Yokofudori ; CHUZA Bisha vs Nakazumai Gyoku + Kin biraki

Shogi Game record : The 4th Asahi cup Shogi open ; 1st pre-round


A Shogi game of the Asahi cup Shogi open 1st pre-round between SATO Shin'ichi and KAWAKAMI (amateur) started 2:00 P.M. (JST) , 3 July 2010


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/4/kifu/20100703asahi_15.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : SATO Shin'ichi (4 dan)
Gote : KAWAKAMI Takeo (amateur)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-8d
3.P-2e P-8e
4.G-7h G-3b
5.P-2d Px2d
6.Rx2d P-8f
7.Px8f Rx8f
8.Rx3d B-3c
9.R-3f K-4a
10.P*8g R-8e
11.R-2f S-2b
12.K-5h S-6b
13.G-3h G-5a
14.S-4h P-7d
15.P-3f N-7c
16.N-3g N-6e
(diagram 1)

KAWAKAMI selected Yokofudori as the opening of this game . KAWAKAMI made CHUZA Bisha formation and SATO made Nakazumai + Kinbiraki form .

After completed NAKAHARA Gakoi , KAWAKAMI simply jumped his right Knight to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

17.P-3e P*3f
18.Rx3f Bx8h+
19.Sx8h B*5d
20.R-2f P*3f
21.N-2e Nx5g+
22.Sx5g P*2d
23.S-4f Px2e
24.Rx2e N*3d
25.S-5g N-3c
26.R-2i Rx3e
27.B*8b N-4e
28.S-4h P-3g+
29.Sx3g Nx3g+
30.Bx3g+ S*2f
31.+B-4h P*3g
32.G-3i S-2g+
33.+B-5g R-5e
34.P*5f R-2e
35.K-6h Bx7f
36.P*2c Sx2c
37.P*3c G3b-4b
38.N*3e P*2h
39.Nx2c+ Px2i+
40.P-3b+
(diagram 2)

KAWAKAMI continued attacking for a while . SATO dropped a Bishop with 27.B*8b and made it promoted with 30.Bx3g+ to use for defense .

While KAWAKAMI was breaking the right side of SATO's camp , SATO counter-attacked KAWAKAMI's camp .

(diagram 3)

40...K-5b
41.+Px4b Gx4b
42.+N-2d R-2f
43.P*7c Sx7c
44.G*7b +Px3i
45.Gx7c R*2h
46.N*5h G*4h
47.K-7g Gx5h
48.+B-6f G-5g
49.+Bx7f Rx2d
50.B*3f N*5d
51.S*3e R-2a
52.Sx3d N*6d
53.+B-6e R-7a
54.P*7b R-8a
55.S-7i R-5h+
56.N*5e R-3a
57.B-2e resigns
(diagram 3)

After 113 moves , SATO won the game .