Yokofudori ; NAITOU ryu ; Ai Nakazumai Gyoku gata

Shogi Game record : The 4th Asahi cup Shogi open ; 2nd pre-round


The shogi game of the Asahi cup 2nd pre-round between KIMURA Kazuki and IIJIMA Eiji started 2:00 P.M. (JST) , 4 November 2010 .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/4/kifu/20101104asahi_13.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : KIMURA Kauki (8 dan)
Gote : IIJIMA Eiji (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.G-7h P-8d
4.P-2e P-8e
5.P-2d Px2d
6.Rx2d P-8f
7.Px8f Rx8f
8.Rx3d B-3c
9.R-3f S-2b
10.K-5h K-5b
11.G-3h R-8d
12.P*8g R-2d
13.S-2h G-7b
14.P-7e P-7d
15.R-8f P*8b
16.R-7f Bx8h+
17.Sx8h P*2g
18.Sx2g B*5d
19.P*2e Rx2e
20.S-2f R-5e
21.R-5f Rx5f
22.Px5f Px7e
23.P*2h P-1d
24.S-3e S-6b
25.P-5e B-6e
26.S-7g P-1e
27.S-6f B-8c
28.P-2g P-1f
29.Px1f P*1h
(diagram 1)

IIJIMA selected Yokofudori as the opening of this game and KIMURA accepted it by 8.Rx3d . IIJIMA moved up his Bishop with 8...B-3c the most common line of Yokofudori games .

KIMURA backed his Rook with 9.R-3f and moved up his King with 10.K-5h making Nakazumai Gyoku form . IIJIMA also made Nakazumai Gyoku form with 10...K-5b and backed his Rook with 11...R-8d . Then the variation of this game ran along a classical line of Yokofudori .

They exchanged the Bihsops and IIJIMA dropped a Bishop with ...B*5d trying to break KIMURA's camp . KIMURA prevented to be broken his camp , however IIJIMA trying to break the 1st file .

(diagram 2)

30.Lx1h R*1i
31.G-2h Lx1f
32.P*1g P*3h
33.B*1b G-3a
34.Px1f P-3i+
35.L*3b Gx3b
36.Bx2a+ G-3a
37.+Bx3a Sx3a
38.R*2a S-4b
39.G*4a P*3a
40.Gx4b Kx4b
41.R-2b+ L*3b
42.S-3d +Px2i
43.N*4d Px4d
44.S*4c K-5a
45.+Rx3a N*4a
46.+Rx3b K-6a
47.+Rx4a N*5a
48.N*9e B*6i
49.Kx6i Bx4g+
50.K-7i +Px2h
51.K-8h K-7a
52.S-5b+ +B-6i
53.L*7d N-7c
54.B*6a G*8d
55.+R-4b Gx9e
56.+Sx6b resigns
(diagram 2)

After 111 moves , KIMURA won the game .

Ai Furibisha ; Sente Nakabisha vs Gote Mukai Bisha

Shogi Game record : The 4th Asahi cup Shogi open ; 2nd pre-round


A shogi game of the Asahi cup Shogi open 2nd pre-round between TOYOKAWA Takahiro and IIJIMA Eiji started 10:00 A.M. (JST) , 4 November 2010 .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/4/kifu/20101104asahi_12.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
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Sente : TOYOKAWA Takahiro (7 dan)
Gote : IIJIMA Eiji (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-5f P-3d
2.R-5h B-3c
3.P-7f P-4d
4.P-5e R-2b
5.P-5d Px5d
6.Rx5d R-5b
7.Rx5b+ G6ax5b
8.G-6h K-6a
9.S-3h K-7b
10.P-9f S-3b
11.P-9e S-8b
12.S-7h G-6b
13.K-4h P-4e
14.P-6f P-1d
15.B-7g P-1e
16.K-3i P-3e
17.K-2h B-5e
18.P-6e Bx7g+
19.Nx7g N-3c
20.P-2f P-2d
21.P*5d P*5b
22.S-2g P-4f
23.Px4f R*4g
24.R*4h Rx4h+
25.Gx4h P-2e
26.Px2e R*5i
27.R*4i Rx5d+
28.G6h-5g S-7a
29.S-6g P*4e
30.B*6f +R-3d
31.G-3h Px4f
32.Gx4f P*4e
33.G4f-4g +Rx2e
34.P*2f +R-2d
35.P-8f S-4c
36.P-8e S-3d
37.R-8i P-4f
38.G-5g P*2e
(diagram 1)

TOYOKAWA pushed the 5th file Pawn with 1.P-5f and ranged the Rook with 2.R-5h making Nakabisha formation . IIJIMA moved up the Bishop with 2...B-3c and ranged the Rook with 4...R-2b making Mukai Bisha form . Then the opening of this game became Ai Furibisha .

TOYOKAWA exchanged the 5th file Pawns and IIJIMA swung back his Rook with 6...R-5b facing the Rooks . They exchanged the Rooks and developed their each camp .

During the battle , TOYOKAWA made Ginkanmuri and IIJIMA made Kin musou After some moves , IIJIMA started attacking the 2nd file , the weakest point of TOYOKAWA's Ginkanmuri .

(diagram 2)

39.Px2e Sx2e
40.P*2f Sx2f
41.Sx2f +Rx2f
42.P*2g +R-2d
43.S*4d N-4e
44.Gx4f B*5g
45.Sx3e Bx4f+
46.Sx4f P*2f
47.B*3e Px2g+
48.Gx2g +R-3d
49.P-8d Px8d
50.P*8b Sx8b
51.B6f-4d S*5c
52.Bx1a+ N-5g+
53.P*5d +Rx3e
54.Sx3e Sx5d
55.L*5i +Nx6g
56.Lx5d B*5g
57.+B-4d P*4c
58.+Bx6b Kx6b
59.P-6d S*3i
60.K-1h Bx3e+
61.Rx3i P*2f
62.Px6c+ Kx6c
63.R*6e P*6d
64.Rx3e Px2g+
65.Kx2g P*2f
66.Kx2f S*4d
67.G*5c Px5c
68.Lx5c+ Kx5c
69.S*5d Kx5d
70.S*5e Sx5e
71.B*3f L*4e
72.Bx4e K-5c
73.Bx8a+ S*4d
74.Rx5e Sx5e
75.N*4e K-4b
76.S*3c K-3a
77.L*3f R*2h
78.P*2g P*2e
79.Kx1e B*5g
80.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 158 moves , IIJIMA won the game .

Shogi news : HABU beated IIJIMA's Ittezon Kakukawari . (NHK cup)

Shogi News: The 58th NHK cup TV Shogi tournament

A game of NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between HABU and IIJIMA was broadcasted 21 December 2008 .


Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Osho , Kisei , Oza )
Gote: IIJIMA Eiji (6 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-7f G-3b
3.P-2e Bx8h+
4.Sx8h S-2b
5.S-4h S-3c
6.P-3f S-7b
7.S-3g P-6d
8.S-4f S-6c
9.K-6h S-5d
10.S-7g P-8d
(diagram 1)





IIJIMA selected "Ittezon Kakukawari" as the opening of this game . HABU pushed his Rook Pawn with P-2e . IIJIMA exchanged the Bishops and he advanced his left Silver to 3c square . HABU selcted "Hayakuri Gin" as a counter plan .

(diagram2 )

11.P-3e Px3e
12.Sx3e P-8e
13.K-7i P-8f
14.Px8f P*8e
15.Px8e Rx8e
16.S-4f P*8f
17.P*8h B*9b
18.B*9f R-8b
19.G4i-5h P-6e
20.P-5f G-5b
21.S-3e P-9d
22.P-2d Px2d
23.Sx2d Sx2d
24.Rx2d P*2c
25.R-3d N-3c
26.S*7a R-8d
27.P-5e S*4e
(diagram 2)

HABU started attacking in 3rd file with P-3e . IIJIMA advanced his Rook Pawn with P-8e and counterattacked in 8th file with P-8f . When HABU moved 16.S-4f , you may think IIJIMA could promote his Rook with 16...R-8g+ . But HABU had a counter 17.R-8h +Rx8h 18. Sx8h . After Sx8h , HABU can drop his Rook on 8b . Then IIJIMA dropped a Pawn with P*8f . Both players dropped their Bishops and after some moves HABU attacked in right wing and tried to continue attacking with Rook sacrifice .

(diagram 3)

28.Px5d Sx3d
29.S*6c P-7d
30.Sx5b+ Kx5b
31.G*7e P-9e
32.Gx8d Px9f
33.R*7b K-4a
34.Px5c+ K-3a
35.S-8b+ B*3e
36.P*5g Bx5c
37.+Sx9a Px9g+
38.Lx9g R*9i
39.Rx9b+ S*9h
40.K-6h Rx8i+
41.+Rx8a K-2b
42.N*4f S-4e
43.B*7h +R-9i
44.P*3d P*5f
45.Px3c+ Gx3c
46.P*3d Px5g+
47.Gx5g P*5f
48.Px3c+ Kx3c
49.G5g-5h P-8g+
50.Px8g S-8i=
51.Bx8i +Rx8i
52.S*7h +R-9i
53.N*3g Bx9g+
54.Nx4e K-4d
55.+R-5a L*5c
56.Nx5c+ P-5g+
57.Gx5g B*7i
58.K-5i Bx5g+
59.+Nx4c resigns
(diagram 3)


After 117 moved HABU won the game .

SUZUKI won with Gokigen Nakabisha . (Asahi cup) ; Shogi News

Shogi News; The 2nd Asahi cup Shogi Open .

A game of Asahi cup preround tournament between IIJIMA and SUZUKI started 10:00 A.M. 7 November 2008 .

You can see the game record on the Net.
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/2/kifu/20081107asahi_11.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente; IIJIMA Eiji (6 dan)
Gote; SUZUKI Daisuke (8 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-7f P-5d
3.P-2e R-5b
4.Bx2b+ Sx2b
5.G4i-5h K-6b
6.K-6h K-7b
7.S-4h K-8b
8.P-4f S-7b







SUZUKI selected "Gokigen Nakabisha" , in this game . It is his favorit opening . IIJIMA exchanged the Bithop ; "MARUYAMA vaccin" line , and he moved 5.G4i-5h ; IIJIMA's variation .

By IIJIMA's variation sente can make "Ibisha Anaguma" , because different from "Shin MARUYAMA vaccin" with "SATO's shinte line" , sente doesn't move 7i Gold in early stage of the game .

SUZUKI completed his "Mino gakoi" ; S-7b .

(diagram 2)

9.S-4g P-9d
10.K-7h S-3c
11.P-9f R-2b
12.P-1f P-1d
13.B*5c B*4d
14.Bx4d+ Sx4d
15.K-8h N-3c
16.G-7h R-2a
17.P-3f G-4b
18.N-3g S-5e
19.S-6h B*6d
20.R-4h P-2d
21.P-5f Px2e


SUZUKI moved his Rook from 5b to 2b . IIJIMA moved his King to 8h and make his King safty by G-7h in the same time this move prepared making "Ibisha Anaguma" safty . But IIJIMA couldn't make "Ibisha Anaguma" , because SUZUKI started attacking with 5e Silver and 6d Bishop .

(diagram 3)

22.Px5e P-2f
23.N-4e Nx4e
24.Px4e Bx5e
25.N*6f Bx1i+
26.R-4i +B-3g
27.P-4d Px4d
28.S-5f G-5c
29.B*4b G-4c
30.B-8f+ L*8d
31.+B-7g R-2e
32.P-7e N*6d
33.P-7d Nx5f
34.S-5g S*6e
35.S*4g +B-5e
36.P-3e P-2g+
37.S4gx5f Sx5f
38.Px7c+ Sx7c
39.P*7d S-6d
40.N*7f S5f-6e
41.S-4f +B-5f
42.Nx6d Px6d
43.G-4g +Bx4g
44.Rx4g +P-3g
45.Sx3g R-2i+
46.S*7f N*8e
47.Sx6e Nx7g+
48.Nx7g S*9g
49.Kx9g +Rx9i
50.N*9h B*7e
51.resigns

After 100 moves , SUZUKI won the game .

Shogi News; NHK cup tournament; IIJIMA beated A class player !

Shogi News; The 58th NHK cup TV Shogi tournament .

A game of NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between MIURA and IIJIMA was broadcasted 31 August 2008 .

Sente; MIURA Hiroyuki (8 dan)
Gote; IIJIMA Eiji (5 dan)

(diagram 1)

1. P-7f P-3d
2. P-2f G-3b
3. G-7h Bx8h+
4. Sx8h S-4b
5. S-3h S-6b
6. P-1f P-1d
7. K-6h P-6d
8. P-9f P-9d
9. P-3f S-6c
10. P-4f K-4a
11. N-3g G-5b
12. S-4g K-3a
(diagram 1)


IIJIMA led the opening to "Ittezon Kakukawari " . He exchanged the Bishops before pushing his Rook's Pawn . When MIURA pushed a Pawn ;P-3f , he seemed to select "Hayakuri Gin " , but he selected "Koshikake Gin" .

(diagram 2)

13. G-5h P-7d
14. K-7i S-5d
15. S-5f P-8d
16. S-7g N-7c
17. G-6h(5h) P-6e
18. P-2e B*6d
19. G-5h S-3c
20. G-4g R-6b
(diagram 2)






Both MIURA and IIJIMA made "Koshikake Gin" formation ; S-5f & S-5d . IIJIMA pushed 6th file Pawn to 6e and dropped hisBishop at 6d to disturb MIURA's attacking and to attack left side of MIURA's camp.

(diagram 3)

21. P-6f Px6f
22. Sx6f S-4d
23. P-2d Px2d
24. P*6e Nx6e
25. B*8c G-6c
26. Sx6e(6f) Sx6e
27. Sx6e B-5e
28. S*7a Bx9i+
29. Sx6b+ Gx6b
30. Bx7d+ P*6g
31. R*5a K-2b
32. P*2c K-1b
33. +B-4a L*6f
34. K-6i P-6h+
35. Gx6h Lx6h+
36. Kx6h +Bx8i
37. +Bx3b S*6g
38. K-7g +B-7h
39. Rx7h Sx7h+
40. Kx7h N*6f
41. K-6g S*7h
42. Kx6f R*6g
43. K-7e P*7d
44. Kx7d G*7c
45. K-7e P*7d
46. Sx7d Gx7d
47. Kx7d S*7c
48. K-7e S-6d
49. resign
(diagram 3)

MIURA start attakcing with P-6f.
After 96 moves until S-6d , IIJIMA won this game .