HABU defend his title "Meijin" !

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


9:53 P.M. (JST) , 29 May 2010 , after 163 moves , HABU won the 4th game of the 68th Meijin sen title match . The score of this match becomes "HABU 4 --- 0 MIURA " , and HABU succeeded to defend his title Meijin .


Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : MIURA Hiroyuki (8 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 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 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
23.S-4g
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening HABU's sealed move;23.S-4g .
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「名人戦第４局、封じ手開封 」

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(diagram 2)

23...S-2c
24.P-6f P*2d
25.K-8h P-1d
26.P-1f K-2b
27.G5h-6g P-8d
28.P-7e Bx7e
29.S-7f B-5c
30.P*7d P-4f
31.Bx4f S-4e
32.P*2e Px2e
33.Px7c+ Sx4f
34.Sx4f Nx7c
35.P*7d P*7g
36.Nx7g P*7e
37.Sx7e N-8e
38.P-7c+ R-4b
39.P*2d Nx7g+
40.G7hx7g Sx2d
41.Sx8d G-3d
42.P*4e B-6d
43.P-5e P*7f
44.G7gx7f B*2c
45.+Px6c Gx4e
46.+Px6d Gx4f
47.K-7g G-5f
48.Gx5f Bx5f
49.P*4e Rx4e
50.P*4f Rx4f
51.G*5g G*6g
52.Gx6g Bx6g+
53.Kx6g R-4g+
54.N*5g N-4e
(diagram 2)

MIURA developed his camp to Ginkanmuri and HABU made Kin Yagura . HABU advanced the 7th file Pawn and started attacking here using the Bishop line .

MIURA sacrificed the 4th file Pawn with 30...P-4f and attacked HABU's Bishop with 31...S-4e . HABU sacrificed his Bishop and broke the 7th file .

Replying HABU's attack , MIURA also attacked HABU's Kakoi and the Kakoi became half broken . MIURA dropped a Bishop with 44...B-2c aiming at the 6g-Gold .

MIURA sacrificed his Bishops and tried to continue attacking HABU's King .

(diagram 3)

55.G-7e P*7d
56.K-7f Px7e
57.Kx7e Nx5g+
58.B*6a G*6b
59.P*3c Gx3c
60.P*3d Gx6a
61.Px3c+ Sx3c
62.P*2d N*3a
63.B*5c B*6g
64.S*7f B-3d+
65.N-1g Sx2d
66.P*3c P*4b
67.Nx2e Sx2e
68.G*4d P*2g
69.Gx3d Sx3d
70.B*4d N*6c
71.+Px6c Px2h+
72.P-3b+ K-1c
73.B-3c+ S*7d
74.Kx7d N*8b
75.K-8e G*9d
76.K-9f R*9e
77.Sx9e Gx9e
78.Kx9e S*9d
79.K-8f P*8e
80.K-7g G*6g
81.Sx6g +Nx6g
82.K-7f resigns
(diagram 3)

After 164 moves , HABU won the game .
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「名人戦第４局終局後インタビュー 」

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