HABU becomes the challenger of the 23rd Ryou sen title match !

Shogi News : The 23rd Ryuo sen ; challenger deciding 3 games match


10:15 P.M. (JST) , 30 August 2010 , after 89 moves , HABU won this game . The score of this match becomes "HABU 2 --- 0 KUBO" . Then HABU becomes the challenger and will have the 23rd Ryuo sen title match with WATANABE .

The 1st game of the 23rd Ryuo sen 7 games title match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 14 October 2010 at Nisshokan bettei Koyotei , Nagasaki city , Nagasaki .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20100830.html
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Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : KUBO Toshiaki (Osho , Kio )

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-5d
3.P-2e R-5b
4.S-4h P-5e
5.K-6h B-3c
6.P-3f K-6b
7.S-3g K-7b
8.S-4f K-8b
9.K-7h S-7b
10.S-6h S-3b
11.G4i-5h P-5f
(diagram 1)



KUBO selected Gokigen Nakbisha in this game . HABU quickly advanced his right Silver onto 4f to make an attacking form . KUBO made Kata mino gakoi and HABU also made Funa gakoi . KUBO pushed the 5th file Pawn with 11...P-5f and the battle started .

(diagram 2)

12.Bx3c+ Sx3c
13.Px5f Rx5f
14.P-3e Rx7f
15.S-7g R-7d
16.P-2d Px2d
17.B*6e R-4d
18.S-6f G-4b
19.P*7d Px3e
20.Px7c+ Sx7c
21.S4f-5e R-8d
22.G5h-6h G-7b
23.R-5h S-7d
24.B-5f P*5d
25.S-4f P-6d
26.G-7g B*2g
27.G-8f R-9d
28.P-9f B-4i+
29.S-7e Sx7e
30.Gx7e P*7d
31.P-9e Rx9e
32.Lx9e +Bx5h
33.Gx5h Px7e
34.K-6h R*9f
35.P-6f R-9h+
(diagram 2)

HABU exchanged Bishops and captured the 5f Pawn with 13.Px5f . KUBO took the 5f-Pawn and 7f-Pawn . HABU dropped a Bishop with 17.B*6e and advanced the both Silvers to attack KUBO's Rook .

KUBO also advanced his right Silver to help the Rook . HABU advanced his 6h-Gold to join attacking KUBO's Rook . After driving away HABU's attacking pieces once , KUBO also dropped a Bishop to attack HABU's Rook .

Both HABU and KUBO took the opponent's Rook , and KUBO dropped his one with 34...R*9f to attack HABU's camp .

(diagram 3)

36.S*7h G-4a
37.B-2c+ S*3b
38.+B-4e G*6c
39.P-6e Px6e
40.P*6d Gx6d
41.R*6a G6d-6c
42.S-5e S-3d
43.Sx5d Sx4e
44.Sx6c+ P*5g
45.+Sx7b resigns
(diagram 3)




After 89 moves , HABU won the game .