| Quest of the lost systems |
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| Chapter One: Yagura |
| Section 3: The Morishita System |
Now another series of moves from a different angle. What if Black's S
escapes onto 8f when White plays P-9f, counting on his B coming to 4f? The
next diagram is from a Ryu-O-sen game played by Morishita(b) and Yonenaga(w)
on June 23rd, 1994. This game was the major reason that Morishita has now
stopped playing his own system.
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
+---------------------------+
| * * * * * wK * wN wL |a White in hand: P
|wR * * wS wG wB wG * * |b
|wL * * wP * * wS wP wP |c
| * wP wP * wP wP wP * * |d
| * * * * * * * bP * |e
|wP bS bP bP bP * bP bS * |f
| * bP * bG * bP * * bP |g
| * bK bG bB * * * bR * |h Black in hand: N
|bL bN * * * * * bN bL |i
+---------------------------+
Diagram 12. Morishita(b) vs Yonenaga(w), up to S-8f.
S-8f P-8e; N*8d R-8b; Sx8e P-9g+; Lx9g Lx9g+;
Nx9g P*9f; Sx9f Rx8d; L*8f R-9d; P*9e R-9c;
L-8b+ P-6d; (Diagram 13)
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
+---------------------------+
| * * * * * wK * wN wL |a White in hand: N L
| * bL+ * wS wG wB wG * * |b
|wR * * * * * wS wP wP |c
| * * wP wP wP wP wP * * |d
|bP * * * * * * bP * |e
|bS * bP bP bP * bP bS * |f
|bN bP * bG * bP * * bP |g
| * bK bG bB * * * bR * |h Black in hand: P2
| * * * * * * * bN bL |i
+---------------------------+
Diagram 13. Up to (w)P-6d.
Please note a slight difference in position of each game. In Yagura,
the most delicate difference in position could mean a great change in the
play that follows. In this game, Black can drop N on 8d to counter White's
P-8e. Actually Morishita seemed to have been confident up to L-8b+, but
P-6d crushed his optimistic outlook. See for yourself on Diagram 13 that
White's R has a clear path sideways, plus a threatening move of P-6e is
on its way. Enough to ensure White's dominance.
