Ai Furibisha ; Sente Nakabisha , Ginkanmuri vs Gote Sanken Bisha , Anaguma gakoi

Shogi Game record : The 3rd Asahi cup ; 2nd pre-round

A shogi game of the Asahi cup 2nd pre-round between KONDOU and NAKAGAWA started 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 6 November 2009 .

You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/3/kifu/20091106asahi_12.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : KONDOU Masakazu (6 dan)
Gote : NAKAGAWA Daisuke (8 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-5f P-3d
2.R-5h R-3b
3.P-7f S-4b
4.P-7e K-6b
5.K-4h K-7b
6.P-5e P-3e
7.R-5f R-3d
8.S-3h N-3c
9.K-3i P-1d
10.P-1f K-8b
11.P-8f L-9b
12.G6i-5h K-9a
13.P-4f S-8b
14.G-4g G4a-5b
15.K-2h G5b-6b
16.S-6h G-7a
17.P-2f G6b-7b
18.S-2g S-5a
19.G-3h S-6b
20.P-9f B-3a
21.R-7f B-4b
22.S-5g P-5d
(diagram 1)

With 2.R-5h , KONDOU selected Nakabisha as his usual . NAKAGAWA selected Sanken Bisha with 2...R-3b and the opening of this game became Ai Furibisha .

After both players floated their each Rook , KONDOU made Kata mino gakoi and developed it through Hon mino gakoi , Taka mino gakoi to Ginkanmuri while NAKAGAWA was making Anaguma gakoi .

After some moves , NAKAGAWA pushed the 5th file Pawn with 22...P-5d and the battle started .

(diagram 2)

23.Px5d Rx5d
24.S-5f P-7d
25.Px7d P*7e
26.R-7h Rx7d
27.B-6f R-8d
28.R-8h R-5d
29.P-8e P-2d
30.P-3f Px3f
31.Sx3f P-2e
32.Px2e P-1e
33.Px1e P-7f
34.P*3d Rx3d
35.P*3e R-6d
36.P*5c P*2g
37.Kx2g P*2f
38.Kx2f Rx6f
39.Px6f Bx5c
40.N-3g P*3d
41.P*5d B-4d
42.R-6h P-7g+
43.Nx7g B*5i
44.R-7h P*7f
45.N-6e P-7g+
46.R-9h +P-7f
47.P-4e Bx6f
48.P-5c+
(diagram 2)

NAKAGAWA exchanged the 5th file Pawns by his Rook , and KONDOU advanced his 5g-Silver with 24.S-5f . After sacrificed the 7th file Pawn with 24...P-7d , NAKAGAWA dropped a Pawn with 25...P*7e forcing KONDOU's 7f-Rook to back .

Some moves passed , KONDOU pushed the 3rd file Pawn with 30.P-3f to attack NAKAGAWA's attacking pieces .

NAKAGAWA sacrificed the 2nd and 1st file Pawns , NAKAGAWA sacrificed his Rook with 38...Rx6f and got a Bishop and tried to continue attacking . NAKAGAWA chased KONDOU's Rook , but KONDOU succeeded to make a promoted Pawn with 48.P-5c+ .

(diagram 3)

48...Sx5c
49.Nx5c+ B-8f+
50.R*5a P*7h
51.P*7c Sx7c
52.Rx7h Bx9i+
53.+Nx6c K-8b
54.P*6d P*6b
55.+Nx7b Gx7b
56.S*6a P*7a
57.S-6e +B-6f
58.G-5f +B-6g
59.P*7d Sx6d
60.Sx7b+ Kx7b
61.P*6c +Bx7h
62.Px6b+ resigns
(diagram 3)

After 123 moves , KONDOU won the game .