From: Reijer Grimbergen <grimberg <at> ETL <dot> GO <dot> JP>
Date: 11 jan 2001
Subject: Osho match game 1

Nothing changes on New Year's Day... Tanigawa's problems against Habu
continue into the new century as he starts the year with a loss in the
first game of the Osho title match.

Habu, with white, played the R8e Yokofudori and this resulted in a great
fight. Tanigawa got the early material advantage (a lance), but he was
forced on the defensive as a result. In the end it became a violent
semeai (mutual attack) and until six moves before the end noone in the
press room (and neither player as well) knew who would win. Then Habu
found a nice knight sacrifice to give his attack decisive strength and
Tanigawa had no mate.

It looked like a great fight and I am looking forward to next week's
Shukan Shogi.

Reijer

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Reijer Grimbergen
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