FUKAURA becomes the challenger of the 81th Kisei sen title match .

Shogi News : The 81th Kisei sen ; Challenger deciding game .


7:28 P.M. 28 April 2010 , after 147 moves , FUKAURA won over WATANABE and he becomes the challenger of the 81th Kisei sen title match .

The 81th Kisei sen title match between HABU and FUKAURA will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) 8 June 2010 , at Tamamine Sansou , Izumo cho , Shimane .



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Sente : FUKAURA Kouichi (Oi)
Gote : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f Bx8h+
3.Sx8h S-4b
4.S-7g S-3c
5.G-7h R-4b
6.S-4h K-6b
7.P-4f K-7b
8.S-4g R-2b
9.K-6h P-2d
10.S-5f K-8b
11.K-7i G4a-5b
12.K-8h S-7b
13.P-9f P-9d
14.G-5h P-6d
15.P-6f G-6c
16.P-7e P-8d
17.P-8f S-8c
18.P-6e G-7b
19.Px6d Gx6d
20.G5h-6g G6d-6c
21.P*6e G6c-6b
22.P-1f P-1d
23.P-4e S-4b
24.B*6f S-3c
25.S-7f G6b-6c
26.P-8e Px8e
27.Sx8e P*8d
28.S-7f P-5d
29.G6g-7g G-5c
30.R-6h P*6c
31.R-2h P-3e
32.N-1g B*4f
(diagram 1)

Until 5...R-4b , WATANABE selected Kaku koukan Furibisha as the opening of this game . After King's move onto 7b , he ranged his Rook again with 8...R-2b ; a Mukai Bisha position .

FUKAURA let his King enter Yagura gakoi and WATANABE made Hon mino gakoi . FUKAURA advanced the 7th file Pawn to make Gyoku tou Kuraidori formation .

FUKAURA developed his Kakoi to Gin tachi Yagura , a kind of Gyoku tou Kuraidori formation . WATANABE developed his Kakoi to Ginkanmuri .

FUKAURA was preparing an attack against WATANABE's camp and WATANABE dropped a Bishop with 32...B*4f to attack FUKAURA's attacking pieces .

(diagram 2)

33.R-2i R-5b
34.P-2e Bx3g+
35.Px2d +B-3h
36.R-6i P*2b
37.P*8e Px8e
38.N-9g +B-2h
39.P-7d Sx7d
40.P*8d K-7a
41.P-2c+ Px2c
42.N-2e S-2b
43.P-1e Px1e
44.Lx1e Lx1e
45.P*7e S-8c
46.Px8c+ Gx8c
47.P-6d Px6d
48.Nx8e P*8d
49.P*6e L*6a
50.Px6d +Bx6d
51.Bx2b+ Rx2b
52.Rx6d Gx6d
53.B*5c
(diagram 2)

WATANABE attacked FUKAURA's Rook with 35...+B-3h . FUKAURA let his Rook escaped with 36.R-6i and attacked WATANABE's Kakoi with 37.P*8e .

After some moves , FUKAURA sacrificed his Bishop and Rook , to attack WATANABE's King directly .

(diagram 3)

53...K-8b
54.S*7a K-7b
55.P*6b G-6c
56.Px6a+ Gx5c
57.+P-6b Rx6b
58.Sx6b+ Kx6b
59.R*2b S*5b
60.Rx2a+ P*6a
61.N*6e G-6c
62.S*4a Sx4a
63.+Rx4a K-7b
64.S*5b G-6b
65.L*6d Px8e
66.Lx6b+ Px6b
67.+R-6a K-8b
68.G*7b K-9c
69.+Rx8a S*9b
70.+Rx9b Lx9b
71.Nx7c+ B*3g
72.+Nx8c Kx8c
73.P*8d Kx7b
74.G*8c resigns
(diagram 3)

After 147 moves , FUKAURA won the game .