Gote Gokigen Nakabisha , Sente Yon-Roku Gin kyusen

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

A shogi game of the Asahi cup 2nd pre-round between ITODANI and SUGIMOTO started 10:00 A.M. , 5 November 2009 .

You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/3/kifu/20091105asahi_22.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : ITODANI Tetsurou (5 dan)
Gote : SUGIMOTO Masataka (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-5d
3.P-2e R-5b
4.S-4h P-5e
5.K-6h B-3c
6.K-7h K-6b
7.S-6h S-4b
8.P-3f S-5c
9.S-3g S-5d
10.S-4f S-6e
11.S-4e P-5f
(diagram 1)



SUGIMOTO selected Gokigen Nakabisha as the opening of this game . After advanced the 2nd file Pawn with 3.P-2e , ITODANI moved up his right Silver with 4.S-4h and allowed SUGIMOTO's 4...P-5e to make Gosuji kuraidori Nakabisha formation .

After made Funa gakoi , ITODANI quickly moved up his right Silver threatening the 5e-Pawn and the 3c-Bishop's head . SUGIMOTO also advanced his left Silver with 10...S-6e to attack the 5th file with 11...P-5f . ITODANI also advanced the right Silver with 11.S-4e to attack the 3c-Bishop .

(diagram 2)

12.Bx3c+ Nx3c
13.Sx5f Sx5f
14.Px5f Rx5f
15.S*4f R-5a
16.P-2d Px2d
17.Rx2d G-3b
18.P*5b Gx5b
19.P-3e B*2e
20.Px3d Bx4g+
21.P*5c G5b-4b
22.Px3c+ G4bx3c
23.R-5d +Bx4f
24.P-5b+ Rx5b
25.Rx5b+ Kx5b
26.P*5c K-6a
27.R*6f +B-4e
28.N-3g +B-5d
29.B*4e +Bx5c
30.Rx6c+
(diagram 2)

During some moves , both players exchanged 2 Pawns , 2 Silvers and 2 Bishops . After this exchange , ITODANI dropped a Silver with 15.S*4f to prevent N-4e & B*5e . SUGIMOTO backed his Rook with 15...R-5a to prevent B*6e .

ITODANI exchanged the 2nd file Pawns by his Rook and threatening a Rook promotion with R-2c+ or R-2b+ . SUGIMOTO moved up the left Gold with 17...G-3b to prevent this Rook promotion .

ITODANI dropped a Pawn with 18.P*5b attacking the 5a-Rook and forcing SUGIMOTO to capture it by the Gold . If SUGIMOTO captured the Pawn by the Rook with 18...Rx5b , ITODANI could promote his Rook with R-2a+ .

After some moves , ITODANI dropped a Rook with 27.R*6f and continued attacking .

(diagram 3)

30...+Bx6c
31.Bx6c+ S*5b
32.+Bx8a S*7b
33.+Bx9a R*4g
34.G4i-5h Rx3g+
35.N*6e +R-3e
36.P*5c S-6b
37.N*6d S5b-6c
38.Nx7b+ Kx7b
39.S*5b R*2a
40.B*6a Rx6a
41.Nx7c+ Sx7c
42.Sx6a= K-6b
43.P-5b+ Sx5b
44.R*7b K-5c
45.Rx5b+ K-4d
46.+Bx7c K-3d
47.P*3f +R-8e
48.S-7g K-2c
49.S*3e N*4b
50.L*2i P*2e
51.Lx2e P*2d
52.Lx2d Gx2d
53.Sx2d Kx2d
54.+B-4f resigns
(diagram 3)

After 107 moves , ITODANI won the game .