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50th Osho sen, Game 1
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29 January 2001
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New Year's fireworks from Habu
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Black: Tanigawa Koji, Challenger
White: Habu Yoshiharu, Osho
50th Osho-sen, Game 1, January 9th and 10th 2001
Notes by Reijer Grimbergen
1. P7g-7f
It seems almost a matter of course that the first title match of the
21st century is between Habu and Tanigawa. They meet in a title match
for the third time this season and it is already their 19th encounter
at the big stage.
Tanigawa lost in the Kisei and the Oi matches, but
every match starts at 0-0 and losing the Ryu-O match against Fujii
might have affected Habu's confidence a little.
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
After two Habu-Fujii matches (Oza and Ryu-O) with only Furibisha against
Ibisha games, the R8e Yokofudori looks almost fresh. Despite
the great results of the Furibisha players recently, the R8e Yokofudori
continues to be the main opening system among professionals.
21. R3f-2f 22. K5a-4a 23. K5i-6h 24. S7a-6b 25. P3g-3f 26. G6a-5a 27. S3i-3h 28. P7c-7d 29. N2i-3g 30. N8a-7c 31. P4g-4f 32. R8e-5e 33. P4f-4e 34. R5e-5d 35. B8hx3c+ 36. N2ax3c 37. P6g-6f 38. P*2e 39. R2f-2i 40. P6c-6d
So far this game is identical to the game between Sato and Tanigawa
in the Osho league. It is interesting that despite the fact that
Tanigawa won this game very quickly, he has no problems playing the
game with reversed colours here. It seems that both players have found
some improvements in this position.
41. G4i-4h
Tanigawa is the first to deviate from his game against Sato. Sato played
41. B*7b here, but white just attacked strongly with 42. P6e. It turned
out that exchanging the bishop for the rook did not help white in any
way and that 41. B*7b was just a wasted move. 41. G4h is better, as it
strengthens the centre before attacking.
42. P6d-6e
The natural move. After 43.Px6e moves like B*6f and Nx6e make black's
position quite dangerous.
43. B*8b 44. R5d-6d
If 44. Px6f then 45. P*6c is good for black.
45. P6fx6e 46. R6dx6e 47. P*6g
It looks like black has a strong position here. The head of the king
is relatively safe and the lance on 9a will be lost.
48. P*3e
Habu must attack. Losing material without compensation is too much.
49. B8bx9a+ 50. P3ex3f 51. N3gx2e 52. N3cx2e 53. R2ix2e 54. P*2d 55. R2e-2i 56. R6ex4e 57. L*4g 58. R4e-3e 59. +B9a-9b?!
So far Tanigawa's opening preparation has worked nicely, but this move
is questionable. Better was 59. P*3g 60. Px3g+ 61. Sx3g to get rid of the
attacking base on 3f. Habu had planned 62. N*5e, but then 63. S4f Nx4g+
Sx3e is good for black.
60. N*2e!
Hard to defend.
61. +B9bx7d 62. P*6c 63. N*2g
This is a waste of a good knight, but it can not be helped. Things are
complicated, but black still seems to have a slight edge.
64. R3e-5e 65. P5g-5f 66. R5e-5d 67. +B7d-7e 68. B*2f 69. R2i-3i 70. P*8h 71. G7hx8h 72. R5dx5f 73. N8i-7g 74. P*7d 75. +B7e-8d 76. R5fx7f 77. K6h-7h 78. N7c-6e 79. S7i-6h 80. P7d-7e 81. P*4i!
This looks like a powerless defence-only move, but it is actually quite
strong. The black horse is now relieved of the duty to defend the gold
on 4h and if black is given the chance to play +B7d followed by +Bx6e
the white attack is completely killed.
82. N2ex1g+!
Habu shows his fighting ability. He is going to invest a full bishop
in his attack as it is the only way to keep fighting. If 82.P3g+ then
Gx3g Nx3g+ Sx3g Bx3g+ Rx3g it are actually black's inactive pieces that
have been exchanged and the rook is freed.
83. L1ix1g 84. B2fx1g+ 85. R3i-1i 86. +B1gx2g 87. S3hx2g 88. P3f-3g+ 89. L4gx4c+?
The losing move. Still, in this position there was no win found for
black. 89.Gx3g N*5f N*6i L*5d was better than the game, but is still
unclear. In the press room 89.P*2c was analysed, but 90.Sx2c P*3c Gx3c
does not gain much.
90. G3bx4c 91. N*3e 92. G4c-4d 93. B*4c
It seems like Tanigawa counted on the strength of this move.
94. L*5d!
Nice counter. Defending the knight on 6e and attacking at the same
time. White has turned the tables.
95. B4c-2a+ 96. +P3gx4h 97. +B2ax2b 98. +P4h-5h 99. S*3b 100. K4a-5b 101. +B2bx4d
In his calculations at the 93th move, Tanigawa might have thought that
he was winning here. This bishop defends 7g so white has no mate and
threatens mate in one at the same time.
102. N*6f!!
A move that will go into the Habu highlight series. 102. Px6f leads to
mate after 103. +Px6h Kx6h Nx7g+ Gx7g Rx7g+ Kx7g G*7f or 103. +Px6h K8i
G*7h K9h Gx8h.
103. +B4dx6f
No choice. Now black has no mating threat anymore.
104. +P5hx6h 105. K7hx6h 106. R7fx6f 107. N3e-4c+ 108. K5b-6a
Resigns. Time: 07:57:00 07:56:00
Black has no mate and after 109. Px6f B*4f K7h G*7i K6g B5g+ it is mate.
Tanigawa had a good position after the opening, but Habu's brilliant
endgame skills again prevailed. It might have been luck that 102.N*6f
was possible, but Habu already showed his resilience earlier with the
bishop sacrifice to keep him in the game.
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