HABU won the 1st game of the Kisei sen title match !

Shogi News ; The 82nd Kisei sen ; 5 games title match


6:25 P.M. (JST) , 11 June 2011 , after 90 moves , HABU won the game . The score of this match becomes "HABU 1 --- 0 FUKAURA" .

The 2nd game of this match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 25 June 2011 .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/
(Public site , written in Japanese language)
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/20110611.html
(game record , Flash version , written in Japanese language)
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/20110611_j.html
(game record , Java version , written in Japanese language)
http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/kisei/
(blog about Kisei sen , written in Japanese)


Sente : FUKAURA Kouichi (9 dan)
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)

(diagram 1)

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

Until 2...P-8d , HABU shown his attitude to select Yokofudori for the opening of this game . FUKAURA closed his Bishop line with 3.P-6f and started making Yagura gakoi to reject Yokofudori .

FUKAURA was developing his camp without moving 6i-Gold to select FUJII ryu Hayagakoi strategy . HABU quickly advanced his right Silver onto 6d to disturb FUKAURA's strategy . FUKAURA gave up to continue his strategy and moved up the 6i-Gold with 13.G-7h . HABU slid his Rook with 13...R-5b to attack this file .

(diagram 2)

14.K-6i N-7c
15.S-4f S-4d
16.P-2e P-5e
17.Px5e S6dx5e
18.Sx5e Sx5e
19.P-2d Px2d
20.Bx2d P*2c
21.B-1e S-5f
22.Gx5f Rx5f
23.B-3g S*3i
24.R-1h G*2g
25.G-6g R-5b
26.Bx7c+ Gx1h
27.P*5c Bx5c
28.P*5d B-2f
29.Lx1h G-6b
30.+Bx9a Rx5d
31.L*5f R-4d
32.P-4f P*5g
(diagram 2)

HABU added his left Silver to attacking with 15...S-4d and started attacking with 16...P-5e . While HABU exchanged the pieces in the 5th file , FUKAURA also exchanged Pawns in the 2nd file and backed his Bishop with 23.B-3g aiming at the 7c-Knight .

HABU didn't protect the Knight but dropped a Silver with 23...S-3i attacking the 2h-Rook . FUKAURA sacrificed his Rook and tried to continue attacking . However , HABU's 5g-Pawn drop seemed to make FUKAURA's King dangerous .

(diagram 3)

33.G*6h R*5i
34.K-7h P-5h+
35.N*3g K-3a
36.P-6e P-7e
37.+B-5e P*5d
38.+B-8b Px7f
39.Gx7f S-4h=
40.P-4e S-5g+
41.Px4d +Px6h
42.Sx6h +Sx6h
43.Kx6h Rx5f+
44.R*7a K-2b
45.Px4c+ G*6g
46.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 90 moves , HABU won the game .

The 2nd game of the 69th Meijin sen title match

Shogi Game record : The 69th Meijin sen ; 7 games title match


The 2nd game of the Meijin sen title match between HABU Yoshiharu and MORIUCHI Toshiyuki started 20 April 2011 .


Sente : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)
Gote : MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)

(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-6g K-4a
8.P-2f P-7d
9.S-7g G-5b
10.B-7i S-3c
11.P-3f B-3a
12.S-3g P-8e
13.S-4f P-4d
14.P-5e S-5c
(diagram 1)

HABU selected Yagura as the opening of this game and MORIUCHI accepted it . The game naturally advanced along the line of common Shin Yagura Niju-yonte gumi line .

However HABU pushed the 2nd file Pawn with 8.P-2f to select FUJII ryu Hayagakoi line . HABU advanced his right Silver onto 4f before moving his King , but MORIUCHI didn't moved up his right Gold with G5b-4c .

Then HABU pushed the 5th file Pawn with 14.P-5e to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

15.R-5h Px5e
16.Sx5e P*5d
17.Sx5d Sx5d
18.Rx5d B-6d
19.B-4f Bx4f
20.Px4f B*4g
21.B*7a R-7b
22.S*6a Bx3f+
23.Sx7b+ +Bx5d
24.+S-6b G-5c
25.R*5a K-4b
26.B-8b+ R*2h
27.Rx8a+ +B-3f
28.P*5h S*7h
(diagram 2)

HABU turned his Rook onto 5th file with 15.R-5h and attacked in this file . After the Bishop exchange , both players dropped their each Bishop and roughly attacked each other .

(diagram 3)

29.G-5g Rx2i+
30.N*4i Sx6i+
31.Kx6i +Rx4i
32.K-7h N*4a
33.+S-5a K-3a
34.+Sx4a K-2b
35.resigns
(diagram 3)







After the 68 moves , MORIUCHI won the game and the score of this match became "HABU 0 --- 2 MORIUCHI" .

Ai Yagura ; FUJII ryu Haya gakoi

Shogi Game record : The 4th Asahi cup Shogi open


The shogi game of the Asahi cup Shogi open between WATANABE Akira and HATAKEYAMA Mamoru started 10:00 A.M. (JST) , 19 January 2011 .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/4/kifu/20110119asahi_11.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo)
Gote : HATAKEYAMA Mamoru (7 dan)

(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-6g K-4a
8.S-7g P-7d
9.P-2f G-5b
10.B-7i S-3c
11.P-3f B-3a
12.S-3g B-6d
13.K-6h P-4d
14.K-7h G5b-4c
15.B-4f S-7c
16.P-2e K-3a
17.G6i-6h P-8e
18.S-2f S-8d
19.S-1e P-7e
(diagram 1)

WATANABE selected Yagura as the opening of this game and HATAKEYAMA accepted it . WATANABE developed his camp along FUJII ryu Hayagakoi line .

WATANABE made Kata Yagura and HATAKEYAMA made Kin Yagura . WATANABE advanced his right Silver onto 1e and HATAKEYAMA started attacking with 19...P-7e .

(diagram 2)

20.Px7e Sx7e
21.P*7f P-8f
22.Px8f Sx8f
23.Sx8f Rx8f
24.Bx6d Px6d
25.B*7e S*8g
26.K-6i R-8c
27.S*7d R-5c
28.Bx6d B*4a
29.P-2d Px2d
30.Sx2d Sx2d
31.Rx2d P*2c
32.R-2h Bx7d
33.S*6b S*4b
34.Sx5c+ Sx5c
35.Bx9a+ P*8h
36.N-7g P-8i+
37.R*7a B-4a
38.P*2b Gx2b
39.Rx8a+ +P-8h
40.N-6e resigns
(diagram 2)

After 79 moves , WATANABE won the game .