KUBO won the 4th game (Osho sen)

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


7:02 P.M. (JST) , 23 February 2012 , after 125 moves , KUBO won the 4th game of this match . Then the score of this match becomes "KUBO 1 --- 3 SATO" .

The 5th game of this match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 8 March 2012 at Imaiso , Kawazu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://mainichi.jp/enta/shougi/etc/kifu/120222.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 : KUBO Toshiaki (Osho , Kio)
Gote : SATO Yasumitsu (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-7e P-8d
3.R-7h P-8e
4.K-4h S-6b
5.R-7f Bx8h+
6.Sx8h S-2b
7.K-3h G-3b
8.K-2h P-1d
9.P-1f K-4b
10.S-3h K-3a
11.N-7g S-3c
12.P-7d Px7d
13.Rx7d K-2b
14.B*4f P*7c
15.R-7f G-7b
16.P*7d P-6d
17.Bx6d G-6c
18.B-4f
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening KUBO's sealed move 18.B-4f .

(diagram 2)

18...R-8d
19.P-8f Px8f
20.P*8e R-9d
21.G-7h P-4d
22.P-9f P-5d
23.P-5f P-5e
24.Bx5e P*5g
25.Px7c+ Nx7c
26.G-6h R-5d
27.B-4f P-8g+
28.Sx8g B*8h
29.L-9h B-7i+
30.G-7h +B-6i
31.Bx5g G-6d
32.B-8d G-7d
33.B-4h P-4e
34.P-8d P-4f
35.Px4f Gx8d
36.R-6f P*6a
37.R-8f P*7e
38.P*8c G-7d
39.P-8b+ N-6e
40.+P-7b S-5a
41.B-6f P-7f
42.Rx7f Nx7g+
43.Bx7g N*7e
44.N*6f Rx5f
45.Nx7d Rx7f
46.Sx7f +Bx7h
47.Bx3c+ Nx3c
48.P-1e P*4h
49.Gx4h +B-6i
50.R*4a R*5i
51.G-4i G*3a
52.Gx5i Gx4a
53.Gx6i R*9i
54.P*7i Rx9h+
55.P*5h Px1e
56.P*1c L*5b
57.Lx1e Lx5h+
58.G*1b Lx1b
59.Px1b+ K-3a
60.B*5c G3b-4b
61.Bx7e+ B*5f
62.+P-2b Kx2b
63.R*1b resigns
(diagram 2)

After 125 moves , KUBO won the game .