HIROSE beated HABU and becomes the challenger !

Shogi News : The 51st Oi sen ; Challenger deciding game


6:54 P.M. 11 June 2010 , after 97 moves , HIROSE won the game and he becomes the challenger of the 51st Oi sen title match .

The title match between FUKAURA and HIROSE will start 13 July 2010 at ANA CROWNE PLAZA KANAZAWA , Kanazawa city , Ishikawa .



You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/oui/kifu/oui20100611.html
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Sente : HIROSE Akihito (5 dan)
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-6f P-8d
3.R-6h S-6b
4.K-4h P-5d
5.K-3h K-4b
6.S-7h K-3b
7.K-2h S-5c
8.L-1h B-3c
9.S-6g P-8e
10.B-7g K-2b
11.K-1i G6a-5b
12.S-2h G5b-4b
13.G-3i L-1b
14.S-5f S-4d
15.P-4f G4a-3b
16.G-5h K-1a
17.P-3f S-2b
18.S-4g P-7d
19.P-4e S-5c
20.S-4f R-7b
21.P-3e
(diagram 1)

HIROSE selected Shiken Bisha as the opening of this game and he started making Anaguma gakoi . HABU also started making Ibisha Anaguma .

HABU slid his Rook with 20...R-7b threatening the 7g-Bishop's head and HIROSE started attacking the head of the 3c-Bishop with 21.P-3e .

(diagram 2)

21...Px3e
22.G-4g P-7e
23.Px7e P*7f
24.B-9e G-4a
25.P*3d B-4b
26.R-5h Rx7e
27.P-5f G4a-3a
28.P-5e Px5e
29.Sx5e P-7g+
30.Bx7g P*5d
31.Sx5d Rx7g+
32.Nx7g B*6i
33.Sx5c+ Bx5h+
34.+Sx4b G3ax4b
35.S*3h R*6g
36.B*8c P*7d
37.Bx7d+ Rx7g+
38.+B-5f +Bx4g
39.Sx4g G*5g
40.+B-5e Gx4g
41.+Bx2b
(diagram 2)

They attacked the opponent's Bishop head for a while . After some moves , HIROSE ranged his Rook again with 26.R-5h and attacked this file .

HABU sacrificed his Rook with 31...Rx7g+ and attacked HIROSE's camp . HIROSE also sacrificed his 5h-Rook and attacked HABU's camp .

HIROSE defended his camp by dropping a Silver with 35.S*3h and a Bishop with 36.B*8c . HABU dropped a Gold with 39...G*5g attacking HIROSE's promoted Bishop . HIROSE sacrificed his 4g-Silver and attacked HABU's King directly with 41.+Bx2b sacrificing the promoted Bishop .

(diagram 3 )

41...Gx2b
42.S*3a B*5e
43.R*5a N*3f
44.Rx5e+ Nx2h+
45.Gx2h S*3i
46.Sx2b+ Kx2b
47.P-3c+ Kx3c
48.B*1a K-2d
49.+R-5d resigns
(diagram 3)





After 97 moves , HIROSE won over HABU .