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48th Oza-sen, replay game 3
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20 October 2000
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Fujii stays cool
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Black: Fujii Takeshi, Challenger
White: Habu Yoshiharu, Oza
48th Oza-sen, Replay Game 3, September 21st 2000
Notes by Reijer Grimbergen
1.P7g-7f
2.P3c-3d
For the first time in the history of the Oza tournament, a game was played overseas as Habu and Fujii played their game in GuangZhou, near Hongkong. China actually got two games for the price of one, as the first game ended in sennichite. In that game, Habu played the K9h anaguma against the Fujii system and sacrificed a bishop for a gold to go straight for Fujii's king. His attack was not strong enough to win, but Fujii could not avoid a repetition of moves without seriously exposing his king. The game ended at 2:53 and after a 30 minute break, the game was replayed with reverse colours.
Both players had to play the game with the time remaining on the
clock after the first game, which gave Fujii a 20 minute advantage.
3.P1g-1f
4.P8c-8d
5.P6g-6f
6.S7a-6b
7.S7i-7h
8.K5a-4b
9.R2h-6h
10.K4b-3b
11.S7h-6g
12.P5c-5d
13.S3i-3h
14.G6a-5b
15.P1f-1e
16.S6b-5c
17.G6i-5h
18.B2b-3c
19.P4g-4f
20.P4c-4d
21.P3g-3f
22.G5b-4c
23.N2i-3g
24.P8d-8e
25.B8h-7g
26.K3b-2b
27.P6f-6e
28.G4a-3b
29.S3h-4g
30.P7c-7d
31.N3g-2e
32.B3c-5a
33.P4f-4e
34.B5a-7c
35.P4ex4d
36.S5cx4d
37.P*4e
38.S4d-3c
39.N2ex3c+
40.N2ax3c
41.P4e-4d
42.G4c-4b?!
The commentators had a hard time with this move. So far the game is identical to the B1 Junisen class game that was played between Fujii and Nakahara a week earlier. Nakahara played 42.G5c here and got the advantage after 43.P3e Px3e S4f which he converted into a win. There seemed to be no reason to play something different here. Either Habu found an improvement for Fujii or he had some other variation he was aiming for, because he picked 42.G4c-4b instead. This gives Fujii a free promotion of the rook, so this does not seem to be an improvement over Nakahara's 42.G5c.
43.P3f-3e
44.P3dx3e
45.P6e-6d
46.B7cx6d
47.S6g-5f
48.B6dx1i+
49.R6hx6c+
50.+B1i-3g
51.G4i-4h
52.+B3g-7c
53.+R6cx5d
54.P*5c
55.+R5d-6e
56.L*6c
57.+R6ex3e
58.P*3d
59.+R3ex3d
60.P8e-8f
61.P8gx8f
62.P7d-7e!
Up until this point, most people favoured black's position. However, this move shows that things are not so easy. At first glance, the attack at the head of the bishop looks slow, but white's attack actually picks up a lot of pace after this.
63.P*6d
64.L6cx6d
65.S*4c
66.P7ex7f
67.B7g-5e
68.R8bx8f
69.P*8h
70.L6d-6i+
71.K5i-4i
72.+B7cx5e
73.S5fx5e
74.B*2e
Attack and defence.
75.+R3d-3h
Black would like to play the more active 75.+R3e, but after 76.P*3d +R4f P*4e +R6f Rx8h+ white is better.
76.P*3g
77.G4hx3g
78.P7f-7g+
79.P*3d
80.+P7g-6h?
Habu has skillfully turned the tables, but this is a mistake. For
three minutes Habu tried to figure which was best: 80.+P6h or
80.N4e. In the end he picked the wrong one. If he would have had
a little more time, he probably would have found that the variation 80.N4e B*6a Nx3g+ +Rx3g N*4e +R3e +P6g was good for him.
81.P3dx3c+
82.G4bx3c
83.P*3d
84.+P6hx5h
85.S4gx5h
86.P*4h?
The losing move. After 86.+L6h Px3c+ Gx3c P*3f N*4e the position is still very complicated.
87.K4ix4h
88.P*3f
White now longer has the option of playing 88.+L6h, as after 89.S4g the move 90.Rx8h+ is no longer a mating threat (which it was with the king on 4i). It is these tiny details that make the difference in this game.
89.P3dx3c+
90.G3bx3c
91.G3gx3f
92.B2ex3f
No choice. 92.Rx3f +Rx3f Bx3f N*3d leads to mate.
93.N*3d!
Fujii does not give Habu another chance and goes straight for the win.
94.K2b-1b
95.P*3b
Cool play. This is a mating threat (B*2a etc.) which can not be
properly defended. Fujii has also seen that white has no mate.
96.P*4g
97.S5hx4g
98.B3fx4g+
99.K4hx4g
Resigns. Time: 04:59:00 04:59:00
White has not enough pieces for mate and there is no defence for the white king. Habu made a couple of mistakes in the endgame to lose this game, but Fujii showed again how cool he is under pressure after the game looked to be slipping away from him after an initial advantage. Fujii now only needs one more win from the remaining two games to add the Oza crown to his Ryu-O title. Considering Habu hard schedule and Fujii's play in the match so far, I think Fujii has a very good chance. But then again, Habu has escaped from this situation before...
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