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


9:01 P.M. (JST) , after 86 moves , HABU won the 2nd game . The score of this match becomes "HABU 2 --- 0 FUJII" . Then HABU needs only one more win to defend his title . In the other hand , FUJII needs 3 continuous wins without any other loses to get the 58th Oza title .

The 3rd game will start 29 September 2010 , at Tsurumaki Onsen Jin-Ya ryokan, Hadano city , Kanagawa .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
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Sente : FUJII Takeshi (9 dan)
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-6f S-6b
3.P-5f P-5d
4.S-4h G6a-5b
5.G4i-5h S-3b
6.G-6g P-4d
7.S-7h B-3a
8.B-7i P-7d
9.P-2f G-4c
10.P-3f B-6d
11.B-4f K-4b
12.P-2e S-3c
13.K-6h P-8d
14.S-3g G-3b
15.S-7g K-3a
16.K-7h S-7c
17.G6i-6h P-8e
18.S-2f K-2b
19.P-1f S-8d
20.Bx6d Px6d
21.B*6c P-7e
(diagram 1)

After both players opened their Bishop line with 1.P-7f P-3d , FUJII immediately closed the Bishop line with 2.P-6f and moved up his right Gold with 5.G4i-5h to start making Yagura Gakoi .

HABU also started making Yagura gakoi . After facing their Bishops , FUJII advanced his Rook Pawn with 12.P-2e forcing HABU to move up the left Silver with 12...S-3c . HABU made Kin Yagura and FUJII made Kata Yagura .

Both FUJII and HABU advanced their each right Silver to use it for Bougin attack . FUJII exchanged the Bishops and dropped his one with 21.B*6c to attack HABU's attacking pieces and HABU also attacked FUJII's camp with 21...P-7e .

(diagram 2)

22.B-7d+ Px7f
23.Sx7f S-7c
24.+B-6c P*7e
25.P*7d Sx7d
26.+Bx7d Px7f
27.P-2d Sx2d
28.S-1e Sx1e
29.Px1e P-6e
30.+Bx6e P-8f
31.Px8f P*8g
32.+B-6d B*7c
33.+Bx7c Nx7c
34.B*6d S*3i
35.R-3h P*6c
36.Bx7c+ Rx8f
37.Rx3i P-8h+
(diagram 2)

FUJII made his Bishop promoted and attacked HABU's attacking pieces . HABU also attacked FUJII's Kakoi . FUJII also attacked HABU's Kakoi and exchanged the Silvers in the 1st file .

HABU sacrificed a Pawn with 30...P-8f and dropped a Pawn with 31...P*8g attacking FUJII's Kakoi . After some moves , HABU succeeded to make a promoted Pawn and attacked directly FUJII's King .

(diagram 3)

38.K-6i +P-7h
39.K-5h R-8h+
40.Gx7h +Rx7h
41.S*6h P-7g+
42.Gx7g G*4h
43.K-5g B*6i
44.resigns
(diagram 3)








After 86 moves , HABU won the game .