SATO won the 2nd game ! (Shin jin ou sen)

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


5:48 P.M. (JST) , 11 October 2011 , after 118 moves , SATO won the game . Then the score of this match becomes "TOYOSHIMA 1 --- 1 SATO" .
The 3rd game of the match will start 10:00 A.M. (JST) , 24 October 2011 .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/shinjin/kifu/shinjin20111011.html
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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.Rx3d B-3c
9.R-3f S-2b
10.P*8g R-8d
11.R-2f K-5b
12.K-5h P-7d
13.G-3h S-6b
14.S-4h N-7c
15.P-1f G-5a
16.P-1e S-2c
17.Bx3c+ Nx3c
18.S-8h P*2d
19.S-7g P-9d
20.P-3f P-2e
21.R-2h P-7e
(diagram 1)

SATO selected Yokofudori as the opening of this game and TOYOSHIMA accepted it . Replying TOSYOHIMA's 10.P*8g , SATO backed his Rook with 10...R-8d and SATO made MATSUO ryu Go-Ni Gyoku gata NAKAHRA gakoi .

TOYOSHIMA advanced the 1st file Pawn with 16.P-1e threatening the line with P-1d;Px1d , P*1b;Lx1b , B*2a . SATO moved up his left Silver with 16...S-2c to avoid the line . TOYOSHIMA exchanged the Bishops with 17.Bx3c+ and advanced the left Silver onto 7g .

SATO drove away TOYOSHIMA's Rook with 20...P-2e and started attacking with 21...P-7e .

(diagram 2)

22.Px7e P-1d
23.Px1d Lx1d
24.P*1e Lx1e
25.Lx1e P*1d
26.P-7d Rx7d
27.B*8c R-5d
28.P*7d P*8b
29.L*5f R-6d
30.B-7b+ Rx7d
31.+Bx8b N-8e
32.+B-8c R-2d
33.P*7d B*6d
34.S-6f P*7g
35.Nx7g Nx7g+
36.Sx7g Px1e
37.P-7c+ Sx7c
38.Lx5c= Kx5c
39.N*6e K-4b
40.Nx7c+ Bx2h+
41.Gx2h N*8e
42.S-6h P*7f
43.+Nx6c P-7g+
44.Gx7g Nx7g+
45.Sx7g L*6a
46.B*5c K-4a
47.+B-7c L*6b
48.N*6d P*5b
49.+Nx6b Gx6b
50.+Bx6b Lx6b
51.Bx6b+ Rx6d
52.L*6f P*6e
53.+B-7c R-1d
54.P*2d Px6f
55.Px2c+ Px6g+
56.Kx6g N*7e
57.K-6h L*6e
58.P*6f Lx6f
59.Sx6f R*8h
60.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 118 moves , SATO won the game .