From: Satoshi Nagaura MXC MESHNET OR JP> Date: 17 oct 1998 Subject: Re: translation of one article from Shogi-Sekai (October issue) I forgot to add the entire moves of the game. rgd, SN Black: Makoto Nakahara White: Tadahisa Maruyama 1.P-2f P-8d 2.P-2e P-8e 3.G-7h G-3b 4.P-2d Px2d 5.Rx2d P*2c 6.R-2f S-7b 7.P-1f P-1d 8.S-3h P-6d 9.P-7f P-8f 10.Px8f Rx8f 11.P*8g R-8b 12.P-3f P-3d 13.S-3g Bx8h+ 14.Sx8h S-2b 15.S-4f S-3c 16.P-3e Px3e 17.Sx3e P*3d 18.S-4f S-6c 19.G-3h G-5b 20.K-5h K-4b 21.N-7g P-7d 22.P-8f K-3a 23.S-8g P-4d 24.P-9f P-9d 25.N-3g(Diagram-1) S-5d 26.P-7e Px7e 27.P*7d G-6c 28.N-8e Gx7d 29.P-9e Px9e 30.P*7b P*8d 31.P-7a+ Px8e 32.+Px8a Rx8a 33.Px8e Gx8e 34.N-2e S-4b 35.N*3f(Diagram-2) G-7f 36.Sx7f Px7f 37.Nx4d P-7g+ 38.N-1c+(Diagram-3) R-8i+ 39.Nx3b+ Kx3b 40.Rx2c+ K-4a 41.+Rx2a N*3a 42.G*7i +Px6g 43.K-4i +P-5h 44.Kx5h +Rx9i 45.G*6b B*8e 46.P*6g S*3b 47.N*4d resigns -----Original Message----- From: Satoshi Nagaura MXC MESHNET OR JP> To: SHOGI-L techunix technion ac il techunix technion ac il> Date: Friday, October 16, 1998 12:09 AM Subject: translation of one article from Shogi-Sekai (October issue) >For the first time, I translated Shogi article to English. Please correct >and/or advise me for further improvement. > >Thanks, Satoshi > >-------------------------------------------------------------------- > >JT Shogi Japan Series'98 >[The fourth match of the first tournament] >Fukuoka Championship >Makoto Nakahara permanent, 10th grade holder >vs. Tadahisa Maruyama, 8th grade > >The game of Nakahara's stride > commentator: Teruichi Aonno 9th grade > sponsor:Japan Shogi Association > cosponsor: JT > >This game is an interesting one between Nakahara, who has been consecutively >participating this tournament since the first one, and Maruyama, who has >never participated this before. >Although Maruyama wore Japanese clothes for the first time, he looked OK. >When Nakahara takes black, he usually takes "Aigakari" with >Silver's heading to 3g. Although it is common for white to move Silver 6c >against Silver 3g, Maruyama moved Silver 2b after exchanging Bishop >moving 8h. Although it was loss of move (tezon), he firmly defended > the third file (3-line) with Silver 3c against Silver 4f. >Explaining this to novice players, Pb-2d responding to Pw-3d after >exchanging >the pawn in 3-line is false move because of Pw-3e, Pb-2c+, Pw-2e, Rx2e, >Sw-3d, >which can take either Rb or Pb+. However, in the case of Sb-6b style, Pb+3b >after the last move Sw-3d means "Tsumero" and then the white was losing. >Although it is often seen until Kw-4b, the next two moves (Nb-7g, Pw-7d) >made this game something rare. On behalf of Kb-7g, many games had Pb-7e >prior to that move, and Pw-7d means the protection from Rook's turning after >Pb-7e. >After several moves, "Fujite" was made at Pw-9d. I as the commentator and >Shimizu female 3 titles (crowns) holder considered Sb-3g and Sb-5e as >effective moves for the next move. And, the actual move, Nb-3g (diagram-1) >was said " it is possible, but it makes less progressiveness with defining >the style if the Knight jumps.". So, the persons who predicted that move was >only about 10%. > >Diagram-1: > >White: Tadahisa Maruyama >White in hand: B P > 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 >+---------------------------+ >|wL wN * * * * wK wN wL |a >| * wR * * wG * wG * * |b >| * * * wS wP * wS wP * |c >|wP * wP wP * wP wP * wP |d >| * * * * * * * * * |e >|bP bP bP * * bS * bR bP |f >| * bS bN bP bP bP bN * * |g >| * * bG * bK * bG * * |h >|bL * * * * * * * bL |i >+---------------------------+ >Black: Makoto Nakahara >Black in hand: B P2 >up to 25. N-3g. > > >Although I thought black was difficult to move after Sw's going up to 5d, >the moves, Pb-7e, Pw-7e, Pb-7d were hard to predict. Although on behalf of >Pb-7d then, Pb-7b, Rw-7b, and Bb-8c are an aim, it is trifling for black >to loose one Pawn, by moving Pb-7b, Pw-7f, Sbx7f, Rw-7b, and Pb-5e. >Although Pb-7d also does not look effective by being placed Gw-6c >soon after, Nb-8e ~ Pb-9e ~ Pb-7b was an excellent work. >If Rw-7b against Pb-7b, after black's getting one Pawn from Lb-9e and Lw-9e >due to the effect of Pb-9e (giving-away), Bb-8c, Rw-7a, and then Pb*-7b can >dropped. Then, Gw-8d makes the game actually difficult, but still it is >difficult > situation for white. >Even in this actual game, since Nb can be taken with Pb-8d. white is not >really bad. >But, it surprised me that a battle started at once. >Then, after taking Knight each other, the moves from Nb-2e to Nb-3f >(diagram-2) >were really the 2 moves which Nakahara, the good Knight manipulator, was >likely to make. >Although Nb-2e is not easy to go because it makes Rb less mobile ahead, >As in the diagram-2, even if white protects from Nb-4d by moving ahead >Sw-4c, >still black has another aim as to drop Pb-2d, and white can not defend it >completely. > >Diagram-2 > >White: Tadahisa Maruyama >White in hand: B N P5 > 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 >+---------------------------+ >|wL wR * * * * wK wN wL |a >| * * * * * wS wG * * |b >| * * * * wP * * wP * |c >| * * * wP wS wP wP * wP |d >|wP wG wP * * * * bN * |e >| * * * * * bS bN bR bP |f >| * bS * bP bP bP * * * |g >| * * bG * bK * bG * * |h >|bL * * * * * * * bL |i >+---------------------------+ >Black: Makoto Nakahara >Black in hand: B P >up to 35. N*3f. > >Although Maruyana, who had already sent out his reserved time, spent 4 >minutes out of >his 5 minutes consideration time and went to a battle by moving Gw-7f, this >move >seemed to become the cause of his loss. >In the diagram-2, Pw-4d was the good move. Then, Bw*3e if Sb-3g, if R-2i, >then >making Pw advantageous with Pw-8f, Sb-9h, Gw-7f, Pb-8h, and Nw-6e made white >better. However, against Bw-3e, dropping back Bb-4d, Bw-2f, Sbx2f, Pw-8f, >Sb-9h, Gw-7f, then it would become a close game and better than the actual >game. >Bw-7f in this game meant that he wanted to develop it because Gold at 8-d >seemed to >be so heavy. If the Rook's promotion was defended by Sb-7f, Pwx7f, and >Pb-8g, >further attack from black would be stalled because black did not have a pawn >to drop at 2d against Sw-4c ahead or firmly Sw*4c. Although Maruyama was >expecting >such slow development, he might be thinking that he was in a bad situation, >assuming >from the fact that he spent the last remaining one minute consideration time >for >his move Pwx7f. By being jumped to be Nb-4d with skimping, then Pw7g+ and >N-1c+ (diagram-3). > >Diagram-3 >White: Tadahisa Maruyama >White in hand: B S N P5 > 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 >+---------------------------+ >|wL wR * * * * wK wN wL |a >| * * * * * wS wG * * |b >| * * * * wP * * wP bN+|c >| * * * wP wS bN wP * wP |d >|wP * * * * * * * * |e >| * * * * * bS * bR bP |f >| * * wP+bP bP bP * * * |g >| * * bG * bK * bG * * |h >|bL * * * * * * * bL |i >+---------------------------+ >Black: Makoto Nakahara >Black in hand: B G P2 >up to 38. N-1c+. > >This move was very good. Usually, Pb-3c, Nwx3c, Nbx3c, Swx3c, Rb-2c+, >S*4c, then Nb-2d looks to end the game, S-3c style facilitates >white for defence. >Lwx1c (Nw-1c) against Nb-1c will end up the game with Rb-2c+, Gwx2c, >and Gb-3b. >Then, no other way than Rw-8i+, and promoting up the Rook from Nb-3b+, >Gb*7i decided the game. Seeing the result, giving a Gold to >black with Gw-7f caused Nb-1c, conversely speaking, white did not have >winning even with the two moves, Pw-7g+ and Rw-8i+. This is the reason >why the Gw-7f was the losing move. >Giving up the promoted Pawn, Bw-8e was aiming to defend the point of 5b >as well as Nw-6f, but Nb-4d in the diagram-resigns made Kw hisshi brinkmate. > >Diagram-Resigns >White: Tadahisa Maruyama >White in hand: N L P6 > 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 >+---------------------------+ >|wL * * * * wK wN bR+wL |a >| * * * bG * wS wS * * |b >| * * * * wP * * * bN+|c >| * * * wP wS bN wP * wP |d >|wP wB * * * * * * * |e >| * * * * * bS * * bP |f >| * * * bP bP bP * * * |g >| * * bG * bK * bG * * |h >|wR+ * bG * * * * * bL |i >+---------------------------+ >Black: Makoto Nakahara >Black in hand: B P3 >up to 47. resigns. > >Even if Sw-4c back, Rb+-3b, Swx3b, Sb-5b, then checkmating. >Before this game, Maruyama was leading Nakahara in the past >game record, and Nakahara was thinking around and around >for this game beforehand. Perhaps, due to that, all the time >this game was in Nkahara's stride with contrivance of the rare >moves after Nb-2e, brilliant usage of Knight from 2e to 3f, >and so on. Nakahara will play with Habu in his second match >(9/27 at Shizuoka City Culture Hall). This game between >the new and old strongest players will be really interesting, >and the point would be whether Nakahara's quick attack could >catch him or not. >Another second match, Tanigawa vs. Moriuchi(9/6, Kishikawa >Welfare and Pension Hall), is also noteworthy, and it would >become very close game until the end. Because Moriuchi is one >of few bachelors who are still surviving in the tournament, >I would like many young ladies come to see him there. >Inoue vs. Yashiki (9/20, Takamatsu City Hall) would be enjoyable >even just hearing their comments because both of them are quite >unique. > >End >