From: Asle Olufsen <oluf <at> IFI <dot> UIO <dot> NO>
Date: 8 sep 1990
Subject: Personal game

Here is a game between Mr.Grinch and myself.  This is my first email
game, and I send it to The Shogi Discussion List because at least one
of the readers wants to see it and because I wants comments on how the
game could be improved.
 
At the end I have displayed the endposition with my alternative
ascii-board. Please tell me how you like it.
 
   Grinch   Oluf
1  P-7f     P-3d
2  P-2f     G-3b
3  S-3h     R-5b
4  K-6h     K-6b
5  K-7h     K-7b
6  S-2g     K-8b
7  S-1f     G-7b
8  G4-5h    P-5d
9  P-2e     Bx8h+
 
Too careful.
 
10 Sx8h     G-3c
11 S-1e     S-2b
12 P-2d     P-5e
13 Px2c     Sx2c
14 P-3f     P-5f
15 Px5f
 
I believe G-6h is better.
Now he looses at least a Pawn.
 
            P-1d
 
I got a bit waried about B'2b and
wanted the silver away.
 
16 S-2f     Rx5f
17 G-6h
 
I would have defended the 7f pawn.
 
            Rx7f
18 S-7g     Rx3f
19 B'2b
 
P'3g or S-3f first must be better.
 
            R-3i+
20 S-3g     P-3e
21 R-2g     P-3f
22 S-4h    +R-3h
23 R-2f     P'2e
 
Must make some space for my rook.
 
24 Rx2e     S-2d
25 P'3i
 
Otherwise he must displace his rook and loose his knight.
 
            Rx4h
26 Gx4h     Sx2e
27 Bx1a+    R'2h
28 G-3h     Rx2i+
29 R'3a     P-3g+
30 Rx2a+    G-3d
31 Gx3g    +Rx3i
32 G-4f     N'6e
 
I had more faith in my attack than it deserved, otherwise
I would have done +Rx1i
 
33 S-6f     S'5g
34 Sx5g     Nx5g+
35 Gx5g     B'6i
36 K-7g     S'7h
37 N'5c
 
Starting a slow attack after I have domolished
his castle. It must be better to defend 8g even if
I get the knight at 8i.
 
            Sx8g=
38 N-6a+
 
After S'7i my attack almost stops. Therfore  37. ... Sx8i
is perhaps better.
 
            B-7h+
39 K-6f     Rx8i
40 +Nx7a    Gx7a
41 R-3b     N'6b
 
In many variants the black king ecapes throu 5d !
Now I may cover that square by a defensive move.
And the black bishop seems vulnerable.
 
42 N'5d     S-7f=
43 G-5h
 
Kx7f is blacks last chance, and my best move then is
perhaps +B-8g and +Bx5d
 
           +B-7g
44 K-5g
 
If K-5f then +R-6i
 
            Sx6g+
45 Gx6g    +R-5i
46 P'5h     N'6e
47 K-5f    +Rx5h
47 Kx6e    +Rx5d
48 K-7e    +R-7d mate
 
The endposisjon:
 
 
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+     \P/ \P/ \P/ \P/
| \L/ | \N/ | \G/ |     |     |     |     |     |*/B\*|  A
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+     \P/ \P/ \P/ \N/
|     | \K/ |     | \N/ |     |     |*/R\*|     |     |  B
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| \P/ | \P/ | \P/ | \P/ |     | \P/ |     |     |     |  C
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|     |     |*\R/*|     |     |     | \G/ |     | \P/ |  D
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|     |     | /K\ |     |     |     |     | \S/ |     |  E
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|     |     |     |     |     | /G\ |     |     |     |  F
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| /P\ |     |*\B/*| /G\ |     | /P\ |     |     | /P\ |  G
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
|     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |  H
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| /L\ |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | /L\ |  I
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+     /P\ /S\ /S\ /S\
 
  9      8     7     6     5     4     3     2     1        /P\ /N\ /L\
 
 
 
Oluf                             Email: oluf <at> ifi <dot> uio <dot> no