30th Kio Match Game 3
[Black "Tanigawa Koji, Kio"]
[White "Habu Yoshiharu, Challenger"]
[Event "30th Kio-sen, Game 3"]
[Date "February 25th 2005"]
1.P2g-2f 00:00:00 00:00:00
2.P8c-8d 00:00:00 00:01:00
3.P2f-2e 00:00:00 00:01:00
4.P8d-8e 00:00:00 00:02:00
5.G6i-7h 00:00:00 00:02:00
6.G4a-3b 00:00:00 00:03:00
7.P2e-2d 00:00:00 00:03:00
8.P2cx2d 00:00:00 00:04:00
9.R2hx2d 00:00:00 00:04:00
10.P*2c 00:00:00 00:05:00
11.R2d-2h 00:00:00 00:05:00
This opening was no surprise. It has been a popular opening
among professionals and Tanigawa played it three months earlier
against Habu in the A class of the Junisen. He won that game, so
that must have given him confidence to try this opening again in
a game that he must win to keep this match alive.
12.P3c-3d 00:00:00 00:07:00
13.S3i-3h 00:01:00 00:07:00
14.P8e-8f 00:01:00 00:09:00
15.P8gx8f 00:01:00 00:09:00
16.R8bx8f 00:01:00 00:09:00
17.P*8g 00:01:00 00:09:00
18.R8f-8d 00:01:00 00:09:00
19.S3h-2g 00:02:00 00:09:00
20.P9c-9d 00:02:00 00:09:00
21.P9g-9f 00:04:00 00:09:00
22.K5a-4a 00:04:00 00:12:00
23.S2g-3f 00:05:00 00:12:00
24.B2b-3c 00:05:00 00:13:00
25.K5i-6i 00:07:00 00:13:00
26.S7a-6b 00:07:00 00:14:00
27.P7g-7f 00:08:00 00:14:00
28.S3a-2b 00:08:00 00:15:00
29.P1g-1f 00:10:00 00:15:00
30.G6a-5b 00:10:00 00:16:00
31.P1f-1e 00:20:00 00:16:00
32.P5c-5d 00:20:00 00:23:00
33.B8hx3c+ 00:28:00 00:23:00
34.N2ax3c 00:28:00 00:23:00
35.S7i-8h 00:28:00 00:23:00
Black is aiming for a slow game in this position. The extended
pawn on the edge is only important when both black and white play
a strong castle and slowly build-up their attacks. The important
next step is to play S7g. If black can do this without opposition
the position is going to be good for him.
36.P7c-7d 00:28:00 00:36:00
That is why Habu doesn't allow S7g. With the knight on 7c, the attack
N8e or N6e is always a worry for black, so it is not easy to move up
the silver.
37.P4g-4f 00:37:00 00:36:00
38.N8a-7c 00:37:00 01:13:00
39.S3f-4g 00:43:00 01:13:00
40.P5d-5e 00:43:00 01:18:00
41.P3g-3f 01:02:00 01:18:00
42.P2c-2d 01:02:00 01:19:00
43.G4i-5h 01:10:00 01:19:00
44.S2b-2c 01:10:00 01:19:00
45.N2i-3g 01:10:00 01:19:00
46.P6c-6d 01:10:00 01:28:00
47.P*2e 01:52:00 01:28:00
48.P2dx2e 01:52:00 01:32:00
49.N3gx2e 01:52:00 01:32:00
50.N3cx2e 01:52:00 01:32:00
51.R2hx2e 01:52:00 01:32:00
52.P*2d 01:52:00 01:32:00
53.R2e-2i 01:52:00 01:32:00
54.S6b-6c 01:52:00 01:35:00
55.P4f-4e! 01:55:00 01:35:00
Tanigawa may not get the slow game he was aiming for, his attacking
skills are unparalleled and he finds another way to play this position.
Exchanging the knight followed by P4e aims at the attack P4d Px4d P*4e.
56.R8d-8a 01:55:00 01:40:00
Habu admitted after the game that he could not find any good defense
against the black attack and decided to weather the storm.
57.P4e-4d 01:59:00 01:40:00
58.P4cx4d 01:59:00 02:09:00
59.P*4e 01:59:00 02:09:00
60.P7d-7e 01:59:00 02:14:00
The only way to continue. Habu also considered 60.K5a Px4d K6b, but with
the king on 6b, the knight on 7c is difficult to use for attack, so black
can safely play S7g, giving him the better position. Leaving a pawn on an
open file to the king is dangerous, but Habu judged that there was no way
this could be helped.
61.P4ex4d 02:00:00 02:14:00
62.B*6e! 02:00:00 02:27:00
Good bishop drop. 62.Px7f is the first move one thinks of, but then black
drops the bishop first with 63.B*4e and white is in trouble.
63.R2i-2h 02:31:00 02:27:00
64.P7ex7f 02:31:00 02:27:00
65.P6g-6f 02:48:00 02:27:00
66.B6e-5d 02:48:00 02:49:00
67.P*2e 02:49:00 02:49:00
68.N7c-8e? 02:49:00 02:50:00
After the game, Habu explained that he deeply regretted this move. If white
could pass one move, black is almost forced to play Px2d, and after the reply
S1b, white suddenly gets all kinds of attacking possibilities on the second
file, like P*2g Rx2g N*3e. How to force a pass in this position? As Habu
pointed out, white can do this by 68.N*7g Nx7g Px7g+ Sx7g N8e S8f P*7f and
now black is almost forced to play Px2d.
69.K6i-5i! 03:01:00 02:50:00
The problem. This king is now much further away from the white attack, making
68.N8e a bad attack.
70.P2dx2e 03:01:00 03:06:00
71.R2hx2e 03:01:00 03:06:00
72.P3d-3e! 03:01:00 03:06:00
Despite Habu's reservations about his own position, Shima was full of praise
about white's play around this position. Objectively, the game might have
turned in black's favor, but white is still controlling the pace.
73.R2ex3e 03:10:00 03:06:00
74.P*4f?! 03:10:00 03:13:00
Again, 74.P*4e might have been the better move, but again Habu is not giving
Tanigawa a chance to settle himself.
75.S4gx4f 03:10:00 03:13:00
76.S2c-2d 03:10:00 03:13:00
77.R3ex5e 03:10:00 03:13:00
78.B5dx3f 03:10:00 03:13:00
79.N*7e? 03:38:00 03:13:00
Finally, Tanigawa gets the chance to cash in on Habu's subtle mistakes, but
he misses his chance. Habu was worried about 79.N*1f and then 80.S3c R3e B2g+
R2e +B3f R2a+ G3a +Rx1a +Bx4f P*2c +B4e B*6g P*5f P4c+ Gx4c L*4i leads to a big
advantage for black. A long variation, but most of the moves in it are forced, so
Habu did not see a good way to vary from it. This variation was the main reason
why he regretted 68.N8e so much.
80.S6c-5d 03:38:00 03:24:00
81.R5e-5f 03:38:00 03:24:00
82.P*5c! 03:38:00 03:24:00
Most people expected 82.P*5e, but this is much stronger. The white position is
suddenly much stronger than before and the silver on 8h is still bad shape, which
white can exploit quickly.
83.S4f-5e 03:41:00 03:24:00
84.P*4f 03:41:00 03:26:00
The winning move. The black position quickly collapses.
85.P4d-4c+ 03:47:00 03:26:00
86.G5bx4c 03:47:00 03:30:00
87.R5fx4f 03:53:00 03:30:00
88.B3fx5h+ 03:53:00 03:36:00
89.K5ix5h 03:53:00 03:36:00
90.S5dx5e 03:53:00 03:36:00
91.R4fx4c+ 03:53:00 03:36:00
92.G3bx4c 03:53:00 03:36:00
93.B*6c 03:53:00 03:36:00
94.K4a-3b 03:53:00 03:38:00
95.B6cx8a+ 03:53:00 03:38:00
96.N*4f 03:53:00 03:39:00
97.K5h-6g 03:53:00 03:39:00
98.G*6e 03:53:00 03:39:00
Resigns 03:53:00 03:39:00
Mate after 99.Px6e R*6f and black has no defense against the mating threats on
both sides of the king. Tanigawa may have missed a good chance in this game, the
story was again about how Habu controlled the game. In this match, losing the first
game from a very good position might have made a big dent in Tanigawa's fighting
spirit and in the end Habu took the Kio title from him in straight games.