Ai Yagura ; Sente Gintachi Yagura vs Gote Nana suji koukan gata

Shogi Game record : The 18th Ginga sen


A shogi game of the Ginga sen between SATO Yasumitsu and NAKAMURA Taichi was broadcasted 18 September 2010 .


Sente : SATO Yasumitsu (9 dan)
Gote : NAKAMURA Taichi (4 dan)

(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 G6a-5b
6.G4i-5h S-3b
7.G-7h P-7d
8.K-6i P-4d
9.S-7g B-3a
10.B-7i P-7e
11.B-4f R-9b
12.P-3f Px7f
13.Sx7f G-4c
14.S-5g S-7c
15.K-7i K-4b
16.P-2f S-3c
17.P-6e K-3b
18.S-6f P-6d
19.G5h-6g Px6e
20.S7fx6e P*6d
21.S-7f K-2b
22.N-3g G-3b
23.N-2e S-2d
24.K-8h R-6b
25.N-7g P-9d
26.P-1f P-1d
27.P-1e
(diagram 1)

SATO selected Yagura opening in this game and NAKAMURA accepted it . After some moves , NAKAMURA pushed the 7th file Pawn with 10...P-7e to exchanged the Pawns before his King entered Yagura gakoi .

SATO moved up his Bishop with 11.B-4f to disturb NAKAMURA's ideal development of the camp . NAKAMURA let his Rook escape and made Kin Yagura . After some moves , SATO started attacking with 27.P-1e .

(diagram 2)

27...Px1e
28.P*1c B-4b
29.R-3h P-9e
30.P-5e Px5e
31.P-3e Sx3e
32.P*3c Nx3c
33.Nx3c+ Bx3c
34.Bx3e Px3e
35.N*2e B-2d
36.Sx5e R-5b
37.P-1b+ Lx1b
38.P*1c Rx5e
39.Px1b+ Kx1b
40.Lx1e Bx1e
41.P*3c G4cx3c
42.R-1h G-2d
43.L*3d Gx3d
44.Rx1e K-2a
45.S*4a R-5i+
46.B*1b K-3a
47.Sx3b+ Kx3b
48.Bx2c+ K-4c
49.P*6i N*9f
50.Px9f Px9f
51.N-6e Px6e
52.R-1b+ P-9g+
53.K-7g N*8e
54.Sx8e L*7e
55.N*7f B*9e
56.N*8f Px8e
57.+B-3b K-5c
58.+B-3a K-6c
59.G*6d resigns
(diagram 2)

After 117 moves , SATO won the game .