Ai Yagura Yon-Roku Gin San-Nana Kei senpou ; MORIUCHI ryu ; MIYATA shinte line .

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


A shogi game of the NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between WATANABE and FUKAURA was broadcasted 7 February 2010 .


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

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.P-6f S-6b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.S-4h S-4b
6.G4i-5h G-3b
7.G-7h K-4a
8.K-6i G-5b
9.S-7g S-3c
10.B-7i B-3a
11.P-3f P-4d
12.G5h-6g P-7d
13.S-3g B-6d
14.B-6h G5b-4c
15.K-7i K-3a
16.K-8h K-2b
17.S-4f S-5c
18.N-3g P-9d
19.P-1f P-1d
20.P-2f S-2d
21.R-3h B-7c
22.L-1h P-9e
23.P-6e N-3c
24.P-5e
(diagram 1)

WATANABE selected Yagura as the opening of this game , and FUKAURA accepted it . The game advanced along a typical line of Yagura Yon-Roku Gin San-Nana Kei senpou line .

FUKAURA advanced the 9th file Pawn onto 9e without advancing the 8th file Pawn onto 8e and made MORIUCHI ryu counter-attack formaion . WATANABE selected MIYATA shinte line with 23.P-6e and started attacknig with 24.P-5e .

(diagram 2)

24...Px5e
25.P-2e Nx2e
26.Nx2e Sx2e
27.P-3e N*5d
28.S-3g Px3e
29.Bx3e N-9c
30.S-2f Sx2f
31.Bx2f S*2e
32.B-5i N-8e
33.P-1e Px1e
34.P*1c Lx1c
35.B-6h P*3d
36.R-2h Nx7g+
37.G6gx7g S*2d
38.P-6d Sx6d
39.N*1g S-1f
40.N*2e P-5f
41.Nx1c+ Kx1c
42.S*2e N*5g
43.L*2i G3b-3c
44.B-5i S-6e
45.R-6h N-6f
46.Gx6f Sx6f
47.Rx6f B-5e
48.B-7g Bx6f
49.Bx6f K-2b
50.B*7c R-8a
51.Sx2d Px2d
52.Lx2d Gx2d
53.P*2e G-2c
54.S*5b G4c-3c
55.N*4e S*6i

WATANABE exchanged his Knight and Silver with FUKAURA's . FUKAURA dropped the exchanged Silver and Knight to attack WATANABE's attacking pieces .

WATANABE continued attacking and FUKAURA also tried to attack WATANABE's Kakoi with 55...S*6i .

(diagram 3)

56.Nx3c+ Gx3c
57.G*6h N*5d
58.B-7g R*3h
59.S*4b G-3b
60.Bx4d K-2c
61.B7c-5e+Gx4b
62.Gx6i Sx1g=
63.S*3c N*1b
64.Sx4b= K-1d
65.Lx1g P*2f
66.G*3g resigns
(diagram 3)




After 131 moves , WATANABE won the game .