Shogi News : WATANABE won again . (Ryuo sen)

Shogi News : The 22nd Ryuo sen ; 7 games title match

7:05 P.M. , 29 October 2009 , after 141 moves , WATANABE won the 2nd game of this match . The score of this match becomes "WATANABE 2 --- 0 MORIUCHI" .

They are goint to have next game 10 & 11 November 2009 at Shousei en ; Higashi Honganji temple , Kyoto city , Kyoto .


You can see the game nearly real time on the Net .
http://live3.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/091028.html
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Sente : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo)
Gote : MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.G-7h P-4d
4.P-2e B-3c
5.S-4h G-5b
6.P-5f S-2b
7.B-7g P-8d
8.S-8h P-8e
9.K-6i G5b-4c
10.B-6h B-4b
11.S-7g S-3c
12.P-3f P-5d
13.S-3g S-6b
14.G-5h K-4a
15.P-6f P-7d
16.G5h-6g B-6d
17.K-7i K-3a
18.K-8h K-2b
19.B-4f S-7c
20.P-1f P-9d
21.P-1e P-9e
22.P-3e Px3e
23.Bx3e P*3f
24.S-4f S-6b
25.P-5e Px5e
26.R-5h B-7c
27.P-7e R-8d
28.P-1d Px1d
29.P*1c Lx1c
30.Px7d Rx7d
31.R-1h P-5f
32.P*1b
(diagram 1)

The game restarted with WATANABE's 32.P*1b .

(diagram 2)

32...S-3d
33.P-1a+ Kx1a
34.Bx1c+ Nx1c
35.Rx1d P*1b
36.R-1h K-2b
37.P*1d Nx2e
38.P-1c+ K-3a
39.+Px2c Sx2c
40.P*2d Sx2d
41.Rx1b+ P-3g+
42.P*7e R-8d
43.L*7d Bx4f
44.Px4f S*2a
45.+R-1a B*3c
46.+R-1h P*7c
47.Gx5f Px7d
48.P*2f +P-3f
49.Px2e Sx2e
50.B*6a L*5a
51.G-6e R-8b
52.Gx7d S-5c
53.P*2d
(diagram 2)

MORIUCHI advanced the 3c-Silver with 32...S-3d attacking the 3e-Bishop . WATANABE promoted his 1b-Pawn with 33.P-1a+ , and MORIUCHI captured it . WATANABE exchanged his 3e-Bishop with MORIUCHI's 1c-Lance and after some moves , until 41.Rx1b+ WATANABE broke the 1st file of MORIUCHI's camp .

MORIUCHI made a promoted Pawn with 41...P-3g+ and WATANABE started attacking MORIUCHI's attacking pieces with 42.P*7e . Replying WATANABE's Lance drop with 43.L*7d , MORIUCHI exchanged his Bishop with the 4f-Silver . MORIUCHI dropped a Silver and a Bishop with 44...S*2a & 45...B*3c forcing WATANABE's promoted Rook to back .

While MORIUCHI was capturing the 7d-Lance , WATANABE captured the 5f-Pawn and the 2e-Knight ; important pieces for attacking . Until WATANABE's 53.P*2d , he seemed to get an advantage .

(diagram 3)

53...K-4b
54.N*5e P*5b
55.G-8c R-6b
56.G-7b Rx6a
57.Gx6a P*7f
58.Sx7f P-4e
59.P*5f S-5d
60.Gx5a Kx5a
61.P-2c+ Gx2c
62.R*3a G*4a
63.Rx2a+ G-2b
64.S*6b Kx6b
65.+Rx4a G-4b
66.+Rx8a K-5c
67.+R-8d +Px4f
68.G*3e S*6d
69.N*6e S6dx6e
70.Sx6e Sx6e
71.S*4d resigns
(diagram 3)

After 141 moves , WATANABE won the game .

Shogi News : The game becomes Yagura , WAKI system line . (Ryuo sen)

Shogi News : The 22nd Ryuo sen ; 7 games title match


Around 6:00 P.M. , 28 October 2009 , WATANABE sealed the 63rd move , and the game once stopped the evening . The game will restart next morning at 9:00 A.M. , with opening the sealed move . The game will end next evening .


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Sente : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo)
Gote : MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

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








WATANABE started the game will opening the Bishop line with 1.P-7f . MORIUCHI also opened the Bishop line with 1...P-3d to decline Yagura opening . WATANABE pushed the 2nd file Pawn to accept MORIUCHI's strategy .

MORIUCHI moved up his left Gold with 2...G-3b , this move mainly means the player choices Ittezon Kakukawari . WATANABE also moved up his left Gold with 3.G-7h , and replying the move , MORIUCHI closed the Bishop line with 3...P-4d .

WATANABE advanced the 2nd file Pawn with 4.P-2e to disturb MORIUCHI to make Yagura naturally . WATANABE moved up the Bishop with 7.B-7g and he seemed to plan a Bishop exchange in the 2nd file .

(diagram 2)

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

WATANABE didn't exchange the Bishops , but made Yagura gakoi , and the game advanced to WAKI system line .

(diagram 3)

22.P-3e Px3e
23.Bx3e P*3f
24.S-4f S-6b
25.P-5e Px5e
26.R-5h B-7c
27.P-7e R-8d
28.P-1d Px1d
29.P*1c Lx1c
30.Px7d Rx7d
31.R-1h P-5f
(diagram 3)





WATANABE exchanged the 3rd file Pawn by his Bishop . Replying the 3rd file Pawn exchange , MORIUCHI dropped a Pawn with 23...P*3f aiming at the 3g-Silver & 2h-Rook . The 3g-Silver escaped from the 3f-Pawn with 24.S-4f .

MORIUCHI backed his 7c-Silver with 24...S-6b to open an escape route of the 6d-Bishop before pushing the 4th file Pawn with P-4e .

In order to decline the P-4e , WATANABE sacrificed the 5th file Pawn with 25.P-5e and turned his Rook to 5h . MORIUCHI backed his Bishop with 26...B-7c to escape form the attack of Sx5e .

WATANABE pushed the 7th file Pawn with 27.P-7e to attack the 7c-Bishop head and MORIUCHI floated his Rook with 27...R-8d to defend the Bishop head .

After sacrificing 2 Pawns in the 1st file , WATANABE captured the 7d-Pawn , and MORIUCHI also captured the 7th file Pawn with 30...Rx7d .

WATANABE sealed the 63rd move .

MORISHITA beated MORIUCHI in "Yagura" game .(JT shogi Nihon series)

Shogi News; 2008 JT Shogi Nihon series .

The semifinal game of JT Shogi Nihon series tournament between MORIUCHI and MORISHITA started 25 October 2008 at Osaka city , Osaka .


You can see the game record on the Net .
http://www.jti.co.jp/JTI/shogi/result/2008/3-2kyoku.html
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Sente; MORIUCHI Toshiyuki (9 dan)
Gote; MORISHITA Taku (9 dan)



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

MORIUCHI led the opening to "Yagura" opening and MORISHITA accepted it . MORIUCHI selected "San-Nana Gin senpou" as a variation of this game . "San-Nana Gin senpou" has many variations , "Yon-Roku Gin San-Nana Kei senpou" , "KATOU ryu" , "WAKI system" , etc. and each variation has further detail variations .

In this game , MORIUCHI selected "WAKI system" by B-4f and MORISHITA replied with "Go-San Gin gata" ;S-5c formation .

(diagram 2)

15. K-7i K-3a
16. P-2f P-9d
17. P-9f K-2b
18. P-2e S-(5c)4b
19. K-8h S-4c
20. P-1f N-7c
21. P-1e R-6b
22. B-6h N-8e
23. S-8f B-8b
24. P-7e R-7b
25. Px7d Rx7d
26. P*7f P-5e
27. S-7e R-5d
28. Px5e Bx5e
29. S-4f B-8b
30. P*5e R-5c

After entering their Kings into each Kakoi (castle) , MORISHITA advanced his right Silver through 4b to 4c , and MORIUCHI backed his Bishop at 6h to avoid Bishop exchange and to advanced his right Silver .

MORISHITA moved his Rook to 6th file and jumped his right Knight to 8e . Since Silver is more valuable than Knight , MORIUCHI escaped his 7g Silver to 8f but this move made MORIUCHI's 6th file weak in the same time . Then MORISHITA was preparing to attack in 6th file after back of 6d Bishop . To disturb this attack , MORIUCHI started attacking in 7th file .

(diagram 3)

31. P-8f P-4e
32. S-3g P*7g
33. G-7i Bx5e
34. Px8e Px8e
35. Nx7g P*5f
36. P-4f P*7d
37. Sx7d Bx6f
38. Gx6f P-5g+
39. P*5e +Px6h
40. Rx6h P-6d
41. S-4h B*3h
42. B*5f Bx5f+
43. Gx5f B*3h
44. B*4g B-4i+
45. S-5g P-8f
46. G-7h S-(4c)4d
47. P-2d Sx5e
48. Px2c+ Kx2c
49. P*2d Sx2d
50. P*5d Sx5f
51. Bx5f Rx5d
52. S-8e G*5h
53. Bx4e Rx5g+
54. Rx6d P*4d
55. P*2e Sx2e
56. P*2d Kx2d
57. Rx4d G-6h
58. P*8g G-(5b)4c
59. R-6d Gx7h
60. Bx7h S*6g
61. S*3e K-3c
62. Bx6g +Bx6g
63. S*4d K-2b
64. P*2c Gx2c
65. resign

After 128 moves MORISHITA won this game and he will have the final game of this tournament with FUKAURA 22 November 2008 at Tokyo .