29th Kio Match Game 3
[Black "Tanigawa Koji, Challenger"]
[White "Maruyama Tadahisa, Kio"]
[Event "29th Kio-sen, Game 3"]
[Date "February 29th 2004"]
1.P2g-2f 00:00:00 00:00:00
2.P3c-3d 00:00:00 00:03:00
3.P7g-7f 00:01:00 00:03:00
4.P8c-8d 00:01:00 00:03:00
5.P2f-2e 00:01:00 00:03:00
6.P8d-8e 00:01:00 00:03:00
7.G6i-7h 00:02:00 00:03:00
8.G4a-3b 00:02:00 00:03:00
9.P2e-2d 00:03:00 00:03:00
10.P2cx2d 00:03:00 00:03:00
11.R2hx2d 00:03:00 00:03:00
12.P8e-8f 00:03:00 00:03:00
13.P8gx8f 00:03:00 00:03:00
14.R8bx8f 00:03:00 00:03:00
15.R2dx3d 00:03:00 00:03:00
16.B2b-3c 00:03:00 00:03:00
17.R3d-3f 00:14:00 00:03:00
18.S3a-2b 00:14:00 00:03:00
19.P*8g 00:15:00 00:03:00
20.R8f-8e 00:15:00 00:03:00
Not a surprise. Maruyama likes this opening very much and Tanigawa
was of course prepared for it. For a long time this games follows
well-known lines.
21.R3f-2f 00:15:00 00:03:00
22.K5a-4a 00:15:00 00:03:00
23.K5i-6h 00:19:00 00:03:00
24.S7a-6b 00:19:00 00:05:00
25.S3i-3h 00:23:00 00:05:00
26.G6a-5a 00:23:00 00:06:00
27.P3g-3f 00:24:00 00:06:00
28.P7c-7d 00:24:00 00:07:00
29.N2i-3g 00:32:00 00:07:00
30.N8a-7c 00:32:00 00:07:00
31.P4g-4f 00:35:00 00:07:00
32.P7d-7e 00:35:00 00:23:00
33.B8hx3c+ 00:41:00 00:23:00
34.N2ax3c 00:41:00 00:23:00
35.P3f-3e 00:41:00 00:23:00
36.P*2e 00:41:00 00:28:00
37.R2f-1f 00:42:00 00:28:00
38.R8e-8d 00:42:00 00:29:00
39.P3e-3d 00:46:00 00:29:00
40.R8dx3d 00:46:00 00:31:00
41.B*5f 00:46:00 00:31:00
42.R3d-5d 00:46:00 00:37:00
43.P*3d 00:46:00 00:37:00
44.B*2h 00:46:00 00:38:00
45.L1i-1h 00:54:00 00:38:00
46.B2h-1i+ 00:54:00 00:38:00
47.P3dx3c+ 00:55:00 00:38:00
48.S2bx3c 00:55:00 00:38:00
49.B5f-4e 00:56:00 00:38:00
50.R5d-9d 00:56:00 00:45:00
51.P7fx7e 01:33:00 00:45:00
52.P1c-1d?! 01:33:00 01:32:00
Up until this move, the position is identical to last November's
A-class Junisen game between Maruyama and Miura. Miura played 52.S4d
and after 53.P*3c Gx3c P7d Rx7d B*5f R5d P*7d white won the game,
even though this was primarily caused by an endgame mistake by
Maruyama. With colors reversed, Maruyama has prepared something else.
He wants to put pressure on the black rook, winning it if black does
not act soon. However, black can attack strongly and Maruyama admitted
after the game that his plan is perhaps a little too dangerous.
53.N*7d 02:18:00 01:32:00
54.S3c-2d 02:18:00 02:44:00
55.P*3c 02:29:00 02:44:00
56.G3b-2b 02:29:00 02:47:00
No choice. 56.Gx3c is answered by 57.P*3d and now 58.G3b Nx6b+ Gx6b S*3c
or 58.G2c R3f P*3e Nx2e! Sx2e (Px3f P3c+) Rx3e G2d Rx2e Gx2e P3c+ is
good for black.
57.P*2c 03:07:00 02:47:00
58.G2b-2a 03:07:00 02:52:00
59.N7dx6b+ 03:07:00 02:52:00
60.G5ax6b 03:07:00 02:52:00
61.S*3b 03:07:00 02:52:00
62.K4a-5b 03:07:00 03:14:00
63.S3bx2a+ 03:10:00 03:14:00
64.P1d-1e 03:10:00 03:15:00
65.B4e-5f 03:12:00 03:15:00
66.R9d-5d 03:12:00 03:27:00
67.P3c-3b+ 03:15:00 03:27:00
68.P1ex1f 03:15:00 03:28:00
69.B5f-8c+ 03:24:00 03:28:00
70.P*7b 03:24:00 03:30:00
71.+S2ax1a 03:29:00 03:30:00
72.N*6e? 03:29:00 03:36:00
An important mistake. Here Maruyama should have played 72.+Bx1h. For
example, 73.L*5f R3d P7d N8e +B8d N*7f K6i +B3f G*4g +Bx4g Sx4g R*1i
and the black position is hard to defend.
73.L*5f 03:34:00 03:36:00
74.R5d-3d 03:34:00 03:37:00
75.N8i-7g! 03:37:00 03:37:00
Good defense.
76.N6ex7g+ 03:37:00 03:55:00
A change of plan. Maruyama intended 76.Nx5g+, but here he saw that
after Kx5g +Bx3g N*7d N*5d Sx3g Rx3g+ G*4g there is no continuation
for white.
77.K6hx7g 03:38:00 03:55:00
78.N*6e? 03:38:00 03:57:00
This chases the king into the castle. 78.Rx3b was better.
79.K7g-8h 03:39:00 03:57:00
80.+B1ix1h 03:39:00 03:57:00
81.P7e-7d 03:44:00 03:57:00
Now black has the clearly better position.
82.N7c-8e 03:44:00 03:58:00
82.L*8a looks promising, but after 83.Px7c+ Lx8c +Px6b Kx7b G*7e!
is a good move that both attacks and defends. White has not much
hope in this position.
83.P7d-7c+ 03:44:00 03:58:00
84.N6e-7g+ 03:44:00 03:58:00
85.G7hx7g 03:44:00 03:58:00
86.N8ex7g+ 03:44:00 03:58:00
87.K8hx7g 03:44:00 03:58:00
88.L*7e 03:44:00 03:58:00
89.K7g-6h 03:44:00 03:58:00
90.R*8i 03:44:00 03:59:00
91.N*4d 03:54:00 03:59:00
92.R3dx4d 03:54:00 03:59:00
93.+P7cx6b? 03:54:00 03:59:00
For someone who imposes such high standards upon his own level of
play, for Tanigawa missing a relatively easy mate is almost worse
than losing. Still, this is what happened to him in this position.
Correct was 93.Lx5c+. Then 94.Gx5c G*6b is mate in one and after
94.Kx5c N*6e is also pretty straightforward. Tanigawa is lucky
that his oversight does not influence the outcome of the game.
94.K5bx6b 03:54:00 03:59:00
95.L5fx5c+ 03:54:00 03:59:00
96.K6bx5c 03:54:00 03:59:00
97.N*6e 03:54:00 03:59:00
98.K5c-6d 03:54:00 03:59:00
99.G*7d 03:54:00 03:59:00
100.K6dx6e 03:54:00 03:59:00
Actually, Tanigawa had not calculated this all to the end. He was
not sure how to win after 100.K5d. After the game, analysis showed
that black would still win after 101.N*6f Kx6e G*5f K7f S7h which
threatens mate and threatens the rook on 8i. Then even after N*8e
Gx7e Kx7e P*7f K6d Sx8i Maruyama admitted that it looked like he
is still losing.
101.G7dx7e 03:54:00 03:59:00
102.K6e-5d 03:54:00 03:59:00
103.G*5e 03:55:00 03:59:00
Resigns 03:55:00 03:59:00
Mate after 103.Kx5e +B5f K5d L*5f and hisshi after 103.K5c N4e K6b Gx4d,
so Maruyama resigned here. Not a victory to make Tanigawa proud, but it
does give him a 2-1 lead in the match and he needs only one more win from
two games to take the Kio title from Maruyama.