Oct 15, 2010

WATANABE won the 1st game . (Ryuo sen title match)

Shogi News : The 23rd Ryuo sen ; 7 games title match


6:01 P.M. (JST) 15 October 2010 , after 93 moves , WATANABE won the 1st game of this match . The score of this match becomes "WATANABE 1 --- 0 HABU" .

The 2nd game will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) 26 October 2010 at Surikami-tei Ohtori , Fukushima city , Fukushima .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20101014-15.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20101014-15_j.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo )
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)

(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 S-2b
10.K-5h K-5b
11.P*8g R-8e
12.R-2f P-7d
13.P-1f G-5a
14.P-1e K-4a
15.Bx3c+ Nx3c
16.N-7g R-8d
17.P-1d Px1d
18.P*1b Lx1b
19.B*2a B*4e
20.P-4f B-3d
21.Bx3b+ Kx3b
22.G*3e P-7e
23.Gx3d Rx3d
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening HABU's sealed move ; 23...Rx3d .

(diagram 2)

24.B*5f R-5d
25.Bx1b+ P*2c
26.L*5f R-6d
27.P*2d Px2d
28.Lx5c+ G*2c
29.Lx1d P*1a
30.+Bx2c Kx2c
31.G*2a B*3e
32.Gx2b Kx2b
33.L-1c+ Kx1c
34.R-1f K-2b
35.P*2c Kx2c
36.Rx1a+ P*5f
(diagram 2)

WATANABE dropped a Bishop with 24.B*5f pinning the 3d-Rook and 1b-Lance . HABU let his Rook escape with 24...R-5d and WATANABE captured the 1b-Lance with 25.Bx1b+ .

HABU dropped a Pawn with 25...P*2c to make WATANABE's 1b-promoted Bishop useless . WATANABE dropped a Lance with 26.L*5f attacking HABU's 5d-Rook .

HABU let his Rook again with 26...R-6d and attacked WATANABE's promoted Bishop . WATANABE sacrificed the promoted Bishop and continued attacking .

After some moves , WATANABE succeeded to make a promoted Rook with 36.Rx1a+ and HABU tried to attack WATANABE's King with 36...P*5f .

(diagram 3)

37.S-4h Px7f
38.+Rx5a Px7g+
39.Gx7g N*6e
40.+R-2a K-3d
41.S*2c K-4d
42.+Rx7a B*2e
43.S*3f Bx4f
44.G*4g Px5g+
45.Sx5g L*5e
46.P*5f Lx5f
47.Gx5f resigns
(diagram 3)



After 93 moves , WATANABE won the game .

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