From: Patrick Davin LYRA VEGA OR JP> Date: 30 oct 1997 Subject: Re: Ryu-O match game 2 Reijer writes: >Unfortunately Sanada was not able to continue his good play in the second game >of the Ryu-O match against Tanigawa. Sanada more or less lost the fight in >the opening and even though he played some nice moves in the end to keep it >close, Tanigawa's victory was never really in doubt. >Tanigawa now leads the match 2-0. Next game will be played on November 6th and >7th. While we're at it, here's the gamescore, which can also be viewed interactively at Shogi Nexus: Sente: Ryuo Koji Tanigawa Gote: Challenger Keiichi Sanada Event: 10th Ryuo Match, Game 2 Date: 1997 October 28th and 29th Site: Fukushima Opening: Kakugawari Koshikakegin 1 P7f P8d 2 G7h G3b 3 S6h P3d 4 B7g P8e 5 S3h S7b 6 P2f B7g+ 7 S7g S4b 8 P1f P1d 9 P9f P9d 10 P4f P6d 11 S4g S6c 12 K6h G5b 13 S5f S3c 14 G5h K4b 15 K7i S5d 16 P6f P7d 17 P4e N7c 18 P3f K3a 19 N3g R6b 20 B4f R6a 21 K8h L9b 22 R4h G54b 23 L1g S6c 24 S4g P5d 25 R1h S2d 26 P2e S3c 27 P1e P1e 28 L1e L1e 29 R1e P1c 30 R1i R8a 31 P1b S2b 32 P3e P3e 33 B3e G5b 34 P4d P4d 35 B4d L4b 36 B2b+ K2b 37 P1a+ K1a 38 P2d K2b 39 P2c+ G2c 40 P2d G2d 41 L2h P2c 42 L2d P2d 43 S3d P3c 44 G2c K3a 45 S3c+ K4a 46 P4c L4c 47 +S4c G4c 48 P4d G4d 49 L4f K5b 50 L4d B5e 51 L4b+ K6b 52 S4f B4f 53 R4i B3e 54 R4c+ P8f 55 S8f L8d 56 P4d L8f 57 P8f S6i 58 G5c K7a 59 G6c R8f 60 P8g S7h+ 61 K7h R8g+ 62 K8g B6i 63 S7h P8f 64 K8f S8e 65 K7g S7f 66 K6h 1-0 Sanada walks right into Tanigawa's favorite opening, seemingly with nothing special in mind. The result: a shogi lesson. Tanigawa played confidently and, as Reijer says, held the lead throughout. After 27. P1e .. 30. R1i, his advantage is clear. 34. P4d may not look particularly inspired; in reality it's quite strong. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun, 43. S3d was not the best way to continue the attack because it allows Sanada's king to run to the other side of the board. They neglect, however, to indicate the right alternative. Then when Sanada's 50... B5e!? made it look like it might be getting just a little bit interesting... Tanigawa detonated 51. L4b+! followed immediately by the beautiful 52. S4f!! after which it is effectively all over. Sanada's last ditch counterattack would have killed many of us, but not Tanigawa, who of course had everything under control. Is this lights out for Sanada? Looking forward to Reijer's deeper insights...