Yokofutori CHUZA Bisha vs Sente Shin YAMASAKI ryu

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

A shogi game of the Asahi cup Shogi open tournament 2nd pre-round between MIURA and YASHIKI started 10:00 A.M. , 8 November 2009 .

You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/3/kifu/20091108asahi_11.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : MIURA Hiroyuki (8 dan)
Gote : YASHIKI Nobuyuki (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.P-2e P-8d
4.G-7h P-8e
5.P-2d Px2d
6.Rx2d P-8f
7.Px8f Rx8f
8.Rx3d B-3c
9.R-3f S-2b
10.P*8g R-8e
11.R-2f K-4a
12.S-4h S-6b
13.P-3f G-5a
14.N-3g P*8f
(diagram 1)

Until 2...G-3b , YASHIKI seemed to select Ittezon Kakukawari . But instead of the Bishop exchange , YASHIKI advanced the 8th file Pawn and the opening transposed to Yokofutori .

Replying MIURA's capturing Pawn with 8.Rx3d , YASHIKI moved up the Bishop with 8...B-3c selecting Yokofutori San-San Kaku senpou line . MIURA dropped a Pawn with 10.P*8g and YASHIKI backed the Rook with 10...R-8e making CHUZA Bisha formation .

Against YASHIKI's CHUZA Bisha strategy , MIURA made Shin YAMASAKI ryu attacking formation with 12.S-4h and 14.N-3g . Without using right Knight , YASHIKI started attacking with 14...P*8f .

(diagram 2)

15.Px8f Rx8f
16.P-3e R-8e
17.N-7g Rx3e
18.R-2e R-3d
19.N-4e B-4b
20.P*2d P*3f
21.P*3h P*8g
22.Gx8g P*8f
23.Gx8f P-4d
24.P*8b Px4e
25.Px8a+ N-3c
26.R-2g P-5d
27.P-7e B-6d
28.N-6e Bx1i+
29.N*4d N*5e
30.P-2c+ Sx2c
31.Rx2c+ Gx2c
32.S*3b K-4b
33.Sx2c= Rx4d
34.G*3d Rx3d
35.Sx3d+ G*4c
36.R*2b N*3b
37.+Sx4c Kx4c
38.G-5h R*2d
39.Rx2d+ Nx2d
40.+Px9a L*6d
41.P-5f Lx6e
42.Px5e R*8i
43.L*3e S*7g
(diagram 2)

YASHIKI exchanged the 8th file Pawn and threatening to capture the 7f-Pawn . MIURA advanced the 3rd file Pawn with 16.P-3e to protect the 7f-Pawn by the 2f-Rook . YASHIKI backed his Rook with 16...R-8e attacking the 3e-Pawn and threatening to drop a Pawn with ...P*8f .

MIURA jumped the right Knight with 17.N*7g attacking the 8e-Rook and YASHIKI captured the 3e-Pawn with 17...Rx3e escaping from the 7g-Knight . MIURA moved up the Rook with 18.R-2e crushing the Rooks . YASHIKI backed his Rook with 18...R-3d to avoid the Rook exchange .

MIURA jumped his right Knight with 19.N-4e attacking the 3c-Bishop and the aimed Bishop escaped with 19...B-4b . YASHIKI dropped a Pawn with 20...P*3f aiming at making a promoted Pawn with ...P-3g+ . MIURA also dropped a Pawn with 21.P*3h to avoid this line .

After some moves , YASHIKI succeeded to make a promoted Bishop . MIURA sacrificed his Rook with 31.Rx2c+ and continued attacking . After MIURA's attack , YASHIKI dropped a Rook with 42...R*8i and a Silver with 43...S*7g and attacked MIURA's camp .

(diagram 3)

44.Lx3c+ Kx3c
45.N*2e K-3d
46.R*3c Kx2e
47.R-2c+ K-2f
48.+Rx2d P*2e
49.N*3i Kx1g
50.+Rx2e P*2f
51.G*2g K-1h
52.+Rx2f K-2i
53.G-1g L*2h
54.N*6i Sx8h+
55.Sx8h B*7h
56.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 110 moves , YASHIKI won the game .