68th Kisei Match Game 3
Black: Miura, Kisei
White: Yashiki, Challenger
68th Kisei-sen, Game 3, July 3rd 1997
1.P2g-2f 1/1 0/0
2.P8c-8d 0/1 8/8
3.P2f-2e 1/2 0/8
4.P8d-8e 0/2 0/8
5.G6i-7h 0/2 0/8
6.G4a-3b 0/2 0/8
7.P2e-2d 0/2 0/8
8.P2cx2d 0/2 0/8
9.R2hx2d 0/2 0/8
10.P*2c 0/2 0/8
11.R2d-2h 0/2 0/8
Does not look very positive, but Miura has had considerable success with
pulling back the rook to 2h instead of 2f.
12.P3c-3d 0/2 9/17
13.S3i-3h 1/3 0/17
14.S7a-7b 0/3 6/23
15.P9g-9f 0/3 0/23
16.P6c-6d 0/3 11/34
17.S3h-2g 9/12 0/34
18.P8e-8f 0/12 2/36
19.P8gx8f 0/12 0/36
20.R8bx8f 0/12 0/36
21.P*8g 0/12 0/36
22.R8f-8d 0/12 0/36
23.S2g-3f 0/12 0/36
24.P6d-6e 0/12 6/42
25.P7g-7f 0/12 0/42
26.K5a-4b 0/12 1/43
27.K5i-6h 3/15 0/43
28.S7b-6c 0/15 6/49
29.S3f-4e 2/17 0/49
30.G6a-5b 0/17 6/55
31.S4e-5f 5/22 0/55
Black has taken an extra move to put this silver on his natural spot 5f and
has not pushed the pawn to 4f. Not an easy line to play, but Miura will have
looked at it at home.
32.S6c-5d 0/22 9/64
33.G4i-5h 8/30 0/64
34.P7c-7d 0/30 4/68
35.P9f-9e 8/38 0/68
Black seems to lose another move, but white has no way to make use of it.
36.G5b-6c?! 0/38 16/84
This gold becomes a problem later.
37.P4g-4f 11/49 0/84
38.B2bx8h+ 0/49 23/107
39.S7ix8h 0/49 0/107
40.S3a-2b 0/49 0/107
41.S5f-4e! 31/80 0/107
This game is a good illustration of the difficulty of the Shogi opening. Black
seems to have lost many moves developing his pieces, yet after 41.S4e (for the
second time!) Miura takes the initiative. Black has the better chances.
42.S5dx4e 0/80 26/133
43.P4fx4e 2/82 0/133
44.S2b-3c 0/82 1/134
45.S8h-7g 4/86 0/134
46.P1c-1d 0/86 5/139
47.K6h-7i 18/104 0/139
48.N8a-7c 0/104 14/153
49.G5h-6h 3/107 0/153
50.P3d-3e 0/107 23/176
51.B*4f! 84/191 0/176
Another good move by Miura. White's P3e is aiming at B*6d and P3f, but Miura
eliminates this by B*4f.
52.S*6d 0/191 5/181
53.P6g-6f 14/205 0/181
54.P7d-7e 0/205 29/210
55.P7fx7e 9/214 0/210
56.S6dx7e 0/214 3/213
57.P*7f 10/224 0/213
58.S7e-6d 0/224 4/217
59.S7g-8f! 11/235 0/217
This silver now becomes an attacking piece. White is in big trouble.
60.K4b-3a 0/235 12/229
61.P4e-4d? 4/239 0/229
Until now Miura has shown some great Shogi to get the upper hand, but this
is overly subtle. The straightforward 61.Px6e Sx6e (Nx6e P*6f) P*6d G6b S7e
R8b P6c+ Gx6c S6d Gx6d Bx6d S*6b S*7a! is very good for black. The main line,
however, is also not bad for black.
62.S3cx4d 0/239 2/231
63.S*7e 2/241 0/231
64.S6dx7e 0/241 1/232
65.S8fx7e 0/241 0/232
66.R8d-5d 0/241 0/232
67.S*6d 6/247 0/232
68.G6cx6d 0/247 4/236
69.S7ex6d 1/248 0/236
70.S*4e 0/248 5/241
71.S6d-6c= 0/248 0/241
72.S4ex4f 0/248 0/241
73.S6cx5d+ 0/248 0/241
74.P5cx5d 0/248 0/241
75.R*7a? 2/250 0/241
Better is 75.R*7b. If white plays again 76.B*3d then 77.P*2d Px2d Rx2d S*2c
Rx2c+ Bx2c P*2d is better for black.
76.K3a-2b 0/250 0/241
77.R7ax9a+ 1/251 0/241
78.B*3d 0/251 9/250
79.G*2e 10/261 0/250
80.B3dx2e 0/261 3/253
81.R2hx2e 0/261 0/253
82.B*3d 0/261 0/253
83.R2e-2h 1/262 0/253
84.P*8f 0/262 9/262
85.B*6d?! 10/272 0/262
Tomioka, who commented the game for Shukan Shogi, labels this as a questionable
move that turns the game in white's favour.
86.P8fx8g+ 0/272 12/274
87.G7hx8g 0/272 0/274
88.S*3i 0/272 7/281
89.R2h-3h 7/279 0/281
90.P*8f 0/279 2/283
91.G8gx8f 0/279 0/283
92.P*8e 0/279 1/284
93.G8f-8g 0/279 0/284
94.P6ex6f 0/279 4/288
95.L*5f 0/279 0/288
96.P5d-5e 0/279 5/293
97.R3hx3i 0/279 0/293
98.P5ex5f 0/279 2/295
99.S*4a 0/279 0/295
100.S*5c 0/279 3/298
101.+R9a-8b 5/284 0/298
102.L*6b? 0/284 0/298
Bad move. This allows black to make an entering king. Much better is 102.P*7b
+Rx7b G*6b and white wins.
103.B6dx7c+ 2/286 0/298
104.P5fx5g+ 0/286 0/298
105.G6h-6i 0/286 0/298
106.P6f-6g+ 0/286 0/298
107.K7i-8h 0/286 0/298
108.G3b-3a 0/286 0/298
109.P*5d 1/287 0/298
110.G3ax4a 0/287 0/298
111.P5dx5c+ 0/287 0/298
112.S4dx5c 0/287 0/298
113.K8h-9g? 2/289 0/298
Too quick. After 113.+Bx4f S*7g Nx7g +Px7g Gx7g +P6g +Rx8e +Px7g Kx7g black
is safe.
114.+P6g-6f 0/289 0/298
115.K9g-9f? 2/291 0/298
Throws away the last chance. After 115.+Rx8e the situation is still not clear.
116.B3dx8i+ 0/291 0/298
117.P*5d 0/291 0/298
118.+P6fx7f 0/291 0/298
119.K9fx8e 0/291 0/298
120.+P7f-7e 0/291 0/298
121.K8e-8d 0/291 0/298
122.G*7d 0/291 0/298
123.+B7cx7d 1/292 0/298
124.+P7ex7d 0/292 0/298
125.K8dx9c 0/292 0/298
126.B*5e 0/292 0/298
127.P5dx5c+ 2/294 0/298
128.B5ex8b 0/294 0/298
129.K9cx8b 0/294 0/298
130.R*8d 0/294 0/298
Resigns 0/294 0/298
Time: 04:54:00 04:58:00
Black has succeeded in making an entering king, but that is not enough to make
the king safe. After any drop on 8c, 132.Rx8g+ is a mating threat. Also, after
131.K7a S*8b and Rx8g+ black loses.
