HABU won the 3rd game ! (Ryuo sen title match)

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


7:27 P.M. (JST) , 11 November 2010 , after 138 moves , HABU won the 3rd game of this match . Then the score of this match becomes "WATANABE 2 --- 1 HABU" .

The 3rd game of this match will start 9:00 A.M. , 25 November 2010 at Kakurinji temple , Kakogawa city , Hyogo .



You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20101110-11.html
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http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20101110-11_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.P*8g R-8e
11.R-2f K-4a
12.K-5h S-6b
13.G-3h G-5a
14.P-3f P-7d
15.N-3g N-7c
16.S-4h P*2e
17.R-2i P-7e
18.P-6f R-8d
19.Px7e P-6d
20.S-6h P-6e
21.S-6g K-3a
22.P-4f P-2f
23.S-4g P*8f
24.Px8f Rx8f
25.B-7g R-8d
26.P*8h
(diagram 1)
The game restarted with opening WATANABE's sealed move ; 26.P*8h .

(diagram 2)

26...Px6f
27.Bx6f Bx6f
28.Sx6f B*3c
29.P*6g P*6e
30.S-7g Bx7g+
31.Nx7g P*7f
32.B*9e R-9d
33.Bx7c+ Sx7c
34.Nx6e P-7g+
35.Gx7g S-6d
36.Nx5c+ Sx5c
37.B*7c S-4b
38.Bx9a+ S*2g
39.Gx2g Px2g+
40.Rx2g N*6e
41.G-7h G*7g
42.+B-5e Gx7h
43.+Bx6e G-7g
44.L*2i R-8d
45.P-8g B*7f
46.+Bx7f Gx7f
47.S*7h Gx7e
48.N*3e P*2c
49.B*4e R-2d
50.P*2e R-7d
51.B-6c+ B*7i
52.P*7f B-8h+
53.Px7e Rx7e
54.P*7f Rx7f
55.P*7g +Bx7g
56.P-2d +B-5i
57.Kx5i Rx7h+
58.R-2h +Rx2h
59.Lx2h R*2i
60.G*4i Rx2h+
61.G-3h +R-2i
62.N*3i L*6a
63.+B-8e P*8d
64.+B-8f Lx6g+
65.B*1f P*7g
66.P*6h +Lx5g
67.+Bx7g P*7f
68.+B-6f +Rx3h
69.Bx3h S*5h
70.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 138 moves , HABU won the game .