Ai Yagura ; Sente Yon-Nana Gin attacking form vs Gote Gin Yagura

Shogi News : The 4th Asahi cup Shogi open ; 1st pre-round


A shogi game of the Asahi cup 1st pre-round between SAWADA and TANIZAKI (amateur) 10:00 A.M. (JST) , 3 July 2010 .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/4/kifu/20100703asahi_13.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)

Sente : SAWADA Shingo (4 dan)
Gote : TANIZAKI Ikuma (amateur)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.P-6f S-4b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.S-4h S-6b
6.G4i-5h G-3b
7.G-6g K-4a
8.P-2f P-7d
9.G-7h G-5b
10.K-6i S-3c
11.S-7g B-3a
12.B-7i P-4d
13.P-3f S-5c
14.P-4f S5c-4b
15.S-4g S-4c
16.N-3g P-6d
17.R-5h G-6c
18.B-6h B-4b
19.K-7i K-3a
20.P-1f P-1d
21.L-1g P-8e
22.R-1h S-2d
23.P-2e S-3c
24.P-1e
(diagram 1)

SAWADA selected Yagura opening in this game and TANIZAKI accepted it . Replying TANIZAKI's 13...S-5c , SAWADA pushed the 4th file Pawn to make S-4g+N-3g attacking form .

After some moves , SAWADA pushed the 1st file Pawn with 24.P-1e to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

24...Px1e
25.Lx1e P*1c
26.P-4e Px4e
27.Lx1c= Lx1c
28.P*1d Lx1d
29.Rx1d P*1c
30.R-1h N-7c
31.P*1b S-2b
32.P-3e P-6e
33.Px6e P*6d
34.Px3d Px6e
35.P-1a+ Sx1a
36.L*3c Nx3c
37.Px3c+ Gx3c
38.Nx4e G-3d
39.Bx1c+ S-2b
40.N*3e S-3b
41.P*3c S-2a
42.Nx2c+ Sx1c
43.Rx1c+ resigns
(diagram 2)

SAWADA continued attacking the 1st file and TANIZAKI tried to counter attack in the 6th file .

After 85 moves , SAWADA won the game .