HABU won the 1st game of the Ryuo sen challenger deciding match .

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


10:12 P.M. (JST) , 16 August 2010 , after 96 moves , HABU won the 1st game of the Ryuo sen challenger deciding match .

The 2nd game of this match will start 10:00 A.M. (JST) 30 August 2010 at Kansai Shogi Kaikan , Fukushima , Osaka .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20100816.html
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Sente : KUBO Toshiaki (Osho , Kio )
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-7e K-4b
3.P-6f S-6b
4.R-7h P-6d
5.K-4h S-6c
6.K-3h K-3b
7.K-2h P-8d
8.G6i-5h S-4b
9.L-1h P-8e
10.R-7f G-7b
11.K-1i P-6e
12.Px6e Bx8h+
13.Sx8h B*4e
(diagram 1)

By 2.P-7e , KUBO selected IHIDA ryu opening as the opening of this game . HABU made Funa gakoi with 8...S-4b and KUBO started making Anaguma gakoi with 9.L-1h .

Replying KUBO's 11.K-1i , HABU started attacking with 11...P-6e . After exchanging Bishops , HABU dropped a Bishop with 13...B*4e forking the 8i-Knight and the 2g-Pawn .

(diagram 2)

14.P-5f Bx2g+
15.G-3h +B-5d
16.N-7g P*6d
17.B*3f Px6e
18.Bx5d Px5d
19.P-5e Px5e
20.B*4e P-4d
21.B-3f P-3e
22.B-2g B*4i
23.P*5i S-4c
24.S-7i G-4b
25.S-6h P-2d
26.R-2f N-3c
27.Rx2d P-8f
28.P*6d Sx6d
29.Bx7b+ Rx7b
30.G*2b K-4a
31.Gx1a P*2h
32.R-2a+ K-5b
33.G3h-4h Px2i+
34.Kx2i P-3f
(diagram 2)

KUBO pushed the 5th file Pawn with 14.P-5f to defend the 8i-Knight and HABU made his Bishop promoted with 14...Bx2g+ . HABU backed the promoted Bishop with 15...+B-5d and aiming at KUBO's 7f-Rook .

KUBO dropped a Bishop with 17.B*3f to remove HABU's promoted Bishop . After the exchange of the Bishop and the 5d promoted Bishop , KUBO dropped a Bishop again with 20.B*4e trying to attack HABU's camp .

HABU advanced the Pawns of his camp aiming at KUBO's Bishop . KUBO slid his Rook with 26.R-2f and sacrificed his Bishop to continue attacking . KUBO succeeded to make his Rook promoted , but HABU sacrificed his Bishop and attacked KUBO's camp with 34...P-3f .

(diagram 3)

35.+Rx8a R-6b
36.Gx4i Px3g+
37.P*6c Kx6c
38.B*8e K-5c
39.+R-7a N*2f
40.Nx6e Sx6e
41.+Rx6b Kx6b
42.L*6d K-7a
43.R*2a K-8b
44.Rx2f+ P*2h
45.Sx2h +Px2h
46.Kx2h S*2e
47.+Rx8f N*3f
48.K-3h P*3g
49.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 96 moves , HABU won the game .