SATO becomes the 42nd Shin jin ou !

Shogi News ; The 42nd Shin jin ou sen ; final 3 games match


5:33 P.M. (JST) , 24 October 2011 , after 100 moves , SATO won this game and he becomes the 42nd Shin jin ou .



You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/shinjin/kifu/shinjin20111024.html
(Flash version , written in Japaense language)

http://live.shogi.or.jp/shinjin/index.html
(The official site of the Shin jin ou sen , written in Japanese language)
http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/shinjin/
(The official blog of the Shin jin ou sen , written in Japanese language)


Sente : TOYOSHIMA Masayuki ( 6 dan)
Gote : SATO Amahiko (6 dan)

(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.R-2f R-8b
9.P*8g P*2c
10.S-3h S-7b
11.P-1f P-1d
12.R-3f G-3c
13.B-7g K-4b
14.S-8h P-7d
15.P-8f S-7c
16.S-8g S-6d
17.K-6h G-5b
18.P-6f P-7e
19.G-5h Px7f
20.Sx7f P*7e
21.S-8g S-7c
22.G5h-6g P-6d
23.R-2f S-7d
24.P-4f N-7c
25.S-4g G-3b
26.P-4e R-6b
27.S-5h P-9d
28.K-7i P-9e
29.G6g-6h R-8b
30.P-6e
(diagram 1)

SATO selected Yokofudori as the opening of this game , however TOYOSHIMA declined it by 8.R-2f and the opening of this game transposed to a variation of Aigakari .

After some moves , TOYOSHIMA slid his Rook with 12.R-3f aiming at the 3d-Pawn . SATO moved up his left Gold with 12...G-3c to protect the Pawn . TOYOSHIMA started making Ginkanmuri and SATO advanced his right Silver onto 6d , exchanged the 7th file Pawns .

Although TOYOSHIMA succeeded to make Ginkanmuri , his Kakoi has a defect in the 7th file . TOYOSHIMA pushed the 6th file Pawn with 30.P-6e to open a battle .

(diagram 2)

30...Sx6e
31.P*7b Bx7g+
32.Nx7g S-7f
33.Sx7f Px7f
34.Rx7f P*7e
35.R-2f P-9f
36.Px9f P*9h
37.Lx9h B*5d
38.P*2b Sx2b
39.P-7a+ P-7f
40.P*7d Px7g+
41.Px7c+ +Px7h
42.Kx7h Bx9h+
43.+Px8b N*7f
44.K-6g L*6f
45.Rx6f S*7e
46.B*7d Sx6f
47.Kx6f G*6e
48.Bx6e Px6e
49.K-7e Nx6h+
50.+Px9a B*6f
51.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 100 moves , SATO won the game .