Feb 28, 2010

KUBO won the 2nd game !

Shogi News : The 35th Kio sen ; 5 games title match


6:40 P.M. (JST) , 27 February 2010 , after 82 moves , KUBO won the 2nd game of the Kio sen title match . The score of this match becomes "KUBO 1 --- 1 SATO" .

The 3rd game of this match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 7 March 2010 at Niigata grand Hotel , Niigata city , Niigata .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live3.shogi.or.jp/kiou/kifu/kiou100227.html
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http://live3.shogi.or.jp/kiou/kifu/kiou100227_j.html
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Sente : SATO Yasumitsu (9 dan)
Gote : KUBO Toshiaki (Kio)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-5d
3.P-2e R-5b
4.Bx2b+ Sx2b
5.G-7h K-6b
6.S-3h K-7b
7.P-4f S-3c
8.K-6h K-8b
9.K-7g S-7b
10.K-8h P-9d
11.P-9f P-8d
12.S-4g R-2b
13.L-9h P-2d
(diagram 1)

KUBO selected Gokigen Nakabisha as the opening of this game . SATO seleted MARUYAMA's vaccin line by 4.Bx2b+ , but he moved up the left Gold with 5.G-7h and the line became very rare one .

KUBO made Kata mino gakoi and SATO's King reached 8h-square . KUBO pushed the 8th file Pawn with 11...P-8d to develop his Kakoi to Kata Ginkanmuri and ranged his Rook again with 12.R-2b .

SATO advanced his left Lance with 13.L-9h to make Ibisha Anaguma . KUBO stopped developing his Kakoi and started attacking with 13...P-2d .

(diagram 2)

14.Px2d Sx2d
15.B*7g B*3c
16.Bx3c+ Nx3c
17.P-3f S-2e
18.P-3e P*2g
19.Rx2g S-2f
20.R-2h S-2g=
21.R-4h S-3f+
22.Sx3f Rx2i+
23.Px3d N*2d
24.B*4g B*4d
25.N-7g +Rx1i
26.S*2h Nx3f
27.Bx3f +R-2i
28.G-3i +Rx3i
29.Sx3i Bx1g+
30.R-4i L*3e
31.B-4g Lx3i+
32.R-6i G*4h
33.B-5f G-5h
34.P*1h Gx6i
35.Px1g R*5i
36.R*2b Gx7i
(diagram 2)

KUBO exchanged the 2nd file by his left Silver and SATO dropped a Bishop with 15.B*7g threatening the 2b-Rook . KUBO also dropped a Bishop with 15...B*3c to defend . SATO exchanged the Bishops again and pushed the 3rd file Pawn with 17.P-3f to open the path for the 2i-Knight .

KUBO advanced his left Silver with 17...S-2e to attack SATO's Rook . SATO attacked the head of the 3c-Knight with 18.P-3e . KUBO sacrificed a Pawn with 18...P*2g and roughly attacked SATO's camp .

KUBO sacrificed a Silver and succeeded to make his Rook promoted with 22...Rx2i . SATO captured the 3d-Pawn with 23.Px3d attacking the 3c-Knight . KUBO dropped a Knight with 23...N*2d attacking the 3f-Silver . If SATO escaped the 3f-Silver , KUBO would jump his attacked 3c-Knight with N*2e . For this reason , SATO dropped a Bishop with 24.B*4g protecting the 3f-Silver and attacking the 2i-Rook in the same time .

KUBO also dropped a Bishop with 24...B*4d attacking SATO's King and SATO jumped his left Knight with 25.N-7g to block the Bishop line . KUBO captured the 1i-Lance with 25...+Rx1i and SATO dropped a Silver to catch KUBO's promoted Rook .

KUBO sacrificed his promoted Rook and continued attacking . KUBO attacked SATO's attacking pieces . After some moves , both KUBO and SATO dropped their each Rook in the opponent's camp to attack .

(diagram 3)

37.Gx7i S*9i
38.K-9g S*7d
39.N*6i Rx6i+
40.Gx6i N*8e
41.K-8f S-8h=
42.resigns
(diagram 3)








After 82 moves , KUBO won the game .

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