KATO won semifinal game

Shogi News ;

 The 7th  Mynavi Joshi open ; challenger deciding  tournament  semifinal

4:49 P.M. (JST)  ,  4  February  2014  ,  after  105  moves  ,  KATO  won the game  .  KATO  will  have  the  next  game  with  SHIMIZU  as  the  challenger  deciding  game  .


You  can  see  the  game record  on  the  Net  .
http://mynavi-open.jp/result/7/mynavi201402040101.html
(Flash  version  ,  written  in  Japanese  language)

http://mynavi-open.jp/index.html
(The  official  site  of  the  Mynavi Joshi open ,  written  in  Japanese  language)


Sente ; KATOU Momoko (1 kyu)
Gote : ITOU Sae (1 kyu)

(diagram 1)

 1.P-7f   P-3d  
 2.P-2f   P-4d  
 3.P-5f   G6a-5b
 4.S-4h   G-4c  
 5.G4i-5h P-5d  
 6.S-7h   G-3b  
 7.P-6f   S-6b  
 8.G-6g   K-4a  
 9.B-7i   B-3c 
 10.K-6h   S-2b 
 11.S-7g   P-7d 
 12.K-7h   B-4b  
 13.P-3f   S-3c 
 14.S-3g   S-7c 
 15.P-2e   P-7e 
 16.Px7e   Bx7e  
 17.P-3e   Px3e 
 18.Bx3e   S-7d 
 19.B-4f   R-9b 
 20.K-8h   B-8d  
 21.S-3f   S-3d 
 22.P-2d   Px2d 
 23.Rx2d   K-3a 
 24.G-7h   P*2c  
 25.R-2g   K-2b 
 26.P-5e   P*7f 
 (diagram 1)

 After  closing  the  Bishop line with  2...P-4d  and  ITOU selected  Uso-Yagura opening  , her  favorite line .  KATOU  also  started  making  Yagura  gakoi  by  Haya-gakoi  line  .  They  both  exchanged  the  Pawns  in  7th & 3rd  file  to  develope  their  each  attacking  form  .

KATO  pushed  the  5th  file  Pawn  with  26.P-5e  to  get  one  more  Pawn  and  tried  to  get  advantage  .  Then  ITOU  dropped  a  Pawn  to  start  attacking  KATOU's  Yagura  gakoi  .

(diagram 2)

 27.Sx7f   P*7e 
 28.S-6e   Sx6e  
 29.Px6e   P-7f 
 30.Px5d   S*4e 
 31.Sx4e   Px4e 
 32.B-5e   S*3c  
 33.P*2d   Px2d 
 34.P-5c+  Gx5c 
 35.Rx2d   K-1b 
 36.R-2f   G-5d  
 37.S*4a   G-2b 
 38.P*2c   Gx2c 
 39.B-3g   B-3i+
 40.P*5c   Gx5c  
 41.P*3b   P*3f 
 42.B-5e   G-5d 
 43.P-3a+  Gx5e 
 44.S*3b   P-1d  
 45.P*3e   +B-4h
 46.R-2h   +B-3i
 47.Px3d   +Bx2h
 48.Px3c+  Gx3c  
 49.S*3d   G-5d 
 50.Sx2a=  K-1c 
 51.N*2e   K-2d 
 52.Nx3c+  R*2g  
 53.P*2e   resigns
(diagram 2)

After  105  moves  ,  KATOU  won  the  game  .

Ai Yagura ; Gote Roku-Yon Gin Nana-San Kei

Shogi Game record : The 4th Asahi cup Shogi open ; 1st pre-round


A shogi game of the Asahi cup Shogi open 1st pre-round between NAKAI and KINOSHITA started 2:00 P.M. , 22 July 2010 .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/20100722asahi_11.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : NAKAI Hiroe (Jo-ryu 6 dan)
Gote : KINOSHITA Kouichi (6 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-4d
3.S-4h S-4b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.K-6h S-6b
6.G4i-5h G-3b
7.K-7h G-5b
8.S-6h K-4a
9.S-7g G5b-4c
10.B-7i S-3c
11.P-6f B-3a
12.G-6g S-5c
13.S-5g S-6d
14.S-4f P-7d
15.P-3f P-8d
16.P-2e R-5b
17.K-8h N-7c
18.G-7h P-7e
(diagram 1)

KINOSHITA closed his Bishop line with 2...P-4d and selected Uso Yagura as the opening of this game .

After some moves , NAKAI completed her Yagura gakoi with 18.G-7h . KINOSHITA started attacking with 18...P-7e without his King entering Yagura gakoi .



19.Px7e N-8e
20.S-7f Sx7e
21.Sx7e Bx7e
22.S*7d K-3a
23.B-6h P-9d
24.G-7f B-4b
25.P*7e P-9e
26.P-6e P*7g
27.Nx7g Nx9g+
28.Kx9g P-9f
29.K-8h P-9g+
30.Lx9g P*9f
31.Lx9f Lx9f
32.P*9d L*7a
33.Sx6c+ R-9b
34.P-6d Rx9d
35.N-6e L-9h+
36.K-7g R-9g+
37.B-7i +R-9b
38.P-2d Sx2d
39.N*1f S-1e
40.P*2d Px2d
41.P*2c P-4e
42.S-5g +L-8i
43.B-6h P*6b
44.+S-5c Gx5c
45.Nx5c+ Bx5c
46.Nx2d P*2g
47.Nx3b+ Kx3b
48.B-5i Px2h+
49.Bx1e P*2d
50.P-2b+ Kx2b
51.G*4c N*6e
52.Gx6e +R-9h
53.G*6i N*8e
54.K-6g R*7g
55.K-6f +Rx7h
56.resigns

After 110 moves , KINOSHITA won the game .

Shogi News; YAUCHI won the 1st game .

Shogi News; The 35th Jo-ryu Meijin sen 5 games title match .

6:08 P.M. 25 January 2009 , after 196 moves YAUCHI won the 1st game . The 2nd game will start 9:00A.M. (in JST) 1 February 2009 at Noda city Chiba .


You can see the game record on the Net .
http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/contents/leisure/shogi/kifu/35meijin_1.htm
(Java version , written in Japanese language)

Sente; SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu Osho)
Gote; YAUCHI Rieko (Jo-ryu Meijin , Jo-oh)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-7f P-4d
3.S-4h S-4b
4.P-4f G-3b
5.S-4g P-5d
6.S-5f S-6b
7.R-4h S6b-5c
8.P-4e S-4c
(diagram 1)







SHIMIZU tried to select her favorite opening "Aigakari" with 1.P-2f , but YAUCHI declined it with 1...P-3d . SHIMIZU naturaly opened her Bishop line with 2. P-7f . YAUCHI closed her Bishop line with P-4d and she tried to select "Uso Yagura" opening . SHIMIZU accepted it with S-4h , but she made "Migi Shiken Bisha" attacking formation . "Migi Shiken Bisha" is also SHIMIZU's favorite opening .

(diagram 2)

9.Px4d Bx4d
10.K-6h N-3c
11.P*4e Bx8h+
12.Sx8h P-3e
13.K-7h S-3d
14.G4i-5h R-4b
15.N-7g P-6d
16.B*6c B*7b
17.B-8e+ G-6b
18.P-7e B-6c
19.+B-7f K-6a
20.P-8f P-2d
21.+B-6f R-4a
22.P-1f R-2a
23.R-2h K-7b
24.S-8g R-4a
25.R-4h R-2a
26.N-1g R-4a
27.R-4i Sx4e
(diagram 2)

After some moves , YAUCHI exchanged Bishops . Both players advanced their each camp . During adcancing a camp , YAUCHI allowed SHIMIZU to make a promoted Bishop and SHIMIZU got some advantage .

(diagram 3)

28.Sx4e Nx4e
29.+B-5f P*4d
30.G-4h G-4b
31.G-6h R-3a
32.+B-4g P-5e
33.P-8e B-5d
34.S*6f P-7d
35.Sx5e B-4c
36.P*4f Nx3g+
37.Gx3g Px7e
38.P-4e Px4e
39.+B-5f P-3f
40.+Bx4e S*6c
41.Gx3f P*4d
42.+B-4f Bx8g+
43.Kx8g S*4e
44.Gx4e R-3h+
45.R-6i Px4e
46.+B-5f +R-4h
47.B*4g K-6a
48.G-5h G*7f
49.K-7h +R-3g
50.S*8h P*5d
51.S-6f P-4f
52.B-3h G-7b
53.R-4i Gx6f
54.Px6f P-5e
55.G*4h +R-3e
56.P*3f +Rx3f
57.P*3g +R-3e
58.+B-6g S*4g
59.G5hx4g Px4g+
60.Bx4g P*4e
61.P-3f +R-4d
62.S-8g G-5b
63.P-2e P-4f
64.B-6i S-7d
65.G-5h G*7f
66.Sx7f Px7f
67.+Bx7f S*7e
68.+B-6g P*7f
69.K-7i Px7g+
70.+Bx7g P-6e
71.P*7h Px6f
72.S*3e +R-6d
73.Rx4f P*4c
74.N*7f +R-6e
75.P*4d N*5d
76.R-4e Px4d
77.Sx4d Sx4d
78.Rx4d P*4c
79.Rx2d Sx7f
80.R-2a+ N*5a
81.P*6b G7bx6b
82.S*8b K-7b
83.P*6c Kx6c
84.+Bx7f +Rx7f
85.G*7g +Rx7g
86.Px7g P*7f
87.S*7h Px7g+
88.Sx7g P*7f
89.S-8h S*7g
90.P*7h Sx8h=
91.Kx8h S*8f
92.K-7i P-7g+
93.Px7g Sx7g+
94.S*8h P-6g+
95.Gx6g +Sx6g
96.P*6h P*7h
97.K-8i G*7i
98.K-9h G*7g
99.resigns
(diagram 3)