HABU won the 1st game of the Kisei sen title match !

Shogi News ; The 82nd Kisei sen ; 5 games title match


6:25 P.M. (JST) , 11 June 2011 , after 90 moves , HABU won the game . The score of this match becomes "HABU 1 --- 0 FUKAURA" .

The 2nd game of this match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 25 June 2011 .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/
(Public site , written in Japanese language)
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/20110611.html
(game record , Flash version , written in Japanese language)
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/20110611_j.html
(game record , Java version , written in Japanese language)
http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/kisei/
(blog about Kisei sen , written in Japanese)


Sente : FUKAURA Kouichi (9 dan)
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-7f P-8d
3.P-6f S-4b
4.S-6h S-6b
5.P-5f P-5d
6.S-4h G-3b
7.G4i-5h K-4a
8.G-6g P-7d
9.S-7g S-3c
10.B-7i B-3a
11.P-3f S-7c
12.S-3g S-6d
13.G-7h R-5b
(diagram 1)

Until 2...P-8d , HABU shown his attitude to select Yokofudori for the opening of this game . FUKAURA closed his Bishop line with 3.P-6f and started making Yagura gakoi to reject Yokofudori .

FUKAURA was developing his camp without moving 6i-Gold to select FUJII ryu Hayagakoi strategy . HABU quickly advanced his right Silver onto 6d to disturb FUKAURA's strategy . FUKAURA gave up to continue his strategy and moved up the 6i-Gold with 13.G-7h . HABU slid his Rook with 13...R-5b to attack this file .

(diagram 2)

14.K-6i N-7c
15.S-4f S-4d
16.P-2e P-5e
17.Px5e S6dx5e
18.Sx5e Sx5e
19.P-2d Px2d
20.Bx2d P*2c
21.B-1e S-5f
22.Gx5f Rx5f
23.B-3g S*3i
24.R-1h G*2g
25.G-6g R-5b
26.Bx7c+ Gx1h
27.P*5c Bx5c
28.P*5d B-2f
29.Lx1h G-6b
30.+Bx9a Rx5d
31.L*5f R-4d
32.P-4f P*5g
(diagram 2)

HABU added his left Silver to attacking with 15...S-4d and started attacking with 16...P-5e . While HABU exchanged the pieces in the 5th file , FUKAURA also exchanged Pawns in the 2nd file and backed his Bishop with 23.B-3g aiming at the 7c-Knight .

HABU didn't protect the Knight but dropped a Silver with 23...S-3i attacking the 2h-Rook . FUKAURA sacrificed his Rook and tried to continue attacking . However , HABU's 5g-Pawn drop seemed to make FUKAURA's King dangerous .

(diagram 3)

33.G*6h R*5i
34.K-7h P-5h+
35.N*3g K-3a
36.P-6e P-7e
37.+B-5e P*5d
38.+B-8b Px7f
39.Gx7f S-4h=
40.P-4e S-5g+
41.Px4d +Px6h
42.Sx6h +Sx6h
43.Kx6h Rx5f+
44.R*7a K-2b
45.Px4c+ G*6g
46.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 90 moves , HABU won the game .