42nd Oi Match Game 3
Black: Yashiki Nobuyuki, Challenger
White: Habu Yoshiharu, Oi
42nd Oi-sen, Game 3, August 9th and 10th 2001
1.P7g-7f 00:01:00 00:00:00
2.P3c-3d 00:01:00 00:02:00
3.P2g-2f 00:04:00 00:02:00
4.P4c-4d 00:04:00 00:02:00
5.P2f-2e 00:04:00 00:02:00
6.B2b-3c 00:04:00 00:02:00
7.S3i-4h 00:05:00 00:02:00
8.S3a-3b 00:05:00 00:09:00
9.P5g-5f 00:11:00 00:09:00
10.R8b-4b 00:11:00 00:15:00
This was not a surprise. Both Habu and Yashiki are all-round
players, so this match was expected to have a number of different
openings. After the Yagura and the Yokofudori, Habu now plays the
Shikenbisha.
11.K5i-6h 00:17:00 00:15:00
12.S7a-7b 00:17:00 00:20:00
13.K6h-7h 00:17:00 00:20:00
14.P9c-9d 00:17:00 00:20:00
15.P9g-9f 00:23:00 00:20:00
16.G4a-5b 00:23:00 00:42:00
17.G4i-5h 00:25:00 00:42:00
18.K5a-6b 00:25:00 00:55:00
19.B8h-7g 01:14:00 00:55:00
20.P6c-6d 01:14:00 01:25:00
21.P3g-3f 01:42:00 01:25:00
22.K6b-7a?! 01:42:00 01:50:00
A little bit dangerous, as this gives black a chance for an early
attack.
23.B7g-6h 02:07:00 01:50:00
Yashiki accepts the invitation to attack.
24.P4d-4e!? 02:07:00 02:50:00
Habu also shows his intention to fight early. After 24.S4c white
can keep the game in a slow pace, but that would give black the
opportunity to play P6f and make a really strong castle.
25.S7i-8h 02:25:00 02:50:00
26.S3b-4c 02:25:00 02:52:00
27.N2i-3g 03:18:00 02:52:00
28.S4c-5d 03:18:00 02:53:00
29.B6h-7g 03:57:00 02:53:00
This bishop returns with a vengeance. White seems to be in trouble.
30.P4e-4f 03:57:00 03:46:00
This type of shogi is not for the weak at heart. 30.R2b is a
reasonable looking alternative, but Habu plays the sharpest
variation, which is his natural game.
31.P4gx4f 03:58:00 03:46:00
32.R4bx4f 03:58:00 03:46:00
33.P2e-2d 04:23:00 03:46:00
34.P2cx2d 04:23:00 04:30:00
35.B7gx3c+ 04:30:00 04:30:00
36.N2ax3c 04:30:00 04:30:00
37.R2hx2d 04:31:00 04:30:00
38.N3c-4e 04:31:00 05:15:00
39.N3gx4e 05:01:00 05:15:00
40.S5dx4e! 05:01:00 05:15:00
This eventually leads to the loss of a silver, but Habu has no
choice here. After 40.Rx4e, black simply shuts out the rook with
P*4g after which he can take his time to attack.
41.R2d-2a+ 05:26:00 05:15:00
Not 41.S4g Rx4g+ Gx4g because white has a nice dancing pawn
variation: P*4f G5g N*6e G5g-5h P4g+ Gx4g P*4f and G4h fails
to B*1e. The black wall silver on 8h makes defense impossible.
42.S4ex5f 05:26:00 05:19:00
43.P*4g 05:33:00 05:19:00
44.R4fx3f 05:33:00 05:32:00
45.B*4d 06:13:00 05:32:00
46.R3f-3h+ 06:13:00 06:23:00
47.P*5d 07:00:00 06:23:00
This position looks very painful for white. The diagonal to the
king seems a big problem...
48.B*3e! 07:00:00 06:38:00
Stops the black attack. 49.Bx1a+ N*5g G6i-6h N4i+ is good for white,
so black must exchange bishops.
49.B4dx3e 07:05:00 06:38:00
50.+R3hx3e 07:05:00 06:38:00
51.P5dx5c+ 07:12:00 06:38:00
52.G5bx5c 07:12:00 06:38:00
53.B*2f 07:23:00 06:38:00
54.+R3e-5e 07:23:00 06:55:00
55.P*5g 07:25:00 06:55:00
56.S5f-6e 07:25:00 06:56:00
57.+R2ax1a 07:25:00 06:56:00
Black is a lance up and the white pieces are stretching to keep
everything defended. Surely, black must have the advantage here...
58.K7a-8b 07:25:00 06:56:00
59.+R1ax1c? 07:42:00 06:56:00
Habu feared 59.N*7g P3e Nx6e +Rx6e S7g after which black is also a
silver up, but the bishop can play an active role in the active by
moving to 1e.
60.G5c-5b 07:42:00 06:58:00
61.L*5f 07:43:00 06:58:00
62.S6ex5f 07:43:00 06:58:00
63.P5gx5f 07:43:00 06:58:00
64.+R5ex5f 07:43:00 06:58:00
65.B2f-3g 07:50:00 06:58:00
Black is a full silver up and even in shogi material doesn't often
lie. Here is the exception to this common sense. Black has no way
to effectively use this silver. Furthermore, Yashiki is not helped
by the situation on the clock. He has only ten minutes left, while
Habu has more than an hour.
66.B*2g! 07:50:00 07:12:00
After this move, the professionals in the press room started to
realize that black is not so good as previously thought. Black
has no effective attacking moves. 66.Bx6d is bad because of P*6f
and with only one pawn in hand the edge attack is also not very
promising. Habu has judged incredibly well that his stack of pawns
is good compensation for the silver.
67.S8h-7g 07:51:00 07:12:00
68.B2g-6c+ 07:51:00 07:18:00
The white defense is now an iron wall. From here on Yashiki moves
around with promoted rook and bishop but none of his moves has any
effect. The game from now on gives the feeling that only Habu is
playing and Yashiki is just passing.
69.+R1c-1a 07:53:00 07:18:00
70.P*2f 07:53:00 07:20:00
71.B3g-4f 07:56:00 07:20:00
72.P2f-2g+ 07:56:00 07:24:00
73.B4f-1c+ 07:56:00 07:24:00
74.L*5c 07:56:00 07:26:00
75.+B1c-6h 07:57:00 07:26:00
76.+R5f-2f 07:57:00 07:27:00
77.S4h-5g 07:57:00 07:27:00
78.+P2g-3g 07:57:00 07:28:00
79.P9f-9e 07:57:00 07:28:00
80.P9dx9e 07:57:00 07:28:00
81.P*9d 07:57:00 07:28:00
82.+R2f-2h 07:57:00 07:31:00
83.N*9c 07:58:00 07:31:00
84.N8ax9c 07:58:00 07:34:00
85.P9dx9c+ 07:58:00 07:34:00
86.L9ax9c 07:58:00 07:34:00
87.S7g-8f 07:58:00 07:34:00
88.N*6e 07:58:00 07:34:00
89.N*7e 07:58:00 07:34:00
90.+B6c-4e 07:58:00 07:38:00
All of white's pieces are now in perfect attacking positions. Black
has nothing but a last desperate attack that is clearly not strong
enough.
91.N7ex8c+ 07:58:00 07:38:00
92.K8bx8c 07:58:00 07:38:00
93.P*9d 07:58:00 07:38:00
94.L5cx5g+ 07:58:00 07:39:00
95.P9dx9c+ 07:58:00 07:39:00
96.K8cx9c 07:58:00 07:42:00
97.L*8e 07:58:00 07:42:00
98.P*8d 07:58:00 07:47:00
99.L8ex8d 07:58:00 07:47:00
100.+L5gx6h 07:58:00 07:47:00
101.G6ix6h 07:58:00 07:47:00
102.P*8c 07:58:00 07:47:00
103.S*7a 07:59:00 07:47:00
104.P8cx8d 07:59:00 07:51:00
105.S8fx9e 07:59:00 07:51:00
106.K9c-8c 07:59:00 07:53:00
Resigns 07:59:00 07:53:00
107.P7e or 107.L7e is a mating threat, but simply countered by 108.P7d.
On the other hand, if black doesn't play a mating threat, white ends
the game with +Rx5h. A strange game in which Habu's mind over matter
prevailed. Yashiki must feel like a mere mortal after Habu beat him
with a silver handicap in. 3-0 down and playing an opponent with
superior skills: not much chance that Yashiki will dig himself out
of this hole.