68th Kisei Match Game 1
Black: Miura, Kisei
White: Yashiki, Challenger
68th Kisei-sen, 1st Game, June 14th 1997
1.P2g-2f 0/0 0/0
2.P8c-8d 0/0 5/5
3.P2f-2e 0/0 0/5
4.P8d-8e 0/0 0/5
5.G6i-7h 0/0 0/5
6.G4a-3b 0/0 0/5
7.P2e-2d 0/0 0/5
8.P2cx2d 0/0 0/5
9.R2hx2d 0/0 0/5
10.P*2c 0/0 0/5
11.R2d-2h 0/0 0/5
12.P8e-8f 0/0 6/11
13.P8gx8f 0/0 0/11
14.R8bx8f 0/0 0/11
15.P*8g 0/0 0/11
16.R8f-8d 0/0 0/11
17.S3i-3h 2/2 0/11
18.P3c-3d 0/2 9/20
19.P9g-9f 3/5 0/20
20.S7a-7b 0/5 4/24
21.P4g-4f 1/6 0/24
22.S7b-8c 0/6 12/36
23.P7g-7f 11/17 0/36
24.S8c-7d 0/17 1/37
25.B8hx2b+ 11/28 0/37
26.S3ax2b 0/28 0/37
27.N8i-7g 1/29 0/37
28.K5a-4b 0/29 6/43
29.S3h-4g 16/45 0/43
30.S2b-3c 0/45 10/53
31.S7i-8h 5/50 0/53
32.P9c-9d 0/50 9/62
33.S4g-5f 12/62 0/62
34.R8d-8b 0/62 14/76
35.K5i-6h 4/66 0/76
36.G6a-5b 0/66 3/79
37.G4i-5h 15/81 0/79
38.K4b-3a 0/81 11/90
39.K6h-7i 14/95 0/90
40.P1c-1d 0/95 12/102
41.P1g-1f 10/105 0/102
42.P6c-6d 0/105 15/117
43.G5h-6h 4/109 0/117
44.S7d-6c 0/109 21/138
45.P8g-8f 6/115 0/138
46.P7c-7d 0/115 1/139
47.S8h-8g 14/129 0/139
48.P4c-4d 0/129 2/141
49.P3g-3f 11/140 0/141
50.S6c-5d 0/140 29/170
51.P6g-6f 6/146 0/170
52.G5b-4c 0/146 4/174
53.K7i-8h 22/168 0/174
54.K3a-2b 0/168 9/183
Actually, the game is only beginning now. Both players have taken their time
to build the strongest possible position.
55.G6h-5h 19/187 0/183
56.S3c-2d 0/187 13/196
In the pressroom there was already talk of sennichite, after repeatedly
G5h-6h-5h and S3c-2d-3c. However, Miura actually has a cunning plan...
57.G5h-6g 3/190 0/196
58.S2d-3c 0/190 5/201
59.G6g-6h 0/190 0/201
60.S3c-2d 0/190 4/205
61.P4f-4e! 7/197 0/205
Brilliant opening play by Miura. By playing the triangle gold manouver
G6h-6g-6h he has managed to get the optimal defending position while Yashiki
has weakened his king with S2d. This is the time to start to attack.
62.P4dx4e 0/197 10/215
63.N2i-3g 8/205 0/215
64.P*8e! 0/205 15/230
Great counter by Yashiki. Miura would have been very happy if Yashiki would
have played 64.P4f immediately: 64.P4f? P*4d Gx4d B*7a R5b Rx2d Px2d S*4a
and black wins. However, with blacks pawn on 8e, white has the counter P*8f
Sx8f P*8g and the rook sacrifice on 2d would be too dangerous for black.
65.P8fx8e 0/205 0/230
66.P4e-4f 0/205 2/232
67.P8e-8d! 12/217 0/232
This move is actually very difficult to deal with. After 68.Rx8d P*8f the
weakness on the head of the black king is gone and the white rook no longer
works well in defense. After 68.P*8f Sx8f Rx8d P*8g black's castle is also
intact. Finally, in the future black has the sacrifice P8c+ Rx8c B*6a.
68.P4f-4g+ 0/217 19/251
69.S5fx4g 3/220 0/251
70.P6d-6e?! 0/220 1/252
A mistake that opens the diagonal to the rook. From now on, white has to worry
about a bishop fork on rook and king on every move.
71.P6fx6e 17/237 0/252
72.P7d-7e 0/237 1/253
73.P7fx7e 3/240 0/253
74.R8bx8d 0/240 1/254
75.P*8e 0/240 0/254
76.R8d-8b 0/240 3/257
77.B*6d 3/243 0/257
78.B*7c 0/243 4/261
79.P7e-7d? 10/253 0/261
A mistake that tips the scales slightly in Yashiki's favour. After 79.S5f the
position is unclear.
80.B7cx6d 0/253 0/261
81.P6ex6d 0/253 0/261
82.P*8f 0/253 2/263
83.S8g-7f 0/253 0/263
84.S2d-3c 0/253 5/268
85.P6d-6c+ 15/268 0/268
86.S5dx6c 0/268 0/268
87.P*2d 5/273 0/268
88.P2cx2d 0/273 0/268
89.P*2c 0/273 0/268
90.G3bx2c 0/273 3/271
91.P*2e 2/275 0/271
92.P2dx2e 0/275 11/282
93.P*2d 0/275 0/282
94.G2cx2d 0/275 2/284
95.N3gx2e 0/275 0/284
96.P*2g 0/275 8/292
97.R2hx2g 0/275 0/292
98.P*2f! 0/275 3/295
The right move. Very tempting is the bishop drop 98.B*4i, but both players
had seen that after 99.Nx3c+ Gx3c Rx2d Gx2d B*5e P*4d S5h white has no
continuation.
99.R2gx2f 0/275 0/295
100.B*4d 0/275 0/295
101.P3f-3e 1/276 0/295
102.P*7e 0/276 1/296
103.S7fx7e 3/279 0/296
104.P*7f 0/279 0/296
105.N2ex3c+ 0/279 0/296
106.G4cx3c 0/279 0/296
107.R2fx7f 0/279 0/296
108.N*6d 0/279 0/296
109.S7ex6d 2/281 0/296
110.S6cx6d 0/281 0/296
111.P*2e 3/284 0/296
112.G2dx3e 0/284 1/297
113.P2e-2d 7/291 0/297
114.S*8g 0/291 1/298
115.G7hx8g 0/291 0/298
116.P8fx8g+ 0/291 0/298
117.K8hx8g 0/291 0/298
118.G*7e 0/291 0/298
119.R7fx7e? 3/294 0/298
The losing move. Miura had planned to play 119.Rx7e Sx7e B*6e, but realised
too late that he would be mated after Rx8e: K7h (Nx8e R*8h) R*8h K6i Rx6h+
Kx6h R8h+ and after any drop on 7h, the game is finished after Bx7g+. If
Miura would have seen this earlier, he would probably have found the correct
119.S*2c Gx2c Px2c+ Kx2c B*4a S*3b P*2d and white does not get the time to
play the simple hisshi Gx7f Kx7f R*6f K8g Rx6h+.
120.S6dx7e 0/294 0/298
121.K8g-9h 2/296 0/298
122.S7e-8f 0/296 0/298
A very interesting way to lose. White has no immediate mate, but black can only
attack by giving white the material he needs to mate.
123.B*4a 1/297 0/298
124.K2b-3a 0/297 0/298
125.P*4b 1/298 0/298
126.R8bx4b 0/298 0/298
127.G*5a 1/299 0/298
128.R4bx4a 0/299 0/298
129.G5ax4a 0/299 0/298
130.K3ax4a 0/299 0/298
131.R*6a 0/299 0/298
132.B*5a 0/299 0/298
133.P*4b 0/299 0/298
134.K4ax4b 0/299 0/298
Resigns 0/299 0/298
Time: 04:59:00 04:58:00
Black has no mate, and there is no defense against G*8g K8i P*8h K7i R*8i.
