From: Reijer Grimbergen yz yamagata-u ac jp> Date: 24 aug 2004 Subject: Some time ago in Shukan Shogi (no. 1053, July 14th 2004) Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sponsor a child today through Children International.=20=20 Give a desperately poor child hope for a brighter future. For only $18 a month you can make a difference! http://click.topica.com/= caacvgoa2i6YsbnuqMaa/ChildrenInternational ------------------------------------------------------------------- Here is game three of the Kisei match between Sato and Moriuchi. A game=20 worth waiting for, although Moriuchi ended up on the losing side again=20 after a close endgame fight. Most R8e Yokofudori games are very short,=20 with a single mistake being decisive, but this game lasted for 133=20 moves. Here is the game with comments: [Black "Sato Yasumitsu, Kisei"] [White "Moriuchi Toshiyuki, Challenger"] [Event "75th Kisei-sen, Game 3"] [Date "July 7th 2004"] 1.P7g-7f 00:00:00 00:00:00 2.P3c-3d 00:00:00 00:01:00 3.P2g-2f 00:01:00 00:01:00 4.P8c-8d 00:01:00 00:01:00 5.P2f-2e 00:03:00 00:01:00 6.P8d-8e 00:03:00 00:01:00 7.G6i-7h 00:03:00 00:01:00 8.G4a-3b 00:03:00 00:01:00 9.P2e-2d 00:03:00 00:01:00 10.P2cx2d 00:03:00 00:01:00 11.R2hx2d 00:03:00 00:01:00 12.P8e-8f 00:03:00 00:01:00 13.P8gx8f 00:03:00 00:01:00 14.R8bx8f 00:03:00 00:01:00 15.R2dx3d 00:03:00 00:01:00 16.B2b-3c 00:03:00 00:01:00 17.R3d-3f 00:05:00 00:01:00 18.S3a-2b 00:05:00 00:01:00 19.K5i-5h 00:08:00 00:01:00 20.K5a-4a 00:08:00 00:04:00 21.P*8g 00:09:00 00:04:00 22.R8f-8e 00:09:00 00:04:00 23.B8hx3c+ 00:17:00 00:04:00 24.N2ax3c 00:17:00 00:04:00 25.N8i-7g 00:17:00 00:04:00 26.R8e-2e 00:17:00 00:04:00 27.P*2f 00:17:00 00:04:00 28.R2e-2d 00:17:00 00:04:00 29.R3f-5f 00:18:00 00:04:00 One of the latest strategies against the R8e Yokofudori opening. It was=20 first played by Nakahara in March 2003, but it became very well-known=20 after the 2nd game of the Oza match in September 2003, when Watanabe=20 used it to beat Habu in only 69 moves. Since then it has been played in=20 12 games with black and white each winning half. The point of this=20 strategy is that black is a pawn up for which white seeks compensation=20 in having more freedom to move the rook. Nakahara is still the main=20 proponent of this strategy, playing it four times (winning three).=20 Watanabe, who is known for studying the R8e Yokofudori very deeply, has=20 also played white against 29.R5f twice, winning one and losing one. 30.G6a-6b 00:18:00 00:12:00 31.G4i-3h 00:18:00 00:12:00 32.R2d-5d 00:18:00 00:12:00 33.R5f-6f 00:19:00 00:12:00 34.K4a-5b 00:19:00 00:15:00 35.S7i-6h 00:25:00 00:15:00 36.G6b-7b 00:25:00 00:29:00 37.S3i-2h 01:12:00 00:29:00 38.S7a-6b 01:12:00 00:36:00 39.P3g-3f 01:16:00 00:36:00 40.B*4d 01:16:00 00:58:00 41.R6f-5f 01:44:00 00:58:00 42.P7c-7d 01:44:00 01:52:00 In the press room, 42.P8f was analyzed, which seemed to give white the=20 upper hand. Moriuchi did not play it because he did not like 43.Px8f=20 Rx5f Px5f R*8i B*8h P*8g Gx8g Rx2i+ G3i. Sato planned to answer 42.P8f=20 with 43.B*9h!. Both players looked at different things, but both had=20 looked deeper than the professionals on the sidelines. 43.B*4f 03:03:00 01:52:00 44.P6c-6d 03:03:00 02:05:00 45.R5fx5d 03:04:00 02:05:00 46.P5cx5d 03:04:00 02:05:00 47.P3f-3e 03:05:00 02:05:00 48.B4d-5e?! 03:05:00 02:36:00 This is turning into a very close game where it is hard to find any=20 mistakes. If there is a dubious move, this is the one. 48.P5e, locking=20 out the black bishop seems to be good for white because black has no=20 good squares to drop the rook. After the game, Moriuchi admitted that=20 P5e was the most natural move and that B5e was an overplay. 49.B4fx5e 03:18:00 02:36:00 50.P5dx5e 03:18:00 02:36:00 51.B*2g 03:20:00 02:36:00 52.B*6c 03:20:00 02:47:00 53.B2gx6c+ 03:23:00 02:47:00 54.S6bx6c 03:23:00 02:47:00 55.B*2g 03:23:00 02:47:00 56.B*5d 03:23:00 02:56:00 57.B2gx5d 03:24:00 02:56:00 58.S6cx5d 03:24:00 02:56:00 59.B*2g 03:25:00 02:56:00 60.B*6c 03:25:00 03:00:00 By dropping the bishop on 2g multiple times, Sato has managed to draw=20 out the defending silver on 6b to 5d. This seems good for black, but=20 Sato was a bit disappointed with the result. The game is still very close. 61.N2i-3g 03:27:00 03:00:00 62.P*8f 03:27:00 03:10:00 63.P8gx8f 03:30:00 03:10:00 64.R*8i 03:30:00 03:11:00 65.G7h-7i 03:33:00 03:11:00 66.R8ix9i+ 03:33:00 03:11:00 67.P3e-3d 03:36:00 03:11:00 68.N3c-4e 03:36:00 03:13:00 69.N7g-6e 03:39:00 03:13:00 70.N4ex3g+ 03:39:00 03:27:00 71.S2hx3g 03:39:00 03:27:00 72.N*4e 03:39:00 03:27:00 73.S3g-4f 03:47:00 03:27:00 74.S5dx6e 03:47:00 03:35:00 75.N*8d 03:48:00 03:35:00 76.G7b-7a 03:48:00 03:39:00 77.B2gx4e 03:49:00 03:39:00 Looks good for black, but white has a nice counterpunch... 78.N*5d! 03:49:00 03:39:00 Which is in turn nicely countered... 79.K5h-4h! 03:54:00 03:39:00 A well-timed early escape. This is one of those games where the player=20 who just moved seems to have the upper hand after each move. 80.N5dx4f 03:54:00 03:50:00 81.B4ex6c+ 03:54:00 03:50:00 82.K5bx6c 03:54:00 03:50:00 83.P4gx4f 03:54:00 03:50:00 84.B*1d 03:54:00 03:50:00 85.R*5a 03:54:00 03:50:00 86.S*6b 03:54:00 03:51:00 87.B*4e 03:56:00 03:51:00 88.L*5d 03:56:00 03:55:00 89.R5a-4a+ 03:56:00 03:55:00 90.G3b-3c 03:56:00 03:55:00 With both rooks promoted, it seems that the game is drawing to an end.=20 However, after this move, everyone in the press room started to hold=20 their breath. 91.+R4b G3b +R4a G3c would be another sennichite! 91.+R4a-4b 03:56:00 03:55:00 92.G3c-4d 03:56:00 03:55:00 Moriuchi wants nothing of it. Actually, Sato also did not want the=20 sennichite. If play continued 92.G3b +R4a G3c, he had planned to take=20 his chances with Px3c+ Bx4a +Px4c K7c +P4d which is too close to call. 93.B4e-2g 03:56:00 03:55:00 94.P5e-5f 03:56:00 03:55:00 95.P5gx5f 03:56:00 03:55:00 96.K6c-7c 03:56:00 03:55:00 97.+R4bx2b 03:57:00 03:55:00 98.S6ex5f 03:57:00 03:55:00 99.N*2e 03:57:00 03:55:00 100.S5f-5g=3D 03:57:00 03:55:00 101.S6hx5g 03:57:00 03:55:00 102.+R9ix7i 03:57:00 03:57:00 103.P*5f 03:58:00 03:57:00 104.P*3g 03:58:00 03:57:00 105.K4hx3g 03:58:00 03:57:00 106.+R7ix1i 03:58:00 03:57:00 107.N*3f 03:58:00 03:57:00 108.L*3e 03:58:00 03:57:00 109.S*7b 03:59:00 03:57:00 110.L3ex3f 03:59:00 03:58:00 111.B2gx3f 03:59:00 03:58:00 112.P*3e 03:59:00 03:58:00 113.S7bx7a=3D 03:59:00 03:58:00 114.P3ex3f 03:59:00 03:58:00 115.K3g-2g 03:59:00 03:58:00 116.S6bx7a? 03:59:00 03:59:00 It took more than one and a half hour to reach the conclusion that=20 116.P3g+ first would have been better. The reason for this is that a=20 silver on 6b might play a role in stopping black from entering! It is a=20 bit harsh on Moriuchi to blame him for overlooking (in byoyomi) the=20 brilliant move Sato has. 117.S*8b 03:59:00 03:59:00 118.K7c-6c 03:59:00 03:59:00 119.S8bx7a=3D 03:59:00 03:59:00 120.P3f-3g+ 03:59:00 03:59:00 121.K2g-1f! 03:59:00 03:59:00 This looks extremely dangerous. 121.K1f, which was at first thought to=20 be a blunder by Sato, actually wins the game. "Even in my wildest dreams= =20 I could not foresee the king escaping" (Moriuchi). The bishop on 1d,=20 which seems to work fine in attack, suddenly becomes a piece that blocks= =20 all of the white attacking options. 122.S*1e 03:59:00 03:59:00 123.K1fx1e 03:59:00 03:59:00 124.N*2c 03:59:00 03:59:00 125.+R2bx2c 03:59:00 03:59:00 126.+R1ix1g 03:59:00 03:59:00 127.P*1f 03:59:00 03:59:00 128.B1dx2c 03:59:00 03:59:00 129.S*7b 03:59:00 03:59:00 130.K6c-5b 03:59:00 03:59:00 131.S7a-6b+ 03:59:00 03:59:00 132.K5bx6b 03:59:00 03:59:00 133.S*6c 03:59:00 03:59:00 Resigns 03:59:00 03:59:00 Moriuchi plays on until even a beginner can find the mate, probably to=20 compose himself after suffering a shocking 3-0 defeat. The first two=20 games were all Sato, but this third game was more decided by luck than=20 by anything else. Moriuchi was the favorite going into this match,=20 taking the Ryu-O, Osho and Meijin titles from Habu, but in Sato he met a= =20 determined opponent. Sato's third consecutive Kisei title is a great=20 wedding present for his fiancee. --=20 Reijer Grimbergen Department of Informatics, Yamagata University Jonan 4-3-16, Yonezawa, 992-8510 Japan Tel: +81-(0)238-26-3740 FAX: +81-(0)238-26-3299 http://gamelab.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/ Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- RE-GROW YOUR HAIR STARTING NOW.....Click here for more info! http://click.topica.com/= caacxyda2i6YsbnuqMaf/Medical Hair Restoration ------------------------------------------------------------------- --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: = shogi-l shogi net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.= bnuqMa.= c2hvZ2kt Or send an email to: shogi-unsubscribe topica com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=3DTEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------