SATO won the 1st game ! (Osho sen title match)

Shogi News : The 61st Osho sen ; 7 games title match



6:37 P.M. (JST) , 9 January 2012 , after 111 moves SATO won the 1st game . Then the score of this match becomes "KUBO 0 --- 1 SATO" .

The 2nd game of this match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) 26 Januray 2012 , at Hotel Kagetsu , Ohtawara city , Gunma .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://mainichi.jp/enta/shougi/etc/kifu/120108.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)

http://mainichi.jp/enta/shougi/ohsho/
(The official site of the Osho sen , written in Japanese language)
http://mainichi.jp/enta/shougi/ohshoblog/
(The official blog of the Osho sen , written in Japanese language)


Sente : SATO Yasumitsu (9 dan)
Gote : KUBO Toshiaki (Osho , Kio)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-5d
3.P-2e R-5b
4.S-4h P-5e
5.K-6h B-3c
6.P-3f K-6b
7.S-3g P-4d
8.S-4f P-4e
9.Sx4e G-3b
10.Sx3d P-5f
11.Px5f Bx8h+
12.Sx8h K-7b
13.K-5g B*6e
14.B*4e Bx7f
15.P-3e G-6b
16.G-7h P*4d
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening KUBO's sealed move ; 16...P*4d .

(diagram 2)

17.B-1h B-6e
18.S-7g Rx5f
19.K-6h P*3c
20.Sx2c+ Gx2c
21.P-2d G-1d
22.P*5g R-5b
23.G-3h B-5d
24.Bx5d Rx5d
25.P-2c+ B*6d
26.B*3g Bx3g+
27.Nx3g S*3f
28.S-6f B*6d
29.B*4f B-5c
30.S-6e R-9d
31.R-2f S-4e
32.Nx4e Px4e
33.B-3g Bx3e
34.R-5f S-4b
35.P*3f B-4d
36.S*5e P-4f
37.Bx4f Bx5e
38.Bx5e N*5c
39.S-7f S*4e
40.R-6f S-4c
41.P*2b R-5d
42.B-2h S-4d
43.Px2a+ P*5f
44.Px5f Sx5f
45.G-4h N-4e
46.P*5h P*5g
47.B*3b Px5h+
48.K-7g R-5e
49.B-4c+ S-5g=
50.Gx5g Rx5g+
51.+Bx4d G*5d
52.+B-3e +R-4h
53.N*7d +Rx2h
54.+Bx6b Sx6b
55.G*8b K-6a
56.S*4c resigns
(diagram 2)

After 111 moves , SATO won the game .