From: Patrick Davin <patrick <at> LYRA <dot> VEGA <dot> OR <dot> JP>
Date: 10 jul 1997
Subject: Oi Match Game 1

Here is the score of Game 1 of the Oi Match, won by Oi Yoshiharu
Habu over Challenger Yasumitsu Sato.  As far as I can tell, Habu
had the better of it out of the opening.  I have no idea what's
going on in the endgame (there was no middlegame), other than that
Habu eventually won.

We'll find out more when Shukan Shogi comes out in a few days.


  Sente: Challenger Yasumitsu Sato
   Gote: Oi Yoshiharu Habu
  Event: 38th Oi Match, Game 1
   Date: 1997 July 7th and 8th
   Site: Hokkaido
Opening: Aigakari

 1 P2f  P8d   2 P2e  P8e   3 G7h  G3b   4 P2d  P2d   5 R2d  P2c
 6 R2f  S7b   7 K5h  P1d   8 P7f  P8f   9 P8f  R8f  10 P8g  R8d
11 P1f  K5b  12 G3h  R7d  13 P9f  P9d  14 R5f  S4b  15 P3f  S8c
16 S6h  G7b  17 N3g  P3d  18 B2b+ G2b  19 S4h  N3c  20 N7g  R5d
21 R5d  P5d  22 P3e  R2i  23 G3i  R1i+ 24 P3d  P3h  25 G4i  B6i
26 K6i  +R4i 27 S65i L5h  28 P3c+ G3c  29 R2a  G3a  30 R1a+ L5i+
31 S5i  S5h  32 K7i  +R5i 33 K8h  S6i= 34 G7i  S*7h 35 L5c  K6b
36 G7h  S7h+ 37 K7h  G6h  38 K8h  +R7i 39 K9g  +R9i 40 K8f  L8d
41 L8e  L8e  42 N8e  P8d  43 +R3a P8e  44 K7e  P7d  45 K6f  L6d
46 K5f  S3a  47 B5a  K7a  48 B3c+ R3f  49 K4e  R3c  50 P3d  R3b
51 S3c  +R2i 52 S3b  S3b  53 R3a  K8b  54 B7a  G7a  55 R3b+ N6b
56 P3c+ B2e  57 +P4c S3d     0-1


1. P2f continues to have an incredibly poor percentage in top pro games.
I predict Habu tries 1. P7f in Game 2.