From: Patrick Davin LYRA VEGA OR JP> Date: 4 jul 1997 Subject: Next week in Shukan Shogi Reijer writes: >Also, I just read in the newspaper that Yashiki has won the third game of the >Kisei match. No moves were given, but the number of moves (130) suggests >another tough game. Yes, indeed it was a back and forth struggle. Sente: Kisei Hiroyuki Miura Gote: Challenger Nobuyuki Yashiki Event: 68th Kisei Match, Game 3 Date: 1997 July 3rd Site: Kanagawa Opening: Aigakari 1 P2f P8d 2 P2e P8e 3 G7h G3b 4 P2d P2d 5 R2d P2c 6 R2h P3d 7 S3h S7b 8 P9f P6d 9 S2g P8f 10 P8f R8f 11 P8g R8d 12 S3f P6e 13 P7f K4b 14 K6h S6c 15 S4e G5b 16 S5f S5d 17 G5h P7d 18 P9e G6c 19 P4f B8h+ 20 S8h S2b 21 S4e S4e 22 P4e S3c 23 S7g P1d 24 K7i N7c 25 G56h P3e 26 B4f S6d 27 P6f P7e 28 P7e S7e 29 P7f S6d 30 S8f K3a 31 P4d S4d 32 S*7e S7e 33 S7e R5d 34 S*6d G6d 35 S6d S*4e 36 S6c= S4f 37 S5d+ P5d 38 R7a K2b 39 R9a+ B3d 40 G2e B2e 41 R2e B3d 42 R2h P8f 43 B6d P8g+ 44 G8g S3i 45 R3h P8f 46 G8f P8e 47 G8g P6f 48 L5f P5e 49 R3i P5f 50 S4a S*5c 51 +R8b L6b 52 B7c+ P5g+ 53 G6i P6g+ 54 K8h G3a 55 P5d G4a 56 P5c+ S5c 57 K9g +P6f 58 K9f B8i+ 59 P5d +P7f 60 K8e +P7e 61 K8d G7d 62 +B7d +P7d 63 K9c B5e 64 P5c+ B8b 65 K8b R8d 0-1 In the final position, Miura's king (chased by Yashiki's tokin) has scrambled into the endzone. Unfortunately, he loses anyway after 66. K7a R8g+. Yashiki now leads 2-1 and needs only one more victory to reclaim the Kisei title which he held in 1990. By the way, for those whose machines can display Japanese, Kisei match news and game scores can be found by following the links from the Sankei Shimbun: