12th Ryu-O Match Game 2
Black: Fujii Takeshi, Ryu-O
White: Suzuki Daisuke, Challenger
12th Ryu-O sen, Game 2, October 27th and 28th 1999
1.P7g-7f 1/1 0/0
2.P3c-3d 0/1 2/2
3.P2g-2f 6/7 0/2
4.P5c-5d 0/7 6/8
5.P2f-2e 4/11 0/8
6.R8b-5b 0/11 0/8
This opening is not often seen in title matches, but it is a favourite of
Suzuki and he has had very good results with it. As this game shows, Fujii
has studied this opening extensively.
7.G4i-5h 4/15 0/8
Very unusual, but played after only four minutes. Fujii's outstanding
opening preparation is felt very early.
8.P5d-5e 0/15 38/46
9.P2e-2d 9/24 0/46
10.P2cx2d 0/24 0/46
11.R2hx2d 0/24 0/46
12.G4a-3b 0/24 8/54
13.S3i-4h 1/25 0/54
14.P3d-3e?! 0/25 5/59
This seems a little too quick. Suzuki can not keep this stronghold on 3e.
15.K5i-6h 20/45 0/59
16.K5a-6b 0/45 3/62
17.R2d-2f 12/57 0/62
18.P*2c 0/57 1/63
19.P3g-3f! 23/80 0/63
Good move, but only deep analysis can prove this. White now has the option
of playing the violent 20.P5f. However, after the long variation 21.Px3e
Bx8h+ Sx8h B*4d S7g Bx3e R3f Px5g+ Sx5g P*5f Rx3e Px5g+ Gx5g P*5f G5g-5h
S*5g K7h Sx5h= Gx5h P5g+ P*5c Rx5c B*7e +Px5h Bx5c+ Kx5c P*5d K6b Rx3b+
Sx3b R*8b white is mated.
20.P3ex3f 0/80 13/76
White must give up the pawn on 3e, black has won the opening.
21.R2fx3f 0/80 0/76
22.R5b-5d 0/80 5/81
23.N2i-3g 8/88 0/81
24.R5d-2d 0/88 28/109
25.P*2e 8/96 0/109
26.R2d-7d 0/96 0/109
27.P9g-9f 4/100 0/109
28.K6b-7b 0/100 68/177
29.S7i-7h 28/128 0/177
30.K7b-8b 0/128 48/225
31.K6h-7i 11/139 0/225
32.S7a-7b 0/139 9/234
33.P5g-5f 90/229 0/234
The sealed move. Fujii shows no hesitation. He wants to cash in his good
position without giving Suzuki time to regroup. Suzuki's plan is
B4d~P*3e~B7a~R3d and white suddenly is back in the game. 33.P5f prevents
this.
34.R7dx7f 0/229 13/247
35.P2e-2d 6/235 0/247
36.P2cx2d 0/235 6/253
37.B8h-9g 8/243 0/253
38.P6c-6d! 0/243 36/289
Suzuki finds the only way to get some play. The point of this pawn sacrifice
will soon be clear.
39.N3g-4e 43/286 0/289
40.B2b-4d 0/286 89/378
41.B9gx6d 24/310 0/378
42.P5ex5f 0/310 18/396
43.P*7g 3/313 0/396
44.P5f-5g+ 0/313 1/397
45.R3fx7f 0/313 0/397
46.+P5gx5h 0/313 0/397
47.G6ix5h 0/313 0/397
48.G*6e 0/313 0/397
The reason for playing 38.P6d. Black still has some difficult decisions to
make.
49.R7f-7d! 0/313 0/397
Looks risky and the professionals in the press room expected 49.Bx3a+ Gx3a
R3f. Fujii wants to leave the passive gold and silver on white's left flank
as they are.
50.B4d-7a 0/313 47/444
51.P6g-6f 18/331 0/444
52.G6ex6d 0/331 0/444
53.R7dx6d 0/331 0/444
54.P*6c 0/331 3/447
55.R6d-5d 1/332 0/447
56.S3a-4b 0/332 1/448
57.P*5c 7/339 0/448
58.P*5a 0/339 0/448
59.K7i-8h 0/339 0/448
Black has driven back all white pieces and there seems to be no hope. Some
even expected resignation by Suzuki here. However, here Suzuki showed why
he is challenger for the Ryu-O title.
60.P*3g! 0/339 7/455
The only move to confuse the opponent...
61.S4hx3g? 15/354 0/455
...and with success. If black would have played 61.Rx2d P3h+ S5g P*2c
R3d N3c Rx3h here, he would have won without any trouble.
62.N2a-3c 0/354 5/460
63.S3g-4f 12/366 0/460
64.N3cx4e 0/366 0/460
65.S4fx4e 0/366 0/460
66.P4c-4d 0/366 0/460
67.S4ex4d 4/370 0/460
68.B*2h 0/370 5/465
69.R*2a 14/384 0/465
70.B2hx1i+ 0/384 0/465
71.R2ax1a+ 1/385 0/465
72.+B1i-1h 0/385 0/465
Here Suzuki thought he had managed to turn the tables.
73.S4d-5e 4/389 0/465
74.P*3a? 0/389 1/466
Too defensive. After 74.S*4c the position is unclear.
75.G*6i 4/393 0/466
76.S4b-3c 0/393 3/469
77.P*3d 6/399 0/469
78.S3c-4b 0/399 0/469
79.L*5g 5/404 0/469
80.S4b-4c 0/404 3/472
81.P3d-3c+ 0/404 0/472
82.G3bx3c 0/404 0/472
83.+R1ax3a 0/404 0/472
84.G3c-3b 0/404 1/473
85.+R3a-4a 1/405 0/473
86.S4cx5d 0/405 0/473
87.S5ex5d 0/405 0/473
88.R*3a? 0/405 2/475
89.+R4a-4f 0/405 0/475
90.L*4a? 0/405 0/475
These two consecutive defensive drops end Suzuki's chances of winning this
game. Without these pieces in hand to build an attack there is no way white
can win.
91.+R4f-3e 0/405 0/475
92.+B1hx1g 0/405 1/476
93.P*2f 0/405 0/476
94.P*3c 0/405 0/476
95.N*5e 5/410 0/476
96.+B1g-2g 0/410 0/476
97.P*3f 0/410 0/476
98.P3c-3d 0/410 0/476
99.+R3ex3d 1/411 0/476
100.G3b-3c 0/411 0/476
101.+R3dx3c 3/414 0/476
102.R3ax3c 0/414 0/476
103.N5ex6c+ 0/414 0/476
104.S7bx6c 0/414 3/479
105.S5dx6c+ 1/415 0/479
106.L4ax4g+ 0/415 0/479
Suzuki realises that he has lost the game and enters the "katachizukuri"
mode.
107.G5hx4g 6/421 0/479
108.P*6h 0/421 0/479
109.L*7b 5/426 0/479
110.P6hx6i+ 0/426 0/479
111.L7bx7a+ 1/427 0/479
112.G6ax7a 0/427 0/479
113.S*7b 0/427 0/479
114.G7ax7b 0/427 0/479
115.+S6cx7b 0/427 0/479
116.K8bx7b 0/427 0/479
117.S*6c 0/427 0/479
118.K7bx6c 0/427 0/479
119.B*4e 0/427 0/479
Resigns 0/427 0/479
Time: 07:07:00 07:59:00
Mate after 120.L*5d (or N*5d) Bx5d Kx5c G*4c Rx4c Bx4c+ Kx4c R*5c etc.
A second win for Fujii, which puts him in a very comfortable position for
defending his title. However, this game will give Suzuki some confidence
after the bad loss in game one. Still, he desperately needs game 3 to have
any hopes of turning this match around.