Gote Ittezon Kakugawari ; Sente Hayakuri Gin ; unorthodox line

Shogi Game record : The 18th Ginga sen ; tournament


A shogi game of the Ginga sen between HABU Yoshiharu and YAMASAKI Takayuki was broadcasted 26 August 2010 .


Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : YAMASAKI Takayuki (7 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-6b
6.P-3f P-6d
7.S-3g S-3c
8.S-4f P-4d
9.K-6h P-4e
10.S-5e S-6c
11.B*3g R-4b
12.K-7h G-5b
13.G4i-5h K-4a
14.S-7g P-6e
15.G5h-6h R-4c
16.K-8h K-3a
17.G6i-7h K-2b
18.S-6d Sx6d
19.Bx6d P-5d
20.B-3g P-9d
21.S*5f R-4a
22.P-1f P-9e
23.Sx6e P-4f
24.Px4f N-9c
(diagram 1)

By 3...Bx8h+ , YAMASAKI selected Ittezon Kakugawari as the opening of this game . HABU quickly advanced his right Silver to make Hayakuri Gin attacking formation .

YAMASAKI advanced the 4th file Pawn with 9...P-4e to drive away HABU's Silver . HABU advanced the Silver with 10.S-5e to escape from the 4e-Pawn . YAMASAKI moved up the 6b-Silver with 10...S-6c to protect the 6d-Pawn and HABU dropped a Bishop with 11.B*3g to aim at the 6d-Pawn .

After both players made their each King safety , HABU crushed his 5e-Silver against YAMASAKI's 6c-Silver . After exchanging the Bishops , HABU dropped a Silver with 21.S*5f and captured the 6e-Pawn with 23.Sx6e .

YAMASAKI sacrificed the 4th file Pawn with 23...P-4f and jumped his right Knight with 24...N-9c to prepare an counter-attack .

(diagram 2)

25.Sx5d N-8e
26.P-2d Sx2d
27.S-8f P-8d
28.Sx8e Px8e
29.P-4e P*5c
30.N*4d Px5d
31.Nx5b+ Rx4e
32.P*4f R-4c
33.G*5c B*4d
34.P-6f Rx5c
35.+Nx5c Bx5c
36.R*5a S*4b
37.Rx9a+ N*5e
38.L*2g P*6g
39.Lx2d Px2d
40.G6h-7g S*6h
41.S*4a L*2e
42.P*2f Lx2f
43.Bx2f Bx2f
44.K-9h S*7i
45.L*8h G-3c
46.P*2c Gx2c
47.Rx2f Sx7g+
48.Gx7i G*7h
49.Gx7h +Sx7h
50.S-3b+ Kx3b
51.B*4a K-4c
52.S*5b K-4d
53.G*4e K-5c
54.S-6c+ resigns
(diagram 2)

After 107 moves , HABU won the game .

Ai Furibisha ; Sente Mukai Bisha + Kin mino gakoi vs Gote Sanken Bisha + Hon mino gakoi

Shogi Game record : Daiwa Shouken cup ; The 4th Saikyou sen ; final


The final game of the Daiwa Shouken cup Saikyou sen between MORIUCHI Toshiyuki and KUBO Toshiaki started 2:00 P.M. (JST) , 22 August 2010 on the Net .


Sente : MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)
Gote : KUBO Toshiaki (Osho , Kio)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-6f R-3b
3.B-7g P-3e
4.S-7h K-6b
5.S-6g S-7b
6.R-8h P-3f
7.Px3f Rx3f
8.P-8f K-7a
9.P-8e R-3d
10.G-3h S-4b
11.K-4i S-3c
12.P-7e S-4d
13.P-6e B-3c
14.P-8d Px8d
15.Rx8d P*8c
16.R-8f G4a-5b
17.S-4h P-6d
18.Px6d S-5e
19.K-3i K-8b
20.P*3g Sx6d
(diagram 1)

After both players opened the Bishop line , MORIUCHI closed his Bishop line with 2.P-6f and KUBO ranged his Rook with 2...R-3b making Sanken Bisha form .

After moving up the Bishop and the left Silver , MORIUCHI also ranged his Rook with 6.R-8h making Mukai Bisha form . Then the opening of this game became Ai Furibisha .

KUBO exchanged the 3rd file Pawns and advanced his left Silver with 12...S-4d . While MORIUCHI exchanged the 8th file Pawns and made Kin mino gakoi , KUBO also completed Hon mino gakoi .

After some moves , KUBO captured the 6d-Pawn with 20...Sx6d facing the both players Bishops .

(diagram 2)

21.P-7d Px7d
22.Bx3c+ Nx3c
23.B*4a R-2d
24.B-3b+ N-4e
25.S-5h P*6f
26.+B-3c B*4d
27.+Bx4d Px4d
28.B*4f B*5e
29.Bx5e Sx5e
30.P*7e P*3f
31.Px3f G-6c
32.B*2h P-5d
33.P-5f S-6d
34.P*6e S6d-7c
35.P-4f P*3g
36.Nx3g Nx3g+
37.Bx3g R-3d
38.S4h-4g Px7e
39.K-2h G-7d
40.P-2f P-5e
41.N*7h P-7f
42.P-4e G-7e
43.P*7d Sx7d
44.Bx5e B*7c
45.Bx7c+ Sx7c
46.R-8g G-7b
47.B*5b R-3a
48.P-6d B*5c
49.S-4f R-5a
50.P-6c+ Sx6c
51.B-3d+ B-6d
52.S-4g G-6e
53.Px4d N*7e
54.R-8e P-6g+
55.P*6f Gx5f
56.Sx5f Bx4f
57.G*3g Bx3g+
58.Gx3g S*7d
59.R-8g Nx8g+
60.P*7e S-8e
61.P-4c+ +P-5g
62.S-4e P*4f
63.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 124 moves , KUBO won the game .

Sente MASUDA shiki ISHIDA ryu

Shogi Game record : The 4th Mynavi Joshi open ; pre-round


A shogi game of the Mynavi Joshi open pre-round between OHBA Miki and WATANABE Mio started 1:00 P.M. (JST) , 17 July 2010 .

You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://mynavi-open.jp/100717/100717_7-1_b.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)
http://mynavi-open.jp/100717/100717_7-1_b_f.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : OHBA Miki (Jo-ryu
Gote : WATANABE Mio ( Jo-ryu 2 kyu)

(diagram 1)

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

By 2.P-7e , OHBA selected ISHIDA ryu opening in this game . WATANABE advanced her Rook Pawn with 3...P-8e and started making her Kakoi with 5...K-4b .

OHBA floated her Rook with 6.R-7f and WATANABE exchanged the Bishops to prevent ;R-3f . OHBA completed making Kata mino gakoi with 10.S-3h and after dropped a Bishop , she started attacking with 15.P-7d .

(diagram 2)

15...Px7d
16.B-9a+ S-7c
17.N-7g P-6d
18.S-5e G-5a
19.R-6f S-3c
20.+B-9b P-7e
21.R-3f G5a-4a
22.P-9f Px9f
23.Lx9f P*9e
24.P-8f Px9f
25.Px8e R-7d
26.+Bx8a P-7f
27.+B-6c Px7g+
28.P*7e Rx7e
29.S-6f S-7d
30.+Bx4a Gx4a
31.Sx7e Sx7e
32.R*7b S*4b
33.Rx7e+ +Px7h
34.+R-7a L*5a
35.+Rx7h B*5d
36.R-2f P*7g
37.+R-8h P-9g+
38.+R-8f P-7h+
39.P-1e Px1e
40.P*1c S-2d
41.S*1d S4b-3c
42.N*3f B*3e
43.Nx2d Sx2d
44.+R-7e Bx2f
45.Px2f N*1f
46.K-1g R*7i
47.S*4e N*3e
48.Sx5d Rx4i+
49.Sx4c+ Kx4c
50.+R-4e G*4d
51.B*6a S*5b
52.+Rx4d Kx4d
53.B*6f G*5e
54.G*4e Kx4e
55.G*4f Gx4f
56.B-7b+ P-5d
57.Px4f resigns
(diagram 2)

After 113 moves , OHBA won the game .

Gote Shiken Bisha vs Sente Hidari mino

Shogi Game record : The 60th NHK cup TV Shogi tournament


A shogi game of the NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between YAMASAKI Takayuki and FUJII Takeshi was broadcasted 22 August 2010 .

You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/goshogi/kifu/sgs.cgi?d=20100822
(diagram version , written in Japanese )


Sente : YAMASAKI Takayuki (7 dan)
Gote : FUJII Takeshi (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-7f P-4d
3.P-2e B-3c
4.S-4h R-4b
5.P-5f P-9d
6.S-5g G4a-5b
7.K-6h S-3b
8.S-7h S-7b
9.P-9f P-6d
10.P-8f P-7d
11.B-5e G-6c
12.P-3f K-6b
13.P-6f N-7c
14.K-7g S-4c
15.K-8g K-7a
16.G4i-5h P-5d
17.B-3g P-4e
18.P-1f P-1d
19.G-6g P-8d
20.S-6h K-8b
21.S6h-7g S-5b
22.K-8h S-8c
23.S-8g G-7b
24.G-7h S-5c
25.L-9h S-4d
26.K-9i P-3e
(diagram 1)

By 4...R-4b , FUJII selected Shiken Bisha as the opening of this game . YAMASAKI made Hidari mino in unique move order . FUJII also made Taka mino gakoi and developed it to Ginkanmuri .

YAMASAKI also developed his Kakoi through Ginkanmuri to Ginkanmuri Anaguma . FUJII pushed the 3rd file Pawn with 26...P-3e to start attacking YAMASAKI's Bishop .

(diagram 2)

27.B-2f Px3f
28.R-3h R-3b
29.Rx3f P*3e
30.R-3i B-4b
31.R-4i P-2d
32.Px2d R-2b
33.P-4f Rx2d
34.P*2g Px4f
35.Rx4f P*4e
36.R-4i B-5c
37.P-5e P-6e
38.Px5d B-6d
39.P*4f S-5e
40.Px6e Nx6e
41.S-6f P-8e
42.P-5c+ Bx5c
43.Sx5e Px8f
44.Sx8f Bx8f
45.P*8d Sx8d
46.S*6a G6c-6b
47.Sx7b+ Gx7b
48.P*6d S*5h
49.P*8g Sx6g=
50.Gx6g G*7g
51.Nx7g Bx7g+
52.Gx7g Nx7g+
53.G*7i G*7h
54.Gx7h +Nx7h
55.G*7i S*7g
56.S*8i +Nx8i
57.Gx8i P*8h
58.Gx8h G*7h
59.Gx7h Sx7h+
60.G*7i S*7g
61.Gx7h Sx7h+
62.G*7i G*6h
63.Gx7h Gx7h
64.S*8i G*7g
65.S*8h G7gx8h
66.Sx8h P*8f
67.G*7i S*7g
68.Sx7g Gx7g
69.S-6f Px8g+
70.Sx7g +Px7g
71.P*8h S*7h
72.G*6c P*6b
73.Gx7b Kx7b
74.S*8i Sx8i+
75.Gx8i P*8g
76.P-6c+ Px6c
77.Bx3e Px8h+
78.Gx8h +Px8h
79.Kx8h S*8g
80.Kx8g N*7e
81.Px7e S*8f
82.Kx8f Sx7e
83.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 164 moves , FUJII won the game .

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Shogi Blog ; Tsukinukenai Blog

The blog "突き抜けないブログ” (Tsukinukenai Blog) is written by KATSUMATA Kiyokazu (7 dan) , a famous professional shogi player .

He is usually called "KATSUMATA Kyoju" meaning professor KATSUMATA .

Although this blog is written in Japanese language , but the blog is very interesting . He explains shogi knowledge in comedy .

If you can read Japanese , why not you see the blog .


Tsukinukenai blog
http://d.hatena.ne.jp/katsumata321/
(written in Japanese language)

WATANABE won the 2nd game . (Ryuo sen title match)

Shogi News : The 23rd Ryuo sen ; 7 games title match


6:54 P.M. , 27 October 2010 , after 142 moves , WATANABE won the 2nd game of this match . The score of this match becomes "WATANABE 2 --- 0 HABU" .


The 3rd game of this match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 10 November 2010 at Tokachi gawa onsen Daiichi hotel , Otofuke cho , Katou gun , Hokkaido .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20101026-27.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/ryuou20101026-27_j.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo )

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.P-6f S-6b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.S-4h S-4b
6.G4i-5h G-3b
7.G-7h K-4a
8.K-6i G-5b
9.S-7g S-3c
10.B-7i B-3a
11.P-3f P-4d
12.G5h-6g P-7d
13.S-3g B-6d
14.B-6h G5b-4c
15.K-7i K-3a
16.K-8h K-2b
17.S-4f S-5c
18.N-3g B-7c
19.P-1f P-1d
20.P-2f P-9d
21.R-3h S-2d
22.L-1h P-9e
23.P-6e P-8e
24.N-2e S-4b
25.P-3e Sx3e
26.Sx3e Px3e
27.P-1e S*3g
28.R-3i Px1e
29.P-6d Bx6d
30.Lx1e Lx1e
31.S*6e Sx2f+
32.N-1c+
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with opening HABU's sealed move with 32.N-1c+ .

(diagram 2)

32...Nx1c
33.P*1d L*3d
34.Sx6d Px6d
35.B*4a P*1b
36.Px1c+ Px1c
37.Bx7d+ P-9f
38.Px9f P*9h
39.Lx9h P*9g
40.Lx9g P*9e
41.Px9e P*9f
42.Lx9f N*8d
43.+Bx8d Rx8d
44.N*4f S-3c
45.Nx3d Sx3d
46.N*4f +S-2e
47.Nx3d Gx3d
48.L*2i +S-3f
49.P*1d Px1d
50.S*1c Kx1c
51.Rx3f K-2b
52.Bx3e S*4e
53.B-5g R-8b
54.P*3e Sx3f
55.Px3d R*5i
56.G*1c K-3a
57.B-7e N*8d
58.Bx6d B*4b
59.S*5c Nx9f
60.K-9h S*7c
61.Sx4b+ Gx4b
62.G-2b K-4a
63.B*6c K-5a
64.Bx8a+ Rx8a
65.Bx7c+ S*6b
66.+B-7b P*9g
67.Kx9g Rx8i+
68.P*6c B*5c
69.N*7e +R-9i
70.S*9h Lx9e
71.Px6b+ Bx6b
72.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 142 moves , WATANABE won the game .

Gote Sanken Bisha ; ISHIDA ryu hongumi + Taka mino gakoi vs Sente Hidari mino

Shogi Game record : The 4th Mynavi Joshi open ; pre-round


A shogi game of the Mynavi Joshi open pre-round between SEKINE Kiyoko and NAKAKURA Hiromi started 1:00 P.M. (JST) , 17 July 2010 .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://mynavi-open.jp/100717/100717_7-1_a.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)
http://mynavi-open.jp/100717/100717_7-1_a_f.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : SEKINE Kiyoko (Jo-ryu 5 dan)
Gote : NAKAKURA Hiromi (Jo-ryu 2 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-4d
3.S-4h R-3b
4.P-2e B-3c
5.K-6h K-6b
6.K-7h S-4b
7.P-5f P-5d
8.P-9f P-9d
9.G4i-5h G4a-5b
10.P-8f S-7b
11.K-8g K-7a
12.S-7h P-6d
13.S-5g P-7d
14.S-6f S-5c
15.S6f-7g G-6c
16.P-6f P-3e
17.P-1f B-5a
18.R-2f K-8b
19.B-7i R-3d
20.P-4f P-1d
21.G-4g P-8d
22.P-3f
(diagram 1)

By 3...R-3b , NAKAKURA selected Sanken Bisha in this game . SEKINE made Funa gakoi and immediately started developing it to Hidari Mino . While SEKINE developed her Hidari Mino , NAKAKURA also made Hon mino gakoi and developed it to Taka mino gakoi .

NAKAKURA made her Rook floated with 19...R-3d to make ISHIDA ryu hongumi and SEKINE started attacking with 22.R-3f .

(diagram 2)

22...Px3f
23.Gx3f P*3e
24.G-3g N-7c
25.G-4g S-8c
26.B-6h G-7b
27.B-5i B-6b
28.B-4h L-1b
29.K-8h S-4b
30.R-2h N-3c
31.G-5g P-3f
32.G-4g P-4e
33.Px4e P-5e
34.P*3h Px5f
35.Gx5f S-4c
36.B-5g S-5d
37.P-2d Sx4e
38.Gx4e Nx4e
39.B-4f G*5f
40.B-7i P-6e
41.Px2c+ P*2g
42.Rx2g P*2f
43.R-1g Px6f
44.S*5b P-3g+
45.Nx3g P-6g+
46.Sx6c+ Gx6c
47.+P-2d R-6d
48.Nx4e +Px7h
49.Gx7h S*6g
50.Gx6g Gx6g
51.Rx6g Rx6g+
52.S*7h R*4h
53.P*6h +R-5g
54.G*6g +R-5i
55.P*5c Rx4e+
56.+P-2c Bx5c
57.+Px1b P-8e
58.P-7e Px8f
59.Sx8f P*8g
60.Sx8g +R4e-4i
61.G*7h B-4d
62.L*7g S*6i
63.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 124 moves , NAKAKURA won the game .