MORIUCHI won the 1st game of the Meijin sen match .

Shogi Game Record ; The 69th Meijin sen ; 7 games title match


The 1st game of the Meijin sen title match between HABU Yoshiharu and MORIUCHI Toshiyuki started 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 7 April 2011 .


Sente : MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)
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.R-2f K-5b
11.P*8g R-8e
12.S-4h P-7d
13.G-3h G-5a
14.K-5h S-6b
15.P-1f N-7c
16.P-1e S-2c
17.Bx3c+ Nx3c
18.S-8h P-9d
19.R-2h P*2d
20.S-7g R-8d
21.P-3f P-7e
22.P-4f N-8e
(diagram 1)

HABU selected Yokofudori as the opening of this game and MORIUCHI accepted it . HABU made Hachi-Go Hi senpou form and K-5b type NAKAHARA gakoi .

MORIUCHI exchanged the Bishops and slowly developed his camp . Then HABU started attacking .

(diagram 2)

23.S-6f Px7f
24.P*7d Rx7d
25.B*8c R-7a
26.P*7b R-8a
27.B-6e+ P-7g+
28.Nx7g Nx7g+
29.Sx7g P*3e
30.S-4g Px3f
31.N*3e S-3d
32.Rx2d R-8e
33.R-2a+ Rx6e
34.+Rx3b N*4b
35.+Rx3c Rx3e
36.N*7d S-7c
37.P-7a+ Sx7d
38.+R-3a B*8d
39.P*7c N*6e
40.S-6f R-2e
41.G*3b P-5d
42.+P-7b B*5c
43.P*2g R-3e
44.Sx6e Rx6e
45.N*4e Sx4e
46.Px4e B-3e
47.Gx4b Gx4b
48.+R-6a resigns
(diagram 2)

8:42 P.M. (JST) , 8 April 2011 , after 95 moves , MORIUCHI won the 1st game of this match .

UEDA won the 1st game of the 4th Jo-o title match !

Shogi News ; The 4th Mynavi Joshi open ; Jo-o 5 games title match


4:10 P.M. (JST) , 5 April 2011 , after 79 moves , UEDA won the 1st game of this match . The score of this match becomes "KAI 0 --- 1 UEDA" .

The 2nd game of this match will start 22 April 2011 at Shogi Kaikan , Sendagaya , Shibuya ku , Tokyo .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://mynavi-open.jp/110405/4-01.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)
http://mynavi-open.jp/110405/4-01_f.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)



Sente : UEDA Hatsumi (Jo-ryu 2 dan)
Gote : KAI Tomomi (Jo-ryu Oi , Jo-o)

(diagram 1)

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





KAI selected Gokigen Nakabisha as the opening of this game . UEDA quickly advanced her right Silver and made a Chosoku San-Nana Gin attacking formation .

Replying UEDA's 9.K-7h , KAI pushed the 5th file Pawn with 9...P-5f to open the battle .

(diagram 2)

10.Px5f Rx5f
11.Bx3c+ Sx3c
12.B*6e R-5c
13.N-3g S-4b
14.P-2d P-6d
15.P*5d R-5a
16.B-5f Px2d
17.Rx2d G-3b
18.Rx3d S-3c
19.R-3e K-8b
20.N-4e Rx5d
21.Nx3c+ Nx3c
22.S-5e R-5a
23.P*2d B*2f
24.P*5d P*2b
25.G4i-5h S-7b
26.Rx3c+ Gx3c
27.S*4b P*5g
(diagram 2)

After exchanging Bishops and 5th file Pawns , UEDA dropped a Bishop with 12.B*6e forking the 5f-Rook and the 4c-Pawn . KAI let her Rook escape with 12...R-5c protecting the 4c-Pawn in the same time .

UEDA jumped her right Knight with 13.N-3g and continued attacking . KAI also dropped a Bishop with 23...B*2f attacking the 3e-Rook . Then UEDA sacrificed her Rook with 24.Rx3c+ and still continued attacking . The game became very rough one .

(diagram 3)

28.G5h-6h R*2h
29.Sx5a+ Gx5a
30.R*3a N*4a
31.K-7g B-4h+
32.P-5c+ P-5h+
33.B-4e +Px6h
34.Sx6h +Bx4g
35.P*5h +Bx5h
36.Gx5h Rx5h+
37.B*3e +Rx5e
38.Bx7b+ Kx7b
39.N*7e B*6i
40.+P-6c resigns
(diagram 3)

After 79 moves , UEDA won the game .

Jo-o title match has just started !

Shogi News ; The 4th Mynavi Joshi open ; Jo-o 5 games title match


The 1st game of the Jo-o title match between KAI Tomomi and UEDA Hatsue has just started 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 5 April 2011 9:00 A.M. (JST) at Jin'ya , tsurumaki onsen , Hadano city , Kanagawa .


You can see the game nearly real time on the Net .
http://mynavi-open.jp/110405/4-01.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)
http://mynavi-open.jp/110405/4-01_f.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


KAI Tomomi (Jo-ryu Oi , Jo-o)
UEDA Hatsumi (Jo-ryu 2 dan)