From: Dick Iwakura <dickcon <at> HK <dot> NTTDATA <dot> NET>
Date: 14 may 1996
Subject: MEIJIN MATCH NO.3

SORRY I MADE IDIOT MISTAKES OF MY PREVIOUS MESSAGE.  PLEASE THROW IT
AWAY AND READ CORRECTLY AS FOLLOWS :
>
> Hi, everybody!   This is Hong Kong Shogi Club (branch of Japan Shogi
>                   Association)
>
>
>         MEIJIN MATCH NO.3 MOVEMENT
>         -------------------------
>         May 9.10 at Yokohama Grand-Intercontinental Hotel
>         Type of Play: Kaku-Gawari, Bo-Gin (Climb Silver after                                 exchanging Kak)
>
>         Sente (Black) : Y. Habu Meijin (Seven Title Holder, Super                               Star)
>         Gote (White)  : T. Moriuchi 8-Dan (very tall, handsome young                            guy)
>
>         Sente           Gote
>         -----           ----
>         76 Fu           84 Fu
>         26 Fu           32 Kin
>         78 Kin          85 Fu
>         77 Kak          34 Fu
>         88 Gin          77 Kak Nari
>         Do Gin          42 Gin
>         38 Gin          72 Gin
>         46 Fu           83 Gin
>         47 Gin          84 Gin
>         96 Fu           94 Fu
>         36 Fu           33 Gin
>         58 Kin          42 Gyoku
>         37 Kei          74 Fu
>         29 Hisha        52 Kin
>         48 Gyoku        73 Gin
>         16 Fu           14 Fu
>         45 Fu           64 Gin
>         56 Fu           31 Gyoku
>         25 Fu           44 Fu
>         Do Fu           Do Gin
>         66 Gin          33 Kei
>         57 Gin          43 Kin Right
>         61 Kak
>
>         This "61 Kak" had a skilful purpose. Next step will be :
>         24Fu, Do-Fu, Do-Hisha, 23Fu 43Kak-Nari.  So Moriuchi must
>         protect his 43Kin from Habu's Kak and also No.2 Line to be
>         attacked by Habu's Hisha at the same time.  This was a
>         serious problem for him.
>         So he moved his Gyoku to:
>
>         Sente           Gote
>
>                         22 Gyoku
>         24 Fu           Do-Fu
>         Do-Hisha        23 Fu
>         29 Hisha        45 Fu
>         75 Fu           54 Fu
>         74 Fu           55 Fu
>         Do-Fu           86 Fu
>         Do-Fu           65 Kak
>
>         See this 65 Kak.  This Kak protect 43Kin and also is possible
>         to attack many direction.  It seemed to be a good Kak.  But
>         the following steps were better :
>
>         Habu            Moriuchi
>                         55 Gin Right
>         56 Fu           46 Gin
>         Do-Gin Right    Do-Fu
>         Do-Gin          then 45 Fu  or  52 Gin   (Moriuchi regretted)
>
>         Continue..
>
>         Sente           Gote
>
>         15 Fu           35 Fu
>         Do-Fu           46 Fu
>         Do-Gin Left     55 Gin Right
>         77 Kei
>
>         This 77 Kei, to capture Moriuci's Kak, was out of                       consideration of Moriuchi.  65 Kak Big Mistake!?
>
>                         46 Gin
>         65 Kei          37 Gin Nari
>         Do-Gyoku        45 Kei
>         48 Gyoku        57 Fu
>         68 Kin Right    55 Kei
>         24 Fu           33 Kin Yoru (slide)
>         71 Kak
>
>         The 71 Kak seemed to be very slow attack but Meijin perfectly           had read one step earlier win than Moriuchi at this stage.
          If I were      Habu, I might have moved 34Fu, 43Kin,
          23Fu-Naru, Do-Kin, 43Kak-Naru.  Or 34Fu, 52Gin, 33Fu-Naru,
          Do-Gin, 23Fu-Naru, Do-Kin, 52Kak-Naru, Do-Hisha, 41Kak.
          This is amateur's thinking and maybe Moriuchi side had the
          stronger offence method in this procedure which I can not
          imagine well since I am only Shodan now. If Moriuchi"s Hisha
          will be moved from horizontal line No.2  like 86 Hisha,
          immdiate Tsumi can be made on Moriuchi'sGyoku.
              Please study it.
>
>         `Continue...
>
>         Sente           Gote
>
>                         37 Gin
>         59 Gyoku        47 Kei Nari
>         69 Gyoku        86 Hisha
>         79 Gyoku        58 Fu Nari
>         44 Kak Nari
>
>         Habu told; I came to have a winning confidence by this
>                    44 Kak Mari at last. Because this is Tsumero
>                    and this also protects very dangerous 88
>                    position in my block. Of course, needless to
>                    say, Moriuchi can not capture this Uma (Kak-Nari)
>                    because of immediate Tsumi. I got it!
>
>         Continue...
>
>                         68 To
>         Do-Kin          24 Fu
>         23 Fu           Do-Kin up
>         31 Gin
>
>                         Made!   Habu won the game.
>
>         Moriuchi's Comment: I thought I could win this game but my big
>                             mistake was 65 Kak. After that, no any
>                             method could help me. Though I lost three
>                             games already, I don't think Habu is so
>                             much strong. Please expect the No.4 game.
>                             I really shall return and win the game.
>
>
>         -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Reporting from Dick Iwakura, Hong Kong Shogi Club
>
>                         (Ref. Weekly Shogi Magazine)