SATOMI won the 1st game of the Jo-ryu Meijin sen title match !

Shogi News : The 37th Jo-ryu Meijin sen ; 5 games title match


4:26 P.M. (JST) , 23 January 2011 , after 151 moves , SATOMI won the 1st game of the Jo-ryu Meijin sen title match .

The 2nd game of this match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 30 January 2011 at SEKINE Meijin Kinsen kan , Noda city , Chiba .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryumeijin/kifu/20110123.html
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http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryumeijin/kifu/20110123_j.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : SATOMI Kana (Jo-ryu Meijin , Jo-ryu Osho , Kurashiki Tohka)
Gote : SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu 6 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.P-5f P-8e
3.B-7g P-5d
4.R-5h K-4b
5.K-4h S-6b
6.K-3h P-3d
7.S-6h K-3b
8.P-1f P-1d
9.K-2h G6a-5b
10.S-3h S-5c
(diagram 1)




With 4.R-5h , SATOMI selected Nakabisha in this game . SHIMIZU made Funa gakoi and SATOMI made Kata mino gakoi . The game run along a typical line of Wanpaku Nakabisha .

(diagram 2)

11.P-6f P-2d
12.P-2f K-2c
13.S-2g S-3b
14.G-3h S-4d
15.S-6g B-3a
16.R-5i P-8f
17.Px8f Bx8f
18.Bx8f Rx8f
19.G-7h P-7d
20.N-7g P-7e
(diagram 2)





SATOMI closed her Bishop line with 11.P-6f and the game became a traditional style one . SHIMIZU developed her Kakoi to Hidari mino and SATOMI also developed the Kakoi to Kata Ginkanmuri .

SHIMIZU exchanged the 8th file Pawns and the Bishops . SHIMIZU's 20...P-7e , aimed to attack 7g-Knight .

(diagram 3)

21.P*8g R-8b
22.Px7e B*9d
23.B*4i P*8f
24.Px8f Rx8f
25.P*8e P*8h
26.S-7f P-8i+
27.S-8g Rx6f
28.Rx8i P-5e
29.S-7f Px5f
30.S-6g P*8h
31.R-5i R-8f
32.P*5d P-8i+
33.N-6e P*7g
34.Gx7g R-8h+
35.G-7h +Rx9i
36.Sx5f +R-9h
37.P-5c+ Sx5c
38.Nx5c+ Gx5c
39.S-4e +Rx7h
40.Rx5c+ L*5a
41.+Rx6c N-3c
42.B-6g +Rx6g
43.Sx3d Kx3d
44.+Rx6g K-2c
45.P-2e G*3d
46.Px2d Gx2d
47.P*2e Gx2e
48.P*2f G-2d
49.+R-6d P*3d
50.P-2e Gx2e
51.S*2f G-2d
52.P*2e Nx2e
53.Sx2e Gx2e
54.P*2f G-3e
55.P-3f B*8b
56.R*6b Bx6d
57.Rx6d+ P*6c
58.+R-6e S*4i
59.G*3i Sx3h+
60.Gx3h S*4i
61.G-3i B-8c
62.P-7d R*5h
63.N*4h G*3h
64.Sx3h Sx3h+
65.Gx3h P*2g
66.Kx2g P-6d
67.+Rx6d B-7b
68.P*6c S*5e
69.+R-6i Gx2f
70.Kx2f P*2e
71.K-2g S-4d
72.P*2d Kx2d
73.B*2b P*6h
74.Bx1a+ P-3e
75.S*1c Kx1c
76.G*3d resigns
(diagram 3)

After 151 moves , SATOMI won the game .