Gote Shiken Bisha vs Sente ITODANI ryu Migi Gyoku

Shogi Game record : The 59th NHK cup TV Shogi tournament


A shogi game of the NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between ITODANI and SUZUKI was broadcasted 24 January 2010 .


Sente : ITODANI Tetsurou (5 dan)
Gote : SUZUKI Daisuke (8 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-4d
3.S-4h R-4b
4.P-5f K-6b
5.P-2e B-3c
6.P-3f S-3b
7.N-3g S-7b
8.P-4f K-7a
9.G-3h G4a-5b
10.S-4g S-4c
11.P-6f R-3b
12.S-6h B-5a
13.S-5g P-3e
14.Px3e Rx3e
15.P*3f R-3a
16.P-6e B-3c
17.G-6h K-8b
18.K-4h R-4a
19.P-7e P-9d
20.P-9f P-5d
21.R-2i P-1d
22.B-6f G-5c
23.G-6g P-6d
(diagram 1)

SUZUKI selected Shiken Bisha as the opening of this game . While SUZUKI was making Hon mino gakoi , ITODANI developed his camp without moving his King and made ITODANI ryu Migi Gyoku formation .

SUZUKI exchanged the 3rd file Pawns and pushed the 6th file Pawn with 23...P-6d trying to attack here .

(diagram 2)

24.Px6d Gx6d
25.G-7f P*6e
26.B-7g S-5b
27.P-1f S5b-6c
28.B-8f P-1e
29.Px1e P-4e
30.Nx4e B-4d
31.N-7g P-5e
32.P-7d Px7d
33.Gx6e P-7e
34.Gx6d Sx6d
35.G*5d Px5f
36.S4gx5f P*5e
37.S-4g P*6f
38.P*6h S6d-7c
39.Gx4d Rx4d
40.N-6e S-6d
41.N6e-5c+N-3c
42.Nx3c+ Sx5c
43.Sx6f N*7d
44.Sx5e Nx8f
45.Sx4d Sx4d
46.N*7d
(diagram 2)

Replying SUZUKI's attack , ITODANI attacked SUZUKI's attacking pieces . After some moves , ITODANI dropped a Knight with 46.N*7d attacking SUZUKI's King directly .

(diagram 3)

46...K-7c
47.Px8f Kx7d
48.N*6f K-6c
49.+N-4c B*5e
50.P-6g P*3g
51.Kx3g N*4e
52.K-2g K-7c
53.P*5f Bx6f
54.Px6f N*3d
55.B*5i S*6h
56.+Nx4d Sx5i=
57.+Nx3d G*3g
58.K-2f resigns
(diagram 3)

After 117 moves , ITODANI won the game .