Aigakari ; Hikihisha Bougin

Shogi Game record : JT Shogi Nihon series 2010


A shogi game of the JT Shogi Nihon series 2010 between AKUTSU and MORIUCHI started 3 July 2010 .


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Sente : AKUTSU Chikara (7 dan)
Gote : MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-8d
2.P-2e P-8e
3.G-7h G-3b
4.P-2d Px2d
5.Rx2d P*2c
6.R-2h P-9d
7.P-9f S-7b
8.S-3h P-3d
9.S-2g P-8f
10.Px8f Rx8f
11.P*8g R-8e
12.P-7f P-7d
13.K-6h N-7c
14.Bx2b+ Sx2b
15.S-8h P-6d
16.S-7g S-6c
17.G-5h K-4b
18.P-4f G-6b
19.S-3f N-3c
20.P-6f R-8a
21.K-7i S-5d
22.S-4g P-2d
23.S-5f S-2c
24.P-4e P-1d
25.P-1f K-3a
26.R-4h P-6e
(diagram 1)

AKUTSU selected Aigakari as the opening of this game and after the 2nd file Pawn exchange , he backed his Rook with 6.R-2h . When AKUTSU advanced his right Silver with 9.S-2g for Hiki Hisha Bougin strategy , MORIUCHI also exchanged the 8th file Pawns .

MORIUCHI made Ginkanmuri and started attacking with 26...P-6e .

(diagram 2)

27.Px6e P-9e
28.Px9e P-7e
29.P*2e P*9g
30.Lx9g N-8e
31.S-8f Px7f
32.Sx8e Rx8e
33.P-4d S*9h
34.Px2d Sx2d
35.Px4c+ Sx4c
36.P*4d S-5b
37.P*2c Sx8g+
38.B*9f +Sx7h
39.Kx7h P-7g+
40.Nx7g B*8i
41.K-7i P*7h
42.K-6h R-8h+
43.P-4c+ Sx4c
44.N*5e P*4g
(diagram 2)

MORIUCHI attacked AKUTSU's camp for a while and succeeded to make his Rook promoted . AKUTSU also tried to attack MORIUCHI's camp with 44.N*5e , but MORIUCHI's attack still continued with 44...P*4g .

(diagram 3)

45.Nx4c= Gx4c
46.Rx4g P*4f
47.Rx4f P*4e
48.P-2b+ Kx2b
49.B-4a+ P-7i+
50.K-5i +P-6i
51.K-4h G*3h
52.Kx3h +Rx5h
53.P*4h Bx5f+
54.Px5f S*4i
55.K-2h P*2g
56.K-1g N-2e
57.Kx2g P*2f
58.Kx2f S-3e
59.K-2g Nx3g+
60.Nx3g P*2f
61.Rx2f Sx2f
62.Kx2f R*2i
63.P*2g G*3f
64.resigns
(diagram3)

After 126 moves , MORIUCHI won the game .

Yokofudori ; CHUZA Bisha vs Nakazumai Gyoku + Kin biraki

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 SATO Shin'ichi and KAWAKAMI (amateur) started 2:00 P.M. (JST) , 3 July 2010


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Sente : SATO Shin'ichi (4 dan)
Gote : KAWAKAMI Takeo (amateur)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-8d
3.P-2e P-8e
4.G-7h G-3b
5.P-2d Px2d
6.Rx2d P-8f
7.Px8f Rx8f
8.Rx3d B-3c
9.R-3f K-4a
10.P*8g R-8e
11.R-2f S-2b
12.K-5h S-6b
13.G-3h G-5a
14.S-4h P-7d
15.P-3f N-7c
16.N-3g N-6e
(diagram 1)

KAWAKAMI selected Yokofudori as the opening of this game . KAWAKAMI made CHUZA Bisha formation and SATO made Nakazumai + Kinbiraki form .

After completed NAKAHARA Gakoi , KAWAKAMI simply jumped his right Knight to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

17.P-3e P*3f
18.Rx3f Bx8h+
19.Sx8h B*5d
20.R-2f P*3f
21.N-2e Nx5g+
22.Sx5g P*2d
23.S-4f Px2e
24.Rx2e N*3d
25.S-5g N-3c
26.R-2i Rx3e
27.B*8b N-4e
28.S-4h P-3g+
29.Sx3g Nx3g+
30.Bx3g+ S*2f
31.+B-4h P*3g
32.G-3i S-2g+
33.+B-5g R-5e
34.P*5f R-2e
35.K-6h Bx7f
36.P*2c Sx2c
37.P*3c G3b-4b
38.N*3e P*2h
39.Nx2c+ Px2i+
40.P-3b+
(diagram 2)

KAWAKAMI continued attacking for a while . SATO dropped a Bishop with 27.B*8b and made it promoted with 30.Bx3g+ to use for defense .

While KAWAKAMI was breaking the right side of SATO's camp , SATO counter-attacked KAWAKAMI's camp .

(diagram 3)

40...K-5b
41.+Px4b Gx4b
42.+N-2d R-2f
43.P*7c Sx7c
44.G*7b +Px3i
45.Gx7c R*2h
46.N*5h G*4h
47.K-7g Gx5h
48.+B-6f G-5g
49.+Bx7f Rx2d
50.B*3f N*5d
51.S*3e R-2a
52.Sx3d N*6d
53.+B-6e R-7a
54.P*7b R-8a
55.S-7i R-5h+
56.N*5e R-3a
57.B-2e resigns
(diagram 3)

After 113 moves , SATO won the game .

HABU won the 1st game ! (Oza sen title match)

Shogi News ; The 58th Oza sen ; 5 games title match


9:23 P.M. (JST) 9 September 2010 , after 77 moves , HABU won the 1st game of this match . The score of this match becomes "HABU 1 --- 0 FUJII" .

The 2nd game of the Oza sen title match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 22 September 2010 at Nakanobo Zui-en , Arima onsen , Kobe city , Hyogo .


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Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : FUJII Takeshi (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

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





By 2...R-4b , FUJII selected Shiken Bisha in this game . Replying HABU's King move ;4.K-6h , FUJII exchanged the Bishops with 4...Bx8h+ .

After moving the King , FUJII advanced the 3rd file Pawn with 7...P-3e to make ISHIDA ryu formation . HABU pushed the 4th file Pawn with 8.P-4f to prevent FUJII's 3rd file Pawn exchange by ;S-4g . Then FUJII advanced the 4th file Pawn with 9...P-4e to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

10.Px4e Rx4e
11.P-2d Px2d
12.Rx2d G-3b
13.G4i-5h G-6b
14.P-1f N-3c
15.B*5f R-4b
16.P*2c S-3a
17.P-1e P-3f
18.P*4g N-4e
19.R-2e P*2h
20.Bx4e Px2i+
21.Bx3f +Px1i
22.P-2b+ Gx2b
23.N*3d R-3b
24.Nx2b+ Rx2b
25.Rx2b+ Sx2b
26.R*3b R*2i
27.G*5b N*8e
(diagram 2)

FUJII exchanged the 4th file Pawns and HABU also exchanged the 2nd file Pawns . After some moves , HABU dropped a Bishop with 15.B*5f and attacked FUJII's camp .

They exchanged the Rooks and dropped their each one into the opponent's camp to continue attacking .

(diagram 3)

28.G5h-6h L*6a
29.S-8f P*3e
30.B-4e B*2c
31.Gx6b Sx6b
32.Rx3e+ Bx4e
33.+Rx4e B*3c
34.G*4d G*5d
35.Gx5d Bx9i+
36.B*4d N*7g
37.Nx7g L*4b
38.+Rx8e Lx4d
39.N*7e resigns
(diagram 3)


After 77 moves , HABU won the game .

Oza sen title match has just started !

Shogi News ; The 58th Oza sen ; 5 games title match


The 1st game of the Oza sen title match between HABU and FUJII has just started 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 9 September 2010 at Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka , Chiyoda Ku , Tokyo .


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HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)
FUJII Takeshi (9 dan)

Gote Shiken Bisha vs Sente Migi Shiken Bisha ->Chikatetsu Bisha

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 KANADOU (amateur) and NISHIKAWA Kazzuhiro started 2:00 P.M. (JST) , 3 July 2010


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Sente : KANADOU Akihisa (amateur)
Gote : NISHIKAWA Kazuhiro (4 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-9f P-9d
3.S-4h P-4d
4.P-4f R-4b
5.S-4g K-6b
6.S-5f K-7b
7.P-6f S-3b
8.P-6e K-8b
9.R-4h S-7b
10.K-6h S-4c
11.K-7h G4a-5b
12.S-6h B-3c
13.S6h-6g P-2d
14.G-6h P-2e
15.G-3h R-2b
16.R-4i P-2f
17.Px2f Rx2f
18.P*2g R-2b
19.B-6f S-5d
20.N-7g R-4b
21.P-3f R-2b
22.L-9h P*2f
23.Px2f Rx2f
24.R-9i P-6d
(diagram 1)

NISHIKAWA closed his Bishop line with 3...P-4d to make a Furibisha formation . KANADOU pushed the 4th file Pawn with 4.P-4f to make Migi Shiken Bisha attacking form .

KANADOU quickly advanced the 6th file Pawn with 8.P-6e to get a Kurain in this file . NISHIKAWA made Hon mino gakoi and KANADOU also made his Kakoi .

KANADOU ranged his Rook with 24.R-9i to attack the 9th file and NISHIKAWA pushed the 6th file Pawn to attack

(diagram 2)

25.Px6d Rx3f
26.G-3g R-3e
27.P*3f R-2e
28.P*2f P*6e
29.B-7e R-2b
30.Nx6e P-4e
31.B-6f Bx6f
32.Sx6f B*3c
33.B*7g P*2h
34.Px4e Px2i+
35.Rx2i R-4b
36.G-4f B-2d
37.P-3e Px3e
38.R-3i B-3c
39.P*3d B-2b
40.P-7e P*6c
41.Px6c+ S7bx6c
42.S6f-5e N*8e
43.B-9i P*6d
(diagram 2)

After sacrificed the 6th file Pawn , NISHIKAWA took the 3f-Pawn by his Rook . And using this Pawn , NISHIKAWA attacked the 6f-Bishop with 28...P*6e .

After the Bishop exchange , NISHIKAWA continue attacking KANADOU's attacking pieces for a while , and KANADOU couldn't attacked NISHIKAWA's camp well .

(diagram 3)

44.Nx7c+ Nx7c
45.P-8f Sx5e
46.Sx5e S*7g
47.Gx7g Nx7g+
48.Bx7g N-6e
49.N*7d Sx7d
50.Px7d Nx7g+
51.Kx7g G6a-6b
52.N*4d N*6e
53.K-6f G5b-6c
54.S*6h N*5d
55.K-7f Bx4d
56.S*8e Bx5e
57.Gx5e G*6f
58.K-8g N-7g+
59.Sx7g N*7e
60.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 118 moves , NISHIKAWA won the game .

Gote Gokigen Nakabisha vs Sente Ibsiha Anaguma ; unorthodox line

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 KOYAMA (amateur) and SUGAI started 2:00 P.M. (JST) , 3 July 2010 .

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Sente : KOYAMA Reo (amateur)
Gote : SUGAI Tatsuya (4 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.S-4h P-5d
3.K-6h P-5e
4.K-7h R-5b
5.S-6h B-3c
6.P-4f S-4b
7.S-4g K-6b
8.S-7g S-5c
9.S-6f S-6d
10.R-5h K-7b
11.P-5f Px5f
12.Sx5f K-8b
13.P*5e S-7b
14.G4i-5i P-3e
15.S-4e B-2b
16.P-5d R-5a
17.G5i-6h G-4b
18.S-3d G-3b
19.B-7g P*5c
20.Px5c+ Sx5c
21.S-4e P*5d
22.K-8h G-4b
23.S-3d G-3b
24.G6i-7h P-6d
25.S-4e G-4b
26.L-9h P-9d
27.K-9i P-6e
(diagram 1)

KOYAMA developed his camp without pushing the 2nd file Pawn . SUGAI selected Gokigen Nakabisha in this game .

SUGAI advanced the 5th file Pawn with 3...P-5e making Gosuji Kuraidori Nakabisha formation . KOYAMA advanced his both Silver and ranged the Rook to get back the Kurai of the 5th file until 13.P*5e .

Both players slowly developed their each camp . SUGAI made Kata mino gakoi and KOYAMA started making Ibisha Anaguma . Replying KOYAMA's 27.K-9i , SUGAI pushed the 6th file Pawn to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

28.Sx6e Bx7g+
29.Nx7g B*4g
30.R-5i P-4d
31.S4e-5f B-3h+
32.P-6f P-3f
33.Px3f +Bx2g
34.P-7e P*6d
35.S-7f +B-2h
36.P-8f +Bx1i
37.R-8i +Bx4f
38.S5f-6g R-3a
39.P-8e Rx3f
40.P-8d Px8d
41.P*8c Kx8c
42.P*8e K-8b
43.Px8d P*8h
(diagram 2)

After the Bishop exchange , SUGAI dropped his one with 29...B*4g and made it promoted with 31.B-3h+ .

KOYAMA advanced the Pawns in 7th & 8th file , and ranged the Rook with 37.R-8i to attack SUGAI's Kakoi . KOYAMA attacked SUGAI's Kakoi for a while , but SUGAI's Pawn drop ...P*8h was too effective counter-attack for KOYAMA .

(diagram 3)

44.Kx8h L*8f
45.S-8g Lx8g+
46.Kx8g P*8f
47.Kx8f P*8e
48.Nx8e P*8c
49.Px8c+ Sx8c
50.P*8d Sx8d
51.K-7g P*8f
52.Rx8f P*8c
53.L*7f G-6b
54.P-9f P-6e
55.P*4g +B-6d
56.Px6e +B-5e
57.K-8g R-3i+
58.G6h-7g +R-8i
59.G-8h +Bx7g
60.Kx7g +R-7i
61.S-7h Sx8e
62.Rx8e N-9c
63.R-8f N*8e
64.K-8g S*7g
65.S*8i G*6g
66.P-9e Sx8h+
67.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 132 moves , SUGAI won the game .

Unorthodow Ai Ibisha game

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 NAGASAWA (amateur) and ABE Kenjirou started 2:00 P.M. (JST) , 3 July 2010 .


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Sente : NAGASAWA Tadahiro (amateur)
Gote : ABE Kenjirou (4 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-2e B-3c
3.P-7f S-2b
4.S-4h G-3b
5.P-3f P-8d
6.S-3g P-8e
7.S-4f P-8f
8.Px8f Rx8f
9.G-7h R-8b
10.P*8g Bx8h+
11.Sx8h S-3c
12.P-3e Px3e
13.Sx3e P*3d
14.S-4f S-7b
15.K-6h P-6d
16.K-7i S-6c
17.P-8f S-5d
18.S-8g P-4d
19.P-9f P-9d
20.G-5h G-5b
21.P-1f P-1d
22.G5h-6h K-4b
23.K-8h K-3a
24.L-9h P-6e
25.K-9i P-7d
26.G-8h K-2b
27.S-3g R-6b
28.G6h-7h P-6f
(diagram 1)

NAGASAWA quickly advanced his Rook Pawn onto 2e forcing ABE to move up the Bishop with 2...B-3c . And the opening of this game seemed to be a variation of Kakugawari .

NAGASAWA immediately advanced the right Silver onto 4f making Hayakuri Gin attacking formation , without exchanging the Bishops . Then ABE exchanged the 8th file Pawns and Bishops .

NAGASAWA exchanged the 3rd file Pawns and ABE made Koshikakegin form . NAGASAWA made Ginkanmuri and developed it to Gikanmuri Anaguma .

ABE pushed the 6th file Pawn to exchange the Pawns .

(diagram 2)

29.Px6f Rx6f
30.P-1e Px1e
31.P*1c Lx1c
32.B*4f R-6i+
33.R-6h +Rx2i
34.R-6a+ S-4c
35.+Rx8a +Rx1i
36.+Rx9a +R-6i
37.P-5f P*8e
38.Px8e P*8f
39.Sx8f P-4e
40.B-5e N*6f
41.Bx6f +Rx6f
42.P*1d Lx1d
43.N*2f B*7c
44.Nx1d K-1b
45.+R-4a G5b-4b
46.P*1c Kx1c
47.+Rx4b Sx4b
48.N*5e R*3i
49.S-2h R-4i+
(diagram 2)

Replying ABE's 6th file Pawn exchange , NAGASAWA attacked the 1st file . After taking minor pieces , ABE dropped some Pawns in the 8th file to attack NAGASAWA's Kakoi .

NAGASAWA sacrificed his Rook with 47.+Rx4b and tried to continue attacking ABE's King .

(diagram 3)

50.L*2b P*8g
51.G7hx8g +R6f-6i
52.L*7i B*5g
53.G-7h +Rx7i
54.G*8h Bx5e
55.Px5e N*6f
56.Gx7i Bx7i+
57.B*6g +R-6i
58.R*7g G*6h
59.Rx7i +Rx7i
60.B*5g L*3e
61.Lx2a+ R*5i
62.B-4h R-6i+
63.Bx4e N-7h+
64.N-2b+ +Rx8i
65.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 128 moves , ABE won the game .