Gote closed Nakabisha vs Sente Ibisha Anaguma (NHK cup)

Shogi Game record : The 60th NHK cup TV Shogi tournament


A shogi game of the NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between KUBO Toshiaki and NISHIKAWA Kazuhiro was broadcasted 10 October 2010 .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/goshogi/kifu/sgs.cgi?d=20101010
(diagram version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : KUBO Toshiaki (Osho , Kio)
Gote : NISHIKAWA Kazuhiro (4 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-4d
3.S-4h S-4b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.P-2e B-3c
6.K-6h R-5b
7.K-7h K-6b
8.S-5g K-7b
9.B-7g S-5c
10.K-8h S-6d
11.S-6f R-4b
12.G4i-5h K-8b
13.G5h-6h S-7b
14.G6i-7h G4a-5b
15.R-2f P-9d
16.L-9h R-2b
17.K-9i P-9e
18.P-1f P-2d
19.N-1g P-1d
20.S-8h Px2e
21.Rx2e B-2d
22.P-4f N-3c
23.R-2i P-1e
24.Px1e P*1f
25.P-8f Lx1e
26.P*1c P*2h
(diagram 1)

NISHIKAWA closed the Bishop line with 2...P-4d and ranged the Rook with 6...R-5b making a classical Nakabisha form . KOBO gathered all gold and Silver generals around his King , and started developing his kakoi to Ibisha Anaguma with 16.L-9h .

Replying KUBO's Ibisha Anaguma building , NISHIKAWA ranged his Rook again with 16...R-2b and started attacking this file with 18...P-2d . NISHIKAWA continued attacking around the 2nd file and KUBO dropped a Pawn with 16.P*1c to counter-attack .

(diagram 2)

27.Rx2h Px1g+
28.R-2f N*2e
29.P-5e Bx1c
30.Px5d P*5f
31.S-8g B-3e
32.R-3f Nx3g+
33.Rx3g R-2h+
34.Rx3e Px3e
35.G-8h R*3h
36.P*2i +Rx1i
37.B*2c P-4e
38.B-3d+ +R-1h
39.G6h-7h R-5h+
40.N*5c G6a-6b
41.+Bx3c P-5g+
42.Sx5g +Rx5g
43.N*4d G5bx5c
44.Px5c+ +Rx5c
45.+Bx1e N*6e
46.B-6f +P-1f
47.+B-2e +R-5i
48.G*6i +R5ix2i
49.P*2g P*5a
50.L*5i +P-1e
51.+Bx3e +R2i-3h
52.P*3f P*3d
53.+B-2d P-8d
54.+Bx5a G-6a
55.+Bx6a Sx6a
56.N-5b+ S-7b
57.+N-6b B*4g
58.G6i-7i P*5h
59.B-4d S-8c
60.+Nx6c Px5i+
61.P-8e S*9c
62.Px8d S9cx8d
63.P*8e S-9c
64.G*8d N-7g+
65.Nx7g P*8f
66.Gx8c Bx8c+
67.N*8d L*5c
68.S*7b Px8g+
69.Sx8c+ Kx8c
70.B*7b K-8b
71.Bx8a+ resigns
(diagram 2)

After 141 moves , KUBO won the game .