HABU won over AKUTSU in Kakugawari game .

Shogi News : The 23rd Ryuo sen ; tournament

The replayed game of Ryuo sen tournament between HABU and AKUTSU started 7:32 P.M. (JST) , 11 August 2010 .

10:49 P.M. (JST) After 76 moves , HABU won this game . He will have challenger deciding 3 games match with KUBO . The match will start 16 August 2010 at Shogi Kaikan , Sendagaya , Shibuya Ku , Tokyo .



You can see the game nearly real time on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20100811.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20100811_j.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : AKUTSU Chikara (7 dan)
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-8d
2.P-7f G-3b
3.G-7h P-8e
4.B-7g P-3d
5.S-8h Bx7g+
6.Sx7g S-4b
7.S-3h S-7b
8.P-4f S-8c
9.S-4g S-8d
10.P-9f K-4a
11.G-5h K-3a
12.P-3f S-3c
13.P-6f G-5b
14.K-6h P-4d
15.S-5f P-9d
16.N-3g G5b-4c
17.P-2e P-7d
18.R-4h P-9e
(diagram 1)

AKUTSU selected Kakugawari as the opening of this game and HABU accepted it by 3...P-8e . Replying AKUTSU's 8.P-4f , HABU advanced his right silver with 8...S-8c to make a Bougin attacking form .

Just after AKUTSU made Koshikakegin and Migi Shiken Bisha attacking form , HABU started attacking with 18...P-9e .

(diagram 2)

19.Px9e P-3e
20.G-4g Sx9e
21.P-2d Px2d
22.B*5e B*6d
23.Bx6d Px6d
24.Lx9e Lx9e
25.P-4e L*5d
26.Px4d Sx4d
27.B*6a Px3f
28.Gx3f Lx5f
29.Px5f P*4g
30.R-2h P*3e
31.G-4f S*5g
32.Kx5g B*3i
33.K-6g Bx2h+
34.S*2c +Bx3g
35.Sx3b+ Kx3b
36.S*2c Kx2c
37.Bx4c+ S*5h
38.Kx5h R*5i
39.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 76 moves , HABU won the game .