KAI won the 2nd game of the Jo-ryu Oi title match !

Shogi News : The 21st Jo-ryu Oi sen ; 5 games title match


7:08 P.M. (JST) , after 122 moves , KAI won the 2nd game of this match . The score of this match becomes "SHIMIZU 0 --- 2 KAI" .

The 3rd game of the Jo-ryu Oi sen title match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 2 June 2010 at Kyu ITOH Den-emon tei , Iizuka city , Fukuoka .


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Sente ; SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu Osho , Jo-ryu Oi)
Gote : KAI Tomomi (Jo-o)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.K-6h P-9d
3.P-9f P-4d
4.P-2f R-3b
5.P-2e B-3c
6.S-4h S-4b
7.K-7h K-6b
8.G4i-5h K-7b
9.P-3f S-4c
10.P-5f K-8b
11.S-5g S-7b
12.P-5e R-5b
13.S-5f P-5d
14.Px5d Sx5d
15.P*5e S-4e
16.Sx4e Px4e
17.S*5f G-4b
18.P-2d Bx2d
19.S-6h N-3c
20.P-1f P-1d
21.N-3g P-3e
(diagram 1)

SHIMIZU moved up her King with 2.K-6h to disturb KAI's Gokigen Nakabisha . After both players pushed the 9th file Pawns , KAI closed her Bishop line with 3...P-4d and ranged her Rook with 4...R-3b ; a Sanken Bisha position .

SHIMIZU advanced the 5th file Pawn and supported it by advancing a Silver with 13.S-5f . After KAI ranged her Rook again , she immediately exchanged the 5th file Pawns and crushed her Silver against SHIMIZU's 5d-Silver .

After a Silver exchange , SHIMIZU dropped her Silver again with 17.S*5f . After some moves , KAI started attacking the 3rd file with 21...P-3e .

(diagram 2)

22.Nx4e Nx4e
23.Sx4e Px3f
24.P-5d P-3g+
25.Rx2d Px2d
26.Bx1a+ R*3h
27.+B-6f P*4f
28.Px4f P*4g
29.P*3i R-2h+
30.P*2i +Rx1i
31.P-9e Px9e
32.L*9h L*9b
33.N*8f S*8e
34.N-7g Sx8f
35.Px8f P-4h+
36.G-5g +P3g-4g
37.N-8e +Px5g
38.Lx9e Lx9e
39.P*9b Lx9b
40.Lx9e L*9a
41.L*9c Lx9c
42.Lx9c+ Lx9c
43.Nx9c+ Nx9c
44.L*9i P*9b
45.L*9h N*8d
46.+Bx5g +R-1g
47.P*9d L*7g
(diagram 2)

SHIMIZU didn't reply against KAI's 21...P-3e , but jumped her aimed Knight with 22.Nx4e . After a Knight exchange , KAI captured the 3rd file Pawn with 23...Px3f .

SHIMIZU advanced the 5th file Pawn with 24.P-5d and KAI made a promoted Pawn with 24...P-3g+ attacking the 2h-Rook . SHIMIZU sacrificed her Rook with 25.Rx2d and made a promoted Bishop with 26.Bx1a+ .

KAI dropped her Rook with 26...R*3h to attack SHIMIZU's camp protecting the 3g-promoted Pawn . SHIMIZU backed her promoted Bishop with 27.+B-6f to use it for defense .

KAI sacrificed a Pawn with 27...P*4f and dropped another Pawn with 28...P*4g to attack SHIMIZU's camp by making a promoted Pawn . SHIMIZU dropped 2 Pawns with 29.P*3i & 30.P*2i to disturb KAI's attack .

SHIMIZU started attacking the 9th file , a weak point of Mino gakoi . SHIMIZU attacked here for a while and KAI's attacking turn came .

(diagram 3)

48.K-8g +Rx5g
49.Px9c+ Px9c
50.B*7e B*4g
51.N*5h B-6e+
52.S*8e +Bx7e
53.Sx5g +Bx5g
54.Sx8d +Bx8d
55.N*5c N*7e
56.Px7e B*6e
57.N*7f +Bx7e
58.Lx9c+ K-7a
59.Nx6a+ Kx6a
60.G*6f Bx7f
61.Gx7f N*9e
62.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 122 moves , KAI won the game .