Ai Yagura ; KATOU ryu

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


The shogi game of the Asahi cup Shogi open 2nd pre-round between KOBAYASHI Hiroshi(east) and GOUDA Masataka started 10:00 A.M. (JST) , 11 November 2010


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/4/kifu/20101111asahi_12.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : KOBAYASHI Hiroshi (7 dan)
Gote : GOUDA Masataka (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.S-7g S-6b
4.P-2f S-4b
5.S-4h P-5d
6.G-7h G6a-5b
7.K-6i P-4d
8.P-5f G-4c
9.P-3f G-3b
10.G-5h K-4a
11.P-6f S-3c
12.B-7i B-3a
13.G5h-6g P-7d
14.P-1f P-8e
15.S-3g B-6d
16.B-6h K-3a
17.K-7i K-2b
18.K-8h P-9d
19.R-3h S-5c
20.P-1e P-4e
21.N-1g S5c-4d
22.N-2e S-2d
23.P-4f
(diagram 1)

KOBAYASHI selected Yagura as the opening of this game and GOUDA accepted it . KOBAYASHI selected KATOU ryu line and GOUDA moved up his right Silver onto 4d to attack KOBAYASHI's attacking pieces .

KOBAYASHI pushed the 4th file Pawn to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

23...Px4f
24.R-4h S-4e
25.Sx4f Sx3f
26.P*4d G4c-4b
27.P-6e B-7c
28.B-5g N-3c
29.P-7e P*4e
30.Nx3c+ Sx3c
31.Sx4e Sx4e
32.Rx4e N*5c
33.R-4i Nx6e
34.B-4f S*5h
35.P-1d Px1d
36.P*1b Sx4i=
37.Bx7c+ Nx7c
38.N*2e S-5h=
39.G6g-6h Nx7g+
40.G6hx7g P-8f
41.B*4f B*3e
42.Bx7c+ Px8g+
43.G7gx8g S*6g
44.S*1c K-3a
45.+Bx8b Sx7h+
46.K-9h P*8f
47.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 92 moves , GOUDA won the game .