From: bogin yahoo co jp> Date: 21 aug 2005 Subject: 2005 European Championship Final Game Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Get up to $1500.00 Fast and Easy! No Credit Checks! No Paper Hassles! Nothing To Fax! Apply Online and We'll Contact You Within the Hour! http://click.topica.com/= caadOuoa2i6YsbnuqMaa/911PaydayAdvance ------------------------------------------------------------------- I have a question about the final game of the 2005 European Shogi Championship between Mr. Kolomiyets and Mr. van Oosten.=20 I am not very familiar with the type of opening that Mr. Kolomiyet's used. Is it a common idea in that opening to allow White to break through so easily on the rook file?=20 I cannot understand the reasoning behind Black's 45.P*8c move. I know the idea but it looks like that Black does not have enough material to make it work in this case so this idea might be overplay. It looks like White has the advantage after 46.R8bx8c, 47.B*6a, 48.R8c-8b, 49.S7fx8e 50.R8bx8e. Black has no pawns in hand and his Bishop can only promote away from the White King. Of course, both players are strong dans (3 and 4 dans) so maybe= they evaluated the position differently and saw something that I am missing. Also, instead of 52. P*8h would not 52. S*5b (or even 52.P*8g) been better for White? It looks like Black must give up the Bishop for the White Silver= and hope he can break through on the 4th file since 53.B6a-7b*, 54.Rx7e looks strong for White. Since Black went on to win the game mainly due to his Bishop on 6a, maybe it would have been a good idea to try and drive it away. Credit should go to Black for keeping his focus to end. The ending was an excellent example of the proverb "speed before material in the endgame". While White was going after material with P8h-8i+ and +P8h-8i, Black kept going for the White king. Perhaps, White was in severe time trouble but it seemed like he lost the flow of the game after 52.P*8h. Maybe at some point= he should have tried to defend in some way. Perhaps one of the stronger players out there could comment on this game. Bill Gaudry PS: Here are the moves again for reference. Black: Kolomiyets Artem 3d White: van Oosten Arend 4d European Shogi Championship 2005 - Final 1.P2g-2f 2.P8c-8d 3.P7g-7f 4.P8d-8e 5.B8h-7g 6.P3c-3d 7.S7i-8h 8.G4a-3b 9.G6i-7h 10.B2bx7g+ 11.S8hx7g 12.S3a-2b 13.S3i-3h 14.S2b-3c 15.P4g-4f 16.S7a-7b 17.S3h-4g 18.P7c-7d 19.P3g-3f 20.S7b-7c 21.G4i-5h 22.K5a-4b 23.N2i-3g 24.G6a-5b 25.K5i-4h 26.S7c-6d 27.R2h-2i 28.K4b-3a 29.P1g-1f 30.P1c-1d 31.P2f-2e 32.P4c-4d 33.P9g-9f 34.P9c-9d 35.P6g-6f 36.G5b-4b 37.K4h-3h 38.P7d-7e 39.P7fx7e 40.S6dx7e 41.P*7f 42.P8e-8f 43.P8gx8f 44.S7ex8f 45.P*8c 46.R8bx8c 47.B*6a 48.R8c-8b 49.S7gx8f 50.R8bx8f 51.P4f-4e 52.P*8h 53.N8i-7g 54.P8h-8i+ 55.P4ex4d 56.+P8ix9i 57.S*4c 58.S3cx4d 59.S4cx4b+ 60.K3ax4b 61.P2e-2d 62.P2cx2d 63.P*4c 64.K4b-3c 65.B6a-5b+ 66.G3bx4c 67.G*2c 68.K3cx2c 69.+B5bx4c 70.B*5e 71.G5h-4h 72.G*3a 73.R2ix2d 74.K2cx2d 75.P*2e 76.K2d-2c 77.G*2d 1-0 __________________________________ Save the earth http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/ondanka/ Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Is your computer freezing up or slowing down? Repair corrupt files and harmful errors - protect your PC Take a 2-minute PC health check-up at no charge! http://click.topica.com/= caadOuaa2i6YsbnuqMaf/PC PowerScan ------------------------------------------------------------------- --^---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------