53rd Osho Match Game 3
[Black "Habu Yoshiharu, Osho"]
[White "Moriuchi Toshiyuki, Challenger"]
[Event "53rd Osho-sen, Game 3"]
[Date "Februari 18th and 19th 2004"]
1.P2g-2f 00:00:00 00:00:00
2.P3c-3d 00:00:00 00:00:00
3.P7g-7f 00:02:00 00:00:00
4.P4c-4d 00:02:00 00:00:00
5.P2f-2e 00:03:00 00:00:00
6.B2b-3c 00:03:00 00:00:00
7.S3i-4h 00:04:00 00:00:00
8.P9c-9d 00:04:00 00:00:00
9.K5i-6h 00:08:00 00:00:00
10.R8b-4b 00:08:00 00:01:00
11.K6h-7h 00:12:00 00:01:00
12.P9d-9e 00:12:00 00:04:00
13.P5g-5f 00:22:00 00:04:00
14.K5a-6b 00:22:00 00:10:00
15.G4i-5h 00:30:00 00:10:00
16.G4a-5b 00:30:00 00:19:00
17.B8h-7g 00:33:00 00:19:00
18.S3a-3b 00:33:00 00:30:00
19.K7h-8h 00:37:00 00:30:00
20.K6b-7b 00:37:00 00:30:00
21.S4h-5g 00:49:00 00:30:00
22.K7b-8b 00:49:00 00:37:00
23.P6g-6f 00:59:00 00:37:00
24.P6c-6d 00:59:00 00:38:00
25.G5h-6g 01:05:00 00:38:00
26.P4d-4e 01:05:00 00:45:00
27.L9i-9h 01:26:00 00:45:00
28.L9a-9b 01:26:00 00:55:00
Both Habu and Moriuchi express their intentions to play the Anaguma
here. However, this is not how the game is developing...
29.S7i-7h 01:47:00 00:55:00
Habu gives up the idea of playing Anaguma, because he did not think a
double Anaguma would be interesting.
30.S7a-7b 01:47:00 01:04:00
Moriuchi also abandons the Anaguma, probably because the attack on the
edge is pretty strong. We now have a position where both players have
abandoned their plans of playing anaguma despite moving up the lance.
Unusual, but more or less the same thing happened in last year's
Ryu-O tournament game between Yamasaki and Sugimoto.
31.P8g-8f 02:11:00 01:04:00
32.P8c-8d 02:11:00 01:22:00
33.P3g-3f 02:16:00 01:22:00
34.G5b-6c 02:16:00 02:00:00
35.S7h-8g 02:52:00 02:00:00
36.P7c-7d 02:52:00 02:51:00
37.G6i-7h 02:55:00 02:51:00
38.N8a-7c 02:55:00 02:56:00
39.K8h-9i 03:38:00 02:56:00
Here Habu could have attacked with 39.P9f, but after 40.Px9f Sx9f S8c
P*9e G7b there is not much to fear for white. Instead, the extension
on the edge can easily become a liability for black.
40.P5c-5d 03:38:00 03:31:00
41.R2h-3h 03:42:00 03:31:00
42.P5d-5e! 03:42:00 04:02:00
Positive play by Moriuchi.
43.N2i-3g 04:14:00 04:02:00
Leads to the loss of a knight against a couple of pawns, but this
could not be helped. After 43.Px5e Bx5e N3g P3e G5f B2b Px3e P*5e
Gx4e P8e to get a pawn in hand an win the knight by P*3f is even
better for white.
44.P3d-3e 04:14:00 04:23:00
45.P3fx3e 04:16:00 04:23:00
46.P8d-8e 04:16:00 04:37:00
47.P5fx5e 04:32:00 04:37:00
48.P8ex8f 04:32:00 04:46:00
49.B7gx8f 04:32:00 04:46:00
50.P*3f 04:32:00 04:46:00
51.N3gx4e 04:34:00 04:46:00
52.R4bx4e 04:34:00 04:47:00
53.S5g-4f 04:34:00 04:47:00
54.R4e-4a 04:34:00 04:48:00
55.R3hx3f 04:36:00 04:48:00
White has won a knight, but black has gotten four pawns for it, so
this position is still very much unclear. Moriuchi is the one who
has to move quickly, because less pieces in hand means less options.
56.S7b-8c 04:36:00 04:55:00
57.P3e-3d 04:57:00 04:55:00
58.B3c-1e 04:57:00 04:57:00
59.R3f-3h 04:58:00 04:57:00
60.G6a-7b 04:58:00 04:57:00
61.P1g-1f 05:01:00 04:57:00
62.B1e-4b 05:01:00 05:00:00
63.B8f-5i 05:01:00 05:00:00
64.P6d-6e?! 05:01:00 05:14:00
A small mistake. Immediately 64.P7e was correct.
65.P6fx6e 05:02:00 05:14:00
66.P7d-7e 05:02:00 05:14:00
67.B5i-4h 05:44:00 05:14:00
The difference. If white would not have played 64.P6e, this bishop
would not have come into play here.
68.G6c-7d 05:44:00 05:23:00
69.G6g-6f 05:44:00 05:23:00
70.R4a-6a 05:44:00 05:35:00
71.G6fx7e 05:56:00 05:35:00
72.G7dx7e 05:56:00 05:43:00
73.B4hx7e 05:56:00 05:43:00
74.B4bx7e 05:56:00 05:47:00
75.P7fx7e 05:56:00 05:47:00
76.N7cx6e 05:56:00 05:51:00
77.P*8d 06:16:00 05:51:00
78.S8cx8d 06:16:00 05:55:00
79.B*5b? 06:28:00 05:55:00
The turning point in this game. This was the position that Moriuchi
feared most. If there is a good attack for black, then white will
lose quickly. Habu could not find the correct move, which was the
simple 79.P*8c. Then, after 80.K9c the position is similar to the
game, but black still has the bishop in hand. Futhermore, 80.Kx8c
fails to G*7d, so white has to play 80.Gx8c. Then, after 81.G*7d,
82.Gx7d fails to B*5b R6d Bx7d+. It seems that white has nothing
but 82.G*7b after G*7d and then black seems to have nothing better
than sennichite: 83.Gx8c Gx8c G*7d G*7b etc.
80.R6a-6d 06:28:00 06:35:00
81.P*8c 07:09:00 06:35:00
82.K8b-9c 07:09:00 06:35:00
83.P*6f 07:09:00 06:35:00
Painful. Black wants to play something like 83.G*7d, but after B*6f
he has no pieces to interpose (P*8h is a double pawn drop!).
84.P*7g 07:09:00 06:53:00
85.G7h-8h 07:11:00 06:53:00
86.P*8f 07:11:00 07:00:00
87.S8gx8f 07:14:00 07:00:00
88.B*5f! 07:14:00 07:03:00
The winning move. Now 89.Px6e fails to the vulgar move 90.G*7i!
(Px6d N*8g and Bx8i+ or G*8g P7h+). It was tempting to attack with
89.N*7f instead of B*5f, but then 90.Px6e B*7i Sx7g is far from
clear. The black rook is working in defense and there is a high
probability that black can completely stop the white attack.
89.G*8g 07:17:00 07:03:00
90.G*7i 07:17:00 07:22:00
91.N8ix7g 07:19:00 07:22:00
92.N6ex7g+ 07:19:00 07:24:00
93.S8fx7g 07:20:00 07:24:00
94.B5fx4g+ 07:20:00 07:29:00
95.R3h-3i 07:27:00 07:29:00
96.+B4gx4f 07:27:00 07:29:00
97.N*8e 07:27:00 07:29:00
98.K9c-9d 07:27:00 07:37:00
99.P8c-8b+ 07:27:00 07:37:00
100.G7bx8b 07:27:00 07:38:00
101.P9g-9f 07:27:00 07:38:00
102.S*7h 07:27:00 07:44:00
103.P*8i 07:29:00 07:44:00
104.S7hx8g+ 07:29:00 07:45:00
105.G8hx8g 07:29:00 07:45:00
106.G*7h 07:29:00 07:45:00
107.P9fx9e 07:35:00 07:45:00
108.K9d-8c 07:35:00 07:45:00
109.L9h-9g 07:35:00 07:45:00
110.+B4f-5f 07:35:00 07:50:00
111.K9i-9h 07:37:00 07:50:00
112.N*6c 07:37:00 07:52:00
113.S*7d 07:42:00 07:52:00
114.R6dx7d 07:42:00 07:52:00
115.P7ex7d 07:42:00 07:52:00
116.G7hx7g 07:42:00 07:56:00
117.P7d-7c+ 07:45:00 07:56:00
118.G8bx7c 07:45:00 07:57:00
119.N8ex7c+ 07:45:00 07:57:00
120.S8dx7c 07:45:00 07:57:00
121.R*8f 07:46:00 07:57:00
122.P*8e 07:46:00 07:57:00
123.R8fx8e 07:46:00 07:57:00
124.S*8d 07:46:00 07:57:00
125.R3ix7i 07:46:00 07:57:00
126.S8dx8e 07:46:00 07:57:00
127.R7ix7g 07:46:00 07:57:00
128.R*4h 07:46:00 07:57:00
129.P*7h 07:48:00 07:57:00
130.N*7e 07:48:00 07:57:00
A nice finish. Black has no defense against this mating threat.
131.B5bx6c+ 07:48:00 07:57:00
132.N7ex8g+ 07:48:00 07:58:00
133.R7gx8g 07:48:00 07:58:00
134.R4hx7h+ 07:48:00 07:58:00
135.G*8h 07:48:00 07:58:00
136.+R7hx8g 07:48:00 07:58:00
137.G8hx8g 07:48:00 07:58:00
138.G*8h 07:48:00 07:58:00
Resigns 07:48:00 07:58:00
A simple but nice mate to end another good game by Moriuchi:
139.Kx8h R*7h and S*9h, 139.Gx8h N*8f K9i P*9h or 139.Px8h S*8i
and R*9h. A win with white puts a lot of pressure on Habu in
the fourth game.