From: Reijer Grimbergen yz yamagata-u ac jp> Date: 17 sep 2004 Subject: This week in Shukan Shogi (no. 1062, September 15th 2004) Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Amazing Diet Patch The fastest - Easiest way to lose weight! Try it now FREE! http://click.topica.com/= caacBBBa2i6YsbnuqMaa/MyDietPatches ------------------------------------------------------------------- In this Shukan Shogi report the fourth game of the Oi match between=20 Tanigawa and Habu. After dropping one title after another, Habu finally=20 managed to add a title instead. He won the fifth game to end the match=20 with a 4-1 victory and can now fully concentrate on the Oza match with=20 Moriuchi. Here is the game with comments: [Black "Habu Yoshiharu, Challenger"] [White "Tanigawa Koji, Oi"] [Event "45th Oi-sen, Game 5"] [Date "September 7th and 8th 2004"] 1.P7g-7f 00:00:00 00:00:00 2.P3c-3d 00:00:00 00:06:00 3.P2g-2f 00:05:00 00:06:00 4.G4a-3b 00:05:00 00:09:00 5.P2f-2e 00:11:00 00:09:00 6.B2bx8h+ 00:11:00 00:15:00 For this vital game, Tanigawa decides to play the Kakugawari with tempo=20 loss. The Furibisha openings he tried earlier have not been successful,=20 so he is trying to change the flow of the match. 7.S7ix8h 00:12:00 00:15:00 8.S3a-2b 00:12:00 00:15:00 9.S3i-3h 00:27:00 00:15:00 10.S2b-3c 00:27:00 00:26:00 11.S8h-7g 00:48:00 00:26:00 12.S7a-6b 00:48:00 00:37:00 13.K5i-6h 01:06:00 00:37:00 14.P8c-8d 01:06:00 01:03:00 15.G6i-7h 01:17:00 01:03:00 16.P7c-7d 01:17:00 01:28:00 17.P3g-3f 02:07:00 01:28:00 18.P9c-9d 02:07:00 02:02:00 19.S3h-3g 02:37:00 02:02:00 A quick attack. A logical choice against the white strategy. In a slow=20 build-up the loss of tempo does not make much difference and the counter= =20 attack N7c-N8e becomes a significant extra option for white. By=20 attacking quickly, black hopes to cash in on his two-move advantage. 20.S6b-7c 02:37:00 02:14:00 21.S3g-4f 02:44:00 02:14:00 22.P8d-8e 02:44:00 02:26:00 23.K6h-7i 03:09:00 02:26:00 24.S7c-6d 03:09:00 02:38:00 25.P3f-3e 03:22:00 02:38:00 26.P3dx3e 03:22:00 03:12:00 27.S4fx3e 03:23:00 03:12:00 28.P7d-7e 03:23:00 03:12:00 29.P7fx7e 04:34:00 03:12:00 The sealed move. 30.S6dx7e 04:34:00 03:14:00 31.P2e-2d 04:35:00 03:14:00 32.P2cx2d 04:35:00 03:26:00 33.S3ex2d 04:43:00 03:26:00 34.B*6d 04:43:00 04:15:00 35.B*3g 05:27:00 04:15:00 A change of plan. Habu intended to play 35.P*3g here, but he suddenly=20 saw that white then has 36.Sx2d Rx2d P*2c R2f P*7f Sx7f P8f Px8f P*8h=20 Gx8h Sx7f Rx7f Bx8f and white has the advantage. The threat is S*6h and=20 if black defends with P*7g then Bx7g+! is a strong reply. Taking the=20 bishop with the rook or knight fails to S*6h, while Gx7g fails to S*8h. 36.S3cx2d 05:27:00 04:50:00 37.R2hx2d 05:27:00 04:50:00 38.P*2c 05:27:00 04:50:00 39.B3gx6d 05:28:00 04:50:00 40.P6cx6d 05:28:00 05:48:00 41.R2d-2e 05:31:00 05:48:00 42.P*7f 05:31:00 05:48:00 In the press room 42.P8f was analyzed, which seems to be good for white.= =20 For example, after 43.Rx7e (Px8f Sx8f just helps white developing the=20 silver) Px8g+ P*8c Rx8c S*7b +Px7h Kx7h white has the brilliant S*5h!=20 (Gx5h is mate after B*8g etc.). After the game, 42.P8f was analyzed=20 extensively, but no conclusion could be reached. 43.S7g-8h 05:53:00 05:48:00 44.S*6e 05:53:00 05:49:00 45.B*4f 06:17:00 05:49:00 46.B*3f 06:17:00 06:25:00 47.R2ex6e 06:42:00 06:25:00 48.B3fx4g+ 06:42:00 06:25:00 49.R6ex7e 06:47:00 06:25:00 50.+B4gx4f 06:47:00 06:25:00 51.R7ex7f 06:47:00 06:25:00 Black has two silvers for the bishop and according to the proverb this=20 should be better for black. However, in this position the white position= =20 has good balance and the position is unclear. 52.+B4fx5g 06:47:00 06:29:00 53.S*6h 06:59:00 06:29:00 54.P*7e 06:59:00 06:54:00 55.S6hx5g 07:13:00 06:54:00 56.P7ex7f 07:13:00 06:54:00 57.B*5e 07:13:00 06:54:00 58.B*4g? 07:13:00 07:08:00 A mistake that makes things difficult for white. After the game,=20 Tanigawa said that he deeply regretted this move and wished that he had=20 played 58.B*2g instead. If black defends with 59.P*3h, then B3f+ P*5h=20 R*2e is hard to defend against. Furthermore, 59.S*3h is met by Bx3h+=20 Gx3h R*4i S*6i S*5h G6h Sx6i+ Gx6i S*5h P*5i Sx6i+ Kx6i Rx2i+ G4h and=20 Habu admitted that he did not have much confidence in the black position. 59.S*5h 07:13:00 07:08:00 60.B4gx2i+ 07:13:00 07:09:00 61.P*5d! 07:13:00 07:09:00 The move that Tanigawa had overlooked. This creates a huge hole on 5c,=20 which can be used for a devastating silver drop later. Although the=20 position is objectively still rather difficult, Tanigawa might have been= =20 shocked that he overlooked this, inviting the decisive mistake. 62.P5cx5d 07:13:00 07:27:00 63.B5ex1a+ 07:13:00 07:27:00 64.N2a-3c? 07:13:00 07:31:00 This is the decisive mistake. The only chance was 64.+Bx1i 65.+Bx2a=20 66.L*7g!. Then 67.Nx7g Px7g+ Sx7g P*7f Sx7f P*7g Gx7g P*7e or 67.L*5c=20 K4b N*4e Lx7h+ Kx7h +B5e with a difficult position. In Tanigawa's=20 defense, it should be added that L*7g is a very hard move to play for a=20 professional. The wall silver on 8h is very bad and allowing this silver= =20 to move for nothing is not good attacking style. The best attack is=20 through the center, but in this case Habu has put all his forces in this= =20 center, so the only quick way to break through is via the attacking base= =20 on 7g. 65.L*3f 07:15:00 07:31:00 Now the black attack gains a lot of speed and white never gets a chance=20 to recover. 66.N3c-4e 07:15:00 07:44:00 67.L3fx3b+ 07:16:00 07:44:00 68.R8bx3b 07:16:00 07:44:00 69.S*5c 07:24:00 07:44:00 70.G6a-6b 07:24:00 07:45:00 71.P*3c 07:29:00 07:45:00 72.R3b-5b 07:29:00 07:45:00 73.S5cx5b+ 07:31:00 07:45:00 74.K5ax5b 07:31:00 07:45:00 75.P3c-3b+ 07:31:00 07:45:00 76.L*5f 07:31:00 07:48:00 77.R*4b 07:37:00 07:48:00 78.K5b-6c 07:37:00 07:49:00 79.R4bx4c+ 07:38:00 07:49:00 80.N*5c 07:38:00 07:49:00 81.S5gx5f 07:38:00 07:49:00 82.+B2ix5f 07:38:00 07:49:00 83.+B1a-4d 07:38:00 07:49:00 84.S*6e 07:38:00 07:49:00 85.L*7e 07:40:00 07:49:00 86.N4e-5g+ 07:40:00 07:52:00 87.G*7b 07:43:00 07:52:00 Resigns 07:43:00 07:52:00 No defense: 88.Gx7b +Rx5c or 88.S*5b Gx6b Kx6b +Bx5c etc. After 88.S*7d,= =20 black has no mate, but Gx6b is a quick finish. After losing two Oi=20 matches in a row to Tanigawa, Habu finally succeeds. It is his 10th Oi=20 title and he will be happy to have two crowns again after holding only=20 the Oza for three months. Tanigawa will be disappointed, but not=20 devastated, because after the first game this match was all Habu. In other shogi news: =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D * Watanabe is the challenger of Ryu-O Moriuchi. He also won the second=20 game in the challenger match against Morishita, making a decisive third=20 game unnecessary. Watanabe may still play in C1 and Morishita in B1, but= =20 in this match Watanabe was the clear favorite and where he failed in the= =20 Oza he delivered this time. The Ryu-O match, which starts in Seoul on=20 October 19th, promises to be very interesting. * In the A class Junisen, Fujii beat Takahashi to get to 2-1. It was not= =20 an easy game, but Fujii managed to win and stays in the race for=20 challenging Moriuchi. Takahashi, on the other, lost his third game and=20 it seems already very likely that his return to the top division will=20 only be for one year. * In C2 the 4th round was played and only three players have a perfect=20 score so far: Murooka, Iijima and Kondo. Quite a surprising trio,=20 especially veteran Murooka is looking to return to C1 after dropping=20 from this class last year. This is quite possible, as he already can=20 afford to lose a game. On the other hand, he still has to face both=20 Iijima and Kondo. Actually, Kawakami and Shoshi can join the leaders,=20 because they also have perfect scores, but from three games. * In the Kio challenger tournament, Fukaura beat Kubo, Urano beat=20 Nakagawa and Maruyama beat Inoue to reach the quarterfinals. Fukaura=20 will play Anyoji next, Urano will play either Moriuchi or Nishio and=20 Murayama will play Habu. The other game is between Sato Yasumitsu and=20 either Chuza or Fujii. * In the Ginga television tournament, Fujii stopped the great run by=20 amateur Segawa. Segawa had beaten a number of professionals, including=20 Kubo to reach the quarterfinal of this tournament, but Fujii did not=20 allow him to go any further. The semifinals of the Ginga tournament now=20 have a very strong line-up with Fujii playing Tanigawa and Habu playing=20 Yashiki. Reijer --=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: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Should School Prayer be mandatory? 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