12th Ryu-O Match Game 1
Black: Suzuki Daisuke, Challenger
White: Fujii Takeshi, Ryu-O
12th Ryu-O sen, Game 1, October 14th and 15th 1999
1.P7g-7f 0/0 0/0
Suzuki opens the game in his first title match game ever. He already
announced that he would play Furibisha in every game, so this is no
surprise. The question was what Fujii would do.
2.P3c-3d 0/0 6/6
3.P6g-6f 6/6 0/6
4.P8c-8d 0/6 6/12
Even though both players are Furibisha specialists, Fujii also has a high
winning percentage with Ibisha Anaguma. Since his Ai-Furibisha winning rate
is not as high as Suzuki's, Fujii choice for Ibisha is not too surprising.
5.R2h-6h 5/11 0/12
6.S7a-6b 0/11 5/17
7.K5i-4h 19/30 0/17
8.K5a-4b 0/30 10/27
9.S3i-3h 8/38 0/27
10.K4b-3b 0/38 4/31
11.K4h-3i 0/38 0/31
12.G6a-5b 0/38 35/66
13.S7i-7h 25/63 0/66
14.P5c-5d 0/63 4/70
15.G6i-5h 5/68 0/70
16.S6b-5c 0/68 7/77
17.P1g-1f 3/71 0/77
18.B2b-3c 0/71 17/94
19.B8h-7g 36/107 0/94
20.K3b-2b 0/107 19/113
21.P4g-4f 6/113 0/113
22.P4c-4d 0/113 18/131
23.P6f-6e 10/123 0/131
24.P8d-8e 0/123 28/159
25.P7f-7e 31/154 0/159
This is a well-known plan. Black wants to play R6f-R7f to get into the
Ishida formation.
26.G5b-4c 0/154 53/212
27.P3g-3f? 17/171 0/212
Underestimates the subtleties of this position. Black is given only one
chance for R6f, but does not take it. After the correct 27.R6f P5e B5i
(not R7f S5d which is bad for black) G5d N7g the chances are equal.
28.R8b-7b! 0/171 22/234
The power of this must have been overlooked by Suzuki. If now R6f, then
P7d is a strong attack, giving black not time to get to 7f.
29.S7h-6g 59/230 0/234
A change of plan, but this is rarely good.
30.G4a-3b! 0/230 40/274
Good play. If 30.L1b, then the king is too vulnerable after 31.R8h R8b P8f
Px8f Rx8f.
31.N2i-3g 1/231 0/274
32.P7c-7d 0/231 5/279
33.P7ex7d 13/244 0/279
34.R7bx7d 0/244 0/279
35.R6h-7h 8/252 0/279
36.S5c-4b 0/252 21/300
Completes the rock defence around the king. White is ready for the decisive
battle.
37.G5h-4g? 28/280 0/300
Again Suzuki does not take the only one chance to play the plan he is
intending. Even though his position is also very dangerous after 37.N2e
B2d G4g Rx7g+ Rx7g P4e, waiting with N2e makes things worse.
38.P8e-8f 0/280 41/341
39.P8gx8f 1/281 0/341
40.N8a-7c 0/281 0/341
41.N3g-2e? 45/326 0/341
42.N7cx6e! 0/326 9/350
Fujii shows in this game why he is the titleholder. Suzuki did not consider
anything but B2d. Fujii has correctly judged that he can get a decisive
attack even if he gives up the bishop for the knight.
43.B7g-6h 3/329 0/350
44.R7dx7h+ 0/329 1/351
45.S6gx7h 0/329 0/351
46.P*8g! 0/329 4/355
47.P1f-1e 15/344 0/355
Having to allow the tokin attack is painful but there are no alternatives.
47.Sx8g fails to R*8h, and 47.B7i to R*7f P*7g Rx8f and there is no defence
against P8h+ next. Suzuki desperately tries to find an attack.
48.P8g-8h+ 0/344 4/359
49.S7h-6i 0/344 0/359
50.+P8hx8i 0/344 0/359
51.P1e-1d 18/362 0/359
52.P1cx1d 0/362 0/359
53.P*1b 0/362 0/359
54.L1ax1b 0/362 0/359
55.P*1c 0/362 0/359
56.L1bx1c 0/362 9/368
57.N2ex1c+ 0/362 0/368
58.N2ax1c 0/362 0/368
59.L*1h 0/362 0/368
Last try.
60.N*2a 0/362 0/368
Fujii does not even use any time to defend.
61.R*6a 34/396 0/368
62.P4d-4e 0/396 31/399
63.R6ax6c+ 6/402 0/399
64.P*6g 0/402 34/433
Fujii has taken his time for the last two moves. Giving Suzuki not a glimmer
of hope is his priority here.
65.P*1e 1/403 0/433
66.N1c-2e 0/403 0/433
Resigns 8/411 0/433
Time: 06:51:00 07:13:00
A little early to resign, but Suzuki is not the type of player to wait for
the axe to fall. There is nothing left to play for after 67.B5i Px4f or
67.Px1d P*1g Lx1g Nx1g+ Lx1g P*1f (if Lx1f then R*1i).
A crushing defeat for Suzuki, giving him the dubious honour of being the
loser of the shortest Ryu-O title match game ever. He will have to pick
himself up and show his real strength in the second game or Fujii will
be in the driver's seat for a defence of his title very early.