59th Meijin Match Game 3

Black: Maruyama Tadahisa, Meijin
White: Tanigawa Koji, Challenger
59th Meijin-sen
Game 3
May 8th and 9th 2001
1.P7g-7f     00:00:00  00:00:00
2.P3c-3d     00:00:00  00:02:00
3.P2g-2f     00:01:00  00:02:00
4.P4c-4d     00:01:00  00:04:00
5.P2f-2e     00:02:00  00:04:00
6.B2b-3c     00:02:00  00:04:00
7.S3i-4h     00:02:00  00:04:00
8.P9c-9d     00:02:00  00:08:00
9.G4i-5h     00:02:00  00:08:00
10.P9d-9e    00:02:00  00:12:00
11.K5i-6h    00:02:00  00:12:00
12.R8b-4b    00:02:00  00:18:00
13.K6h-7h    00:03:00  00:18:00
14.S7a-7b    00:03:00  00:20:00
15.P5g-5f    00:04:00  00:20:00
16.S3a-3b    00:04:00  00:26:00
17.B8h-7g    00:05:00  00:26:00
18.S3b-4c    00:05:00  00:32:00
19.B7g-6h    00:06:00  00:32:00
20.R4b-2b    00:06:00  00:37:00
21.P6g-6f    00:07:00  00:37:00
22.G4a-5b    00:07:00  00:42:00
23.G5h-6g    00:11:00  00:42:00
24.P6c-6d    00:11:00  00:47:00
25.N8i-7g    00:29:00  00:47:00
26.K5a-6b    00:29:00  00:53:00
27.K7h-8i    00:29:00  00:53:00
28.K6b-7a    00:29:00  01:06:00
29.G6i-7h    00:30:00  01:06:00
30.K7a-8b    00:30:00  01:07:00
31.P3g-3f    00:31:00  01:07:00
32.P4d-4e    00:31:00  01:59:00
33.P1g-1f    00:31:00  01:59:00
34.G5b-6c    00:31:00  02:01:00
35.N2i-3g    00:35:00  02:01:00
36.S4c-5d    00:35:00  02:06:00
37.B6h-5g    00:37:00  02:06:00
38.P7c-7d    00:37:00  02:14:00
39.S4h-5i    00:39:00  02:14:00
40.P8c-8d    00:39:00  02:36:00
41.S5i-6h    00:42:00  02:36:00
42.N8a-7c    00:42:00  02:41:00
43.S7i-8h    01:11:00  02:41:00
44.S7b-8c    01:11:00  02:54:00
45.P8g-8f    01:17:00  02:54:00
46.P1c-1d    01:17:00  03:13:00
47.S6h-7i    01:43:00  03:13:00
48.G6a-7b    01:43:00  03:16:00
49.R2h-2f    01:44:00  03:16:00
50.B3c-4d    01:44:00  04:03:00
51.R2f-2i    01:58:00  04:03:00
52.B4d-3c    01:58:00  04:13:00
53.R2i-2h    02:43:00  04:13:00
54.G6c-6b    02:43:00  04:20:00
55.R2h-2g    03:01:00  04:20:00
56.G6b-6c    03:01:00  04:20:00
57.R2g-2i    03:22:00  04:20:00
58.G6c-6b    03:22:00  04:23:00
59.R2i-2h    03:22:00  04:23:00
60.G6b-6c    03:22:00  04:23:00
61.R2h-2g    03:22:00  04:23:00
62.G6c-6b    03:22:00  04:23:00
63.R2g-2i    03:22:00  04:23:00
64.G6b-6c    03:22:00  04:23:00
65.R2i-2f    03:22:00  04:23:00
66.B3c-4d    03:22:00  04:24:00
67.R2f-2g    03:22:00  04:24:00
68.B4d-3c    03:22:00  04:24:00
69.R2g-2i    03:22:00  04:24:00
Sennichite   03:22:00  04:24:00

For the first time since the match between Kato Hifumi and 
Nakahara Makoto in 1982, a game in the Meijin match ends in 
sennichite. Maruyama had the chance to start the fight by 
moving his rook to the fourth file. After R4b P4f Px4f Rx4f 
it is unclear who will end on top, but Tanigawa didn't have 
much confidence in that position. Maruyama's fighting spirit 
seemed to be lacking and this is reflected in the replay.