23rd Kio Match Game 1
Black: Habu, Kio
White: Goda, Challenger
23rd Kio-sen, February 14th 1998
1.P7g-7f 0/0 0/0
2.P8c-8d 0/0 0/0
3.S7i-6h 1/1 0/0
4.P3c-3d 0/1 0/0
5.P6g-6f 0/1 0/0
6.S7a-6b 0/1 0/0
7.P5g-5f 1/2 0/0
8.P5c-5d 0/2 0/0
9.S3i-4h 0/2 0/0
10.S3a-4b 0/2 1/1
11.G4i-5h 0/2 0/1
12.G4a-3b 0/2 0/1
13.G6i-7h 1/3 0/1
14.K5a-4a 0/3 0/1
15.K5i-6i 1/4 0/1
16.P7c-7d 0/4 0/1
17.G5h-6g 0/4 0/1
18.G6a-5b 0/4 0/1
19.S6h-7g 0/4 0/1
20.S4b-3c 0/4 0/1
21.B8h-7i 0/4 0/1
22.B2b-3a 0/4 0/1
23.P3g-3f 1/5 0/1
24.P4c-4d 0/5 0/1
25.S4h-3g 3/8 0/1
26.P8d-8e 0/8 6/7
27.P3f-3e 7/15 0/7
28.B3a-6d 0/15 1/8
29.P3ex3d 1/16 0/8
30.S3cx3d 0/16 0/8
31.R2h-1h 0/16 0/8
32.B6d-7c 0/16 1/9
33.B7i-5g 4/20 0/9
34.S6b-5c 0/20 0/9
35.K6i-7i 0/20 0/9
36.P6c-6d 0/20 0/9
37.P1g-1f 47/67 0/9
The Kio match starts with a Yagura game. The Kio is a match that is played
by the one game on one day system. A special thing is that the players
actually play their game on a stage in a public hall. The time limits are
only four hours per player, so it is not a surprise that both players quickly
play their moves in the opening. Habu has chosen the 25.S3g variation and
Goda has chosen to defend by using a special defensive formation he used to
beat Minami to become the Kio challenger. The move 37.P1f is a new move in
this position. Habu waits to play the king into the castle and instead aims
at developing his major pieces first. The rook now has a little more freedom,
but the main aim is to put the bishop on 1g.
38.B7c-8d 0/67 33/42
39.R1h-3h 11/78 0/42
40.N8a-7c 0/78 1/43
41.S3g-3f 3/81 0/43
42.R8b-6b 0/81 35/78
43.B5g-4f 5/86 0/78
44.P4d-4e 0/86 0/78
45.B4f-2h 19/105 0/78
46.S5c-4d 0/105 0/78
47.N2i-3g 14/119 0/78
48.P*3e?! 0/119 32/110
Tempting, but very risky. Goda wins a knight, but being out of pawns makes
his position very hard to defend.
49.S3fx4e 2/121 0/110
50.S3dx4e 0/121 1/111
51.N3gx4e 0/121 0/111
52.S4dx4e 0/121 1/112
53.R3hx3e 1/122 0/112
54.S*3d? 0/122 61/173
Already the losing move! The natural 54.S*4d is much, much better. Goda was
afraid of 55.Rx3b+ Kx3b B1g N*3e G*8c. However, after B9e P9f Bx7g+ G6gx7g
R6c white also has some strong attacking moves like N6e and R*4i. Habu: "I
was planning to play the rook back to R3h". Goda: "If so, I would have played
S*4d without thinking".
55.R3e-3h 1/123 0/173
56.N*3e 0/123 1/174
57.B2h-1g 22/145 0/174
58.R6b-6c 0/145 1/175
White would have liked to counterattack here, but after 58.P6e P*3f Px6f
G6g-6h Sx5f Px3e P6g+ Px3d black is clearly a move faster with his attack.
This is another reason why 54.S*3d was bad. With the silver on 4d instead of
3d, black's attack is meaningless. After 58.R6c Habu's big advantage is clear.
59.K7i-8h 9/154 0/175
60.N3ex2g+ 0/154 8/183
61.R3hx3d 12/166 0/183
62.S4ex3d 0/166 0/183
63.B1g-7a+ 0/166 0/183
64.P8e-8f 0/166 0/183
65.P8gx8f 18/184 0/183
66.P*8g 0/184 0/183
67.K8hx8g 0/184 0/183
68.R*3i 0/184 0/183
69.K8g-9h 2/186 0/183
70.P6d-6e 0/186 0/183
71.G6g-6h! 2/188 0/183
Great move. This both makes black's position stronger and prepares a strong
counter after 72.Px6f: 73.P*6d Rx6d S*5c!.
72.K4a-3a 0/188 10/193
73.P*3c 4/192 0/193
74.N2ax3c 0/192 6/199
75.P*3e 4/196 0/199
76.S3d-4e 0/196 0/199
77.P*2d 2/198 0/199
78.P2cx2d 0/198 1/200
79.P*2c 0/198 0/200
80.P*8g 0/198 16/216
81.G7hx8g 8/206 0/216
82.P*8e 0/206 0/216
83.+B7a-7b 1/207 0/216
84.R6c-4c 0/207 9/225
85.+B7b-6a 0/207 0/225
86.K3a-4b 0/207 5/230
87.P2c-2b+ 2/209 0/230
88.G3bx2b 0/209 0/230
89.S*3a 0/209 0/230
90.K4b-5c 0/209 0/230
91.+B6a-7a 4/213 0/230
92.K5c-6d 0/213 0/230
93.S3ax2b= 0/213 0/230
94.S4ex5f 0/213 1/231
95.S2bx3c= 8/221 0/231
96.P8ex8f 0/221 0/231
97.G8gx8f 0/221 0/231
98.P*8e 0/221 0/231
99.G8f-8g 0/221 0/231
100.R4cx3c 0/221 4/235
101.+B7a-4d 1/222 0/235
102.R3c-5c 0/222 0/235
103.N*4h 2/224 0/235
104.S5fx4g= 0/224 2/237
105.P6fx6e 5/229 0/237
106.N7cx6e 0/229 0/237
107.P*6f 0/229 0/237
108.N6ex7g+ 0/229 0/237
109.P6f-6e 0/229 0/237
110.K6d-7c 0/229 1/238
111.G6hx7g 0/229 0/238
112.S4gx4h= 0/229 1/239
113.G*6d 4/233 0/239
This simple move decides the game. Habu has been chasing Goda's king carefully
around the board, but now it is time to corner the king and go for mate. Goda
can do nothing to prevent that.
114.K7c-8b 0/233 0/239
115.+B4dx5c 1/234 0/239
116.G5bx5c 0/234 0/239
117.P*8c 0/234 0/239
118.K8bx8c 0/234 0/239
119.N*7e 0/234 0/239
120.P7dx7e 0/234 0/239
121.S*7d 0/234 0/239
122.K8c-9b 0/234 0/239
123.G6dx5c 0/234 0/239
124.S*7b 0/234 0/239
125.R*7a 1/235 0/239
126.S*8a 0/235 0/239
127.G5c-6c 0/235 0/239
Resigns 0/235 0/239
Time: 03:55:00 03:59:00
Black threatens mate with Rx8a+ Kx8a Gx7b Kx7b S*6c and white has no mate and
no defense. After the middle game Goda never had a chance to make a real
game out of it. Still, he has black in game two, so nothing is lost yet.
