SHIMIZU won the 2nd game .

Shogi News ; The 1st Jo-ryu Oza sen ; 5 games match


5:49 P.M. (JST) , 3 Novemer 2011 , after 104 moves , SHIMIZU won the 2nd game . The score of this match becomes "SHIMIZU 1 --- 1 KATO" .

The 3rd game of this match will start 10:00 A.M. (JST) 19 November 2011 at the Ritz Carlton Osaka .


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Sente : KATO Momoko (1 kyu)
Gote : SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu 6 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.G-7h P-3d
4.P-2e P-8e
5.P-2d Px2d
6.Rx2d P-8f
7.Px8f Rx8f
8.Rx3d B-3c
9.R-3f R-8d
10.R-2f S-2b
11.P*8g K-5b
12.K-5h P-1d
13.G-3h P-1e
14.S-4h P-9d
15.P-3f P*8f
(diagram 1)

SHIMIZU selected Yokofudori as the opening of this game and KATO accepted it . SHIMIZU developed her camp a form so called Yokofudori NAITOU ryu or Kuchu sen (means dog fight ) .

KATO made her camp Nakazumai Gyoku & Kin biraki form . Just after KATO's 15.P-3f to develop attacking form , SHIMIZU dropped a Pawn with 15...P*8f to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

16.Px8f Rx8f
17.P-3e R-8e
18.P-7e Rx7e
19.N-7g Rx3e
20.S-3g G-7b
21.R-8f P*8e
22.R-5f S-6b
23.S-6h P-7d
24.S-3f R-5e
25.R-4f N-7c
26.N-3g R-5d
27.S-4e R-2d
28.P*2f R-6d
29.R-3f P*3d
30.R-7f P-9e
31.P*8d S-2c
32.N-2e B-5e
33.P-4f P*2d
34.P*3c G-4b
35.S-5f Bx4f
36.S-6e Nx6e
37.Rx4f Px2e
38.Nx8e S*3e
39.R-8f N*4f
40.K-6i Nx3h+
41.P*7c G-7a
42.P-8c+ P*8g
43.B-6f R-4d
44.Bx4d Px4d
45.P-6f B*4g
46.K-7i G*6i
47.K-8i Gx6h
48.Gx6h S*7g
49.Rx8g Sx6h=
50.P*4c Kx4c
51.B*7f G*7g
52.R*2b Gx7f
53.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 104 moves , SHIMIZU won the game .