Kyusen Yagura ; unorthodox line

Shogi Game record : The 4th Saikyou sen


A shogi game of the Saikyou sen between FUJII and YAMASAKI started 8:00 P.M.
27 June 2010 on the Net .


Sente : FUJII Takeshi (9 dan)
Gote : YAMASAKI Takayuki (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-6f S-6b
3.P-5f P-5d
4.S-4h G-3b
5.G4i-5h K-4a
6.P-2f S-5c
7.G-6g P-5e
8.Px5e Bx5e
9.S-5g S-5d
10.K-6h P-7d
11.S-7h S-4b
12.K-7i R-5b
13.B-7g K-3a
14.S-4f B-7c
15.P-6e P-4d
16.P*5e
(diagram 1)

FUJII closed the Bishop line with 2.P-6f and started making his Kakoi with 5.G4i-5h . YAMASAKI moved up his right Silver with 6...S-5c and exchanged the 5th file Pawns .

FUJII made Hidari mino and YAMASAKI ranged his Rook with 12...R-5b . FUJII moved up his right Silver with 14.S-4f and dropped a Pawn with 16.P*5e to attack YAMASAKI's 5d-Silver .

(diagram 2)

16...Sx6e
17.B-8f B-8d
18.N-7g B-3i+
19.R-6h +Bx2i
20.Nx6e N*6d
21.P-5d Rx5d
22.S*5e R-5a
23.Sx6d Px6d
24.Bx6d K-2b
25.P*5d Rx5d
26.Bx9a+ +Bx4g
27.L*5i Rx5i+
28.Gx5i L*5a
29.G-4h +Bx6e
30.R*6c +B-4c
31.N*5e Lx5e
32.+Bx5e G-7b
33.R-6d+ S-5c
34.+Rx7d G-7c
35.+Bx7c Nx7c
36.L*5i S-4b
37.G*5d +Bx5d
38.Lx5d P*6f
39.L-5b+ Px6g+
(diagram 2)

FUJII continued attacking YAMASAKI's right Silver but YAMASAKI succeeded to make his Bishop promoted with 18...B-3i+ attacking the 2h-Rook .

After let his Rook escape from the attack , FUJII sacrificed his Silver to continue attacking . YAMASAKI let his King enter Kin mino gakoi , and sacrificed the Rook with 27...Rx5i+ to attack FUJII's Kakoi . Both players roughly attacked the opponent's camp .

(diagram 3)

40.Rx6g P*7g
41.+Lx4b Gx4b
42.R-6b+ Px7h+
43.Kx7h S*5c
44.+Rx4d N*6f
45.K-6g B*8i
46.Kx6f G*6e
47.resigns
(diagram 3)






After 92 moves , YAMASAKI won the game .