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


A shogi game of the NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between ITODANI and MORIUCHI was broadcasted 14 February 2010 .


Sente : ITODANI Tetsurou (5 dan)
Gote : MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.G-7h P-4d
4.P-2e B-3c
5.S-4h G-5b
6.P-5f S-2b
7.K-6i G5b-4c
8.S-6h S-6b
9.S4h-5g B-4b
10.P-5e K-4a
11.S-5f K-3a
12.P-4f P-8d
13.K-7i P-8e
14.B-6f P-6d
15.P-3f S-6c
16.R-4h S-3c
17.N-3g P-8f
18.Px8f Rx8f
19.P-4e
(diagram 1)

MORIUCHI moved up his left Gold with 2...G-3b and he seemed to select Ittezon Kakugawari . However he closed his Bishop line with 3...P-4d and started making Yagura gakoi .

ITODANI got the Kurai of the 5th file and prepared an attack in the 4th file . MORIUCHI exchanged the 8th file Pawns and ITODANI started attacking the 4th file .

(diagram 2)

19...Px4e
20.P-2d Px2d
21.P*8d P-7d
22.S-7g R-8e
23.P-9f P-6e
24.B-5g P-7e
25.Nx4e S-4d
26.Px7e P*8h
27.Gx8h P-5d
28.Sx6e P*8g
29.G-7h N-7c
30.S6e-7f Rx8d
31.P*2c Px5e
32.G-5h Gx2c
33.P*5c P-5f
34.B-4f P*7b
35.P-7d Rx7d
36.Gx8g K-3b
37.K-8h P-1d
38.P-6f P-1e
39.G-6g Sx4e
40.Bx7c+ Px7c
41.Rx4e G-4d
42.R-4h P*4g
43.R-1h N*7e
44.Sx7e Rx7e
45.N*6e P-2e
46.P-3e B*3f
47.R-2h R-7d
48.P*4c B-2d
49.S*3g B-4e
50.N*3f P-5g+
(diagram 2)

ITODANI dropped a Pawn with 21.P*8d to catch the 8f-Rook . MORIUCHI attacked ITODANI's Bishop with 23...P-6e and after some moves , MORIUCHI's Rook succeeded to escape .

They roughly attacked each other for a while .

(diagram 3)

51.Gx5g P*8f
52.Sx8f S*7i
53.K-9g Bx8i+
54.Nx2d Gx2d
55.B*5a K-2c
56.Nx7c+ R-5d
57.S-4f S-6d
58.P*2f G-1d
59.B-4b+ N*7e
60.+B-4a K-2b
61.+N-7d Nx8g+
62.Kx8g P*7e
63.+Nx7e N*8d
64.+Nx8d P*7e
65.P-9e +Bx9i
66.P*7g P-9d
67.Px9d Sx5c
68.Sx7e L*8a
69.P*8c Lx8c
70.+Nx8c Rx9d
71.L*9f Rx9f
72.+Bx9f Lx9f
73.K-7f K-1c
74.P-1f P*7d
75.K-8e Px7e
76.Px1e B*5b
77.K-8d G-2d
78.P-1d K-2b
79.K-9c Px2f
80.N*3f P*9a
81.Nx4d Bx4c
82.P*9b Px9b
83.Kx9b Sx4d
84.P*5e S*2g
85.R-2i P*1h
86.G*5d Bx5d
87.Px5d Px1i+
88.Rx7i +B-8h
89.P*2e Gx2e
90.Rx1i P*1h
91.R-4i resigns
(diagram 3)

After 181 moves , ITODANI won the game .