WATANABE defend his title ; Ryuo !

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


6:06 P.M. (JST) , 2 December 2011 , after 117 moves , WATANABE won the game . Then the score of this match becomes "WATANABE 4 --- 1 MARUYAMA" , and WATANABE succeeded to defend his title ; Ryuo .



You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20111201-02.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/
(The official site of the Ryuo sen , written in Japanese language)
http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/
(The official blog of the Ryuo sen , written in Japanese language)


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

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f Bx8h+
3.Sx8h S-2b
4.S-3h S-7b
5.P-3f P-6d
6.P-2e S-3c
7.S-3g P-4d
8.K-6h S-6c
9.K-7h S-5d
10.S-7g G6a-5b
11.P-5f G-3b
12.S-4f K-4b
13.P-3e S-4c
14.Px3d S4cx3d
15.P*3f P-7d
16.G-6h P-8d
17.S-3e S-4c
18.N-3g K-3a
19.P-1f P-8e
20.P-2d Px2d
21.Sx2d Sx2d
22.Rx2d P*2c
23.R-2h P-8f
24.Sx8f S*6e
25.B*4f B*7c
26.S-7g P-4e
27.B-5e
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening WATANABE's sealed move; 27.B-5e .

(diagram 2)

27...P*3c
28.P*2d Px2d
29.Rx2d P-5d
30.P*2c Px5e
31.S*2b K-4a
32.Sx1a= P-7e
33.P-2b+ Px7f
34.S-8f P*2c
35.+Px2c G3b-4b
36.+P-1b G-5a
37.Rx2a+ K-5b
38.G4i-5h Px5f
39.L*5e S4c-5d
40.Lx5d Sx5d
41.P*5c K-4c
42.+R-2d B*5e
43.N*6f Gx5c
44.S-2b= L*5g
45.P*7d B-8d
46.Sx3c+ Bx3c
47.S*3d K-5b
48.+Rx3c Lx5h+
49.Gx5h S*4b
50.+R-2b P*8e
51.B*7a R-8c
52.L*4d Gx4d
53.Bx4d+ G*5c
54.Nx5d Gx4d
55.Nx4b+ Gx4b
56.S*7b Px8f
57.S*6a K-5c
58.+Rx4b K-5d
59.Sx4e resigns
(diagram 2)

After 117 moves , WATANABE won the game .