The 4th game of the Meijin sen title match has just started .

Shogi News : The 68th Meijin sen ; 7 games title match


The 4th game of the 68th Meijin sen title match between HABU and MIURA started 9:00 A.M. 18 May 2010 at Johnan Club , Fukuoka city , Fukuoka .


Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : MIURA Hiroyuki (8 dan)

()

「名人戦第４局、対局開始 」

()

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.G-7h P-4d
(diagram 1)











After HABU opened the Bishop line with 1.P-7f , MIURA also opened the Bishop line with 1...P-3d and MIURA seemed to select Yokofudori again .

HABU pushed the 2nd file Pawn with 2.P-2f and MIURA moved up his left Gold with 2...G-3b . Then the opening of this game became a beginning of Ittezon Kakugawari .

HABU also moved up the left Gold with 3.G-7h before advancing the 2nd file Pawn . MIURA closed his Bishop line with 3...P-4d and started making a Yagura gakoi .

(diagram 2)

4.P-2e B-3c
5.S-4h G-5b
6.P-5f G5b-4c
7.B-7g S-2b
8.B-6h P-5d
9.S-8h K-4a
10.S-7g S-6b
11.K-6i S-5c
12.G-5h K-3a
13.P-3f B-4b
14.P-2d
(diagram 2)



HABU advanced the 2nd file Pawn with 4.P-2e to disturb natural building of MIURA's Yagura gakoi . MIURA moved up the Bishop with 4...B-3c to decline the 2nd file Pawn exchange once , and continued making Yagura gakoi .

HABU moved his Bishop onto 6h to aim the 2nd file Pawn and Bishop exchange . Replying MIURA's 13...B-4b , HABU pushed the 2nd file Pawn with 14.P-2d to exchange the pieces .

(diagram 3)

14...Px2d
15.Bx2d N-3c
16.B-6h P-4e
17.P-4f Px4f
18.Bx4f S-4d
19.S-4g P*4e
20.B-3g P-3e
21.K-7i Px3f
22.Sx3f P*3e
(diagram 3)





HABU exchanged the 2nd file Pawns by his Bishop and MIURA jumped his left Knight with 15...N-3c to decline a Bishop exchange .

HABU backed his Bishop and MIURA advanced the 4th file Pawn . After some moves , HABU succeeded to exchange 3 file Pawns and MIURA got Kurai of 2 files .

HABU sealed the 45th move and the game once stopped this evening .

()

「名人戦第４局封じ手 」

()