SATO won the 3rd game (Osho sen)

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


3:24 P.M. (JST) , 17 February 2012 after 95 moves , SATO won the 3rd game of this match . Then the score of this match becomes "KUBO 0 --- 3 SATO ".

The 4th game will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 22 February 2012 at Kakurinji temple , Kakogawa city , Hyogo .

You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://mainichi.jp/enta/shougi/etc/kifu/120216.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 S-4b
7.S-3g S-5c
8.S-4f S-4d
9.K-7h K-6b
10.G4i-5h K-7b
11.S-6h K-8b
12.S-7g L-9b
13.S-6f K-9a
14.N-3g S-8b
15.P-9f P-5f
16.Px5f Rx5f
17.N-4e B-1e
18.G5h-6h R-5a
19.P*5c Sx4e
20.Sx4e B-3g+
21.R-5h +Bx4g
22.S-5d G-7a
23.R-5i N*5f
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening KUBO's sealed move ; 23...N*5f .

(diagram 2)

24.G6h-5h +Bx3f
25.S*4e +B-2g
26.S6f-6e P*5g
27.G-4g +Bx4e
28.Sx4e S*6h
29.S4ex5f Sx6i=
30.Rx6i P-5h+
31.R-2i G-4b
32.Bx1a+ N-3c
33.+B-2b P*5e
34.Sx5e N-4e
35.S-4f G*5g
36.Sx4e +P-6h
37.K-8h Gx4g
38.N*7e Gx5c
39.L*8f G*7b
40.N*9e G-6d
41.N7ex8c=Sx8c
42.Nx8c= Gx8c
43.Lx8c+ P*8b
44.S*7b Gx7b
45.+Lx7b Gx6e
46.S*8c +P-7h
47.Kx7h R-5h+
48.G*6h resigns
(diagram 2)

After 95 moves , SATO won the game .