From: "Randal J. Andrews" <tiger22 <at> IX <dot> NETCOM <dot> COM>
Date: 13 jun 1996
Subject: NTT Shogi Server Game

Black (Sente): yagi
White (Gote) : Randy
Handicap: Even
June 12, 1996
NTT Shogi Server

Here is the game I played on the NTT Shogi Server.  Any comments are
welcome. Sadly, this morning, I am not able to log on to the server.  I
hope this is temporary. I hope I did not make any mistakes in the
Japanese notation.
1 P7g-7f        76 F
1 P8c-8d        84 F
2 P7f-7e        75 F
2 S7a-6b        62 Gn   Is this a good response to 3rd file attack?
3 R2h-7h        78 H
3 P8d-8e        85 F
4 R7h-7f        76 H
4 P6c-6d        64 F
5 K5i-4h        48 G
5 S6b-6c        63 Gn
6 G6i-5h        58 Kn left
6 G6a-5b        52 Kn right
7 S3i-3h        38 Gn
7 K5a-4b        42 G
8 K4h-3i        39 G
8 K4b-3b        38 G
9 K3i-2h        28 G
9 P3c-3d        34 F
10 P4g-4f       46 F
10 B2bx8h+      88 K nari It's usually bad for ranging rook to trade kaku.
11 S7ix8h       88 Gn
11 S3a-2b       22 Gn
12 P4f-4e       45 F
12 S2b-3c       33 Gn
13 P1g-1f       16 F
13 P1c-1d       14 F
14 P9g-9f       96 F When in doubt, push the edge pawn, but here it's a
wasted move.
14 S6c-5d       54 Gn Anticipating the kaku drop on 55 forking hisha & gin
15 P7e-7d       74 F    He falls for my trap, but he was playing fast
15 P7cx7d       Do F
16 R7fx7d       Do H
16 P*7c         73 F drop
17 R7dx6d       64 H
17 B*5e         55 K drop
18 R6d-6a+      61 H nari
18 B5ex8h+      88 K nari
19 +R6a-7a      71 +H
19 R8b-8d       84 H
20 B*6f         66 K drop
20 +B8hx6f      Do +K
21 P6gx6f       Do F
21 S*6b         62 Gn drop      Playing to trap the dragon.
22 B*9e         95 K drop       Only way to save the dragon.
22 S6bx7a       71 Gn
23 B9ex8d       84 K
23 R*7d         74 H drop
24 B8d-9e       95 K    This piece is very badly placed.
24 R7d-7i+      79 H nari
25 P4e-4d       44 F
25 +R7ix8i      89 +H
26 P4dx4c+      43 F nari
26 S5dx4c       Do Gn
27 P*4f         46 F drop Preventing keima drop on 46 forking 2 generals.
27 +R8ix9i      99 +H   Nothing better to do?  Grab material!
28 P1f-1e       15 F    I almost played 15 F last turn.  Now he plays it!
28 P1dx1e       Do F
29 L1ix1e       Do Ky
29 L1ax1e       Do Ky
30 R*1b         12 H drop       I overlooked this move.
30 S3c-2b       22 Gn
31 R1bx1e+      15 H nari
31 P*1d         14 F drop
32 +R1e-4e      45 +H   Maybe 85 +H better?
32 L*4d         44 Ky drop      Based on a miscalculation.
33 +R4e-3f      36 +H
33 N2a-3c       33 Km
34 P4f-4e       45 F    Again falling for the trap.
34 N3cx4e       Do Km
35 P*4f         46 F drop
35 L*3e         35 Ky drop Now I see after 57 Km+, Kyoshu not attack 59!
36 +R3f-4g      47 +H
36 N4ex3g+      37 Km nari      Plan B.
37 N2ix3g       Do Km
37 N*3f         36 Km drop      Powerful drop.
38 K2h-1h       18 G
38 P*4h         48 F drop
39 G4i-5i       59 Kn right     Loses.
39 B*3i         39 K drop
40 L*2i         29 Ky drop
40 +R9ix5i      59 +H
Black resigns   Gote no Kachi!   It's mate even after 28 Km drop.