WATANABE defended his title ; Ryuo !

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


7:13 P.M. (JST) , 15 December 2010 , after 146 moves , WATANABE won the 6th game of the Ryuo sen title match . The score of this match becomes "WATANABE 4 --- 2 HABU" and WATANABE succeeds to defend his title Ryuo .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20101214-15.html
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Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo )

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.G-7h G-3b
3.P-2f P-8e
4.B-7g P-3d
5.S-8h Bx7g+
6.Sx7g S-4b
7.S-3h S-7b
8.P-9f P-9d
9.P-4f P-6d
10.S-4g S-6c
11.K-6h S-3c
12.G-5h S-5d
13.P-3f K-4b
14.K-7i P-6e
15.S-5f G-5b
16.P-1f P-1d
17.N-3g K-3a
18.G-4g P-4d
19.P-2e G5b-4c
20.K-8h K-2b
21.G-4h G4c-4b
22.R-2i G4b-4c
23.L-1h L-9b
24.R-2h G4c-4b
25.R-2f G-5b
26.R-2i G5b-4c
27.R-2h G4c-4b
28.R-2g G-5b
29.P-4e G5b-4c
30.Px4d Gx4d
31.R-2i G4d-4c
32.B*4f L-9c
33.P*4e G4c-4b
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening WATANABE's sealed move ;33...G4c-4b .

(diagram 2)

34.S-4g R-9b
35.P-3e Px3e
36.Bx3e B*6d
37.P-5f P-9e
38.Px9e P*9f
39.B-5g Lx9e
40.P*9h P*3d
41.S-3f P-7d
42.P-1e Px1e
43.P-2d Sx2d
44.S-2e P*4f
45.Sx2d Px2d
46.S*8c R-5b
47.Sx7d+ B-9a
48.Rx2d G-2c
49.R-2f P*2e
50.Nx2e P*2d
51.P*1b Kx1b
52.B-8d P-4g+
53.Gx4g G-1d
54.Bx9e Px2e
55.R-3f K-2c
56.P-5e Sx4e
57.R-3i P*4f
58.G-3f Sx3f
59.Rx3f P-4g+
60.+S-6c R-9b
61.B-5a+ S*6i
62.S*4e N*2b
63.P*4c G-3c
64.P*3e Px3e
65.R-3i Sx7h+
66.Kx7h Bx5e
67.P*3d Nx3d
68.P-4b+ +P-5g
69.L*6i P-6f
70.Px6f P*6h
71.Lx6h P*6g
72.S*4d Bx6f
73.Sx3c+ Kx3c
74.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 146 moves , WATANABE won the game .