Sente Shiken Bisha Anaguma vs Gote Ibisha Anaguma

Shogi Game record : The 19th Ginga sen ; D-block


The shogi game of the Ginga sen D-block between MASUDA Yuuji and NAKAMURA Taichi was broadcasted 9 December 2010 .


Sente : MASUDA Yuuji (6 dan)
Gote : NAKAMURA Taichi (4 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-9f P-8d
3.P-6f S-6b
4.R-6h K-4b
5.S-7h K-3b
6.K-4h P-5d
7.K-3h P-8e
8.B-7g B-3c
9.S-6g S-5c
10.K-2h K-2b
11.P-4f G6a-5b
12.L-1h L-1b
13.S-5f P-4d
14.K-1i K-1a
15.S-2h S-2b
16.G-3i G5b-4b
17.R-4h G-3a
18.G-5h G4b-3b
19.L-9h P-1d
20.R-4i P-1e
21.G5h-4h P-7d
22.P-6e S-4b
23.R-6i P-8f
(diagram 1)

MASUDA ranged his Rook with 4.R-6h making Shiken Bisha form . MASUDA made Anaguma gakoi and NAKAMURA also made Ibisha Anaguma . NAKAMURA started attacking with 23...P-8f .

(diagram 2)

24.Px8f P-4e
25.P-6d Bx7g+
26.Nx7g B*8g
27.R-6f Px6d
28.Rx6d P-5e
29.S-4g Bx7f+
30.R-6a+ Px4f
31.S-3h Rx8f
32.N-6e R-8i+
33.B*5d P-5f
34.P*4d Px5g+
35.Gx5g P*5a
36.P*5b P-1f
37.Px1f P*1g
38.Lx1g P*1e
39.Px1e P*1f
40.Lx1f +R-5i
41.Px5a+ P*1g
42.Nx1g +Rx5g
43.Bx3b+ Gx3b
44.+P-4a P-4g+
45.+Px4b Gx4b
46.S*3a G*3b
47.Sx4b+ Gx4b
48.G*4c +Px3h
49.Gx3h B*5f
50.G*3i +R-5i
51.Gx4b Bx3h+
52.G*2i +B7fx6e
53.G2ix3h +Bx3h
54.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 106 moves , NAKAMURA won the game .

Sente Shiken Bisha Anaguma vs Gote Gyokutou Kuraidori

Shogi Game record : The 19th Ginga sen ; D-block


The shogi game of the Ginga sen D-block between MASUDA Yuuji and KUSHIDA Youichi was broadcasted 11 November 2010 .


Sente : MASUDA Yuuji (6 dan)
Gote : KUSHIDA Youichi (6 dan)

(diagram 1 )

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-6f P-5d
3.S-7h S-4b
4.B-7g P-4d
5.S-6g S-4c
6.P-6e P-3e
7.R-6h S-6b
8.K-4h K-4b
9.K-3h K-3b
10.K-2h G6a-5b
11.L-1h B-3c
12.K-1i K-2b
13.S-2h G-3b
14.G-3i P-1d
15.G-5h P-4e
16.S-6f P-7d
17.P-5f S-5c
18.P-5e S5c-4d
19.Px5d Sx5d
20.P*5e S-4c
21.G-5g S-3d
22.G-5f G5b-4c
23.S-5g R-6b
24.P-4f Px4f
25.Sx4f P*4e
26.S-5g R-6a
27.R-4h R-5a
28.P-6d Px6d
29.P*4f Sx5e
(diagram 1)

After both players opened Bishop line , MASUDA closed his Bishop line with 2.P-6f and moved up the Bishop and left Silver to make Furibisha form .

Replying MASUDA's 2.P-6f , KUSHIDA pushed the 5th file Pawn with 2...P5d and moved up the left Silver , then he seemed to make Furibisha form , too . However KUSHIDA made Gyokutou Kuraidori form and MASUDA made Anaguma gakoi .

After some moves , MASUDA started attacking with 29.P*4f and KUSHIDA also started attacking with 29...Sx5e .

(diagram 2)

30.Gx5e Rx5e
31.S*3a Gx3a
32.Bx5e Bx5e
33.R*5b G-3b
34.Rx5e+ B*3c
35.+R-5b G*4b
36.+R-5a Bx9i+
37.Px4e L*5b
38.P*5f +Bx8i
39.P-4d G4c-3c
40.B*6c N*6e
41.S-6h P*4g
42.R-4i +Bx5f
43.Bx5b+ Gx5b
44.+Rx5b +B-6f
45.L*4f P*5a
46.+R-4a P-4h+
47.Rx4h P*4b
48.G*4c S*5b
49.Gx3c Gx3c
50.+Rx4b G*3b
51.+Rx5a B*8d
52.+Rx5b P*5a
53.+R-5i +Bx7f
54.S*4c P*4b
55.Sx3d+ Gx3d
56.P-4c+ Px4c
57.Lx4c+ resigns
(diagram 2)

After 113 moves , MASUDA won the game .

Yokofutori : NAITOU ryu San-San Kaku senpou

Shogi Game record : The 59th NHK cup TV Shogi tournament

A shogi game of the NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between MASUDA and HORIGUCHI Kazushiza was broadcasted 13 September 2009 .


Sente : MASUDA Yuuji (6 dan)
Gote : HORIGUCHI Kazushiza (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

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

HORIGUCHI selected Yokofutori as the opening of this game . MASUDA naturally captured the 3d-Pawn with 8.Rx3d ; a move of Yokofutori . HORIGUCHI moved up his Bishop with 8...B-3c and selected Yokofutori San-San Kaku senpou .

HORIGUCHI backed his Rook with 9...R-8d and moved up his King with 11...K-5b , then the line of this game became Yokofutori NAITOU ryu . MASUDA also moved up his King with 12.K-5h sitting his King on Nakazumai Gyoku position .

After pushing the 1st file Pawn , MASUDA pushed the 3rd file Pawn with P-3f . HORIGUCHI turned his Rook with 14...R-7d aiming at the 7f-Pawn . MASUDA advanced the 3rd file Pawn with 15.P-3e to protect the 7f-Pawn by the 2f-Rook . HORIGUCHI dropped a Pawn with 15...P*2e forcing the 2f-Rook to move from 2f-square .

(diagram 2)

16.Rx2e Rx7f
17.P*7g R-3f
18.P-3d Rx3d
19.G-3h S-6b
20.P*3e R-5d
21.S-4h B-5e
22.G-3g N-3c
23.R-2f P*3f
24.Rx3f P*2h
25.N-1g S-2c
26.G-4f Bx4f
27.Px4f P-2i+
28.P-7f +Px1i
29.N-2e Nx2e
30.Bx1a+ P*3g
31.S-4g P-3h+
32.Sx3h N*4d
33.R-2f G*3f
34.+Bx4d Gx2f
35.+Bx5d Px5d
36.K-6h R*4h
37.K-7g Rx3h+
38.P*2d S*6i
(diagram 2)

MASUDA captured the 2e-Pawn with 16.Rx2e and the 7f-Pawn became unprotected . HORIGUCHI captured the 7f-Pawn with 16...Rx7f . MASUDA dropped a Pawn with 17.P*7g to avoid HORIGUCHI's Bx8h+ , but this Pawn drop made the 8h-Bishop useless in the same time .

HORIGUCHI turned his Rook with 17...R-3f . MASUDA advacned the 3rd file Pawn with 18.P-3d attacking the 3c-Bishop and HORIGUCHI captured the Pawn .

MASUDA dropped a Pawn with 20.P*3e forcing the 3d-Rook to move anywhere . HORIGUCHI's Rook escaped with 20...R-5d threatening MASUDA's King . HORIGUCHI advanced his Bishop with 21...B-5e attacking the 1i-Lance , MASUDA moved up his right Gold with G-3g blocking the Bishop line .

HORIGUCHI jumped his left Knight with 22...N-3c and dropped Pawns with 23...P*3f and 24...P*2h to continue attacking . MASUDA jumped his right Knight to escape from the 2h-Pawn attack . HORIGUCHI's left Silver advanced with 25...S-2c threatening the 3f-Rook . MASUDA moved up his right Gold with 26.G-4f attacking the 5e-Bishop . HORIGUCHI sacrificed the Bishop with 26...Bx4f and succeeded to make a promoted Pawn with 27...P-2i+ .

MASUDA pushed the 7th file Pawn with 28.P-7f and sacrificing the right Knight with 29.N-2e he captured the 1a-Lance . But replying MASUDA's moves , HORIGUCHI got a Gold , a Lance and a Knight and attacked MASUDA's Rook . Sacrificing a promoted Bishop , MASUDA exchanged the Rooks , but the right side of his camp was almost broken .

After some moves , HORIGUCHI dropped a Rook checking MASUDA's King and continued attacking with 38...S*6i .

(diagram 3)

39.N*6h Sx2d
40.L*3d P*3c
41.R*2a L*3a
42.P*2c Sx7h+
43.Kx7h B*1b
44.R-1a+ G*2a
45.+Rx2a Bx2a
46.G*1a R*4i
47.S*6i N-3g+
48.Gx2a +N-4h
49.P-2b+ +R-3i
50.+Px3b Rx6i+
51.K-7g +Rx7i
52.K-8f Lx3b
53.G-3a Px3d
54.B*4a K-6a
55.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 108 moves , HORIGUCHI won the game .

Shogi Game record : The 59th NHK cup TV Shogi tournament

A shogi game of NHK cup TV Shogi tournament between MASUDA and HIROSE was broadcasted 17 May 2009 .


Sente : MASUDA Yuuji (5 dan)
Gote : HIROSE Akihihto (5 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.Bx2b+ Sx2b
3.S-8h S-3c
4.S-4h S-6b
5.P-4f P-6d
6.S-4g S-6c
7.P-2f K-4b
8.P-1f P-1d
9.G-7h G-3b
10.K-6h P-9d
11.P-9f P-8d
12.P-3f S-5d
13.G-5h K-3a
14.S-5f S-6e
(diagramm 1)

After both players opened the Bishop line , MASUDA immediately exchanged the Bishops . By this move 2.Bx2b+ , MASUDA sacrificed one move but he declined HIROSE's Furibisha Anaguma . Furibisha Anaguma is HIROSE's favorite strategy .

MASUDA thought HIROSE would still select Kakukoukan Furibisha after 3...S-3c , like 4...R-4b or 4...R-2b . But in this game , HIROSE select Ibisha , a minor line of Kakukawari .

After some moves , HIROSE made Koshikakegin formation with 12...S-5d . MASUDA also made Koshikakegin formatioon with 14.S-5f , but this move is careless move . HIROSE immediately crushed the Silver with 14...S-6e .

(diagram 2)

15.S-5e Sx7f
16.Sx6d G-5b
17.P-2e R-6b
18.S-5e P-7d
19.S-6f P-4d
20.K-7i B*7c
21.N-3g Bx4f
22.G-4g B-7c
23.P-2d Px2d
24.R-4h K-2b
25.S8h-7g Sx7g+
26.Sx7g N-9c
27.S*4a
(diagram 2)


MASUDA advanced his 5f-Silver with 15.S-5e to declined a Silver exchange . Because the Silver exchange with 15.Sx6e will lose MASUDA an advantage like following moves ; 15.Sx6e Px6e , 16.S-7g R-6b , 17.K-7i . After this variation , Gote has a attacking line with S*3i , R-3h B*4i .

HIROSE captured the 7f-Pawn , and aiming at 6d-Silver with R-6b . He dropped a Bishop with B*7c and got an advantage . He tried to continue attacking , joining his right Knight with N-9c . But in this timing MASUDA had a chance to attack HIROSE's camp with S*4a .

(diagram 3)

27...G5b-4b
28.Sx3b+ Gx3b
29.B*5a R-7b
30.Bx7c+ Rx7c
31.P*2e S*2c
32.B*8b R-6c
33.Bx9a+ N-8e
34.S-6h S*3i
35.R-5h B*4i
36.R-5i B-3h+
37.G*5h P*6f
38.Px6f P-3e
39.+B-4f Rx6f
40.P-5f R-6e
41.Px2d S3cx2d
42.P*6f R-7e
43.P*2e S-3c
44.Px3e P*2f
45.S-6g Rx7h+
46.Kx7h P-2g+
47.R*7b +Px3g
48.Gx3g N*5d
49.Gx3h Nx4f
50.L*2d B*5d
51.Lx2c+ Kx2c
52.R-7a+ P*3a
53.Gx3i L*7e
54.P*7g Nx5h+
55.Rx5h G*4g
56.S*6h Gx5h
57.Sx5h R*3g
58.B*5g P*6g
59.S5hx6g Nx7g+
60.Nx7g Lx7g+
61.Kx7g N*7e
62.L*2d K-1c
63.P-6e Nx6g+
64.Kx6g P*6f
65.Kx6f S*7e
66.K-7g G*6f
67.K-8h Gx5g
68.+Rx3a Sx2d
69.Px2d B*1b
70.G*2c Bx2c
71.Px2c+ Gx2c
72.P*2d Kx2d
73.S*2f G*7h
74.K-9h Rx3i+
75.P*2e K-1c
76.B*2b K-1b
77.N*2d Gx2d
78.S*1c resigns
(diagram 3)

After 155 moves , MASUDA won the game .

Shogi News; Ryuo tournament . ITODANI won .

Shogi News ; Ryuo tournament

A game of Ryuo tournament between ITODANI and MASUDA started 10 July 2008 , at Osaka .

Sente; ITODANI Tetsurou (5 dan)
Gote; MASUDA Yuuji (5 dan)

(diagram 1)

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





MASUDA lead the opening to "Ittezon Kakukawari ". And ITODANI get "Kurai" of 1st file ; P-1e . MASUDA also get "Kurai" of 9th file ; P-9e . But MASUDA already lost 1 move , this tactics may delayed his camp's development .



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





ITODANI made his camp "Migi Gyoku ; right side King with Ibisha" . He is famous "Migi Gyoku" player .
MASUDA made his camp "Koshikakegin " . The effective tacticses against "Migi Gyoku" are "Chikatetsu Bisha ; Subway Rook " and " Anaguma " . But MASUDA didn't select both tactics .


After 109 moves until G'3c , ITODANI won this game . He will have a game with HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Osho , Oza) next game in this tournament .
You can see this game on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/tournament.html#0710_masuda-itodani
















The next game of this tournament is going to start 18 July 2008 . The game is between KUBO Toshiaki and AKUTSU Chikara . You will be able to see this game on the Net .

http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/tournament.html

Shogi News; Ryuo sen .

Shogi News ; Ryuo sen tournament .

A game of Ryuosen tournament between ITODANI and MASUDA is going to start 10 July 2008 , at Osaka.



You can see this game on the Net .

http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/080710.html