From: Pieter Stouten EMBL BITNET> Date: 5 jun 1990 Subject: Game 9 (professional, professional comment) The third game that I posted was annotated by Murooka Katsuhiko, 5-dan professional. Below follows a game again with comment by Mr. Murooka. The game features the famous young stars Habu and Tanigawa, the absolute Shogi top players of the moment. Pieter Stouten bitnet: stouten@embl ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Habu and Tanigawa have met each other 4 times. Habu has won 3 games, but they were all TV games with reduced thinking time. The following game is from the Kisei Tournament Quarter Finals, April 18-th, 1989. Black: Habu, 5-dan; White: Tanigawa, Meijin. 1.P7f P8d 2.S6h P3d 3.S7g S6b 4.S4h S4b 5.P5f P5d 6.G7h The opening does not come as a surprise to both players. The "yagura" opening is Habu's main weapon. 6.G4i-5h, followed by 7.P6f, 8.G6g and 9.B7i is a more active way of playing. 6. ... G3b 7.K6i K4a 8.G5h G5b 9.P6f S3c 10.B7i B3a 11.P3f P4d 12.G5h-6g G5b-4c 13.S3g S5c 13. ... S5c is a very safe move against the quick attack of 14.P3e, but this move causes problems for the development of the pieces. 13. ... P7d is too risky. 14.P3e Px3e 15.Bx3e P4e 16.B5g S5c 17.P4f S5c-4d 18.R4h. The alternatives are 13. ... P8e and 13. ...B6d. 14.S4f !? 14.B6h is a popular development, followed by 14. ... P7d 15.K7i N7c 16.P2f S6d 17.K8h P9d 18.P2e P9e 19.S8f. 14.S4f is an old-fashioned move. 14. ... P7d 15.P2f S6d 16.N3g N7c 17.P1f P1d 18.B5g !? 18.B5g is an unusual move. 18.B6h is the more agressive and normal move. 18. ... B5c 19.K7i S2d 20.S8f K3a 21.K8f P9d 22.P9f K2b 23.R3h I know some games with this position (except that black's bishop is on square 6h) which were played several years ago, but this position is very rare these days. 23. ... P8e 23. ... R7b is not possible, because square 8c is too weak and will allow for a good attack. 24.P3e Sx3e 25.Sx3e Px3e 26.N2e and 27.Bx3e or 27.S'8c. 24.S7g P4e 25.Nx4e Bx2f 26.B6h B7a 23. ... P8e and 24. ... P4e is the right order of moves. 23. ... P4e 24.Nx4e Bx2f 25.B6h P8e is not possible because of 26.S9g and 27.P6e. 27.P3e P'4d 28.Px3d Px4e 29.Sx4e P5e Black has lost a knight, but has achieved a clear advantage and seized the initiative. 30.B4f Px5f 31.Sx5f P'3f 32.P'5c P8f 33.Px8f Gx3d 34.Rx3f P'3e Black controls the whole board. 35.R3h S3c 36.R5h Bx5c 37.P6e P'5e 38.Px6d Px5f 39.Px6c+ Bx8f 35.R3i would have been the accurate move. After 35.R3h Tanigawa found a brilliant attacking plan and regained the initiative. 40.Sx8f S'6i 41.R2h The only move to keep the advantage: 41.Rx5f Rx8f 42.P'8g N'7e 43.Px8f P'8g etc. 41. ... Rx8f 42.P'8g Sx7h+ 43.Kx7h P'6f 44.Px8f Px6g+ 45.Kx6g P5g+ 46.Kx5g S'3g 47.Bx7c+ Black's winning plan is aiming for entering king. 47. ... Sx2h= 48.K6f G'5d 49.+Bx7d N'8b 50.+B8c R'6i 51.P'6g G'7d 52.+Bx7d Nx7d 53.K7e Rx6g+ 54.Kx7d Sx1i+ 55.R'5a P'8b White intends 56. ... L'7b and 57. ... B'4h: 1) 56.Rx5d+ ? fails because of 56. ... L'7a 57.S'7b B'2g 2) 56.S'7b ? +Rx7f 57.P'7e B'4b. 3) 56.G'7e ? B'4b 57.Rx9a+ L'7b 58.+Px7b Bx7e 59.+Rx8b G'8d 60.+Rx8d +R6d leads to mate soon. 56.K7c !! A very strong move. 56. ...B'8d Of course, but Habu had found a reply. 57.Kx8d +Rx6c 58.Rx9a+ +R8c 59.K7e P'7d 60.K6f +Rx8f White has nothing better than the moves that were played. 61.B'4c ? Better is 61.S'4c. Maybe Habu overlooked the next move. 61. ... G5e 62.Kx5e G4d 63.K6d Gx4c 64.B'6a The only move to win. Habu kept calm, even after his mistake on the 61-st move. 64. ... L'7a 65.N'6e B'2g 66.+Rx7a +R8d 67.S'6c S4d 68.L'8g Resigns 68. ... +Rx8g 69.N'2e followed by 70.Bx4c and white will be mated soon. Murooka Katsuhiko, 5-dan professional.