HABU won the 5th game ! (Osho sen)

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


7:08 P.M> , 11 March 2010 , after 116 moves , HABU won the 5th game of this match .
The score of this match becomes "HABU 2 --- 3 KUBO" . Then HABU needs 2 continuous wins without any other lose to defend the title . In the other hand , KUBO needs only one more win before 2 contiuous loses to get the 59th Osho .

The 6th game of this match will start 16 March 2010 at JinnYa , Hatano city , Kanagawa .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://mainichi.jp/enta/shougi/etc/kifu/100310.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 P-8d
7.K-3i G6a-5b
8.K-2h P-1d
9.P-1f S-3b
10.S-6h K-3a
11.S-6g B-3c
12.G6i-5h P-2d
13.S-5f K-2b
14.R-7f S-2c
15.B-7g G-3b
16.P-6e P-5d
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening HABU's sealed move ; 16...P-5d .

(diagram 2)

17.Px6d Sx6d
18.P*6e Bx7g+
19.Rx7g S-5c
20.P-7d Px7d
21.B*4f B*7c
22.Bx7c+ Nx7c
23.Rx7d G-6c
24.R-7f P*7d
25.N-7g B*8h
26.B*4a S-6b
27.P*7h Bx9i+
28.R-6f G-5c
29.P-6d L*5b
30.S-6e Nx6e
31.Rx6e G-4b
32.Bx2c+ Kx2c
33.N*4e Gx6d
34.Rx6d P*6c
35.Rx7d P*7c
36.R-7f +B-8h
37.S*3a G-3b
38.G*4b
(daigram 2)

KUBO captured the 6d-Pawn with 17.Px6d and continued attacking . During KUBO's attack , HABU exchanged the Bishops with 18...Bx7g+ . KUBO dropped a Bishop with 21.B*4f threatening the 8b-Rook and HABU also dropped a Bishop with 21...B*7c to defend .

After the 2nd exchange of the Bishops , KUBO jumped his left Knight with 25.N-7g to join the battle . HABU dropped a Bishop with 25...B*8h aiming at the 9i-Lance . KUBO also dropped a Bishop with 26.B*4a .

KUBO sacrificed a Silver and a Bishop , and continued attacking . HABU had a material advantage , but his Kakoi was half broken .

(diagram 3)

38...P-4d
39.Gx3b Kx3b
40.G*4b K-2c
41.Gx5b Px4e
42.L*2b S*1b
43.P*6d B*5e
44.Gx6b Rx6b
45.S*5c +Bx7h
46.Sx6b= +Bx7g
47.R-5f N*4d
48.R*5c N-3c
49.Rx5e +Bx5e
50.B*4a G*3b
51.G-3i N-3f
52.K-1h G*2h
53.Gx2h Nx2h+
54.Kx2h N*3f
55.K-1g +B-4d
56.G*2f R*2h
57.N*5f +Bx2f
58.Px2f Rx2f+
59.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 116 moves , HABU won the game .