KAI won the 2nd game . (Jo-o)

Shogi News : Mynavi Joshi open ; Jo-o 5 games title match


4:36 P.M. (JST) 11 April 2010 , after 110 moves , KAI won the 2nd game of the Jo-o 5 games title match . The score of this match becomes "YAUCHI 0 --- 2 KAI" . Then KAI needs only one more win to get this title . In the other hand , YAUCHI needs 3 continuous wins without any additional loses to defend the title .


The 3rd game of this match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 19 April at Shogi Kaikan , Shibuya ku , Tokyo .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://mynavi-open.jp/100411/3-02.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)
http://mynavi-open.jp/100411/3-02f.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)

The blog about this game .
http://mynavi-open.jp/weblog/32-3/
(written in Japanese language)


Sente : YAUCHI Rieko (Jo-o)
Gote : KAI Tomomi (Jo-ryu 2 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-5d
3.P-2e R-5b
4.G-7h K-6b
5.K-6i K-7b
6.S-4h K-8b
7.B-7g S-7b
8.S-6h P-9d
9.P-9f Bx7g+
10.Nx7g G-3b
11.P-6f R-5a
12.S-6g S-4b
13.K-7i N-3c
14.G-5h R-2a
15.P-5f S-5c
16.P-3f P-8d
17.K-8h S-8c
18.S-5g G-7b
19.P-6e P-7d
20.S5g-6f G-4b
21.P-8f S-6b
22.P-4f S-7c
23.P-5e Px5e
24.Sx5e P-7e
(diagram 1)

KAI selected Gokigen Nakabisha as the opening of this game . YAUCHI selected Nana-Hachi Kin line as the counterplan by 4.G-7h .

After made Kata mino gakoi , KAI exchanged the Bishops with 9...Bx7g+ . YAUCHI made KIMURA mino . KAI backed her Rook with 11...R-5a and ranged the Rook with 14...R-2a . KAI made Kata Ginkanmuri . YAUCHI developed her Kakoi to Gangi gakoi and advanced the 6th file Pawn to develop further .

YAUCHI exchanged the 5th file Pawns and KAI started attacking the 7th file with 24...P-7e .

(diagram 2)

25.P*5d Px7f
26.Sx7f P*7e
27.S-8g P-2d
28.G5h-6g Nx2e
29.B*5c Gx5c
30.Px5c+ P*5f
31.P-6d Px6d
32.P*6c B*4i
33.G*6b B*3i
34.R-1h P-5g+
35.G-6f P-7f
36.Gx7b Sx7b
37.P-6b+ Px7g+
38.Gx7g S-8c
39.+P6b-6cG*6g
40.G*7h Gx7g
41.Gx7g G*6g
42.G*7h N*7e
(diagram 2)

YAUCHI dropped a Pawn with 25.P*5d aiming the line ;P-5c+ . After attacking the 7th file , KAI attacked the 2nd file .

YAUCHI sacrificed a Bishop with 29.B*5c and tried to continue attacking . KAI dropped 2 Bishops and attacked YAUCHI's camp effectively .

(diagram 3)

43.Gx7e Gx7g
44.Gx7g +P-6g
45.+Px7c Nx7c
46.Sx6d +Px7g
47.Kx7g Bx7e+
48.Sx7e G*6g
49.K-8h G*7g
50.K-9g Gx8g
51.Kx8g S*7f
52.K-9h G*8g
53.K-8i G6g-7h
54.Rx7h Gx7h
55.Kx7h B-6g+
56.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 110 moves , KAI won the game .