HABU defend his title Oza .

Shogi News : The 58th Oza sen ; 5 games title match


10:01 P.M. (JST) , 29 September 2010 , after 111 moves , HABU won the 3rd game of the Oza sen title match . The score of this match becomes "HABU 3 --- 0 FUJII" and HABU succeeded to defend his title . The HABU holds Oza title for 18 years .


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Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : FUJII Takeshi (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f B-3c
3.Bx3c+ Nx3c
4.K-6h G-3b
5.P-2e R-5b
6.S-4h K-6b
7.S-7h K-7b
8.P-9f P-9d
9.G4i-5h R-5a
10.P-6f S-4b
11.K-7i K-8b
12.P-3f S-7b
13.N-3g P-4d
14.P-4f S-4c
15.P-1f R-2a
16.S-4g S-5d
17.S-5f B*6d
18.G-4g P-4e
(diagram 1)

By 2...B-3c , FUJII selected Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou in this game . HABU immediately exchanged the Bishops and moved up the King with 4.K-6h .

FUJII moved up the left Gold with 4...G-3b and ranged his Rook with 5...R-5b making Nakabisha formation .

HABU made Hidari mino and FUJII made Kata mino gakoi . FUJII backed the Rook with 9...R-5a and ranged the Rook again with 15...R-2a onto Mukai Bisha position .

FUJII dropped a Bishop with 17...B*6d and started attacking the 4th file with 18...P-4e .

(diagram 2)

19.P-6e Bx4f
20.B*8f G-5b
21.Gx4f Px4f
22.P-2d Px2d
23.P-9e Px9e
24.B-7g R-4a
25.Rx2d P-4g+
26.P*4b Rx4b
27.R-2a+ G*3a
28.+Rx1a +Px5g
29.L*5i +Px5f
30.Lx5f Sx6e
31.Bx3c+ Gx3c
32.+Rx3a P*4a
33.Lx5c+ Gx5c
34.+Rx4b Px4b
35.G*6b S*7a
36.Gx7a Kx7a
37.N-4e G-5b
38.S*5c B*5g
39.P*6h P*5a
40.R*3a B-6f+
41.B*7g R*5g
42.Sx5b+ Rx5b+
43.G*5c
(diagram 2)

FUJII sacrificed his Bishop with 19...Bx4f and continued attacking . After sacrificing the 9th file Pawn , HABU backed his Bishop with 24.B-7g made his Rook promoted with 27.R-2a+ to attack FUJII's camp .

HABU dropped a Lance with 29.L*5i to remove FUJII's promoted Pawn and sacrificed his Bishop with 31.Bx3c+ to break FUJII's camp . FUJII tried to defend , but HABU continued attacking .

(diagram 3)

43...+R-6a
44.Rx3c+ K-8b
45.+Rx4b G*5b
46.Gx5b Px5b
47.Bx6f Sx6f
48.B*3c L*6d
49.G*5a S-5g+
50.Gx6a Sx6a
51.P*9c Lx9c
52.R*5d B*5f
53.P*5h +Sx6h
54.Gx6h B-4g+
55.Rx5b+ Sx5b
56.+Rx5b resigns
(diagram 3)

After 111 moves , HABU won the game .