Gote AKUTSU ryu Kyusen Yagura

Shogi Game record : The 18th Ginga sen ; G-block


A Shogi Game of the Ginga sen G-block between SANADA and ITODANI was broadcasted 8 April 2010 .


Sente : SANADA Keiichi (7 dan)
Gote : ITODANI Tetsurou (5 dan)

(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 P-8e
9.S-7g S6b-5c
10.P-2f P-5e
11.S-5g Px5f
12.Sx5f R-5b
13.P-2e S-5d
14.P-7e S-5e
15.Sx5e Bx5e
16.P*5f B-4d
17.G7h-6g K-3a
18.K-7h N-3c
19.P-4f P*5e
20.S*4g Px5f
21.Sx5f P*5e
22.S-4g S*5f
(diagram 1)

SANADA selected Yagura opening and ITODANI accepted it . The game naturally advanced along the line of typical Yagura game for a while . ITODANI moved up his right Silver with 9...S6b-5c and he selected AKUTSU ryu Kyusen Yagura line .

ITODANI exchanged the 5th file Pawns and ranged the Rook with 12...R-5b to attack the 5th file .

(diagram 2)

23.P*5g Sx6g+
24.Gx6g G-5a
25.S-7f Nx2e
26.P-4e B-7a
27.P-6e S-3c
28.S-4f G*4g
29.Sx5e P*5d
30.S-6f Nx3g+
31.Nx3g Gx3g
32.R-2i G-3h
33.R-2g N*3e
34.R-2f N-4g+
35.R-1f G5a-4b
36.P-6d Px6d
37.S*6c R-8b
38.P*6b Bx6b
39.Sx6b+ Rx6b
40.B-7g +N-5h
41.P-9f P-2d
42.R-5f P-6e
43.S6fx6e P*6f
44.Gx6f K-2b
45.Rx5d R-5b
46.Rx5b+ Gx5b
47.K-8h S*6h
(diagram 2)

SANADA developed his camp and ITODANI attacked SANADA's attacking pieces . During the moves , ITODANI drove away SANADA's Rook and made it useless until 35.R-1f .

After some moves , SANADA finally made his Rook exchanged , but ITODANI already started attacking SANADA's Kakoi .

(diagram 3)

48.B-9e P-9d
49.B-8d R*6i
50.P-7d R-7i+
51.K-9h +R-7h
52.N*8h S-7i=
53.B*7g +N-6h
54.Sx8e Sx8h=
55.Bx8h +N-7i
56.S*6g +Rx8i
57.K-9g P*8c
58.B-7e N*9c
59.Sx9d N*8e
60.K-8f +Rx8h
61.K-9e N-7g+
62.Sx8c+ +Nx6g
63.G-7f +Rx8g
64.G-8f N-8e
65.K-8d +Rx8f
66.Px7c+ +Rx7e
67.Kx7e B*6f
68.K-7d G*7e
69.K-8d Gx6e
70.K-7d G-7e
71.K-8d G-7f
72.K-7d S*6e
73.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 144 moves , ITODANI won the game .