn with 20...P*7d to protect the 7e-Silver . KUSHIDA dropped a Bishop with 21.B*4f aiming at the 8b-Rook and the Rook escaped from the 4f-Bishop line with 21...R-8c .

KUSHIDA's Pawn drop with 22.P*7f forced KODAMA's 7e-Silver to back with 22...S7e-8d and the Silver became useless . KODAMA dropped a Bishop with 23...B*8h attacking the 7g-Rook . KUSHIDA's Rook escaped with 24.R-7h , but KODAMA succeeded to make the Bishop promoted with 24...B-9i+ .

KODAMA chased KUSHIDA's Rook , but KODAMA's Silvers were still difficult to use effectively . During some moves , KODAMA tried to attack in the 8th file , but KUSHIDA succeeded to make an attacking base in the 4th file .

(diagram 3)

41...+P-7g
42.R-6f +Bx5g
43.Gx5g P*4h
44.G-3i B*2d
45.G-4g P-1e
46.P-8c+ Rx8c
47.Sx4c+ Gx4c
48.Sx5d resigns
(diagram 3)







After 95 moves , KUSHIDA won the game .