Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou ; Ai Koshikakegin

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 SYOSHI and ISHIBASHI started 10:00 A.M. (JST) , 9 July 2010 .

You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/4/kifu/20100709asahi_11.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : SYOSHI Kazuharu (7 dan)
Gote : ISHIBASHI Sachio (Jo-ryu 4 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f B-3c
3.Bx3c+ Nx3c
4.K-6h B*4d
5.B*8h G-3b
6.P-2e S-2b
7.S-4h P-8d
8.G-7h K-4a
9.G-5h S-6b
10.Bx4d Px4d
11.S-8h G-5b
12.P-4f P-6d
13.S-4g S-6c
14.P-3f P-7d
15.N-3g G5b-4c
16.P-2d Px2d
17.Rx2d S-2c
18.R-2i P*2d
19.S-7g P-1d
20.P-1f K-3a
21.K-7i S-5d
22.P-6f P-9d
23.P-9f K-2b
24.P-5f G4c-4b
25.K-8h P-8e
26.P-5e Sx5e
27.P*2e
(diagram 1)

By 2...B-3c , ISHIBASHI selected Yonteme San-San Kaku senpou as the opening of this game . SYOSHI immediately exchanged the Bishops with 3.Bx3c+ and moved up his King with 4.K-6h .

ISHIBASHI dropped her Bishop with 4...B-4d aiming at the 9i-Lance . SYOSHI also dropped his Bishop with 5.B*8h to prevent the Lance .

Both players developed their each camp for a while . The game advanced similar position to Kakugawari Koshikakegin doukei line .

SYOSHI advanced the 5th file Pawn and sacrificed it with 26.P-5e . SYOSHI dropped a Pawn with 27.P*2e to attack ISHIBASHI's camp .

(diagram 2)

27...Px2e
28.Nx2e P*2d
29.Nx3c+ G4bx3c
30.N*6g S-5f
31.Sx5f B*3h
32.R-5i Bx5f+
33.S*4g N*8f
34.Sx5f Nx7h+
35.Kx7h P-8f
36.Sx8f P-5d
37.G-6h P-5e
38.Nx5e P-6e
39.B*6d R-5b
40.P*5c R-9b
41.S-7g Px6f
42.B*5d P*8h
43.Kx8h G*7c
44.B-8f P*8e
45.B-9g P-9e
46.Px9e Rx9e
47.P-5b+ P*9h
48.Lx9h G-6d
49.Bx8a+ S*6g

SYOSHI exchanged the Knights in the 2nd file and dropped his one with 30.N*6g attacking the 5e-Silver . After some moves , ISHIBASHI's promoted Bishop was killed , and she tried to continue attacking SYOSHI's Kakoi with 33...N*8f .

(diagram 3)

50.Sx6g Px6g+
51.Gx6g P-8f
52.N-6c+ Px8g+
53.Kx8g R-8e
54.B-8f Rx8a
55.P*9b S*5h
56.Rx5h B*6i
57.R-7h Gx6c
58.G-6h Bx7h+
59.Gx7h P*8e
60.B-4b+ N*8f
61.Px9a+ Nx7h+
62.Kx7h Gx4b
63.+Px4b R*4h
64.N*6h R-2a
65.G*5i Rx4f+
66.S*3a Rx3a
67.+Px3a resigns
(diagram 3)

After 133 moves , SYOSHI won the game .