Sente Shiken Bisha vs Gote Roku-Yon hidari Gin senpou

Shogi game record : The 18th Ginga sen ; A-block

A shogi game of the Ginga sen A-block between KUSHIDA and KODAMA was broadcasted 29 October 2009 .


Sente : KUSHIDA Youichi (6 dan)
Gote : KODAMA Kouichi (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-7h P-3d
3.P-6f S-6b
4.R-6h P-5d
5.S-3h K-4b
6.G6i-5h K-3b
7.K-4h G6a-5b
8.K-3i P-7d
9.P-1f P-1d
10.K-2h S-4b
11.S-6g S4b-5c
12.P-5f G4a-4b
13.P-4f P-8e
14.B-7g S-6d
15.R-7h P-7e
(diagram 1)

With 4.R-6h , KUSHIDA selected Shiken Bisha as the strategy of this game . KUSHIDA made Hon mino gakoi and KODAMA made Funa gakoi . KODAMA advanced his left Silver to 5c-square to prepare an attack . After strengthened the defense with 12...G4a-4b , KUSHIDA moved up his 5c-Silver with 14...S-6d and started an attack with 15...P-7e . KUSHIDA slid the Rook with 15.R-7h to counterattack .

(diagram 2)

16.P-4e P-9d
17.L-9h S6b-7c
18.Px7e Sx7e
19.P-6e Bx7g+
20.Rx7g P*7d
21.B*4f R-8c
22.P*7f S7e-8d
23.P-9f B*8h
24.R-7h B-9i+
25.N-7g +B-8i
26.R-6h +B-7i
27.P-5e G5b-5c
28.S-6f Px5e
29.Sx5e P*5d
30.S-6f P-4d
31.Px4d Gx4d
32.P-6d Sx6d
33.S-6e S8d-7c
34.B-5g P-8f
35.P*4e G4d-4c
36.Px8f Rx8f
37.P*8b Rx8b
38.P*8d P*8f
39.N-8e P-8g+
40.Nx7c+ Sx7c
41.S*4d
(diagram 2)

KUSHIDA advanced the 4th file Pawn with 16.P-4e to make a space for dropping a piece . KODAMA moved up one more Silver with 17...S6b-7c to join attacking and KUSHIDA captured the 7e-Pawn with 18.Px7e .

KODAMA captured the 7e-Pawn with 18...Sx7e and KUSHIDA re-opened to escaped the aimed 7g-Bishop by a Bishop exchange . After the Bishop exchange , KODAMA dropped a Pawn with 20...P*7d to protect the 7e-Silver . KUSHIDA dropped a Bishop with 21.B*4f aiming at the 8b-Rook and the Rook escaped from the 4f-Bishop line with 21...R-8c .

KUSHIDA's Pawn drop with 22.P*7f forced KODAMA's 7e-Silver to back with 22...S7e-8d and the Silver became useless . KODAMA dropped a Bishop with 23...B*8h attacking the 7g-Rook . KUSHIDA's Rook escaped with 24.R-7h , but KODAMA succeeded to make the Bishop promoted with 24...B-9i+ .

KODAMA chased KUSHIDA's Rook , but KODAMA's Silvers were still difficult to use effectively . During some moves , KODAMA tried to attack in the 8th file , but KUSHIDA succeeded to make an attacking base in the 4th file .

(diagram 3)

41...+P-7g
42.R-6f +Bx5g
43.Gx5g P*4h
44.G-3i B*2d
45.G-4g P-1e
46.P-8c+ Rx8c
47.Sx4c+ Gx4c
48.Sx5d resigns
(diagram 3)







After 95 moves , KUSHIDA won the game .

Shogi game record : KANAI beated KODAMA's Kani-Kani Gin . (Ginga sen)

Shogi Game record : The 17th Ginga sen : H-block

A shogi game of Ginga sen H-block between KODAMA and KANAI was broadcasted 20 December 2008 .


Sente : KODAMA Kouichi (7 dan )
Gote: KANAI Kouta (4 dan)



1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.S-7g S-6b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.S-4h S-4b
6.P-2f G-3b
7.P-2e S-3c
8.S-5g K-4a
9.S-4f G-5b
10.P-5e Px5e
11.Sx5e P-8e
12.R-5h G3b-4b
13.P-9f K-3b
14.B-9g P-9d
15.P*5d P-7d
16.G-7h N-7c
17.S7g-6f P-9e
18.Px9e P*9f
19.B-7i Lx9e
20.P-7e P-8f
21.Px8f Rx8f
22.P*8g R-8d
23.B-6h P*5g
24.Rx5g R-9d
25.P*9h Px7e
26.P*7d N-8e
27.P-8f N-9g=
28.N-7g N-8i+
29.N-6e Rx7d
30.P-8e R-9d
31.P-8d +Nx9i
32.P-8c+ P-6d
33.N-7c+ Sx7c
34.+Px7c R-8d
35.+P-7d R-8i+
36.G-7i N*4e
37.R-5f +R-8g
38.S*7h +Rx9h
39.+Px6d P-9g+
40.P-5c+ +P-8h
41.+Px4b Gx4b
42.Gx8h +Rx8h
43.G*7i +R-9h
44.S-5d P*5e
45.Sx5e S-4d
46.Sx4d Bx4d
47.Sx4e L*5e
48.Sx4d Lx5f
49.P*5h P*5g
50.+P-5c Px5h+
51.Gx5h R*3i
52.S*4i Px4d
53.B*6e P*5d
54.Bx5d S*4c
55.+Px4c Gx4c
56.S*4a K-4b
57.Bx9h Lx9h+
58.N*5e G-5c
59.P*5d Rx4i+
60.Kx4i B*2g
61.R*3h Bx5d+
62.P*5g S*2g
63.R-4h Kx4a
64.Px5f G*3h
65.K-5i Gx4h
66.Gx4h R*3i
67.L*4i S-3h+
68.B-9e S*4b
69.Gx3h Rx3h+
70.R*6a P*5a
71.G*4h +Rx2i
72.S*6c +B-2g
73.K-6h K-3b
74.S-6b= G-5b
75.Sx5a+ Sx5a
76.Rx5a+ Gx5a
77.Bx5a+ N*6e
78.resigns

Analysis :
Sente: Kani-Kani Gin senpou (Igyoku )
Gote : Ibisha (Bonanza gakoi)

Shogi News; KODAMA beated IINO's Hineri Bisha . (Ginga sen)

Shogi News; The 17th Ginga sen ; H-block

A shogi game of Ginga sen H-block between IINO and KODAMA was broadcasted 22 November 2008 .


Sente; IINO Kenji (7 dan)
Gote; KODAMA Kouichi (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d

2.P-2f G-3b

3.P-2e P-8e

4.P-2d Px2d

5.Rx2d P*2c

6.R-2f P-8f

7.Px8f Rx8f

8.G-7h P-3d

9.P-9f S-6b

10.N-7g K-4a
(diagram 1)





IINO opened the game with "Kakukawari" opening ;1.P-7f P-8d2.P-2f . But he transpositioned the opening to "Aigakari" opening . If he wanted to choice "Kakukawari" , he would move 3.G-7h or 4.B-7g .

After both players exchanged their Rook Pawns , IINO pushed 9th file Pawn and Jumped the left Kinght to 7g . This moves means IINO wanted to select "Hineri Bisha" .

(diagram 2)

11.S-3h P-9d

12.K-4h P-1d

13.P-1f B-4d

14.R-4f R-8b

15.P-7e P-6d

16.P*8e S-4b

17.S-6h K-3a

18.R-7f S-6c

19.P-5f K-2b

20.S-5g B-3c

21.K-3i P-4d

22.B-7i S-4c

23.K-2h P-5d

24.S-4f B-2d

25.R-8f P-7d
(diagram 2)

KODAMA stayed his Rook at 8f , and disturbed IINO's "Hineri Bisha" for a while . After KODAMA backed his Rook to 8b , IINO advanced 7th file Pawn and dropped a Pawn at 8e , then IINO could make "Hineri Bisha" formation ; R-7f , N-7g .

IINO's King entered "Mino gakoi" and KODAMA's King entered "Kaku tsuki Kin mino" . IINO turened his Rook to 8th file and tried to advance 8th file Pawn and KODAMA attacked 7th file .

(diagram 3)

26.P-8d G-7b

27.P-5e Px7e

28.Px5d S6cx5d

29.P-3f G-7c

30.S4f-3g B-4b

31.P*5e S-6c

32.P-3e Px3e

33.Bx3e Gx8d

34.P-4f P*5c

35.P-4e Px4e

36.S-3f S-3d

37.B-4d G-3c

38.Bx3c+ Bx3c

39.P*3e Bx5e

40.N-3g S-4c

41.Sx4e S6c-5d

42.Sx5d Px5d

43.S*3d Sx3d

44.Px3d S*4f

45.G*4e S*3e

46.Gx5e Px5e

47.S*3f P*8e

48.Rx4f Sx4f

49.B*4d K-1b

50.P-1e R-4b

51.P*4e Rx4d

52.Px4d G*2f

53.S*2g Gx3g

54.Sx3g Sx3g=

55.Kx3g P*3e

56.R*8b B*2b

57.Sx3e B*5d

58.Rx2b+ Kx2b

59.S*3c Nx3c

60.Px3c+ Kx3c

61.B*5a K-3b

62.P*3c K-2a

63.P*2b K-3a

64.G*3b Bx3b

65.Px3b+ Kx3b

66.B*5d K-4a

67.Bx8d+ R*5g

68.N*4g N*2e

69.K-2f R-5f+

70.G*3f S*3g

71.Kx2e S*2d

72.Sx2d Px2d

73.K-3e P*3d

74.Kx3d P*3c

75.Kx3c S*4b

76.Kx2d R*2c

77.resigns

After 152 moves , KODAMA won this game .