Sente ISHIDA ryu hongumi vs Gote Hidari mino

Shogi Game record : JT Shogi Nihon series 2009

A semifinal shogi game of the JT Shogi Nihon series between KUBO and TANIGAWA started 31 October 2009 at Osaka .

You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://www.jti.co.jp/knowledge/shogi/professional/2009/3-2kyoku/index.html
(Flash and text version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : KUBO Toshiaki (Kio)
Gote : TANIGAWA Kouji (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-7e S-6b
3.R-7h P-6d
4.K-4h S-6c
5.P-6f K-4b
6.S-3h S-3b
7.K-3i K-3a
8.S-6h P-8d
9.S-6g P-8e
10.R-7f G6a-5b
11.B-7g R-8d
12.G6i-5h P-1d
13.P-1f B-3c
14.K-2h P-2d
15.S-5f S-5d
16.B-9e R-9d
17.P-9f P-6e
(diagram 1)

With 2.P-7e , KUBO selected ISHIDA ryu opening as the opening of this game . TANIGAWA quickly advanced the right Silver with 4...S-6c to decline the 7th file Pawn exchange .

TANIGAWA made Hidari mono and KUBO made Hon mino gakoi . KUBO advanced his Bishop with 16.B-9e attacking the 8d-Rook and the Rook escaped with 16...R-9d attacking the 9e-Bishop . KUBO pushed the 9th file Pawn with 17.P-9f to support the 9e-Bishop and TANIGAWA started an attack with 17...P-6e .

(diagram 2)

18.B-7g Px6f
19.Bx6f R-6d
20.P*6g P-4d
21.P-7d P*6e
22.B-8h Rx7d
23.Rx7d Px7d
24.G5h-5i R*7h
25.B-9g P-4e
26.P-6f Px6f
27.R*8c K-2b
28.Rx8a+ R-7f+
29.G5i-5h +Rx8g
30.+Rx9a +Rx8i
31.L*3f N*4b
32.N*2f K-2c
33.B-6d P-6g+
34.Sx6g Bx9i+
35.P*6f S5d-4c
36.B-7c+ +B-9h
37.+B-5e L*3c
38.P-6e S-5d
39.+B-6f +R-8f
40.Lx3d
(diagram 2)

KUBO backed the Bishop with 18.B-7g to join the battle . After the 6th file Pawn exchange , TANIGAWA slid his Rook with 19...R-6d aiming at the 6f-Bishop , and KUBO dropped a Pawn 20.P*6g to defend the Bishop .

After the Rook exchange , TANIGAWA dropped a Rook with 24...R*7h and KUBO also dropped a Rook with 27.R*8c . KUBO captured TANIGAWA's Knight and Lance , dropped them with 31.L*3f & 32.N*2f to attack TANIGAWA's Kakoi from the front .

(diagram 3)

40...Nx3d
41.Nx3d +Rx6f
42.N*3e Kx3d
43.+Rx4a Sx4a
44.Sx6f R*2b
45.R*3a S-4b
46.R-7a+ Kx3e
47.G*3b Rx3b
48.+Rx2a R-3a
49.+Rx3a Sx3a
50.R*2a S-3b
51.Rx1a+ K-3d
52.N*3f +B-7f
53.+R-2b B*2c
54.L*2f L*2a
55.+R-3a +Bx6f
56.Lx2d S*4b
57.+Rx2a Sx2a
58.Lx2c+ G-5a
59.L*2f K-4c
60.+Lx3c Sx3c
61.Lx2a+ P*2f
62.Px2f P*2g
63.K-1g G*3e
64.Sx2g P*2e
65.L*2h R*9i
66.G5h-5i N*3d
67.Px2e N*1c
68.S*2f Nx2f
69.Sx2f Gx2f
70.Kx2f S-3d
71.G*2d S*3e
72.K-1g Nx2e
73.K-1h Sx2d
74.Nx2d L*1g
75.Nx1g Nx1g+
76.Kx1g +B-4d
77.P*2f N*2e
78.K-2g S*3f
79.Px3f R*3g
80.K-1h N-1g+
81.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 160 moves , TANIGAWA won the game .