Ai Yagura ; Sente Kin Yagura Yon-Roku Gin San-Nana Kei vs Gote Gin Yagura + Sante Kaku

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


A shogi game of the Asahi cup 1st pre-round between ITOU Nou and SHIMIZU Ichiyo started 10:00 A.M. (JST) , 26 July 2010 .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/20100726asahi_11.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : ITOU Nou (5 dan)
Gote : SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu Osho)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.P-6f S-6b
4.P-5f P-6d
5.G-7h S-6c
6.S-4h G-3b
7.G-5h K-4a
8.P-2f B-3c
9.K-6i S-2b
10.G5h-6g P-7d
11.P-3f B-5a
12.S-7g B-7c
13.S-3g S-5d
14.S-4f P-4d
15.P-5e S-4c
16.B-7i G-5b
17.R-3h S-3c
18.B-6h P-8e
19.N-3g S-2d
20.K-7i B-8d
21.N-2e P-9d
22.K-8h N-7c
23.P-9f K-3a
24.P-3e
(diagram 1)

ITOU selected Yagura as the opening of this game and SHIMIZU accepted it . SHIMIZU pushed the 6th file Pawn with 4...P-6d and make a Koshikakegin form with 13...S-5d .

ITOU pushed the 5th file Pawn with 15.P-5e forcing SHIMIZU to back her 5d-Silver with 15...S-4c . ITOU made Kin Yagura and started attacking with 24.P-3e .

(diagram 2)

24...Px3e
25.Sx3e Sx3e
26.Bx3e P*3d
27.B-6h P-6e
28.Px6e S*4i
29.R-1h B-3i+
30.P-5d +B-8d
31.Px5c+ Gx5c
32.S-6f S-5d
33.B-4f P*5e
34.Sx5e Sx5e
35.Bx5e P-8f
36.Px8f G-5d
37.B-6f +B-8c
38.P*3c Nx3c
39.Nx3c+ Gx3c
40.N*2e G-4c
41.S*5e Gx6e
42.Sx4d G-4b
43.N-3c+ Gx6f
44.S*4c P*8g
45.Gx8g Gx6g
46.Sx4b+ Rx4b
47.+Nx4b Kx4b
48.R*4c K-5a
49.R-5c+ P*5b
50.G*6b resigns
(diagram 2)

After 99 moves , ITOU won the game .