HABU won the 1st game ! (Oza sen title match)

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


9:23 P.M. (JST) 9 September 2010 , after 77 moves , HABU won the 1st game of this match . The score of this match becomes "HABU 1 --- 0 FUJII" .

The 2nd game of the Oza sen title match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 22 September 2010 at Nakanobo Zui-en , Arima onsen , Kobe city , Hyogo .


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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 R-4b
3.S-4h K-6b
4.K-6h Bx8h+
5.Sx8h K-7b
6.K-7h S-2b
7.S-7g P-3e
8.P-4f P-4d
9.P-2e P-4e
(diagram 1)





By 2...R-4b , FUJII selected Shiken Bisha in this game . Replying HABU's King move ;4.K-6h , FUJII exchanged the Bishops with 4...Bx8h+ .

After moving the King , FUJII advanced the 3rd file Pawn with 7...P-3e to make ISHIDA ryu formation . HABU pushed the 4th file Pawn with 8.P-4f to prevent FUJII's 3rd file Pawn exchange by ;S-4g . Then FUJII advanced the 4th file Pawn with 9...P-4e to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

10.Px4e Rx4e
11.P-2d Px2d
12.Rx2d G-3b
13.G4i-5h G-6b
14.P-1f N-3c
15.B*5f R-4b
16.P*2c S-3a
17.P-1e P-3f
18.P*4g N-4e
19.R-2e P*2h
20.Bx4e Px2i+
21.Bx3f +Px1i
22.P-2b+ Gx2b
23.N*3d R-3b
24.Nx2b+ Rx2b
25.Rx2b+ Sx2b
26.R*3b R*2i
27.G*5b N*8e
(diagram 2)

FUJII exchanged the 4th file Pawns and HABU also exchanged the 2nd file Pawns . After some moves , HABU dropped a Bishop with 15.B*5f and attacked FUJII's camp .

They exchanged the Rooks and dropped their each one into the opponent's camp to continue attacking .

(diagram 3)

28.G5h-6h L*6a
29.S-8f P*3e
30.B-4e B*2c
31.Gx6b Sx6b
32.Rx3e+ Bx4e
33.+Rx4e B*3c
34.G*4d G*5d
35.Gx5d Bx9i+
36.B*4d N*7g
37.Nx7g L*4b
38.+Rx8e Lx4d
39.N*7e resigns
(diagram 3)


After 77 moves , HABU won the game .