Gokigen Nakabisha ; Sente Nimai Gin Kyusen

Shogi game record : The 3rd Ashi cup shogi open ; semifinal game


A shogi game of the Asahi cup shogi open semifinal game between TANIGAWA and HABU started 10:30 A.M. , 13 February 2010 .


Sente : TANIGAWA Kouji (9 dan)
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Osho , Kisei , Oza)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-5d
3.P-2e R-5b
4.S-4h P-5e
5.K-6h B-3c
6.P-3f K-6b
7.S-3g K-7b
8.S-4f K-8b
9.K-7h G-3b
10.S-6h S-4b
11.G4i-5h S-7b
12.P-9f P-9d
13.S-7g S-5c
14.S-6f S-5d
15.N-3g P-6d
16.P-2d
(diagram 1)

Until 3...R-5b , HABU selected Gokigen Nakabisha as the opening of this game . TANIGAWA moved up his right Silver with 4.S-4h and allowed HABU to get the Kurai of the 5th file .

TANIGAWA advanced his right Silver onto 4f and after completed Funa gakoi , he advanced the other Silver with 13.S-7g .

HABU also completed Mino gakoi and advanced his left Silver to support the 5th file Kurai . TANIGAWA pushed the 2nd file Pawn with 16.P-2e and started an attack .

(diagram 2)

16...Bx2d
17.S6fx5e S5d-6c
18.S-4e B-3c
19.P-5f P*5d
20.S-4f Bx8h+
21.Kx8h B*2b
22.N-7g P-7d
23.Sx3d N-7c
24.G-7h N-6e
25.P-5e Nx7g+
26.Gx7g N*8e
27.G-6f Px5e
28.P-8f P-6e
29.Gx6e P-5f
30.P*5e S-5d
31.N*6d Sx6e
32.Nx5b+ Gx5b
33.Px8e B-3a
34.K-7h P*6f
35.P-5d B-8f
36.B*5e N*7c
37.R*8i G*7g
(diagram 2)

After sacrificed the 2nd file Pawn , TANIGAWA captured the 5e-Pawn with 17.S6fx5e crushing the Silver against HABU's 5d-Silver . HABU backed his 5d-Silver with 17...S5d-6c to avoid a Silver exchange .

TANIGAWA advanced one more Silver with 18.S-4e , HABU backed his Bishop with 18...B-3c to threatening the 5e-Silver . TANIGAWA pushed the 5th file Pawn with 19.P-5f to protect the 5e-Silver .

HABU dropped a Pawn with 19...P*5d forcing TANIGAWA to back the 5e-Silver . After a Bishop exchange , HABU dropped a Bishop with 21...B*2b attacking the 8h-King . TANIGAWA let his 8i-Knight jump to defend his King .

HABU also jumped his right Knight with 23...N-7c to attack TANIGAWA's King . TANIGAWA tried to block 2b-Bishop's line . However , HABU sacrificed his Rook and continued attacking TANIGAWA's King .

(diagram 3)

38.K-6i B-3a
39.Px6f B-2b
40.N*3c Sx5d
41.B-6d Gx3c
42.P-8d Gx3d
43.Rx2c+ Bx6f
44.Px8c+ Sx8c
45.+Rx3d P*6g
46.resigns
(diagram 3)





After 90 moves , HABU won the game .