29th Kio Match Game 4
[Black "Maruyama Tadahisa, Kio"]
[White "Tanigawa Koji, Challenger"]
[Event "29th Kio-sen, Game 4"]
[Date "March 20th 2004"]
1.P7g-7f 00:00:00 00:00:00
2.P8c-8d 00:00:00 00:01:00
3.P2g-2f 00:00:00 00:01:00
4.G4a-3b 00:00:00 00:01:00
5.G6i-7h 00:00:00 00:01:00
6.P8d-8e 00:00:00 00:01:00
7.B8h-7g 00:00:00 00:01:00
8.P3c-3d 00:00:00 00:01:00
9.S7i-8h 00:00:00 00:01:00
10.B2bx7g+ 00:00:00 00:02:00
11.S8hx7g 00:00:00 00:02:00
Both Maruyama and Tanigawa are specialists in the Kakugawari
opening. However, even though Tanigawa is considered almost
unbeatable with it when playing black, he only rarely plays
it with white. "It also seem playable with white, so I wanted to give it
a try." (Tanigawa).
12.S3a-4b 00:00:00 00:02:00
13.P9g-9f 00:01:00 00:02:00
14.P9c-9d 00:01:00 00:02:00
15.S3i-3h 00:01:00 00:02:00
16.S7a-7b 00:01:00 00:02:00
17.P4g-4f 00:01:00 00:02:00
18.P6c-6d 00:01:00 00:04:00
19.S3h-4g 00:01:00 00:04:00
20.S7b-6c 00:01:00 00:05:00
21.K5i-6h 00:01:00 00:05:00
22.G6a-5b 00:01:00 00:06:00
23.K6h-7i 00:01:00 00:06:00
24.S6c-5d 00:01:00 00:07:00
25.S4g-5f 00:01:00 00:07:00
26.P4c-4d 00:01:00 00:13:00
27.P6g-6f 00:01:00 00:13:00
28.K5a-4a 00:01:00 00:13:00
29.G4i-5h 00:01:00 00:13:00
30.K4a-3a 00:01:00 00:14:00
31.P3g-3f 00:01:00 00:14:00
32.P1c-1d 00:01:00 00:20:00
33.P1g-1f 00:02:00 00:20:00
34.P7c-7d 00:02:00 00:21:00
35.N2i-3g 00:03:00 00:21:00
36.N8a-7c 00:03:00 00:22:00
37.P2f-2e 00:04:00 00:22:00
38.S4b-3c 00:04:00 00:23:00
39.P4f-4e 00:05:00 00:23:00
40.P4dx4e 00:05:00 00:23:00
41.P3f-3e 00:06:00 00:23:00
42.S3c-4d 00:06:00 00:28:00
43.P2e-2d 00:06:00 00:28:00
44.P2cx2d 00:06:00 00:29:00
45.R2hx2d 00:06:00 00:29:00
46.P*2c 00:06:00 00:30:00
47.R2d-2h 00:06:00 00:30:00
48.P6d-6e 00:06:00 00:50:00
49.P6fx6e 00:08:00 00:50:00
50.P7d-7e 00:08:00 00:51:00
51.B*6d 00:50:00 00:51:00
52.G5b-6c 00:50:00 01:23:00
53.B6dx7e 00:51:00 01:23:00
54.P8e-8f 00:51:00 01:23:00
55.B7ex8f 00:56:00 01:23:00
56.N7cx6e 00:56:00 01:27:00
57.P*6d 00:57:00 01:27:00
58.P*8e 00:57:00 01:57:00
59.B8f-7e 00:57:00 01:57:00
60.N6ex7g+ 00:57:00 02:00:00
61.P6dx6c+ 00:58:00 02:00:00
62.+N7gx7h 00:58:00 02:01:00
63.K7ix7h 00:58:00 02:01:00
64.P8e-8f 00:58:00 02:01:00
65.P8gx8f 01:12:00 02:01:00
66.P*7g 01:12:00 02:34:00
67.N8ix7g 01:37:00 02:34:00
68.S5dx6c 01:37:00 02:51:00
69.P*4c?! 02:21:00 02:51:00
Tanigawa was worried more about 69.G*7c here. For example,
70.B*4f Gx8b Bx3g+ R2i does not seem to work out well for
white. More promising is 70.P*7d, but after 71.Gx8b Px7e R*6a
K2b P*2d Px2d P*2c K1b R4a+ G*4b +Rx4b Gx4b G*2b K1c P1e white
seems to be in trouble and probably needs to play something drastic
like S*8g (Kx8g is then followed by R*8i and Rx1i+). "I did not give
G*7c much thought, but it is definitely an option" (Maruyama).
70.P*8g 02:21:00 02:57:00
71.N*3f 02:59:00 02:57:00
72.B*8i 02:59:00 03:10:00
Here 72.P8h+ Kx8h B*6i was analyzed extensively in the press room,
but after G*7h S7d B6d R6b P*6e the white attack is stopped.
73.K7h-6h 03:04:00 03:10:00
74.P8g-8h+ 03:04:00 03:27:00
75.K6h-5i 03:05:00 03:27:00
76.S*3i 03:05:00 03:27:00
77.R2h-2i 03:22:00 03:27:00
78.B8i-7h+ 03:22:00 03:34:00
79.R2ix3i? 03:36:00 03:34:00
A mistake. The king now gets attacked from both sides. Correct was
79.B6f and after 80.Sx3e Rx3i Sx3f S*3e K4a (Gx2b G*4b) Sx2a= the
black attack continues. A difficult position in which it is hard to
tell who has the upper hand, but definitely better than the line
played in the game.
80.G*2h 03:36:00 03:38:00
81.R3i-4i 03:45:00 03:38:00
82.G2h-3h 03:45:00 03:45:00
83.R4i-4g 03:49:00 03:45:00
84.+B7hx7g 03:49:00 03:47:00
85.G*6h 03:49:00 03:47:00
86.P4e-4f 03:49:00 03:53:00
87.R4gx4f 03:50:00 03:53:00
88.S4dx3e 03:50:00 03:53:00
89.B7ex5c+ 03:53:00 03:53:00
90.K3a-2b 03:53:00 03:53:00
91.P4c-4b+? 03:55:00 03:53:00
The losing move. After 91.+Bx3e +Bx6h Gx6h Px3e B*5e K1b Bx8b+ N*6f
S6g the white king on 1b is difficult to attack, but there is much
more play in the position for black.
92.R8bx4b 03:55:00 03:53:00
Maruyama had overlooked that he can not play 93.+Bx4b Sx4f +Bx3b Kx3b
Gx7g, because he is mated after R*4i K6h R7i+ K6g B*8i K6f +Rx7g Kx7g
B7h+ etc. When he realized this here, it was already too late.
93.G6hx7g 03:59:00 03:53:00
94.R4bx4f 03:59:00 03:53:00
95.B*5e 03:59:00 03:53:00
96.K2b-1b 03:59:00 03:55:00
Resigns 03:59:00 03:55:00
After 97.Bx4f P*6g there is no defense. If black takes this pawn with
silver or gold, R*4i is mate. Therefore, Maruyama resigned here and
Tanigawa gets his first Kio title in 16 years (!). He also gets a second
crown for the first time in 6 years. Almost 42 at the time of this game,
he showed that he is still at the top of the shogi world.