WATANABE won again . (Oza sen 2nd game)

Shogi News ; The 59th Oza sen ; 5th game title match


21:56 P.M. (JST) , 20 September 2011 , after 106 moves , WATANABE won the 2nd game of this match . The score of this match becomes "HABU 0 --- 2 WATANABE" . Then WATANABE needs only 1 more win to get the Oza title . In the other hand , HABU needs 3 continuous wins without any other loses to defend his title .

The 3rd game of this match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 27 September 2011 at Tendo-onsen Spa Shohakutei-Azumasou , Tendou city , Yamagata .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ouza/kifu/ouza20110920.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)

http://live.shogi.or.jp/ouza/
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http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/ouza/
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Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Oi , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-8d
2.P-2e P-8e
3.G-7h G-3b
4.P-2d Px2d
5.Rx2d P*2c
6.R-2f S-7b
7.S-3h P-6d
8.P-7f P-8f
9.Px8f Rx8f
10.P*8g R-8b
11.K-5h S-6c
12.P-3f P-3d
13.P-3e Px3e
14.S-3g Bx8h+
15.Sx8h S-2b
16.P*3d G-5b
17.S-4f S-5d
18.G-3h P-4d
19.P-7e K-4b
20.N-7g P-1d
21.Sx3e S-4c
22.N-3g B*5d
(diagram 1)

HABU selected Aigakari as the opening of this game and WATANABE accepted it . After the 2nd file Pawn exchange , HABU backed his Rook with 6.R-2f and advanced the right Silver to make Nakahara ryu San-Nana Gin senpou attacking form .

WATANABE exchanged the Bishops with 14...Bx8h+ and made Koshikakegin form with 17...S-5d to defend .

HABU jumped both Knight to prepare attacking and WATANABE dropped a Bishop with 22...B*5d threatening the Knights' head .

(diagram 2)

23.R-6f P-2d
24.Rx6d P*6c
25.R-6f P*3f
26.P-5f Px3g+
27.Gx3g P-6d
28.Rx6d B-6c
29.G-3h S-2c
30.P*2b Gx2b
31.N-6e R-6b
32.P-7d Px7d
33.B*8d P*6a
34.N-7c+ Nx7c
35.Bx7c+ B-5d
36.+Bx6b Px6b
37.N*3c Nx3c
38.Px3c+ Gx3c
39.R*2a N*4a
40.Rx5d Px5d
41.B*3a K-5a
42.N*5c S2c-3b
43.Nx4a+ Sx4a
44.N*5c S4a-3b
45.Rx1a+ N*2a
46.P*3d G-2c
47.+R-1b P-6c
48.Sx4d N*4e
49.P-3c+ Nx3c
50.Sx4c= Sx4c
51.+Rx2c K-6b
52.P*7c S*5g
53.K-5i B*9e
54.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 106 moves , WATANABE won the game .