MARUYAMA becomes the challenger of the Ryuo sen title match !

Shogi News ; The 24th Ryuo sen ; Challenger deciding 3 games match


11:09 P.M. (JST) , 12 September 2011 , after 134 moves , MARUYAMA won the last game of the Ryuo sen challenger deciding match . Then MARUYAMA becomes the challenger of the 24th Ryuo sen 7 games title match .

The 1st game of the 24th Ryuo sen title match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 13 October 2011 at Hohoemino Yado Takinoyu , Tendo city , Yamagata .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20110912.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20110912_j.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)


http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/
(The official blog of the Ryuo sen , written in Japanese language)
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/
(The official site of the Ryuo sen , written in Japanese language)


Sente : KUBO Toshiaki (Osho , Kio)
Gote : MARUYAMA Tadahisa (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-7e K-4b
3.P-6f S-6b
4.R-7h P-6d
5.K-4h S-6c
6.S-3h S-3b
7.K-3i G6a-5b
8.S-6h K-3a
9.S-6g P-8d
10.K-2h B-3c
11.P-1f P-1d
12.S-5f P-8e
13.R-7f P-2d
14.B-7g K-2b
15.G6i-5h P-5d
16.S-4e S-2c
17.P-6e
(diagram 1)

KUBO advanced the 7th file Pawn with 2.P-7e to make ISHIDA ryu form in this game . MARUYAMA moved up his King with 2...K-4b forcing KUBO to close the Bishop line with 3.P-6f .

While KUBO was making Hon mino gakoi and ISHIDA ryu hongumi form , MARUYAMA made Hidari mino .

KUBO advanced his left Silver with 16.S-4e threatening MARUYAMA's Bishop head and started attacking with 17.P-6e .

(diagram 2)

17...Px6e
18.P-7d Px7d
19.R-5f P-6f
20.Rx6f Bx6f
21.Bx6f N-3c
22.P-1e G-3b
23.Px1d P*1b
24.B*4f P*6d
25.P*6e G-5c
26.S-5f P-4d
27.N-7g R-6b
28.B-8d R-6a
29.Px6d Sx6d
30.N-6e Sx6e
31.Sx6e Rx6e
32.P*6f R-2e
33.Bx9a+ G5c-4c
34.B-5a+ R*6i
35.L*1h Rx9i+
36.P-3f N*2a
37.S*5b S*4b
38.+B-6a P-3e
39.Sx4c= Gx4c
40.G5h-4h Px3f
41.P*3g Px3g+
42.Sx3g P*3f
43.Sx3f L*3d
44.+B-6d Lx3f
45.P*3g Lx3g+
46.Nx3g P*3f
47.Nx2e S*3g
48.Gx3g Px3g+
49.Kx3g Nx2e
50.K-2f S*3g
51.K-1f P-1c
52.S*3a Kx3a
53.L*3f P*3b
54.R*4a K-2b
55.+Bx3g Nx3g+
56.+Bx4c S*1e
57.Kx1e Px1d
58.K-2f +Nx3f
59.Kx3f G*4e
60.K-2f B*3e
61.K-3g L*3f
62.K-2h Sx4c
63.S*3a K-3c
64.P*3d Kx3d
65.N*2f Bx2f
66.Px2f B*3i
67.K-2i N*3g
68.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 134 moves , MARUYAMA won the game .