WATANABE becomes the challenger of the 36th Kio sen title match !

Shogi News ; The 36th Kio sen ; challenger deciding match


8:25 P.M. (JST) , 6 January 2010 , after 150 moves , WATANABE won the game and he becomes the challenger of the 36th Kio sen title match .


The 36th Kio sen title match will start 9:00 A.M. (JST) 6 February 2011 at Utsunomiya grand hotel Utsunomiya city , Tochigi .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kiou/kifu/kiou110106.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kiou/kifu/kiou110106_j.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : HIROSE Akihito (Oi)
Gote : WATANABE Akira (Ryuo)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.P-5f P-8e
3.B-7g P-5d
4.R-5h S-6b
5.K-4h K-4b
6.K-3h P-3d
7.S-6h K-3b
8.K-2h G6a-5b
9.P-1f S-5c
10.P-1e P-4d
11.P-5e G-4c
12.S-3h Px5e
13.Rx5e B-3c
14.R-5i K-2b
15.S-5g G-3b
16.S-5f P*5d
17.P-4f L-1b
18.P-3f K-1a
19.N-3g S-2b
20.G6i-5h P-7d
21.G-4g R-7b
22.P-4e P-7e
(diagram 1)

HIROSE selected Nakabisha in this game with 4.R-5h . WATANABE made Funa gakoi and developed it to Ibisha Anaguma . In the other hand , HIROSE advanced the 1st file Pawn and made Kata mino gakoi .

HIROSE joined his left Gold with the kakoi to make it Taka mino gakoi . Then WATANABE slid his Rook with 21...R-7b , aiming at the 7g-Bishop's head . HIROSE started attacking with 22.P-4e and WATANABE also started attacking with 22...P-7e .

(diagram 2)

23.P*5e Px7f
24.B-6f B-2d
25.Px5d Gx5d
26.S-5e G-6e
27.Sx4d S-4b
28.B-5g Bx5g+
29.Rx5g P-7g+
30.Nx7g P*5f
31.R-5i Rx7g+
32.B*5d G-3a
33.Bx6e +Rx6g
34.Bx5f +R-6h
35.P*6i +Rx5i
36.Gx5i P*4c
37.R*7a Px4d
38.Rx8a+ B*6f
39.G-4i N*5e
40.B-8c+ Bx9i+
41.G-5g P-3e
42.G*4f L*3b
43.Px3e R*7g
44.+B-5f S*6e
45.+Bx5e Rx5g+
46.+Bx9a Px4e
47.G-4g +R-5d
48.P*4c Sx4c
49.P*4b P*7a
50.+Rx7a +B-4d
51.+Rx3a Sx3a
52.P-4a+ S-2b
53.N*3f +Bx3e
54.P*3c Lx3c
55.P*4d +Bx3f
56.Gx3f Lx3f
57.Px4c+ Lx3g+
58.Sx3g N*1f
59.K-1h N*2e
60.S*2f G*4f
61.Sx2e Gx3g
62.+Bx3g S*2h
63.+Bx2h Nx2h+
64.Kx2h R*4g
65.G*4h G*3g
66.Gx3g Rx3g+
67.Kx3g B*4f
68.K-2f G*3e
69.K-1g Gx2e
70.N*2h +R-5g
71.G*3h S*3g
72.B*3i B-3e
73.K-1h Sx3h=
74.Gx3h G*1g
75.K-2i P*3g
76.resigns
(diagram 2)

After 150 moves , WATANABE won the game .

The 2nd game of the Kio sen challenger deciding match has just started !

Shogi News ; The 36th Kio sen ; challenger deciding match


The 2nd game of the Kio sen challenger deciding match between HIROSE Akihito and WATANABE Akira has just started 10:00 A.M. (JST) , 6 Janurary 2011 .

The winner of this game will be the challenger of the 36th Kio sen title match .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kiou/kifu/kiou110106.html
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)
http://live.shogi.or.jp/kiou/kifu/kiou110106_j.html
(Java version , written in Japanese language)


HIROSE Akihito (Oi)
WATANABE Akira (Ryuo)

Aigakari ; a variation of NAKAHARA ryu San-Nana Kei senpoou

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


The shogi game of the Asahi cup Shogi open 2nd pre-round betweenn MURATA Akihiro and INOUE Keita 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_21.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : MURATA Akihiro (4 dan)
Gote : INOUE Keita (8 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f G-3b
3.P-2e P-8d
4.P-2d Px2d
5.Rx2d P*2c
6.R-2f P-8e
7.G-7h P-8f
8.Px8f Rx8f
9.P*8g R-8b
10.P-1f P-1d
11.S-3h S-6b
12.K-6h P-6d
13.P*2d Px2d
14.Rx2d S-6c
15.P-3f P-5d
16.N-3g R-5b
17.P-1e Px1e
18.P-3e P*2c
19.R-2e P-4d
20.P-4f P-5e
21.S-4g S-4b
22.Px3d S-4c
23.R-3e S6c-5d
24.G-5h P-2d
25.P*1d
(diagram 1)

INOUE moved up his left Gold with 2...G-3b and he seemed to select Ittezon Kakugawari in this game . However , INOUE didn't exchange the Bishop's against MURATA's 3.P-2e , but advanced the 8th file Pawn with 3...P-8d .

MURATA exchanged the 2nd file Pawns and the game transposed to Aigakari game . Replying INOUE's 12...P-6d , MURATA dropped a Pawn with 13.P*2d to attack INOUE's camp .

MURATA jumped the right Knight and made NAKAHARA ryu San-Nana Kei senpou attacking form . INOUE ranged his Rook with 16...R-5b aiming at MURATA's King . MURATA attacked the 1st file with 25.P*1d

(diagram 2)

25...G-2c
26.Lx1e Sx3d
27.R-3f P*3e
28.R-1f P*1b
29.P-5f Px5f
30.P-4e S5d-4c
31.Sx5f P-3f
32.Rx3f S-3e
33.Rx3e Rx5f
34.Px4d G-3d
35.R-8e P*8d
36.P*5g Px8e
37.Px5f P*5g
38.Gx5g R*3h
39.S*5h S*4h
40.Px4c+ Bx8h+
41.Sx8h Sx5g=
42.Kx5g Rx3g+
43.K-6h B*3e
44.P*4f Bx4f
45.S*5g Bx5g+
46.Sx5g resigns
(diagram 2)

After 91 moves , MURATA won the game .

Yokofudori CHUZA Bisha ; Gote Go-Ni Kin gata Nakahara gakoi

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


The shogi game of the Asahi cup 2nd pre-round between GOUDA Masataka and TAKAHASHI Michio started 2:00 P.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_13.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : GOUDA Masataka (9 dan)
Gote : TAKAHASIH Michio (9 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-2f P-3d
2.P-7f 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-5b
11.P*8g R-8e
12.R-2f G-5a
13.G-3h P-7d
14.S-4h S-6b
15.P-1f N-7c
16.P-1e K-4a
17.Bx3c+ Nx3c
18.S-8h P-5d
19.N-7g R-8d
20.P*2d B*4d
21.R-5f P-5e
22.R-4f P*2c
23.P-3f Px2d
24.P-3e Bx3e
25.R-3f P*3d
26.S-3g P-7e
27.Px7e N-4e
(diagram 1)

TAKAHASHI selected Yokofudori as the opening of this game and GOUDA accepted it . TAKAHASHI made K-5b style NAKAHARA Gakoi and GOUDA set his King Nakazumai Gyoku position .

After some moves , TAKAHASHI jumped his left Knight with 27...N-4e to start attacking .

(diagram 2)

28.S-4h N-8e
29.P-4f P-5f
30.Px5f P*5g
31.K-4g Nx7g+
32.Sx7g N*6e
33.S-6f P*8f
34.N*7f R-8a
35.Sx6e Px8g+
36.P*8b R-7a
37.Gx8g Rx7e
38.S-5d R-8e
39.B*9f R-9e
40.Sx4e P-4d
41.Sx3d P*3c
42.P*2c S-3a
43.N*4c Px3d
44.Nx5a+ Kx5a
45.N*5d Rx9f
46.Rx3e Px3e
47.Nx6b+ Kx6b
48.Gx9f R*8h
49.S*7d B*6i
50.Kx5g B-5h+
51.K-6f P*7c
52.R*7b Kx7b
53.N-6d Px6d
54.B*6c resigns
(diagram 2)

After 107 moves , GOUDA won the game .

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 .

Aigakari ; Sente Hiki Hisha Bougin vs Gote Ginkanmuri

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 TAKAHASHI Michio and IIDUKA Hiroki 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_11.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : TAKAHASHI Michio (9 dan)
Gote : IIDUKA Hiroki (7 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-3d
2.P-2f P-8d
3.P-2e G-3b
4.P-2d Px2d
5.Rx2d P*2c
6.R-2h P-8e
7.G-7h P-8f
8.Px8f Rx8f
9.P*8g R-8b
10.S-3h G-5b
11.S-2g Bx8h+
12.Sx8h S-2b
13.P-1f K-4b
14.P-1e S-6b
15.K-6h P-6d
16.S-3f P-4d
17.P-4f N-3c
18.S-4g P-2d
19.G-5h S-2c
20.S-3f S-6c
21.N-1g S-5d
22.P*2e
(diagram 1)

Until 3.P-2e , the game seemed to advance Yokofudori , but replying IIDUKA's 3...G-3b , TAKAHASHI exchanged the 2nd file Pawns and the opening of this game transposed to Aigakari .

TAKAHASHI advanced his right Silver with 11.S-2g making Bougin attacking form . IIDUKA jumped the left Knight with 17...N-3c and TAKAHASHI backed the 3f-Silver with 18.S-4g .

IIDUKA pushed the 2nd file Pawn with 18...P-2d and moved up the left Silver with 19...S-2c to make Ginkanmuri form . TAKAHASHI moved up his right Silver again with 20.S-3f and started attacking with 22.P-2e .

(diagram 2)

22...Px2e
23.Nx2e P*2d
24.Nx3c+ Kx3c
25.S-7g P-7d
26.N*1f S-5e
27.S-4g P-7e
28.P*2e Px2e
29.Rx2e N*3e
30.P*2d S-1b
31.S-3f Sx4f
32.Px7e B*6e
33.B*7d P*7f
34.S-6f Bx7d
35.Px7d P*8h
36.Gx8h B*3h
37.P*4e P-6e
38.B*6d R-6b
39.Bx4f Px6f
40.B-5e N-4g+
41.Px6f +Nx5h
42.Kx5h P*6g
43.Px4d K-4b
44.P-2c+ Sx2c
45.S*4c G5bx4c
46.Px4c+ Kx4c
47.R-4e K-5b
48.N*4d K-6a
49.P-7c+ Nx7c
50.Bx7c+ resigns
(diagram 2)

After 99 moves , TAKAHASHI won the game .

Kakugawari ; Gote Migi Gyoku

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 HATAKEYAMA Mamoru and YOSHIDA Masakazu started 2:00 P.M. (JST) , 10 November 2010 .


You can see the original game record on the Net .
http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/archives/4/kifu/20101110asahi_13.html?TB_iframe=true&width=600&height=570
(Flash version , written in Japanese language)


Sente : HATAKEYAMA Mamoru (7 dan)
Gote : YOSHIDA Masakazu (4 dan)

(diagram 1)

1.P-7f P-8d
2.P-2f P-8e
3.B-7g P-3d
4.S-8h G-3b
5.G-7h S-4b
6.Bx2b+ Gx2b
7.S-7g S-7b
8.S-3h P-6d
9.P-4f S-6c
10.S-4g G-5b
11.K-6h P-7d
12.P-1f P-9d
13.P-9f N-7c
14.G-5h R-8a
15.P-6f K-6b
16.K-7i S-3c
17.P-1e G-3b
18.P-2e S-5d
19.S-5f G-6c
20.K-8h P-3e
21.P-4e R-4a
22.R-4h S-3d
23.R-2h B*3c
24.B*1f S3dx4e
(diagram 1)

HATAKEYAMA selected Kakugawari opening in this game and YOSHIDA accepted it . YOSHIDA made Migi Gyoku form and both players made Koshikakegin form .

HATAKEYAMA let his King enter Yagura gakoi with 20.K-8h and dropped a Bishop with 24.B*1f aiming at the 3d-Silver . YOSHIDA captured the 4e-Pawn and the battle started .

(diagram 2)

25.Sx4e Sx4e
26.R-4h S-5d
27.S*3d B-5a
28.P-5f P-4d
29.G-5g P-3f
30.P-5e Sx5e
31.Px3f Bx1e
32.R-2h B-5i+
33.P-2d Px2d
34.G-5h +B-6i
35.G5h-6h +Bx3f
36.P*3c Nx3c
37.Rx2d +B-3e
38.Sx3c= +Bx2d
39.Sx2d+ R-8a
40.B*2e G-4b
41.N*6g S-4f
42.P*4g S*1e
43.B-6a+ Rx6a
44.Bx6a+ Kx6a
45.Lx1e P-8f
46.Sx8f R*2h
47.R*2a K-5b
48.Px4f B*5i
49.S*6a K-6b
50.R-3a+ resigns
(diagram 2)

After 99 moves , HATAKEYAMA won the game .