Unorthodox Yagura game

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


The shogi game of the Ginga sen E-block between ABE Kenjirou and SATO Shinya was broadcasted 8 January 2011 .


Sente : ABE Kenjirou (4 dan)
Gote : SATO Shinya (6 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.P-6f S-4b
4.S-4h S-6b
5.P-5f P-5d
6.G4i-5h K-4a
7.G-6g G-5b
8.S-7h S-3c
9.B-7i B-3a
10.P-3f P-4d
11.S-3g G5b-4c
12.P-3e Px3e
13.Bx3e P-8d
14.S-3f P-8e
15.S-7g S-3d
16.B-5g B-6d
17.P-4f P*3e
18.S-2e Sx2e
19.Px2e P-4e
(diagram 1)

SATO moved up the left Gold with 2...G-3b and he seemed to want Ittezon Kakugawari game . ABE closed the Bishop line with 3.P-6f and the game advanced into Yagura game .

ABE exchanged the 3rd file Pawns by his Bishop , and SATO advanced his Bishop with 16...B-6d to disturb natural development of ABE's attacking formation . After the Silver exchange , SATO pushed the 4th file Pawn with 19...P-4e threatening the 2h-Rook .

(diagram 2)

20.P-2d Px2d
21.K-6h Bx4f
22.Bx4f Px4f
23.P*4d G4c-3c
24.S*4c S*5b
25.B*1f B*2e
26.Bx2e Px2e
27.Rx2e P*2d
28.Rx3e P-4g+
29.Rx3c+ Nx3c
30.B*2c R*3h
31.K-7i B*4f
32.S-6h K-5a
33.Bx3b+ S6b-5c
34.Sx5b+ Rx5b
35.P-4c+ Rx3b
36.+Px3b K-6b
37.R*8b S*7b
38.S*8c K-5b
39.P*4d Sx4d
40.G*4b K-5c
41.Rx7b+ resigns
(diagram 2)

After 81 moves , ABE won the game .

KUBO ryu Nana-Go Hi senpou

Shogi Game record : The 18th Ginga sen ; D-block


A shogi game of the Ginga sen D-block between NAKAMURA Ryousuke and SATO Shinya was broadcasted 2 January 2010 .



Sente : NAKAMURA Ryousuke (5 dan)
Gote : SATO Shinya (6 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-7e P-8d
3.R-7h P-8e
4.K-4h S-6b
5.P-7d G-7b
6.R-7e
(diagram 1)








NAKAMURA pushed the 7th file Pawn with 2.P-7e and select Haya ISHIDA opening in this game . SATO advanced his Rook Pawn onto 8e and NAKAMRUA ranged his Rook with 3.R-7h without closing the Bishop line .

NAKAMURA moved up his King with 4.K-4h and pushed the 7th file Pawn with 5.P-7d . SATO moved up his right Gold with 5...G-7b to defend the 7th file and NAKAMURA floated his Rook with 6.R-7e selecting KUBO ryu Nana-Go Hi senpou .

(diagram 2)

6...Px7d
7.Rx7d S-7c
8.R-7f Bx8h+
9.Sx8h K-4b
10.K-3h S-6d
11.R-7i S-3b
12.P-6f S-3c
13.G-7h K-3b
14.G-6g G-4b
15.K-2h P-1d
16.P-1f P*7d
17.Rx7d B*9b
18.R-7i Bx4g+
19.S-3h +B-9b
20.B*5f +Bx5f
21.Px5f P-3e
22.B*4f P*7c
23.G-7f P-5d
24.P-6e S-5c
25.P*7d
(diagram 2)

After the 7th file Pawn exchange , SATO moved up his right Silver with 7...S-7c attacking the 7d-Rook . NAKAMURA didn't capture the 3d-Pawn , but simply backed his Rook with 8.R-7f .

SATO exchanged the Bishops with 8...Bx8h+ and moved up the King with 9...K-4b to make his Kakoi . SATO moved up his right Silver with 10...S-6d and NAKAMURA backed his Rook with 11.R-7i .

SATO sacrificed a Pawn with 16...P*7d and dropped a Bishop with 17...B*9b to make a promoted Bishop . But NAKAMURA also dropped a Bishop with 20.B*5f to remove the promoted Bishop from the board .

NAKAMURA dropped a Bishop with 22.B*4f aiming at the 8b-Rook and dropped a Pawn with 25.P*7d to attack the Rook .

(diagram 3)

25...Px7d
26.Bx8b+ Gx8b
27.G-6f P-3f
28.Rx7d Px3g+
29.Sx3g G-7c
30.R-7f P*3f
31.Sx3f B*4f
32.P*3g B-5g+
33.R*7a P*7e
34.Rx7e +Bx6f
35.R7ex7c+Nx7c
36.G*3a K-2b
37.Gx2a K-1c
38.N*2e K-2d
39.Nx3c+ R*7h
40.P*4h Gx3c
41.S*2e K-1c
42.P-1e resigns
(diagram 3)

After 83 moves , NAKAMURA won the game .

Shogi Game record : SATO Amahiko beated SATO Shinya . (Ginga sen)

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

A shogi game of Ginga sen between SATO Shinya and SATO Amahiko was broadcasted 10 January 2009 .

Sente: SATO Shinya (6 dan)
Gote : SATO Amahiko (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.G-7h G-3b
7.K-6i K-4a
8.G-5h P-7d
9.P-6f S6b-5c
10.P-2f P-5e









11.S-5g S-5d
12.P-2e R-5b
13.P-2d Px2d
14.Rx2d K-3a
15.R-2h B-4d
16.S7g-6h N-3c
17.S-6g Px5f
18.S6gx5f P*2f
19.S-4f P*5e
20.S-6g B-6b
21.P-6e N-7c
22.P*2d P-4d
23.Rx2f P-4e
24.R-2h Px4f





25.P-2c+ Px4g+
26.Gx4g P*2g
27.+Px3b Kx3b
28.R-5h Nx6e
29.P*6f P*4f
30.G-4h P-2h+
31.Px6e +Px1i
32.P*5c Sx5c
33.P*2d P*2b
34.P-3f L*4d
35.R-5g S*4g
36.K-7i +Px2i
37.B-6f Sx3f+
38.R-5i +P-2h
39.K-8h S-4b
40.P-6d Px6d
41.Bx5e P*5h
42.Bx6d Px5i+
43.Bx9a+ P*6f
44.Sx6f P*6e
45.S-7g N*6f
46.Sx6f Px6f
47.P*6h P-4g+
48.+B-6d S*6c
49.P*5c Bx5c
50.+Bx5c Rx5c
51.P*5e Sx5e
52.L*2c +Px4h
53.Lx2b+ K-4c
54.N*6e K-5d
55.N*5g S-5f
56.B*7c G*6d
57.Nx5c+ Sx5c
58.R*4a G-5b
59.P*3g +S-3e
60.P-2c+ Sx5g+
61.+Px3c B*5f
62.resigns

Shogi game record; SATO won over ARIMORI . (Ginga sen)

Shogi Game Record: The 17th Ginga sen: F-block

A Shogi game of Ginga sen between SATO and ARIMORI was broadcasted 13 December 2008 .


Sente: SATO Shinya (6 dan)
Gote: ARIMORI Kouzou (7 dan)



1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-4d
3.P-2e B-3c
4.S-4h R-2b
5.K-6h K-6b
6.K-7h K-7b
7.G4i-5h S-3b
8.B-7g K-8b
9.K-8h S-7b
10.P-5f P-9d
11.G-7h P-2d
12.Px2d Bx2d
13.P*2e B-4b
14.P-3f S-4c
15.B-6h G-3b
16.P-6f P-5d
17.G5h-6g N-3c
18.P-2d R-2a
19.N-3g P-9e
20.R-2i P-8d
21.L-9h S-8c
22.K-9i G-7b
23.S-8h P-7d
24.P-1f N-7c
25.P-1e P*2b
26.L-1h L-1b
27.S-5g L-9b
28.P-6e P-6d
29.Px6d R-6a
30.P-4f Bx6d
31.P*6e B-4b
32.S-6f R-9a
33.R-4i P-3e
34.P-4e Px3f
35.Px4d S-5b
36.N-4e P*4h
37.Nx3c+ Gx3c
38.Rx4h P-3g+
39.R-4i +P-3h
40.R-4g P*6d
41.Px6d Bx6d
42.P*6e +P-4h
43.R-4e +P-5h
44.Px6d +Px6h
45.G6gx6h P-9f
46.Px9f B*2i
47.P-4c+ Bx5f+
48.+Px5b +Bx4e
49.P-6c+ Gx6c
50.P*6d Gx6d
51.B*5c G-6c
52.S*7a K-9c
53.B-6b+ Gx6b
54.+Px6b P*9g
55.Lx9g P*9h
56.Kx9h N-8e
57.N*9e S-9d
58.+P-7b resigns

Analysis ;
Sente:
Ibisha Anaguma
Gote:
Muka Bisha G-3b variation
(Kata mino gakoi --> Kata Gin kanmuri)