HABU sealed the 41st move .

Shogi News ; The 59th Osho sen ; 7 games title match


6:00 P.M. , 28 January 2009 , HABU sealed the 41st move and the game once stopped . The game will restarted next morning 9:00 A.M. and will end next evening .


You can see the game nearly real time on the Net .
http://mainichi.jp/enta/shougi/etc/kifu/100128.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Osho , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : KUBO Toshiaki (Kio)

(diagram 1)

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








KUBO selected Gokigen Nakabisha as the opening of this game . HABU moved up the right King with 4.S-4h and allowed KUBO to advance the 5th file Pawn with 4...P-5e . After moving up the King with 5.K-6h , HABU pushed the 3rd file Pawn with 6.P-3f and shown his attitude to select San-Nana Gin kyusen . KUBO also moved up his King with 6...K-6h to start making a Kakoi .

(diagram 2)

7.S-3g K-7b
8.S-4f G-3b
9.K-7h K-8b
10.S-6h S-4b
11.G4i-5h S-7b
12.S-7g S-5c
13.S-6f S-5d
14.N-3g P-6d
15.P-2d
(diagram 2)





HABU quickly advanced his right Silver with 8.S-4f and completed Funa gakoi with 11.G4i-5h . KUBO also completed Kata mino gakoi and advanced the left Silver to support the 5e-Pawn .

HABU advanced the other Silver with 13.S-6f and jumped the right Knight with 14.N-3g to join the battle . KUBO pushed the 6th file Pawn aiming at ...P-6e to drive away the 6f-Silver . HABU started attacking with 15.P-2d .

(diagram 3)

15...Px2d
16.S-4e P-6e
17.Sx5d Rx5d
18.Sx6e R-5a
19.N-4e B-4b
20.S*5c Bx5c
(diagram 3)








KUBO naturally captured the 2d-Pawn with 15...Px2d and HABU crushed his right Silver against the 5d-Silver with 16.S-4e . KUBO didn't capture the Silver but advanced the 6th file Pawn with 16...P-6e attacking the 6f-Silver .

After the Silver exchange , HABU captured the 6e-Pawn with 18.Sx6e attacking the 5d-Rook . KUBO's Rook escaped from the 6e-Silver with 18...R-5a . HABU jumped the right Knight with 19.N-4e attacking the 3c-Bishop . Against KUBO's Bishop escape with 19...B-4b , HABU dropped a Silver with 20.S*5c continued attacking the Bishop . KUBO captured the 5c-Silver by his Bishop with 20...Bx5c and HABU sealed the next move .

HABU must capture the 5c-Bishop by his right Knight with 21.Nx5c+ or 21.Nx5c= .