KUBO won the 1st game . (Osho sen title match)

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

7:01 P.M. (JST) , 16 January 2009 , after 117 moves , KUBO won the 1st game of the Osho sen title match . The score of this match becomes "HABU 0 --- 1 KUBO" . The 2nd game of this match will start 28 January 2009 at Hotel Kagetsu , Ohtawara city , Tochigi .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://mainichi.jp/enta/shougi/etc/kifu/100115.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


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

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-7e K-4b
3.P-6f S-6b
4.R-7h P-6d
5.K-4h S-6c
6.S-3h G6a-5b
7.K-3i P-8d
8.S-6h P-8e
9.R-7f P-6e
10.S-6g Px6f
11.Sx6f S-5d
12.G-7h R-6b
13.P*6g R-6d
14.P-7d Px7d
15.P-9f P*6e
16.S-7g S-5e
17.S-6h P-6f
18.Px6f N-7c
19.P-6e R-5d
20.P-5f Sx5f
21.Bx2b+
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening KUBO's sealed move ; 21.Bx2b+ .

(diagram 2)

21...Sx2b
22.P*5e Rx5e
23.B*6d R-5d
24.Bx7c+ P-7e
25.R-7g P*6g
26.Gx6g Sx6g+
27.Rx6g B*8h
28.P-6d P*6b
29.N-7g P-7f
30.S*4e Px7g+
31.Sx7g N*7e
32.R-6e R-5i+
33.Gx5i Bx7g+
34.G-4i +B-7f
35.R-6i S*5h
36.R*5f Sx4i+
37.Sx4i +Bx4i
38.Rx4i G*6e
39.R-4f S*5g
40.P-6c+ Px6c
41.P*5d G*5h
42.Px5c+ Gx5c
43.S*3h N-6g+
44.P*5d G5c-5b
45.Sx3d Sx4f=
46.+Bx4f Gx4i
47.Sx4i R*6i
48.N*3e
(diagram 2)

After the Bishop exchange , KUBO dropped a Pawn with 22.P*5e attacking the 5d-Rook . HABU captured the 5e-Pawn with 22...Rx5e , and KUBO dropped a Bishop with 23.B*6d forking the 5e-Rook and the 7c-Knight .

HABU's Rook escaped with 23...R-5d and KUBO captured the 7c-Knight with 24.Bx7c+ . HABU pushed the 7th file Pawn with 24...P-7e forcing the 7f-Rook to escape . KUBO backed his Rook with 25.R-7g and HABU dropped a Pawn with 25...P*6g to continue attacking .

After exchanging KUBO's Gold and HABU's Silver , HABU dropped a Bishop with 27...B*8h and KUBO advanced the 6th file Pawn with 28.P-6d . Until this move , KUBO seemed to get a slight advantage .

KUBO dropped a Silver with 30.S*4e to attack the 5d-Rook and after capruing the 7g-Knight , HABU also attack KUBO's Rook with 31...N*7e . KUBO's Rook escaped with 32.R-6e and HABU sacrificed his Rook with 32...R-5i+! forcing KUBO's 4i-Gold to move 33.Gx5i .

HABU captured the 7g-Silver with 33...Bx7g+ attacking the 5i-Gold . KUBO's Gold escaped and HABU chased the 6e-Rook with 34...+B-7f . HABU dropped a Silver with 35...S*5h attacking both the 6i-Rook and the 4i-Gold . Sacrificing a promoted Bishop , HABU continued attacking . KUBO also attacked HABU's camp .

(diagram 3)

48...K-3a
49.Nx4c+ P*4b
50.+Nx5b Gx5b
51.B*4d R*5h
52.Bx2b+ Kx2b
53.S*3c Nx3c
54.Sx3c+ Kx3c
55.N*4e K-3b
56.S*3c K-4a
57.N-5c= Gx5c
58.G*3b K-5b
59.Gx4b resigns
(diagram 3)



After 117 moves , KUBO won the game .