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41st Oi-sen, game 2
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22 August 2000
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Great game by Tanigawa
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Black: Tanigawa Koji, Kisei
White: Habu Yoshiharu, Challenger
71st Kisei-sen, Game 5, July 31st 2000
Notes by Reijer Grimbergen
1.P7g-7f
This is a big game and not only because the Kisei title holder will be decided. For Tanigawa it means the difference between becoming Honorary Kisei (five Kisei titles) and being without any title at all. For Habu it would be the first time in three years to hold five of the seven major titles. The furigoma gave Habu white and recently this is no longer considered to be a disadvantage. Especially in this title match Habu will not have been unhappy with the outcome of the pawn toss, as all four previous games have been won by the player with the white pieces...
2.P3c-3d
3.P2g-2f
4.P8c-8d
5.P2f-2e
6.P8d-8e
7.G6i-7h
8.G4a-3b
9.P2e-2d
10.P2cx2d
11.R2hx2d
12.P8e-8f
13.P8gx8f
14.R8bx8f
15.R2dx3d
16.B2b-3c
17.R3d-3f
18.S3a-2b
19.P*8g
20.R8f-8e
21.R3f-2f
22.K5a-4a
23.K5i-6h
24.P7c-7d
25.S3i-3h
26.N8a-7c
27.P4g-4f
28.S7a-6b
29.P3g-3f
30.G6a-5a
31.N2i-3g
32.R8e-5e
This is a plan by Matsuo (4-dan). There are a number of alternatives here. Meijin Maruyama preferred 32.P5d, but Sato showed in the second game of the Meijin match that Bx3c+ Nx3c P6f effectively takes the sting out of the white center attack. Other moves that have been tried here are 32.P7e and 32.P*8f. 32.R5e is a new idea, showing the richness of the R8e Yokofudori. Normally, one would think twice before putting the rook in the diagonal of
the bishop, but in this position it is alright: 33.Bx5e Bx5e P6f (if S8h then B*4d and white wins) Bx6f N7g P7e G6g B4d R2e P3e and white has a strong attack on the head of the knight.
33.P3f-3e?!
White's plan is to play P7e followed by N6e next to aim at the weak points 5g and 7g. Therefore, black usually defends 5g with 33.G4h or 33.G5h. However, Tanigawa has prepared a very sharp new move to counter R5e. Because this pawn blocks the line to the rook, black now threatens to take the white rook on 5e as a bishop move to 4d is not effective anymore.
34.R5ex3e
35.B8hx3c+
36.N2ax3c
37.P*3d
38.R3ex3d
39.B*5f
40.R3d-6d!
Bad luck for Tanigawa that his new move fails because of this deeply calculated rook move. This is a very hard move to play, as every player of the R8e Yokofudori wants to put this rook on 5d, attacking the head of the black king with N6e next. Also, with a knight in hand, a future N*6d is very nasty. Why R6d is good will become clear later.
41.P*3d
42.B*4d
43.P3dx3c+
44.B4dx2f
45.+P3cx3b
46.K4ax3b
47.B5f-4e
Here is the point of 40.R6d. White threatened to play 47.P*3f and black has to defend against this. If the white rook would have been on 5d, this defence would have attacked the white rook at the same time.
48.B2f-3e!
Habu is a master of the shogi zugzwang. Here black has no good moves. 48.N*5f does not work because of R6e and 48.N*3d is pointless after S3c. "Having no pawns in hand was a problem until the end" (Tanigawa).
49.S7i-8h
Here Habu had worried about 49.N*8c Bx4f Nx9a+ R4d L*4h, which still seems good for white, but would give black more chances than the game.
50.B3ex4f
51.S8h-7g
52.R6d-4d
Probably 52.R2d is a little better, but Habu advantage does not change.
53.G*3f
54.B4fx3g+
55.S3hx3g
56.R*2i
57.B*1f
58.N*3c
59.G3f-3e
60.N3cx4e
61.G3ex4d
62.P4cx4d
63.S3g-4f
64.P*3d
65.S7g-6f
66.G*3c
Habu calmly has rebuilt his castle, shutting out the black bishop on 1f. White now has a winning advantage.
67.S6f-5e
68.P*2g
69.R*3i
70.R2i-2h+
71.G4i-3h
72.B*4h
73.G3hx2h
74.B4hx3i+
75.G2hx2g
76.R*4i
77.N*2e
78.N7c-6e
Elementary attack, but strong.
79.S5e-6f
80.R4ix4f+
81.S6fx6e
82.+B3ix5g
83.K6h-7g
84.S*6i
85.N2ex3c+
86.S2bx3c
87.G*6h
88.S6ix7h+
89.G6hx7h
90.N*6f
Resigns
Time: 04:41:00 04:39:00
After 91.Px6f +Bx6f K8f P*8e K9f +Bx6e black can not defend anymore. In this game Tanigawa's opening preparation was superior, but Habu found a subtle counter over that board that Tanigawa had overlooked. So, Habu adds another title to his four crowns and Tanigawa sees all of his great shogi this season come to nothing as he loses his only title. Is Habu on his way to another seven crown dominance?
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