Aigakari Hiki Hisha Bougin ; Gote Hachi-Go Hi gata

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


A shogi game of the NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between YAMASAKI and HABU was broadcasted 28 February 2010 .


Sente : YAMASAKI Takayuki (7 dan)
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Osho , Kisei , Oza)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-8d
2.P-2e P-8e
3.G-7h G-3b
4.P-2d Px2d
5.Rx2d P*2c
6.R-2h S-7b
7.S-3h P-9d
8.P-9f P-3d
9.S-2g P-7d
10.S-3f P-8f
11.Px8f Rx8f
12.P*8g R-8e
13.S-6h P-7e
14.P-5f R-8d
15.S-5g N-7c
16.S-6f R-7d
17.B-7i S-4b
18.B-5g P-7f
(diagram 1)

YAMASAKI selected Aigakari as the opening of this game . After the 2nd file Pawn exchange , YAMASAKI backed his Rook with 6.R-2h and advanced his right Silver making Hiki Hisha Bougin attacking formation .

HABU also exchanged his Rook Pawn and advanced the 7th file Pawn onto 7e to disturb a natural activation of YAMASAKI's 8h-Bishop .

YAMASAKI turned his Bishop onto 5g threatening the 7e-Pawn and HABU pushed the threatened Pawn with 18...P-7f .

(diagram 2)

19.Px7f Rx7f
20.S-2e R-7d
21.P*7e R-8d
22.P*2d Px2d
23.Sx2d B-4d
24.B-4f P*2f
25.G-8h P-5d
26.R-7h Bx6f
27.Px6f S*6g
28.R-7g Sx5f+
29.P-7d P*7f
30.Rx7f +Sx4f
31.Px4f B*8e
32.R-7h Rx7d
33.P*7f Bx7f
34.P*5h P-2g+
35.B*4g R-7e
36.S*8f P*7d
37.Sx7e Px7e
38.R*2e S*6g
(diagram 2)

HABU exchanged the 7th file Pawns and YAMASAKI advanced his right Silver aiming at the 2nd file . HABU advanced his Bishop with 23...B-4d and dropped a Pawn with 24...P*2f to block YAMASAKI's 2h-Rook power .

YAMASAKI ranged his Rook with 26.R-7h aiming to attack the 7c-Knight . HABU sacrificed his Bishop with 26...Bx6f and attacked YAMASAKI's Rook with 27...S*6g .

HABU got back a Bishop with 30...+Sx4f and sacrificed his Rook to continue attacking .

(diagram 3)

39.S-2c+ G-3a
40.Rx7e Sx7h+
41.Gx7h P*7g
42.Nx7g R*8i
43.S*6i Bx8g+
44.Gx8g P*7d
45.B*7h Rx9i+
46.Bx7d +R-7i
47.K-4h L*6h
48.G-5i Lx6i+
49.Gx6i +Rx6i
50.Bx6i G*6d
51.R-2e Gx7d
52.Rx2g P*7f
53.Gx7f B*6g
54.G-8f S*6h
55.P-3f B-5f+
56.B-8g Sx7g=
57.L*5g P*2f
58.Rx2f +Bx4f
59.Bx5d P*5f
60.+S-2b Px5g+
61.Px5g L*2d
62.+Sx3a Lx2f
63.R*4a K-5b
64.P*4g R*8h
65.G*5h N*5f
66.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 130 moves , HABU won the game .