SUGAI won with his new style Sanken Bisha opening

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The 58th Oui sen 7 games title match

The 1st game of the Kisei sen title match between HABU Yoshiharu and SUGAI Tatsuya had started 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 5th July 2017 .

You  can  see  the  game  record  on  the  Web  .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/oui/kifu/58/oui201707050101.html
(Flash version ,  written  in  Japanese  language  )

http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/oui/
(The official blog of  the  Oui  sen  ,  written  in  Japanese language)


Sente:  HABU Yoshiharu (Oui , Kisei , Oza)

Gote : SUGAI Tatsuya (7 dan )

diagram 1

1.P-7f   P-3d    
2.P-9f   P-9d    
3.P-2f   P-5d    
4.P-2e   R-3b
5.K-6h   Bx8h+  
6.Sx8h   S-4b    
7.K-7h   R-2b    
8.S-4h   K-6b
9.P-4f   K-7b  
10.S-4g   K-8b  
11.G4i-5h S-7b  
12.S-7g   S-5c
13.K-8h   P-8d  
14.S-5f   N-3c  
15.B*6f   G-3b  
16.Bx8d   S-6d
17.P-3f   P-5e  
18.S-4g   B*6b  
19.G5h-6h R-2a  
20.P-5f
(diagram 1)

After pushing 9th file Pawns , SUGAI pushed 5th file Pawn with 3...P-5d , and he seemed to select Gokigen Nakabisha . But , he ranged his Rook with 4...R-3b making his original Sanken Bisha formation .

SUGAI exchanged his Rook with  5...Bx8h , and moved the Rook again with 7...R-2b , transposing  to Kakukoukan Furibisha . He made the mino gakoi with 11...S-7b  and pushed the Pawn with 13...P-8d to develop his kakoi to Ginkanmuri . But replying SUGAI's 13...P-8d , HABU dropped his Bishop with 15.B*6f to capture the 8d-Pawn . SUGAI sacrificed the Pawn  and aimed at HABU's Bishop .  HABU crashed the 5th file Pawn with 20.P-5f to make 8d-Bishop's way .

diagram 2

20...Px5f
 21.Sx5f   R-5a  
22.R-5h   P*5e  
23.S-4g   S-8c  
24.B-3i   G-7b
 25.G6i-7h P-7d  
26.L-9h   G-4b  
27.K-9i   G-5c  
28.P-3e   G-4d
 29.Px3d   Gx3d  
30.R-3h   P*3e  
31.R-5h   P-4d  
32.S-8h   R-5d
 33.P-6f   P-4e  
(diagram 2)

After the Pawn exchange in 5th file , SUGAI moved his Rook with 21...R-5a aiming at  HABU's 5f-Silver , and HABU also moved the Rook with 22.R-5h to defend the Silver .

Forced to back HABU's Silver by 22...P*5e  ,  SUGAI developed  his Mino gakoi to Ginkanmuri , HABU also started developing his Kakoi to Ibisha Anaguma . But before completed it , HABU attacked the 3rd file with 28.P-3e .

SUGAI advanced his left Gold to defend the 3rd file . HABU closed the hatch of the Ibisha Anaguma with 32.S-8h to finish making it , and SUGAI advanced the 4th file Pawn to start attacking .

diagram 3

34.B-2h   B-7c  
35.R-5i   G-4d  
36.G6h-6g L-9b
37.P-8f   K-9a  
38.P-8e   P-7e  
39.G6g-7g Px7f  
40.Gx7f   S-7d
41.S-7g   G-8b  
42.S-8f   B-6b  
43.P*7e   S-8c  
44.Px4e   Gx4e
45.P-8d   Bx8d  
46.P-6e   P*8e  
47.Px6d   Px8f  
48.P*8h   Rx6d
49.P*6e   R-5d  
(diagram 3)

During advanced the attacking pieces , SUGAI  developed his Kakoi again to Ginkanmuri Anaguma . They roughly attacked each other , and SUGAI's attack seemed more close to HABU's camp  .

diagram 4

50.S-4f   P-8g+  
51.Px8g   P*8f  
52.S*7a   S*9c
 53.Px8f   P*8g  
 54.Sx8b=  Sx8b  
 55.Gx8g   S*6g  
56.G*8h   Sx7f+
 57.Gx7f   G-5f  
58.G7f-7g B-7c  
59.G7g-8g G-6g  
60.P-6d   Bx6d
 61.S*6e   P*7g  
 62.Sx6d   P-7h+  
63.S4fx5e P*7f  
64.B*7c   R-5b
 65.Bx8b+  Rx8b  
66.S*7a   B*7g  
 67.Sx8b=  Kx8b  
 68.R*4b   G*7b
 69.Nx7g   Px7g+  
70.S-6f   +P7gx8h
71.Gx8h   +Px8h  
72.Kx8h   G*7h
 73.resigns
(diagram 4)

6:05 P.M. (JST) , 6th July 2017 , after 144 moves , SUGAI  won the game .

SAITO beat HABU's Shiken Bisha

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The 88th Kisei sen 5 games title match

The 3rd game of the Kisei sen title match between HABU Yoshiharu and SAITOU Shintaro had started 9:00 A.M. , 1st July 2017 .

You  can  see  the  game  record  on  the  Web  .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/88/kisei201707010101.html
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http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/kisei/
(The official blog of  the  Kisei  sen  ,  written  in  Japanese language)



Sente:  SAITOU Shintaro (7 dan )
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Kisei)

diagram 1

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

HABU closed his Bishop line with 2...P-4d , and ranged his Rook with 4...R-4b , to make Shiken Bisha formation . While SAITOU was making Funa Gakoi , HABU advanced his camp along the FUJII system line .

SAITOU pushed the 3rd file Pawn with 10.P-3f , showing the offensive attitude . HABU moved up his King with 10...K-6b to castle the King ,  turning to common Shiken Bisha line .

Replying HABU's King move , SAITOU moved up the Bishop with 11.B-7g to start making Ibisha Anaguma .

HABU made his King castling Hon mono gakoi  and SAITOU completed his Ibisha Anaguma . Then SAITOU started attacking with 21.P-3e .

diagram 2

21...Px3e  
22.P-2d   Px2d  
23.P-6e   Nx6e  
24.Bx3c+  Nx3c
25.Rx2d   Nx5g+
26.Gx5g   P-4f  
27.Px4f   B*4h  
28.G5g-6g Rx4f
29.P-5e   S5d-6c
30.P-5d   Sx5d  
31.R-2a+  R-2f  
32.+R-4a  B-5i+
33.B*1e   Rx2i+
34.Bx3c+  N*5e  
35.G6g-7g S*6h  
36.+B-3d  Sx7g+
 (diagram 2)

SAITOU sacrificed the Pawns , opened his Bishop line with 23.P-6e facing the both Bishops . After the Bishop exchange , while HABU got the 5g-Silver , SAITOU broke the 2nd file .

Both players promoted their major pieces , and aimed at the opponent's Kakoi each other .

diagram 3

37.Gx7g   G*7i  
38.Sx7i   +Bx7g
39.S*8h   N-6g=
40.G*7c   Sx7c
41.+Bx5b  G*6b  
42.G*8c   G*7b  
43.+Bx6a  Gx6a  
44.G*5b   +Bx8h
45.Sx8h   +Rx8i
46.Kx8i   N-7i+
47.Kx7i   S*7h  
48.Kx7h   B*2c
49.N*6g   Bx4a  
50.Gx6a   Kx6a  
51.Gx7b   Kx7b  
52.R*4b   G*6b
53.S*8c   Kx8c  
54.N*7e   Px7e  
55.Nx7e   resigns
(diagram 3)

After 109 moves , SAITOU won the game .
Then the score of this match becomes , HABU 2 --- 1 SAITOU .

The next game of this match will start  9:00 A.M. (JST ) 11th July  2017 .
You  can  see  the  game  nearly real time  on  the  Web  .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/88/kisei201707110101.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)

KATO defends her title ; Jo-ryu Oza

 Shogi News ; 

The 5th  Jo-ryu Oza sen 5 games title match


The  6th  game  of  the  Jo-ryu Oza sen  title  match  between  KATO Momoko  and  ITOU Sae  started  9:00 A.M. (JST)  , 6  January  2016 ,    at  Shogi Kaikan , Sendagaya Shibuya ku  , Tokyo .

5:21 P.M. (JST) , KATO  win  the  game . Then the score of this match becomes   "KATO  3 -（１）-- ２ ITOU" , and  KATO  succeeded to defend her title ; Jo-ryu Oza .



You  can  see  the  game  record  on  the  Net  .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/kifu/5/joryu_ouza201601060101.html
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Sente:  ITOU Sae (Jo-ryu 2 dan )
Gote : KATO Momoko (Jo-ryu Oza)

(diagram 1)

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

Both players opened their each Bishop line , ITOU  closed  her  Bishop line immediately . KATO  moved  up her right  Silver  with 2...S-6b  and  shown  she selected  Ibisha .  ITOU  also  selected  Ibisha  with  3.G4i-5h ,  and  the  game  advanced  to a  line  of  Yagura .

They  once  made  Hidari-mino gakoi ,  and  developed  them  to  Yagura gakoi .  They  made their  each  attacking  form  and  ITOU  started  attacking  with  24.P-3e .

(diagram 2)

24...Px3e  
 25.P-2d   Sx2d  
26.Sx3e   Sx3e  
27.Bx3e   P*3d  
28.B-1g   P-9e  
 29.S*8c   R-5b  
 30.Sx7d+  Px9f  
31.P*9h   B-3c  
32.N-3g   R-9b  
 33.Sx8e   S*3f  
34.N-2e   Sx2e  
35.Rx2e   Px8e  
36.Rx4e   P-8f  
 37.R-8e   Px8g+  
(diagram 2)

After  exchanging  Silvers  ,  ITOU  droped  her  Silver  with  29.S*8c  to  attack  KATO's  attacking  form  .

Replying  to  ITOU's  attack  ,  KATO  moved  up  her  Bishop  with  31...B-3c  and  directly  aiming  ITOU's  King .

Capturing  Pawns  ,  ITOU  turned  her  Rook  and  tried  to  attack  KATO's  camp  from  the  left  side  ,  but  KATO's  attack  reached  ITOU's  King .

(diagram 3)

38.Kx8g   P*8f  
39.Rx8f   S-6e  
40.R-8c+  P*8e  
 41.N*4e   S*8f  
42.K-8h   Bx6f  
43.S*7g   B-4h+  
44.P*2d   N*6f  
 45.Px2c+  Gx2c  
46.+R-8a  Nx7h+  
47.Kx7h   G*8g  
48.K-6h   Sx7d  
 49.Sx8f   Px8f  
50.S*5i   S*7i  
51.Kx7i   S*7h  
 52.K-6h   Sx6g+
 53.Kx6g   G*6f  
54.resigns
(diagram 3)


After  106  moves  ,  KATO  won  the  game  and  she  defend  her  title .

3rd game of the Osho sen has just started

 Shogi News ; 

The 64th  Osho sen 7 games title match


The  3rd  game  of  the  Osho  sen  title  match  between  Watanabe Akira  and  Gouda Masataka  has  just  started  9:00 A.M. (JST)  , 29  January  2015 ,    at  Hotel Kagetsu , Ohtawara city , Tochigi .


Now ,  the  score  of  this  match is  "WATANABE 2 --- 0 GOUDA" .



You  can  see  the  game  nearly real time  on  the  Net  .
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Sente:  WATANABE Akira (Osho , Kio )


Gote : GOUDA Masataka (9 dan)

SATOMI won the 2nd game

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The 41st  Jo-ryu Meijin  5 games title match

3:59 P.M. (JST)  ,  25  January  2015  ,  after  120  moves  ,  SATOMI  won  the  2nd  game  of  this  match  .  Then  the  score  of  this  match  becomes  "SATOMI 2 --- 0 SHIMIZU"

The  3rd  game e of  this  match  will  start  9:00 A.M. (JST)  ,  8  February  2015  at  Yubara Kokusai Kanko Hotel Kikunoyu , Maniwa city , Okayama .



You  can  see  the  game  record  on  the  Net  .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryumeijin/kifu/41/joryumeijin201501250101.html

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http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/joryumeijin/

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Sente :  SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu 6  dan)

Gote : SATOMI Kana (Jo-ryu Meijin )




  1.P-2f   P-3d     2.P-7f   R-4b     3.S-4h   K-6b     4.K-6h   K-7b 
  5.K-7h   P-3e     6.P-4f   P-4d     7.G4i-5h R-3b     8.S-4g   G4a-5b
  9.P-9f   P-9d    10.P-8f   K-8b    11.K-8g   S-7b    12.S-7h   P-1d 
 13.P-1f   R-3d    14.R-3h   R-3b    15.P-5f   P-6d    16.P-5e   S-4b 
 17.P-3f   Px3f    18.Sx3f   S-4c    19.P-2e   G-6c    20.P*3e   L-1b 
 21.P-2d   Px2d    22.R-2h   B-3c    23.P-4e   B-5a    24.Px4d   Sx4d 
 25.R-4h   P*4c    26.R-3h   P-7d    27.P-3d   Rx3d    28.B-7i   P-2e 
 29.R-3g   P-2f    30.P*3e   R-2d    31.R-4g   N-3c    32.N-1g   B-8d 
 33.P-3d   Rx3d    34.S-3e   Rx3e    35.Bx3e   Sx3e    36.Rx4c+  B*3g 
 37.P-5d   B-5e+   38.S-7g   B-6b    39.P-6f   S-4d    40.R*4b   Px5d 
 41.P*3d   N-4e    42.Rx1b+  +B-5f   43.G-7h   N-5g+   44.Gx5g   +Bx5g
 45.+R-2a  S*6i    46.L*6h   Sx7h=   47.Kx7h   G*5b    48.+R4c-4aG5b-5a
 49.+R-4c  P*4b    50.+R4c-3bS-5e    51.P-3c+  B-3e    52.N*6i   Sx6f 
 53.Nx5g   Sx7g+   54.Kx7g   Bx5g+   55.B*4d   P-7e    56.S*6f   Px7f 
 57.K-7h   +B-5h   58.+Px4b  S*6i    59.K-8g   +Bx6h   60.+Px5a  S-7h=
 61.resigns

WATANABE won again !

 Shogi News ; 

The 64th  Osho sen 7 games title match



7:21 P.M. (JST)  ,  23  January  2015  ,  after  156  moves  ,  WATANABE  won  the  game  .  Then the  score  of  this  match  becomes  "WATANABE 2 --- 0 GOUDA" .


The  3rd  game  of  this  match  will  start  9:00 A.M. (JST)  ,  29  January  2015  ,  at  Hotel Kagetsu , Ohtawara city , Tochigi .


You  can  see  the  game  record  on  the  Net  .
http://mainichi.jp/feature/shougi/ohsho/

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Sente: GOUDA Masataka (9 dan)

Gote : WATANABE Akira (Osho , Kio )

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f   P-8d   
2.P-2f   G-3b  
3.G-7h   P-8e   
4.B-7g   P-3d 
5.S-8h   Bx7g+  
6.Sx7g   S-4b   
7.S-3h   S-7b   
8.P-4f   P-6d 
9.S-4g   S-6c  
10.K-6h   P-9d  
11.P-9f   S-5d  
12.G-5h   S-3c 
13.P-1f   P-1d  
14.P-3f   K-4b  
15.K-7i   G-5b  
16.N-3g   K-3a 
17.S-5f   P-6e  
18.K-8h   K-2b  
19.G-4h   P-4d  
20.R-2i   G5b-4b
21.R-6i   R-6b  
22.R-5i   R-8b  
23.R-2i   G-5b  
24.P-2e   G5b-4c
25.R-6i   R-6b 
26.R-5i   R-9b  
27.S-4g   G4c-4b
28.S-5f   G4b-4c
29.R-2i   R-8b  
30.R-6i   R-6b 
31.R-5i   R-9b 
32.G-3h   R-8b 
33.G-4g   R-6b  
34.R-5h   R-9b 
35.R-3h   R-7b  
36.R-4h   R-9b 
37.P-4e 
 (diagram 1)

 (diagram 2)

37...R-8b  
38.Px4d   Sx4d  
39.R-2h   S-3c  
40.G-4h   G4c-4b
41.R-2i   G4b-4c
42.S-4g   S-5e  
43.P*4f   P-7d  
44.N-4e   P-7e 
45.Px7e   B*4d  
46.K-7i   P-6f  
47.G-5h   P-8f  
48.Px8f   N-7c 
49.B*7d   P*7f 
50.Sx7f   Rx8f  
51.Nx3c+  G4cx3c
52.S*7g   R-8d 
53.P-4e   Px6g+ 
54.Sx6g   P*6f  
55.S6g-7f N*6g  
56.G5hx6g Px6g+
57.Gx6g   S-6f 
58.Gx6f   Bx6f 
59.Sx6f   P*8h
 (diagram 2)

(diagram 3)

60.K-6h   Px8i+
61.P*8e   Nx8e  
62.P-2d   G*7g  
63.K-5h   N*3g  
64.R-2h   Rx7d 
65.Px7d   Px2d 
66.P*2c   Kx2c  
67.P*2e   Px2e  
68.P*2d   Gx2d 
69.Sx8e   B*6g  
70.K-4h   Bx8e+ 
71.Kx3g   S*2f  
72.K-4f   G-6g 
73.R*6b   +Bx7d 
74.R-7b+  +B-6d 
75.S*5e   Gx6f  
76.Sx6d   P*4b 
77.S-3h   S*4h  
78.B*8c   Sx5g= 
79.resigns
(diagram 3)

2nd game of the Jo-ryu Meijin sen has just started

Shogi News ; 

The 41st  Jo-ryu Meijin  5 games title match

The  2nd  game  of  the  Jo-ryu Meijin  title  match  between  SATOMI Kana  and  SHIMIZU Ichiyo  has  just  started  9:00 A.M. (JST)  ,  25 January  2015  ,  at  SEKINE　Meijin Kinenkan , Noda  city  ,  Chiba . 


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http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryumeijin/
(The official site of the Jo-ryu Meijin sen , written in Japanese language)


Sente : SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu 6  dan)
Gote :  SATOMI Kana (Jo-ryu Meijin )