From: "Howard Wachtel (312) 975-7970" <U13054 <at> UICVM <dot> BITNET>
Date: 30 jan 1993
Subject: An interesting game

   Here is an exciting game played recently at our little club in Chicago.
I present it for your enjoyment, comments, analysis or whatever.  I don't
know the official ranking of the players, but they are the best in our club.
 
   Howard Wachtel
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Black:  Salvaggione    White:  Rockwell   Chicago Shogi club   1/24/93
1. P2f P3d 2. P2e B3c 3. P7f S2b 4. S4h P8d 5. Bx3c+ Sx3c 6. S8h S6b
7. S7g G3b 8. G7h P5d 9. P5f K4a 10. K6i K3a 11. K7i K2b 12. K8h P4d
13. P6f P7d 14. G5h P6d 15. P3f P4e 16. G(5)6g S5c 17. P1f S(5)4d 18.
S5g G5b 19. P9f G(5)4c 20. P1e N7c 21. B'4a B'8c 22. B6c+ N8e 23. S(7)6h
G5c 24. +B7c R8a 25. P8d P7e 26. +Bx8c Rx8c 27. Px8e Px8e 28. B'6a R8d
29. B7b+ P6e 30. +B7c  B'8b 31. +Bx8d Bx2b+ 32. +Bx7e +Bx1i 33. Px6e
G(5)4c 34. P'8g +Bx2i 35. R'8a P2d 36. +Bx8e Px2e 37. R8b+ G(4)4b
 
   Now the attack begins.
 
38. N'6d +B2h 39. P4f Px4f 40. N5b+ P4g+ 41. +Nx4b +Bx8b 42. +Nx3b Kx3b
43. P'2d Sx2d 44. S6f S(2)3c 45. P'2d Sx2d 46. +B5b S(2)3c 47. G'4c K2b
48. +B4a L'2c 49. G'3b K1b 50. G(4)x3c Sx3c 51. +B3a G'2b 52. Gx2b Sx2b
53. +Bx2a Kx2a 54. S'4a G'3a 55. N'3c Sx3c 56. G'4c S2b
 
   Now that White has an army of pieces to defend himself with, I thought
he would easily beat back Black's attack.  But Black has other ideas.
 
57. S5b+ R'7b 58. G(6)7g +B7c 59. S7e +B6c 60. +S5c +B4a 61. P6d N'5a
62. G5b Rx5b 63. P6c+ R9b 64. +P6b B'4d 65. +Px5a +Bx5a 66. N'4c Bx5c
67. Nx5a+ S'4b 68. B'8a Sx5a 69. Bx5d+ G'3b 70. +Bx5c S4b 71. +B5d S(2)3c
72. S8d R5b 73. P5e P'5f 74. B'7d Rx5d 75. Px5d P5g+ 76. S7i P'6f 77. Gx6f
+P(4)5h 78. B5b+ +P6i 79. P'4c +Px7i 80. Gx7i Gx4c 81. G7h P'6g 82. P'6i
N'5f 83. Gx5f +Px5f 84. R'6a R'4h 85. N'5c N'6f 86. K9g Rx7h+ 87. N4a+
P'5a 88. +Nx3a K1b 89. +Bx4b Gx4b 90. S'2a K2b 91. G'3b Gx3b 92. +Nx3b MATE