SATOMI defends her title "Jo-ryu Meijin"

Shogi News : The 38th Jo-ryu Meijin sen ; 5 games title match


5:04 P.M. (JST) , 15 February 2012 , after 138 moves , SATOMI won the game . The score of this match becomes "SATOMI 3 --- 1 SHIMIZU " and SATOMI succeeded to defend her title Jo-ryu Meijin .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryumeijin/kifu/38/joryumeijin201202150101.html
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Sente : SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu 6 dan)
Gote : SATOMI Kana (Jo-ryu Meijin , Jo-ryu Osho , Kurashiki Touka)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-7f P-4d
3.S-4h R-4b
4.K-6h K-6b
5.K-7h S-7b
6.P-5f K-7a
7.S-5g S-3b
8.G4i-5h G4a-5b
9.B-7g P-6d
10.K-8h P-7d
11.L-9h N-7c
12.P-6f P-4e
13.K-9i B-3c
14.S-8h S-4c
15.G-6g S-4d
16.P-3f G-6c
17.P-2e P-5d
18.G-7i P-9d
19.B-5i K-8b
20.B-2f P-1d
21.P-1f S-5c
22.R-7h B-4d
23.B-3g P-8d
24.P-7e Px7e
25.Rx7e S-8c
26.R-7h G-7b
27.R-2h B-3c
28.S-6h R-4a
29.S6h-7g P-9e
30.P*7e K-9b
31.S-7f S-6b
32.R-7h R-4b
33.P-8f K-8a
34.R-4h S-7a
35.G-7g B-2b
36.R-5h P-4f
(diagram 1)

SATOMI selected Shiken Bisha as the opening of this game . SHIMIZU made Ibisha Anaguma , the most effective counter-plan for Shiken Bisha . While SATOMI developed her Kakoi to Ginkanmuri , SHIMIZU exchanged the 7th file Pawn and got a Kurai by 30.P*7e .

SATOMI pushed the 4th file Pawn with 36...P-4f and the battle started .

(diagram 2)

37.Bx4f N-3c
38.R-2h B-1c
39.P-2d Px2d
40.P-1e P-2e
41.P*2d Rx4f
42.Px4f Bx2d
43.R*4a B*5g
44.G7i-7h B5gx4f+
45.R-4h P*4g
46.Rx4f+ Bx4f
47.Rx4g P*4e
48.B*2b B-2d
49.Bx1a+ P-4f
50.R-2g R*4h
51.+B-1b P-4g+
52.+Bx3d B-4f
53.P-5e +P-5h
54.+B-5f +P-6h
55.S7f-8g P*7f
56.+Bx4f Px7g+
57.Rx7g +Px7h
58.Sx7h P*7f
59.Rx7f Rx4f+
60.B*5b B*6e
61.R-7g +Rx6f
62.L*7i P-9f
63.Px9f +Rx7g
64.Nx7g Bx9h+
65.Kx9h L*9b
66.S7h-8g Lx9f
67.P*9g Lx9g+
68.Sx9g Lx9g+
69.Kx9g R*8i
70.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 138 moves SATOMI won the game .