22nd Asahi Open Match Game 5
[Black "Habu Yoshiharu, Challenger"]
[White "Fukaura Koichi, Asahi"]
[Event "22nd Asahi Open, Game 5"]
[Date "May 25th 2004"]
1.P7g-7f 00:00:00 00:00:00
2.P3c-3d 00:00:00 00:00:00
3.P2g-2f 00:02:00 00:00:00
4.P8c-8d 00:02:00 00:00:00
5.P2f-2e 00:02:00 00:00:00
6.P8d-8e 00:02:00 00:00:00
7.G6i-7h 00:02:00 00:00:00
8.G4a-3b 00:02:00 00:00:00
9.P2e-2d 00:03:00 00:00:00
10.P2cx2d 00:03:00 00:00:00
11.R2hx2d 00:03:00 00:00:00
12.P8e-8f 00:03:00 00:00:00
13.P8gx8f 00:04:00 00:00:00
14.R8bx8f 00:04:00 00:00:00
15.R2dx3d 00:05:00 00:00:00
16.B2b-3c 00:05:00 00:00:00
17.R3d-3f 00:05:00 00:00:00
18.S3a-2b 00:05:00 00:00:00
19.P*8g 00:05:00 00:00:00
20.R8f-8d 00:05:00 00:00:00
It almost looks old-fashioned to pull back the rook to 8d, but Fukaura
likes this as well, so it will not have surprised Habu too much.
21.R3f-2f 00:05:00 00:00:00
22.K5a-4a 00:05:00 00:00:00
23.K5i-5h 00:20:00 00:00:00
24.S7a-6b 00:20:00 00:00:00
25.P3g-3f 00:20:00 00:00:00
26.P5c-5d 00:20:00 00:00:00
27.S3i-4h 00:23:00 00:00:00
28.P5d-5e 00:23:00 00:00:00
29.S7i-6h 00:23:00 00:00:00
30.G6a-5a 00:23:00 00:00:00
31.G4i-3h 00:30:00 00:00:00
32.R8d-3d 00:30:00 00:01:00
This is one of Fukaura's specialties.
33.P4g-4f 00:32:00 00:01:00
34.P5e-5f 00:32:00 00:02:00
The right timing for the attack. After 33.P4f, the sideways working of
the black rook is blocked by two pawns.
35.P6g-6f 00:34:00 00:02:00
36.P6c-6d 00:34:00 00:02:00
37.N2i-3g 01:08:00 00:02:00
38.P6d-6e 01:08:00 00:03:00
39.S6h-6g 01:08:00 00:03:00
40.P7c-7d 01:08:00 00:30:00
A difficult decision. It looks like white can get the advantage here
after 40.Px6f Sx6f P*6e S5e Px5g+ Sx5g P*5d S6d Bx8h+ Gx8h B*4d, which
forks rook and gold, but black has the excellent P*6c next. Then S7a
is answered by B*5c Bx5c Sx5c= and black has P*5b next. After P*6c
white can take only one of the forked pieces, and this is not enough.
For example, Bx8h+ Px6b+ Gx6b P*6c is good for black. Also, Bx2f Px6b+
Bx6b (Gx6b is again met by P*6c) P*5c and B*6c is very hard to defend
against. After 27 minutes, Fukaura decides to develop his knight on 8a.
41.R2f-2i! 01:36:00 00:30:00
This puts the rook in a safe place where there are no potential forks.
This basically takes away all of the white attacking possibilities.
The question now is if black can build up an attack that is strong
enough to crush the white position.
42.N8a-7c 01:36:00 00:38:00
43.P5gx5f 01:36:00 00:38:00
44.R3dx3f 01:36:00 00:40:00
45.S4h-4g 01:37:00 00:40:00
46.R3f-3d 01:37:00 00:42:00
47.P*3f 01:37:00 00:42:00
48.R3d-2d 01:37:00 00:54:00
49.P*2e 01:49:00 00:54:00
50.R2d-5d 01:49:00 00:57:00
51.K5h-4h 01:50:00 00:57:00
52.P7d-7e 01:50:00 01:07:00
53.P7fx7e 01:51:00 01:07:00
54.R5d-8d 01:51:00 01:08:00
55.P5f-5e 01:51:00 01:08:00
56.B3cx5e 01:51:00 01:12:00
57.S4g-5f 01:51:00 01:12:00
58.B5e-3c 01:51:00 01:18:00
59.P*5e 01:55:00 01:18:00
60.P*3e 01:55:00 01:20:00
61.G3h-4g 01:55:00 01:20:00
62.P3ex3f 01:55:00 01:28:00
63.G4gx3f 01:55:00 01:28:00
64.B3c-4b 01:55:00 01:28:00
65.K4h-4g 02:00:00 01:28:00
66.P*3e 02:00:00 01:32:00
67.G3fx3e 02:06:00 01:32:00
68.B4b-5c? 02:06:00 01:44:00
Probably the losing move. Correct was 68.S3c Px6e S3d to bring the
silver into play. Then G3f P*3e G2f N3c B6f S6c S7f P4d N7g K3a G6g
G5b and despite the fact that black is two pawns up, there seems to
be no way to attack the white position with any reasonable hope of
success.
69.G3e-3f 02:08:00 01:44:00
70.P*3e 02:08:00 01:45:00
71.G3f-2f 02:08:00 01:45:00
72.N2a-3c 02:08:00 01:50:00
73.P6fx6e 02:09:00 01:50:00
74.R8d-3d 02:09:00 01:50:00
75.B8h-6f 02:16:00 01:50:00
76.S6b-6c 02:16:00 01:51:00
77.N3g-4e 02:18:00 01:51:00
The problem of 68.B5c is now clear. This knight jump is now very strong.
78.B5c-6b 02:18:00 01:55:00
79.N4ex3c+ 02:22:00 01:55:00
80.S2bx3c 02:22:00 01:55:00
81.S5f-4e 02:22:00 01:55:00
82.R3d-9d 02:22:00 01:57:00
83.N*7d 02:25:00 01:57:00
84.P*2h 02:25:00 02:02:00
If 84.B7a then 85.P*3d is good for black. For example, 86.S4b (or S2b)
P5d or 86.S4d S4e-5f followed by P4e and P5d is very difficult to defend.
85.R2i-3i 02:29:00 02:02:00
86.S6cx7d 02:29:00 02:05:00
87.P7ex7d 02:29:00 02:05:00
88.N7cx6e 02:29:00 02:05:00
89.P*3d 02:30:00 02:05:00
90.S3c-4d 02:30:00 02:05:00
91.S4ex4d 02:32:00 02:05:00
92.P*5f 02:32:00 02:09:00
93.P3d-3c+ 02:36:00 02:09:00
Habu has calculated that he is one move faster with his attack.
94.P5f-5g+ 02:36:00 02:34:00
95.B6fx5g 02:36:00 02:34:00
96.N6ex5g+ 02:36:00 02:34:00
97.K4gx5g 02:36:00 02:34:00
98.N*6e 02:36:00 02:36:00
99.K5g-5f 02:43:00 02:36:00
100.B6bx4d 02:43:00 02:36:00
101.+P3cx3b 02:43:00 02:36:00
102.K4ax3b 02:43:00 02:36:00
103.P*3c 02:44:00 02:36:00
104.K3b-4a 02:44:00 02:40:00
105.S*3b 02:47:00 02:40:00
106.K4a-5b 02:47:00 02:55:00
107.S3bx4c+ 02:48:00 02:55:00
108.K5bx4c 02:48:00 02:55:00
109.G*5d 02:48:00 02:55:00
110.K4c-5b 02:48:00 02:55:00
111.N*6d 02:48:00 02:55:00
Resigns 02:48:00 02:59:00
Mate after 111.K6a S*7b, 111.K6b S*6c or 111.K4a S*3b or a simple win
after 111.K4b Gx4d. A little bit of a disappointing finish to a close
and interesting match. Fukaura never managed to make this game interesting
and has to hand over his Asahi Open title to Habu.