From: Reijer Grimbergen yz yamagata-u ac jp> Date: 10 feb 2005 Subject: This week in Shukan Shogi (no. 1080, January 26th 2005) Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Would You Like Your Money 2-Day? Get started now! TaxBrain Online. http://click.topica.com/= caac8vpa2i6YsbnuqMaa/TaxBrain ------------------------------------------------------------------- And here is the second game of the Osho match between Moriuchi and Habu=20 with comments: [Black "Habu Yoshiharu, Challenger"] [White "Moriuchi Toshiyuki, Osho"] [Event "54th Osho-sen, Game 2"] [Date "January 18th and 19th 2005"] 1.P7g-7f 00:00:00 00:00:00 2.P3c-3d 00:00:00 00:04:00 3.P2g-2f 00:02:00 00:04:00 4.P4c-4d 00:02:00 00:04:00 5.P2f-2e 00:04:00 00:04:00 6.B2b-3c 00:04:00 00:05:00 7.S3i-4h 00:06:00 00:05:00 8.R8b-3b 00:06:00 00:05:00 A big surprise. It is not the first time Moriuchi plays the Sankenbisha,= =20 but it is very rare. In the Ryu-O match against Watanabe, Moriuchi=20 played the straight R8e Yokofudori and Yagura, but in this match with=20 Habu he is using different tactics. 9.K5i-6h 00:13:00 00:05:00 10.S3a-4b 00:13:00 00:09:00 11.K6h-7h 00:15:00 00:09:00 12.K5a-6b 00:15:00 00:20:00 13.P5g-5f 00:22:00 00:20:00 14.P5c-5d 00:22:00 00:28:00 15.B8h-7g 00:36:00 00:28:00 16.S4b-5c 00:36:00 00:34:00 17.S4h-5g 00:41:00 00:34:00 18.G4a-5b 00:41:00 00:37:00 19.K7h-8h 00:47:00 00:37:00 20.P6c-6d 00:47:00 01:04:00 21.L9i-9h 00:55:00 01:04:00 22.P7c-7d 00:55:00 01:05:00 23.K8h-9i 00:57:00 01:05:00 24.N8a-7c 00:57:00 01:08:00 25.S7i-8h 01:11:00 01:08:00 26.P9c-9d 01:11:00 01:10:00 27.B7g-6h 01:28:00 01:10:00 28.P6d-6e? 01:28:00 01:14:00 This was Moriuchi's preparation, but it turns out to be an overplay. The= =20 normal way of playing here is 28.S7b S6f K7a G7h G6c. White can then=20 build a good shape with P6e and S6d, but black has a very strong anaguma= =20 with S6f-7g. Moriuchi did not like this for white and plays P6e instead,= =20 not allowing the silver to go to 6f. 29.P3g-3f 02:06:00 01:14:00 The problem. Black now plays a quick attack instead and the white king=20 position becomes a liability. 30.P9d-9e 02:06:00 01:41:00 31.G6i-7h 02:22:00 01:41:00 32.K6b-7b 02:22:00 01:58:00 White can no longer stop the black quick attack: 32.P4e N3g R4b P4f Px4f= =20 Sx4f is good for black. 33.S5g-4f! 02:37:00 01:58:00 This still requires very good judgment. 33.G5i K8b G6i S7b G6i-7i G6c=20 completes the anaguma, but also allows white to complete his castle.=20 Attacking while leaving the gold on 4i is worrying, but Habu has=20 correctly judged that it is now or never. 34.B3c-5a 02:37:00 04:06:00 Moriuchi took more than two hours for this move. He realizes his opening= =20 plan has failed. 35.P3f-3e 03:04:00 04:06:00 36.P4d-4e 03:04:00 04:57:00 37.S4fx4e 04:25:00 04:57:00 38.P3dx3e 04:25:00 04:57:00 39.P2e-2d 04:25:00 04:57:00 40.P2cx2d 04:25:00 04:58:00 41.P5f-5e 04:26:00 04:58:00 42.P5dx5e 04:26:00 05:07:00 The black silver looks to be in trouble, but white can never really=20 threaten it. 43.P*5d 04:27:00 05:07:00 44.S5c-6b 04:27:00 05:12:00 Passive, but white has no choice. 44.S6d fails to 45.B8f!. Then 46.G6c=20 Bx6d Gx6d P5c+ or 46.B4b Bx6d Bx6d Rx2d and black has a big advantage.=20 46.K6c would be an option if this was a handicap game, but in a game at=20 the highest level, it is clear that such a king can not win against the=20 anaguma. 45.S4e-4d 05:20:00 05:12:00 46.R3b-3d 05:20:00 06:14:00 47.S4dx5e 05:21:00 06:14:00 48.P*5g 05:21:00 06:14:00 Good move. Moriuchi is trying to get back in the game. 49.Bx5g fails to=20 50.B3c and because black can no longer play R5h to defend the silver, he= =20 is in trouble. For example, 51.S4f Rx5d or 51.B4f P4e and the white=20 pieces come back to life. 49.R2h-2f! 06:06:00 06:14:00 The perfect counter. This gives white a tokin, but Habu has judged=20 correctly that this is not important. 50.P3e-3f 06:06:00 06:17:00 51.B6hx5g 06:06:00 06:17:00 52.P3f-3g+ 06:06:00 06:18:00 53.P*3e 06:14:00 06:18:00 54.+P3gx4g 06:14:00 06:19:00 55.B5g-6h! 06:14:00 06:19:00 The important move. The tokin never gets another move and the black=20 attack on the head of the knight is devastating. 56.R3d-3b? 06:14:00 06:28:00 Now the game is over quickly. The only chance was 56.R3a. Then 57.P7e=20 R4a P*4d Px7e B8f B4b and white can still hope to use the tokin on 4g. 57.P7f-7e 06:15:00 06:28:00 58.S6b-6c 06:15:00 06:49:00 The difference with 56.R3a is that white can not play 58.R4b here=20 because of 59.Rx2d. 59.P7ex7d 06:30:00 06:49:00 60.S6cx7d 06:30:00 06:54:00 61.S5e-6d 06:31:00 06:54:00 62.S7a-6b 06:31:00 06:57:00 63.B6h-7g 06:34:00 06:57:00 64.B5a-3c 06:34:00 07:00:00 65.P5d-5c+ 07:04:00 07:00:00 66.S6bx5c 07:04:00 07:01:00 67.P*7e! 07:04:00 07:01:00 In the press room 67.Sx6c+ Gx6c Bx3c+ Rx3c Rx2d was analyzed, but Habu's= =20 move is stronger. 68.S7d-6c 07:04:00 07:05:00 69.B7gx3c+ 07:05:00 07:05:00 70.R3bx3c 07:05:00 07:06:00 71.S6dx6c+ 07:11:00 07:06:00 72.G5bx6c 07:11:00 07:06:00 73.P7e-7d 07:11:00 07:06:00 74.N7c-8e 07:11:00 07:06:00 75.S*7c 07:13:00 07:06:00 76.G6cx7c 07:13:00 07:06:00 77.P7dx7c+ 07:13:00 07:06:00 78.K7bx7c 07:13:00 07:06:00 79.R2fx2d 07:13:00 07:06:00 80.B*4d 07:13:00 07:08:00 81.P*5d 07:23:00 07:08:00 82.P*7g 07:23:00 07:15:00 83.P5dx5c+ 07:32:00 07:15:00 84.P7gx7h+ 07:32:00 07:15:00 85.S*7d 07:32:00 07:15:00 86.K7c-8b 07:32:00 07:21:00 87.B*7c 07:33:00 07:21:00 88.K8b-9c 07:33:00 07:21:00 89.R2dx4d 07:33:00 07:21:00 Resigns 07:33:00 07:24:00 White has no defense and there is no mate after 90.+Px8h Kx8h S*7i Kx7i=20 S*6h Kx6h S*5g K7h. A disappointing game for Moriuchi, whose opening=20 strategy turned out to be a failure. The useless attacking pieces on 8e=20 and 9e tell the tale of strategic defeat. Moriuchi is 2-0 down and=20 desperately needs to win the next game to get back in this match. --=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: ------------------------------------------------------------------- We have the 42 Inch Plasma TV you've been looking for!! Sony or=20 Panasonic 42 Inch Plasma Wide Screen TV's. Put one up on your=20 wall today! 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