From: Reijer Grimbergen fu is saga-u ac jp> Date: 12 dec 2003 Subject: This week in Shukan Shogi (no. 1021-1023, November 26th, December In this week's Shukan Shogi report the fourth game of the Ryu-O match between Habu and Moriuchi. Moriuchi won a one-sided game to become the new Ryu-O. Here is the game with comments: [Black "Moriuchi Toshiyuki, Challenger"] [White "Habu Yoshiharu, Ryu-O"] [Event "16th Ryu-O sen, Game 4"] [Date "November 26th and 27th 2003"] 1.P2g-2f 00:00:00 00:00:00 2.P3c-3d 00:00:00 00:01:00 3.P7g-7f 00:03:00 00:01:00 4.P4c-4d 00:03:00 00:01:00 5.P2f-2e 00:05:00 00:01:00 6.B2b-3c 00:05:00 00:02:00 7.S3i-4h 00:05:00 00:02:00 8.P9c-9d 00:05:00 00:03:00 9.K5i-6h 00:05:00 00:03:00 10.R8b-4b 00:05:00 00:06:00 The second time that the Shikenbisha appears in this match, but the first time Habu plays it (Moriuchi played it in the opening game). Habu wants to change the flow of this match at all costs. For a while, the game now follows the game between Sato and Moriuchi (played 1 month earlier in the Osho league). Habu is playing the winning side of this game, which was Moriuchi. A small psychological stab, but Moriuchi is ready for it. 11.K6h-7h 00:07:00 00:06:00 12.S7a-7b 00:07:00 00:07:00 13.P5g-5f 00:08:00 00:07:00 14.P9d-9e 00:08:00 00:26:00 15.G4i-5h 00:21:00 00:26:00 16.G4a-5b 00:21:00 00:35:00 17.S4h-5g 00:42:00 00:35:00 18.S3a-3b 00:42:00 00:55:00 19.B8h-7g 00:42:00 00:55:00 20.P6c-6d 00:42:00 01:09:00 21.P3g-3f 00:55:00 01:09:00 22.K5a-6b 00:55:00 01:11:00 23.K7h-8h 00:56:00 01:11:00 24.P7c-7d 00:56:00 01:33:00 25.P6g-6f 01:03:00 01:33:00 26.N8a-7c 01:03:00 01:52:00 27.G5h-6g 01:03:00 01:52:00 28.K6b-7a 01:03:00 02:26:00 29.L9i-9h 01:05:00 02:26:00 30.K7a-8b 01:05:00 02:27:00 31.K8h-9i 01:05:00 02:27:00 32.G5b-6c 01:05:00 02:28:00 33.S7i-8h 01:05:00 02:28:00 34.P8c-8d 01:05:00 02:29:00 35.B7g-5i 01:24:00 02:29:00 36.S3b-4c 01:24:00 02:40:00 37.P1g-1f 01:52:00 02:40:00 38.P1c-1d 01:52:00 02:45:00 39.P4g-4f 01:53:00 02:45:00 40.S7b-8c? 01:53:00 03:16:00 "Why not 40.S5d?", wondered Furibisha specialists Suzuki Daisuke and Sugimoto in the press room. This was actually the move Habu intended to play, but he did not like the position after 41.N3g R3b S6h B5a R2f P3e Px3e Rx3e P*3f R3d S6h-7i S8c G7h G7b. However, in this position white has managed to exchange the pawns on the 3rd file and his position is much better than in the game. "Much better than the game", Habu had to admit afterwards. His eagerness to make something happen backfires. 41.P5f-5e 02:03:00 03:16:00 42.G6a-7b 02:03:00 03:52:00 43.S5g-5f 02:18:00 03:52:00 44.R4b-5b 02:18:00 03:52:00 45.R2h-5h 02:20:00 03:52:00 46.R5b-2b 02:20:00 03:52:00 Aiming for sennichite if black plays 47.R2h but Moriuchi wants nothing of it. 47.N2i-3g 02:55:00 03:52:00 48.B3c-5a 02:55:00 04:14:00 49.P4f-4e 03:42:00 04:14:00 50.P4dx4e 03:42:00 04:15:00 51.R5h-4h 03:47:00 04:15:00 52.N2a-3c 03:47:00 04:28:00 53.B5i-6h 04:01:00 04:28:00 54.R2b-2a 04:01:00 04:38:00 55.G6i-7i 04:14:00 04:38:00 56.P5c-5d 04:14:00 05:18:00 57.P5ex5d 04:49:00 05:18:00 58.S4cx5d 04:49:00 05:20:00 59.P*5e 04:49:00 05:20:00 60.S5d-4c 04:49:00 05:20:00 61.N3gx4e 05:02:00 05:20:00 62.P*4d 05:02:00 05:21:00 63.N4ex3c+ 05:03:00 05:21:00 64.B5ax3c 05:03:00 05:21:00 65.R4h-3h 05:04:00 05:21:00 66.N7c-8e 05:04:00 05:28:00 67.P3f-3e 05:45:00 05:28:00 68.P3dx3e 05:45:00 05:31:00 69.P6f-6e 05:45:00 05:31:00 70.P9e-9f 05:45:00 05:37:00 71.P9gx9f 05:56:00 05:37:00 72.P*9g 05:56:00 05:37:00 73.N8ix9g 05:56:00 05:37:00 74.N8ex9g+ 05:56:00 05:37:00 75.L9hx9g 05:56:00 05:37:00 76.N*8e 05:56:00 05:37:00 77.P6ex6d 05:57:00 05:37:00 78.G6cx6d 05:57:00 05:37:00 79.P*6e 05:58:00 05:37:00 80.G6d-6c 05:58:00 05:39:00 81.K9i-8i! 06:04:00 05:39:00 White is in trouble, but there is some potential for a counterattack, so black must be very careful. Moriuchi is not phased at all and shows us another textbook endgame. First step: take the king out of the fire line. 82.P4d-4e 06:04:00 05:47:00 83.N*6d 06:10:00 05:47:00 84.G7b-6b 06:10:00 06:17:00 85.P8g-8f! 06:15:00 06:17:00 Second step: put pressure on the attacking pieces. This must be calculated carefully, as this also opens the head of the king to white drops. In the press room, P8f was a little frowned upon, but the final position in this game will show how right Moriuchi was. 86.N8ex9g+ 06:15:00 06:21:00 87.S8hx9g 06:15:00 06:21:00 88.P*5d 06:15:00 06:21:00 89.B6h-7g 06:27:00 06:21:00 90.P5dx5e 06:27:00 06:56:00 91.N*4g! 06:29:00 06:56:00 Perfect. White can no longer hold the position in the center. 92.P*6f 06:29:00 06:58:00 Of course 92.Px5f fails to 93.Bx3c+, but also after 92.S5d Rx3e P*3b Nx5e Sx5e Bx5e N*4c Bx3c+ Nx3e +B8h black has the better position. With the pawn on 8f there is not way for white to attack. 93.B7gx6f 06:30:00 06:58:00 94.N*5d 06:30:00 06:58:00 95.B6fx5e 06:43:00 06:58:00 96.S4c-4d 06:43:00 06:58:00 How should black continue from here? 96.N5b+ fails to 97.Sx5e +Nx6b Sx5f +Nx6c Sx6g+ and white wins. Did Habu create some magic here? 97.N6d-7b+! 06:47:00 06:58:00 No magic. This is the winning move. 98.K8bx7b 06:47:00 07:02:00 99.P6e-6d 06:47:00 07:02:00 100.G6c-7c 06:47:00 07:06:00 101.N*6e 06:47:00 07:06:00 102.L*6a 06:47:00 07:06:00 103.P*3d 07:03:00 07:06:00 104.B3c-2b 07:03:00 07:06:00 105.N6ex7c+ 07:15:00 07:06:00 106.G6bx7c 07:15:00 07:06:00 107.P6d-6c+! 07:16:00 07:06:00 Moriuchi shows another devastating attack. This pawn sacrifice in combination with the next move is difficult to find. 108.L6ax6c 07:16:00 07:11:00 109.B5ex7c+! 07:16:00 07:11:00 110.K7bx7c 07:16:00 07:11:00 111.P*6d 07:16:00 07:11:00 112.L6cx6d 07:16:00 07:17:00 113.P*6e 07:16:00 07:17:00 114.P*5e 07:16:00 07:17:00 115.P6ex6d 07:23:00 07:17:00 116.P5ex5f 07:23:00 07:17:00 117.G*6c 07:23:00 07:17:00 118.K7c-8b 07:23:00 07:17:00 119.G*7c 07:23:00 07:17:00 120.K8b-9b 07:23:00 07:17:00 121.R3h-8h 07:26:00 07:17:00 Resigns 07:26:00 07:20:00 Habu took 3 minutes to make sure that there is no defense against 123.P8e Px8e Gx8c Kx8c P*8d (Kx8d Rx8e leads to mate) and to say goodbye to his Ryu-O title. A surprisingly one-sided game that ended a surprisingly one-sided match. Habu has never lost a match in straight games before, but he was completely overpowered by Moriuchi. Time will tell if the new Ryu-O just had one of those periods where everything worked or if Moriuchi has taken his game to a new level. In other shogi news: ==================== * In the A class Junisen, Moriuchi seems on his way to a rematch with Habu. He beat rival Tanigawa to become the only player with a perfect record after five games. Moreover, he has a one point cushion, as there is no player with 4 wins. * In B1 the 9th round was played and leader Fukaura had the day off and could watch what his rivals would do. Junisen specialist Kitahama won again (against Senzaki) and now also has 7 wins, albeit from 10 games. The remaining opposition does not seem to be unbeatable (Tanaka, Nakagawa and Inoue), so he now really seems to have a good chance to join Fukaura to the top class. Abe and Takahashi at 6-2 can only hope for a mistake. * In B2 the sixth round was played and things have gotten very tight after leaders Namekata and Horiguchi both lost. They now have to share the lead with Izumi, while seven players follow with 4-2. * In C2 also the sixth round was played and rookie Yokoyama continues to amaze everybody by extending his perfect record to six games. Only Chiba can follow the pace of the newcomer. With Yamasaki, Iijima, Miyata, Tamura, Takano, Anyoji and Ohira at 5-1, things are still far from clear. * In the Kio challenger tournament, Tanigawa reached the final by beating Sato Yasumitsu. He will face the winner of the winner of the loser's second chance, which will be either Sato or Fukaura. * In the Osho league Tanigawa failed to become challenger with one game left to play. He lost to Sato, but still has every chance of challenging Habu. He only needs to win against Morishita in the final round to avoid a play-off. Reijer -- Reijer Grimbergen Department of Information Science Saga University 1 Honjo-machi, Saga-shi, 840-8502 Japan E-mail: grimbergen fu is saga-u ac jp URL: http://www.fu.is.saga-u.ac.jp/~grimberg/ Tel: +81-(0)952-28-8821 Fax: +81-(0)952-28-8650 --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: shogi-l shogi net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.a7fLMV.c2hvZ2kt Or send an email to: shogi-unsubscribe topica com TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------