Ai Yagura ; KATOU ryu

Shogi Game record : The 4th Asahi cup Shogi open ; 2nd pre-round


The shogi game of the Asahi cup Shogi open 2nd pre-round between KOBAYASHI Hiroshi(east) and GOUDA Masataka started 10:00 A.M. (JST) , 11 November 2010


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/4/kifu/20101111asahi_12.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : KOBAYASHI Hiroshi (7 dan)
Gote : GOUDA Masataka (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.S-6h P-3d
3.S-7g S-6b
4.P-2f S-4b
5.S-4h P-5d
6.G-7h G6a-5b
7.K-6i P-4d
8.P-5f G-4c
9.P-3f G-3b
10.G-5h K-4a
11.P-6f S-3c
12.B-7i B-3a
13.G5h-6g P-7d
14.P-1f P-8e
15.S-3g B-6d
16.B-6h K-3a
17.K-7i K-2b
18.K-8h P-9d
19.R-3h S-5c
20.P-1e P-4e
21.N-1g S5c-4d
22.N-2e S-2d
23.P-4f
(diagram 1)

KOBAYASHI selected Yagura as the opening of this game and GOUDA accepted it . KOBAYASHI selected KATOU ryu line and GOUDA moved up his right Silver onto 4d to attack KOBAYASHI's attacking pieces .

KOBAYASHI pushed the 4th file Pawn to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

23...Px4f
24.R-4h S-4e
25.Sx4f Sx3f
26.P*4d G4c-4b
27.P-6e B-7c
28.B-5g N-3c
29.P-7e P*4e
30.Nx3c+ Sx3c
31.Sx4e Sx4e
32.Rx4e N*5c
33.R-4i Nx6e
34.B-4f S*5h
35.P-1d Px1d
36.P*1b Sx4i=
37.Bx7c+ Nx7c
38.N*2e S-5h=
39.G6g-6h Nx7g+
40.G6hx7g P-8f
41.B*4f B*3e
42.Bx7c+ Px8g+
43.G7gx8g S*6g
44.S*1c K-3a
45.+Bx8b Sx7h+
46.K-9h P*8f
47.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 92 moves , GOUDA won the game .

Ai Yagura ; KATOU ryu ;

Shogi Game record : The 3rd Jo-ryu Saikyou sen


A shogi game of the Jo-ryu Saikyou sen between YAUCHI and SUZUKI Kanna started 8:00 P.M. (JST) , 7 March 2010 on the Net .


Sente : YAUCHI Rieko (Jo-o)
Gote : SUZUKI Kanna (Jo-ryu 1 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-6f P-8d
3.S-6h S-6b
4.P-5f P-5d
5.S-4h S-4b
6.G4i-5h G-3b
7.G-7h K-4a
8.K-6i P-7d
9.G5h-6g G-5b
10.S-7g S-3c
11.B-7i B-3a
12.P-3f P-4d
13.S-3g B-6d
14.B-6h G5b-4c
15.K-7i K-3a
16.K-8h K-2b
17.P-1f P-9d
18.P-1e P-8e
19.S-4f S-5c
20.N-3g S-2d
21.P-2f P-9e
22.L-1h S-4b
23.R-3h N-7c
24.N-2e P-4e
(diagram 1)

YAUCHI selected Yagura as the opening of this game . The game naturally advanced the line of Yagura San-Nana Gin senpou . YAUCHI selected KATOU ryu line with 17.P-1f and she made Yon-Roku Gin San-Nana Kei senpou attacking formation .

YAUCHI jumped her right Knight with 24.N-2e and SUZUKI pushed the 4th file Pawn with 24...P-4e to counter-attack .

(diagram 2)

25.S-3g N-3c
26.Nx3c+ S4bx3c
27.P-4f N*8f
28.Px8f Px8f
29.Sx8f Bx8f
30.Bx8f Rx8f
31.P*8g R-8b
32.Px4e B*4g
33.R-6h S*6i
34.G-5g Sx7h+
35.Kx7h B-2i+
36.B*5a R-8c
37.N*4d G-3a
38.B-6b+ P-5e
39.+B-6a Px5f
40.G-6g P-5g+
41.Gx5g P*5f
42.G-5h G*5g
43.+Bx4c Gx6h
44.Gx6h R*8b
45.N*8f +B-4g
46.G*4h P-5g+
47.G6hx5g +Bx5g
48.Gx5g G*4b
49.+B-6a P*4c
50.+Bx8c Rx8c
51.B*7b R-8b
52.Bx6c+ N-6e
(diagram 2)

Against SUZUKI's 24...P-4e , YAUCHI backed her Silver with 25.S-3g . SUZUKI jumped her left Knight with 25...N-3c to exchange Knights . Dropping the Knight with 27...N*8f , SUZUKI attacked YAUCHI's camp for a while .

YAUCHI dropped a Bishop with 36.B*5a to attack SUZUKI's camp . SUZUKI jumped her attaced Knight with 52...N*6e to attacking YAUCHI's 5g-Gold .

(diagram 3)

53.Px6e B*5e
54.S-4f Bx9i+
55.N*5d Px4d
56.Nx4b+ Sx4b
57.S*8h +B-9h
58.R*7a N*9d
59.+B-6d Nx8f
60.Px8f L*5a
61.P*5d R-5b
62.Px4d Rx5d
63.+Bx5d Lx5d
64.R*7b P*4a
65.P-4c+ Lx5g+
66.G*3b resigns
(diagram 3)

After 131 moves , YAUCHI won the game .