| Quest of the lost systems |
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| Chapter Four: Aigakari |
| Section 2: Tsukata Special |
The most exciting of all those challenges to Tsukata would be that of
Habu, a super rookie, who did not even have a year's experience after his
debut in the professional world.
Tsukata Special (4)
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
+--------------------------------------------+ White in hand:
| wL | wN | wG | | wK | | wS | wN | wL | a +------------------+
+--------------------------------------------+ | 2Ps |
| | | wS | | | | wG | wB | | b | |
+--------------------------------------------+ +------------------+
| wP | | wP | | wP | wP | wP | | | c
+--------------------------------------------+
| | | | wP | | | | bR | wP | d
+--------------------------------------------+
| | | | | | | | | | e
+--------------------------------------------+
| | wR | bP | | | | | | bP | f
+--------------------------------------------+
| bP | | | bP | bP | bP | bP | | | g
+--------------------------------------------+ Black in hand:
| | bB | bG | | | | bS | | | h +------------------+
+--------------------------------------------+ | 2Ps |
| bL | bN | bS | | bK | bG | | bN | bL | i | |
+--------------------------------------------+ +------------------+
Diagram 4. Tsukata(b) vs Habu(w), up to G-7a
The game, Tsukata vs Habu, took place on October 14, 1986, in the Zen-Nippon
Pro-Tournament.
G-7a was Habu's answer to the Tsukata Special. If Tsukata made R-6d here,
he would have nothing to exchange his R for, in the event of White's Rx8h+.
And another thing: Habu won't have to worry about Black's drop of P on 8b,
if he shifts his R to, say, 7f.
Moves after the diagram: (from Black)
P-1e, Px1e; P*1d, P*2c; R-2e, P-1f; R-2f
In response to White's P*2c, Tsukata pulled his R one square back, and
then another step back alongside White's P-1f. Smart moves.
Moves afterwards: (from White)
R-8b; Rx1f, P*8f; P*8e, Rx8e; N-7g, R-5e;
S-6h, P*1b; P-7e, Rx7e; Rx8f, P*8b; K-4h
