WATANABE sealed the 53rd move !

Shogi News ; The 24th Ryuo sen ; 7 games title match


Around 6:00 P.M. (JST) , WATANABE sealed the 53rd move and the game once stopped . The game will restart next morning 9:00 A.M. (JST) , and will end next evening .


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Sente : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo , Oza)
Gote : MARUYAMA Tadahisa (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-8d
3.P-2e G-3b
4.G-7h Bx8h+
5.Sx8h S-2b
6.S-3h S-3c
7.K-6h S-7b
8.S-7g P-6d
9.S-2g S-6c
10.S-2f P-1d
11.P-3f P-4d
12.P-3e
(diagram 1)


By 4...Bx8h+ , MARUYAMA selected Ittezon Kakugawari as the opening of this game . WATANABE advanced his right Silver onto 4f making Bougin attacking form and pushed the 3rd file Pawn with 12.P-3e to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

12...S-5d
13.Px3d Sx3d
14.K-7i N-3c
15.G-5h P-9d
16.P-5f S5d-4e
17.P-5e P-8e
18.K-8h P-6e
19.P-4f Sx4f
20.B*6d P-8f
21.Px8f G-6b
22.P-5d B*5e
23.Bx5c+ P-7d
24.R-3h P*5b
25.+Bx6b Kx6b
26.Rx3d P*8e
27.sealed
(diagram 2)

MARUYAMA made Koshikakegin form with 12...S-5d and replying WATANABE's attack , MARUYAMA jumped his left Knight to counter-attack .

WATANABE advanced the 5th file Pawn aiming at MARUYAMA's King , and let his King enter Yagura gakoi . WATANABE dropped a Bishop with 20.B*6d and sacrificed it to continue attacking .

WATANABE sealed the 53rd move and the game once stopped .