Sente Shiken Bisha Anaguma vs Gote Ibisha Anaguma

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


A shogi game of the Ginga sen D-block between HIROSE and UENO was broadcasted 27 March 2010 .


Sente : HIROSE Akihito (5 dan)
Gote : UENO Hirokazu (5 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.R-6h P-3d
3.P-6f S-6b
4.K-4h P-5d
5.K-3h K-4b
6.S-7h K-3b
7.K-2h B-3c
8.S-6g S-5c
9.L-1h P-8e
10.B-7g K-2b
11.K-1i G-3b
12.S-2h L-1b
13.S-5f S-4d
14.P-4f K-1a
15.G6i-5h S-2b
16.G5h-4h G-5a
17.P-6e B-4b
18.P-4e S4d-3c
19.S-4g G-4a
20.P-5f R-8d
21.G-3i G4a-3a
22.P-5e Px5e
23.R-5h
(diagram 1)

HIROSE selected Shiken Bisha and started making Anaguma gakoi . UENO also started making Ibisha Anaguma .

After both players completed their each Anaguma gakoi , HIROSE started attacking the 5th file with 23.R-5h .

(diagram 2)

23...P-8f
24.Px8f P-4d
25.Rx5e P*5d
26.R-5f G-4c
27.Px4d Sx4d
28.P-7e P-7d
29.P*4e S4d-3c
30.P*5e Px7e
31.Px5d Gx5d
32.P-8e R-7d
33.P-4d P-7f
34.P*7e Bx7e
35.Rx7f P*4b
36.P-4c+ Px4c
37.Bx3c+ Nx3c
38.S*6f B*4b
39.Sx7e Rx7e
40.Rx7e Bx7e
41.R*7a Bx4h+
42.Gx4h R*8h
43.B*6f Rx8i+
44.B*4b G*2a
45.B6fx3c+Sx3c
46.Bx3a+ resigns
(diagram 2)

UENO tried to counter-attack HIROSE's camp . After the Rook exchange , UENO sacrificed his Bishop and tried to break HIROSE's Anaguma gakoi .

HIROSE also dropped 2 Bishops , and sacrificed both of them breaking UENO's Kakoi .

After 91 moves , HIROSE won the game .

HABU won the 2nd game ! (Kisei sen)

Shogi News : The 81st Kisei sen : 5 games title match


6:58 P.M. (JST) , 18 June 2010 , after 112 moves , HABU won the 2nd game of this match . The score of the match becomes "HABU 2 --- 0 FUKAURA" .

Then HABU needs only 1 more win to defend the Kisei title . In the other hand , FUKAURA needs 3 continuous wins without any other loses to get the title .


The 3rd game of this match will start 9:00　A.M. (JST) , 26 June 2010 at Hotel Foresta , Toyota city , Aichi .



You can see the original game record on the Net .
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Sente : FUKAURA Kouichi (Oi)
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)

(diagram 1)

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

HABU selected Yokofudori opening and FUKAURA accepted it . HABU made the CHUZA Bisha form and NAKAHARA gakoi . FUKAURA made Nakazumai Gyoku and Kin biraki form .

FUKAURA moved up his Bishop with 17.B-7g , and HABU dropped a Pawn with 17...P*2e to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

18.R-2i P-7e
19.Bx3c+ Nx3c
20.P-3e P*3f
21.Nx2e Nx2e
22.Rx2e Px7f
23.P*7d N-6e
24.N*3d P-3g+
25.Gx3g P*2d
26.Nx2b+ Px2e
27.+Nx3b Kx3b
28.P-3d N*2a
29.P-3c+ Kx3c
30.P-7c+ R*2i
(diagram 2)

FUKAURA let his Rook back with 18.R-2i and HABU pushed the 7th file Pawn with 18...P-7e aiming at the 7g-Bishop's head . FUKAURA exchanged the Bishops with 19.Bx3c+ to escape from the attack .

After the Bishop exchange , FUKAURA advanced the 3rd file Pawn with 20.P-3e threatening the 3c-Knight head . HABU dropped a Pawn with 20...P*3f attacking the 3g-Knight . FUKAURA's Knight captured the 2e-Pawn with 21.Nx2e and HABU exchanged the Knights with 21...Nx2e .

HABU captured the 7f-Pawn with 22...Px7f and FUKAURA dropped a Pawn with 23.P*7d attacking the 7c-Knight . HABU let the attacked Knight jump with 23...N-6e to use it for attack .

FUKAURA dropped a Knight with 24.N*3d to attack HABU's camp . HABU dropped a Pawn with 25...P*2d attacking FUKAURA's 2e-Rook and FUKURA sacrificed the Rook and attacked HABU's Kakoi .

FUKAURA continued attacking HABU's camp and HABU also attacking FUKAURA's camp by dropping a Rook with 30...R*2i .

(diagram 3)

31.P*3i N*4e
32.+Px6b N6ex5g+
33.Sx5g Nx3g+
34.S*4h +Nx4h
35.Sx4h P*3g
36.B*6f S*5e
37.N*4e K-3d
38.Sx3g Sx6f
39.Px6f B*2g
40.S*4f B*4i
41.K-5g Rx4e
42.P*5h Rx1i+
43.S*5f R-7e
44.P*2h N*4e
45.S4fx4e Bx4e+
46.N*4f K-3c
47.Sx4e Rx4e
48.G*2c Kx2c
49.B*3d K-3b
50.Bx4e L*5e
51.N*5f Gx6b
52.R*8a G*3e
53.B-2c+ Kx2c
54.Rx2a+ K-3c
55.+Rx1a Lx5f
56.Kx5f N*6d
57.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 112 moves , HABU won the game .

2nd game has just started !

Shogi News : The 81st Kisei sen : 5 games title match


The 2nd game of the 81st Kisei sen title match between HABU and FUKAURA has just started 9:00　A.M. (JST) , 18 June 2010 at Hotel New Awaji , Sumoto city , Hyogo .


You can see the game nearly real time on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/kisei20100618.html
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Sente : FUKAURA Kouichi (Oi)
Gote : HABU Yoshiharu (Meijin , Kisei , Oza)

KAI won her 2nd title "Jo-ryu Oi" !

Shogi News ; The 21st Jo-ryu Oi sen ; 5 games title match


6:17 P.M. (JST) , 17 June 2010 , after 92 moves , KAI won the 4th game of this match .
The score of this match becomes "SHIMIZU 1 --- 3 KAI" , and KAI got her 2nd title , the 21st Jo-ryu Oi .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu-oui/kifu/jo_oui100617.html
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Sente ; SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu Osho , Jo-ryu Oi)
Gote : KAI Tomomi (Jo-o)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-5d
2.S-4h R-5b
3.P-5f P-3d
4.K-6h K-6b
5.K-7h K-7b
6.S-5g P-5e
7.Px5e Bx5e
8.S-6f B-3c
9.P*5e S-4b
10.R-5h K-8b
(diagram 1)




KAI selected Gokigen Nakabisha as the opening of this game . SHIMIZU was making her Kakoi without advancing her Rook Pawn .

KAI exchanged the 5th file Pawns , SHIMIZU advanced her 5g-Silver with 8.S-6f to counter-attack . KAI continued making Kata mino gakoi .

(diagram 2)

11.P-3f S-7b
12.N-3g P-4d
13.P-5d P*5c
14.S-5e Px5d
15.Sx5d P-6d
16.P*5c R-5a
17.B-5e Sx5c
18.Sx5c+ Rx5c
19.Bx6d Rx5h+
20.G4ix5h R*3h
21.S-6h P-4e
22.S*7g P*6c
23.Nx4e Px6d
24.Nx3c= Nx3c
25.P*5g P*5f
26.Px5f N-4e
(diagram 2)

SHIMIZU pushed the 3rd file Pawn and jumped the right Knight to prepare an attack . KAI completed Kata mino gakoi and SHIMIZU advanced her Silver to conquest the 5th file .

SHIMIZU advanced her Bishop with 17.B-5e and tried to attack KAI's camp . After the Rook exchange , KAI dropped a Rook with 20...R*3h to attack SHIMIZU's Funa gakoi .

During the moves of the Bishop exchange , KAI got a material advantage . dropped a Pawn with 25.P*5g trying to remove a defect of her camp . SHIMIZU KAI sacrificed a Pawn with 25...P*5f and jumped her left Knight to attack SHIMIZU's camp

(diagram 3)

27.B*4f Rx3f+
28.R*2a G4a-5b
29.Rx1a+ N*3e
30.Bx6d S*6c
31.B-3a+ P*5g
32.G5h-5i +Rx5f
33.L*6d Nx4g+
34.Lx6c+ Gx6c
35.P*4h P-5h+
36.Px4g +Px5i
37.Gx5i P*5g
38.N*7e G6c-6b
39.S*6i L*5a
40.P*5b Lx5b
41.+B-6d P-5h+
42.P*5g +Px5g
43.P-4f +Px6g
44.K-8h +Rx5i
45.Sx5i Lx5i+
46.Px4e S*7i
47.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 92 moves , KAI won the game .

The 4th game of the Jo-ryu Oi sen has just started

Shogi News ; The 21st Jo-ryu Oi sen ; 5 games title match


The 4th game of the Jo-ryu Oi sen title match between SHIMIZU and KAI has just started 9:00 A.M. (JST) , 17 June , 2010 at Hotel Clement Tokushima , Tokushima city , Tokushima .


You can see the game nearly real time on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu-oui/kifu/jo_oui100617.html
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Sente ; SHIMIZU Ichiyo (Jo-ryu Osho , Jo-ryu Oi)
Gote : KAI Tomomi (Jo-o)

Sente Sanken Bisha ->Mukai Bisha vs Gote Hidari mino

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


A shogi game of the Ginga sen C-block between OGURA and CHIBA was broadcasted 25 March 2010 .


Sente : OGURA Hisashi (7 dan)
Gote : CHIBA Sakio (5 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.R-7h P-8d
2.P-7f P-8e
3.B-7g P-3d
4.P-6f S-6b
5.K-4h K-4b
6.K-3h K-3b
7.S-6h B-3c
8.S-6g K-2b
9.P-7e P-5d
10.R-8h S-3b
11.K-2h S-5c
12.G-3h G6a-5b
13.G-7h S-6d
14.S-7f P-1d
15.P-1f R-7b
16.P-6e S-5e
17.S-6g P-7d
18.P-5f S-4d
19.P-8f Px7e
(diagram 1)

OGURA selected Sanken Bisha as the opening of this game . CHIBA seemed to start making Ibisha Anaguma and OGURA ranged his Rook again with 10.R-8h ; making a Mukai Bisha fromation . Replying OGURA's 10.R-8h , CHIBA moved up the left Silver with 10...S-3b making a Hidari mino .

CHIBA advanced the right Silver with 13...S-6d aiming at the 7e-Pawn . OGURA moved up his left Silver with 14.S-7f to protect the Pawn and advanced the 6th file Pawn with 16.P-6e to let the 6d-Silver drive away .

CHIBA attacked the 7th file and OGURA attacked the 8th file .

(diagram 2)

20.Px8e P-7f
21.B-6f P-6d
22.P-8d Px6e
23.B-4h S-3e
24.R-8e Bx9i+
25.P-8c+ R-7d
26.+P-8d R-7a
27.+P-7d +B-4d
28.R-8c+ P-2d
29.P*8b R-6a
30.Px8a+ P-6f
31.Sx7f P-2e
32.N*3f +B-4e
33.+P-7a Rx7a
34.Bx6f N-3c
35.G-6g P-2f
36.Px2f P-5e
37.Bx5e P*2g
38.Gx2g P*2e
39.K-3h Px2f
(diagram 2)

During the battle , CHIBA made a promoted Bishop and OGURA made a promoted Rook . After some moves , CHIBA directly attacked OGURA's King from the front .

(diagram 3)

40.G-1g R-8a
41.P*8b R-6a
42.P*6d P*6b
43.+R-8e P-4d
44.B-7g G-4c
45.S-4h R-5a
46.S-5g L*5c
47.S-6e P*5e
48.+R-7f Px5f
49.S5gx5f Lx5f
50.Sx5f +B-5d
51.+R-7e +B-8g
52.P*5b Rx5b
53.+P-6c Rx5f
54.Gx5f +B-7h
55.P*2c Sx2c
56.P*2d S*2g
57.K-4h +Bx5f
58.Px2c+ Kx2c
59.R*5g S-3h+
60.resigns
(diagram 3)

After 118 moves , CHIBA won the game .

Gote Ittezon Kakugawari ; Ai Koshikakegin

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


The final game of the 3rd Jo-ryu Saikyou sen between NAKAI and YAUCHI started 1:00 P.M. (JST) , 21 March 2010


Sente : NAKAI Hiroe (Jo-ryu 6 dan)
Gote : YAUCHI Rieko (Jo-o)

(diagram 1)

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

YAUCHI selected Ittezon Kakugawari as the opening of this game . NAKAI made Koshikakegin form .

YAUCHI pushed the 4th file Pawn with 22...P-4d and the battle started .

(diagram 2)

23.Px4d Rx4d
24.P*4e R-4b
25.G5h-6h P-8e
26.S-7g S-4c
27.R-4h P-5d
28.R-2h K-2b
29.S-4g R-6b
30.P-3e P-6e
31.S-3f Px6f
32.P-4d S3cx4d
33.P-2d Px2d
34.Px3d Sx3d
35.Bx2d P*2c
36.B-5a+ B*5e
37.R-2g N-6e
38.P-5f Nx7g+
39.G6hx7g B-4f
40.S-2e S-3c
41.Sx3d Sx3d
42.N*4d S*6h
(diagram 2)

After the 4th file Pawn exchange , YAUCHI made a Gin Yagura . NAKAI started attacking with 30.P-3e .

After some moves , NAKAI succeeded to make a promoted Bishop with 36.B-5a+ and YAUCHI dropped a Bishop with 36...B*5e to attack NAKAI's camp . They roughly attacked the opponent's camp .

(diagram 3)

43.Nx3b+ Kx3b
44.N-2e S*4b
45.P*3c K-4c
46.+B-4a N*3e
47.R-1g Nx3c
48.Nx3c+ Sx3c
49.G*3f Sx7g+
50.Nx7g B-2h+
51.S*5a G*4b
52.Sx4b+ Sx4b
53.P*4e G-5c
54.S*3b K-3c
55.N*2e Sx2e
56.Gx2e S*3d
57.S*2d Px2d
58.G*2c resigns
(diagram 3)

After 115 moves , NAKAI won the game .