HABU sealed the 63rd move . (2nd game of Ryou sen)

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About 6:00 P.M. , 26 October 2010 , HABU sealed the 63rd move , and the game once stopped this evening . The game will restart next morning 9:00 A.M. and will end next evening .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20101026-27.html
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Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo )

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.P-6f S-6b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.S-4h S-4b
6.G4i-5h G-3b
7.G-7h K-4a
8.K-6i G-5b
9.S-7g S-3c
10.B-7i B-3a
11.P-3f P-4d
12.G5h-6g P-7d
13.S-3g B-6d
14.B-6h G5b-4c
15.K-7i K-3a
16.K-8h K-2b
17.S-4f S-5c
18.N-3g B-7c
19.P-1f P-1d
20.P-2f P-9d
21.R-3h S-2d
22.L-1h P-9e
23.P-6e P-8e
24.N-2e S-4b
25.P-3e
(diagram 1)

HABU selected Yagura as the opening of this game and WATANABE accepted it . The game naturally advanced a typical Shin Yagura Niju-yonte gumi line .

By 13.S-3g , HABU selected Yagura San-Nana Gin senpou line , WATANABE moved up his Bishop with 13...B-6d to prevent the 3rd file Pawn exchange .

After both HABU and WATANABE let their each King enter Yagura gakoi , HABU moved up his right Silver with 17.S-4f to make Yon-Roku Gin San-Nana Kei attacking formation .

Replying HABU's moves , WATANABE strengthen his Kakoi and prepared an counter-attack form . HABU pushed the 3rd file Pawn to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

25...Sx3e
26.Sx3e Px3e
27.P-1e S*3g
28.R-3i Px1e
29.P-6d Bx6d
30.Lx1e Lx1e
31.S*6e Sx2f+
(diagram 2)







WATANABE naturally captured the 3e-Pawn with 25...Sx3e and they exchanged the Silvers . HABU pushed the 1st file Pawn with 27.P-1e to continue attacking .

WATANABE dropped a Silver with 27...S*3g without capturing 1e-Pawn . The move 27...S*3g attacked the 3h-Rook and blocked the Rook's line in the same time . HABU let his Rook escaped with 28.R-3i and WATANABE captured the 1e-Pawn with 28...Px1e .

HABU sacrificed the 6th file Pawn with 29.P-6d and the right Lance with 30.Lx1e , and dropped a Silver with 31.S*6e to attack WATANABE's Bishop . WATANABE made his 3g-Silver promoted with 31...Sx2f attacking the 2e-Knight without escaping the 6d-Bishop .

HABU sealed the 63rd move and the game once stopped .