HABU wins the 2nd game of the Osho sen title match !

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


7:16 P.M. , 29 January 2009 , HABU won the 2nd game of the 59th Osho sen title match .
The score of this match becomes "HABU 1 --- 1 KUBO" .

The 3rd game of this match will start 9:00 A.M. , 10 February 2010 at Kakegawa city , Shizuoka .


You can see the original game record 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)

(diaram 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
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 Px2d
16.S-4e P-6e
17.Sx5d Rx5d
18.Sx6e R-5a
19.N-4e B-4b
20.S*5c Bx5c
21.Nx5c+
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening HABU's sealed move ; 21.Nx5c+ .

(diagram 2)

21...Rx5c
22.B*4a G-3a
23.B-8e+ R-5a
24.Rx2d P*6d
25.Sx6d S*7d
26.+B-8f S*8e
27.+B-5i Sx7f
28.P*7g S7f-6e
29.+B-2f P-5f
30.B-7i Px5g+
31.Gx5g P*5f
32.G5g-5h N-3c
33.P*5b Rx5b
34.S-5c+ R-1b
35.Rx3d G-3b
36.+S-6b N*4d
37.+Sx6a Sx6a
38.P*5b S-6b
39.P*2d P*6f
40.Px6f Sx6f
41.P*6c S6bx6c
42.P-5a+ N-4e
(diagram 2)

KUBO naturally captured the 5c-promoted Knight with 21...Rx5c . HABU dropped a Bishop with 22.B*4a attacking the 3b-Gold . The Gold escaped with 22...G-3a and HABU succeeded to make a promoted Bishop with 23.B-8e+ .

KUBO sacrificed a Pawn with 24...P*6d attacking the 6e-Silver and forced the Silver to move from the 6e-square . HABU captured the Pawn with 25.Sx6d . KUBO dropped his Silvers with 25...S*7d and 26...S*8e forcing HABU to back his promoted Bishop .

HABU turned his attacked promoted Bishop with 29.+B-2f threatening KUBO's Kakoi .
KUBO attacked the 5th file of HABU's camp and HABU attacked KUBO's Rook . After KUBO's Rook escaped with 34...R-1b , HABU started attacking KUBO's Kakoi with 36.+S-6b .

KUBO dropped a Knight with N*4d to block the 2f promoted Bishop's diagonal line , but HABU still attacked KUBO's Kakoi . KUBO jumped his 3c-Knight trying to attack HABU's King .

(diagram 3)

43.+P-6a P-5g+
44.P*6d +Px5h
45.Px6c+ P-9d
46.Gx5h P*5g
47.+P-7b Kx7b
48.S*7a K-6c
49.+B-3e S*5f
50.P*6g Px5h+
51.Px6f S-7e
52.K-8h P*3c
53.+P-6b K-5c
54.S*5e K-4b
55.+Bx4d Px4d
56.Rx4d G*4c
57.N*5d K-3a
58.P-2c+ Gx4d
59.+Px1b Lx1b
60.G*4b Gx4b
61.Nx4b+ Kx4b
62.R*5b resigns
(diagram 3)

After 123 moves , HABU won the game .