HABU won the final game !

Shogi News ; The 19th Tatsujin sen tournament ; final game


P.M. 3:01 (JST) , 3 September 2011 , after 138 moves , HABU won the final game of the 19th Tatsujin sen tournament .


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Sente : SATO Yasumitsu (9 dan)
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Kisei , Oza)

(diagram 1)

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




After pushing the 1st file Pawns , HABU selected Gokigen Nakabisha as the opening of this game . SATO quickly advanced his right Silver making Chosoku San-Nana Gin senpou attacking form .

HABU moved up the left Silver with 9...S-4b and pushed the 5th file Pawn with 10...P-5f to exchange the Pawns .

(diagram 2)

11.Px5f Rx5f
12.Bx3c+ Sx3c
13.P-3e Px3e
14.B*4e R-5a
15.Bx2c+ P*2b
16.+B-4e B*3f
17.+Bx3e Bx4g+
18.G-4h +B-6e
19.P-2d G-3b
20.S-6h S-4d
21.+B-3f K-8b
22.S-7g S-5e
23.S-5g S-7b
24.P-1e +B-5d
25.+B-4g P*5f
26.S5g-6h +B-6d
27.R-2f N-3c
28.N-3g P-4d
29.P*5h N-4e
30.N-2e G-4c
(diagram 2)

Replying HABU's 5th file Pawn exchange , SATO exchanged the Bishops and dropped it with 14.B*4e after sacrificing the 3rd file Pawn with 13.P-3e . SATO succeeded to make a promoted Bishop . HABU drove away the promoted Bishop and he also made a promoted Bishop .

After some moves , SATO's attacking pieces all driven away and HABU's all attacking pieces became very effective .

(diagram 3)

31.R-3f P*3e
32.R-2f Px1e
33.P*4f G-3d
34.P-9f P-9d
35.K-8h +B-7d
36.Px4e Px4e
37.G-7h P-4f
38.+B-3g R-5c
39.S-6f G-4e
40.Sx5e Rx5e
41.S*7e P-3f
42.Rx3f Gx3f
43.+Bx3f +B-6e
44.S-6f +B-6d
45.Sx5e +Bx5e
46.G*6f +B-6d
47.N-3c+ R*3i
48.+B-2e P-4g+
49.R*4a +Px4h
50.+Bx6a Sx6a
51.Rx6a+ G*7a
52.+Rx1a +Px5h
53.S-7i S*6i
54.G-7g S*6h
55.N*7e Sx7i+
56.Nx8c+ Kx8c
57.S*8d K-7b
58.G*8c K-6b
59.+Rx7a K-5c
60.+R-5a K-4d
61.G*3d Rx3d+
62.+Nx3d Kx3d
63.R*5d S*4d
64.Rx6d Px6d
65.B*5b K-3e
66.B-6c+ P*4e
67.Gx5f N*7d
68.+R-3a P*3c
69.L*3i K-2f
70.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 138 moves , HABU won the game .