38th Kio Match Game 4
[Black "Watanabe Akira, Challenger"]
[White "Goda Masataka, Kio"]
[Event "38th Kio-sen, Game 4"]
[Date "March 24th 2013"]
1.P7g-7f 00:00:00 00:00:00
2.P8c-8d 00:00:00 00:00:00
3.P2g-2f 00:03:00 00:00:00
4.P8d-8e 00:03:00 00:00:00
5.B8h-7g 00:03:00 00:00:00
6.P3c-3d 00:03:00 00:00:00
7.S7i-8h 00:03:00 00:00:00
8.G4a-3b 00:03:00 00:00:00
9.G6i-7h 00:03:00 00:00:00
10.B2bx7g+ 00:03:00 00:00:00
11.S8hx7g 00:03:00 00:00:00
12.S3a-4b 00:03:00 00:00:00
13.S3i-3h 00:03:00 00:00:00
14.S7a-7b 00:03:00 00:00:00
15.P9g-9f 00:03:00 00:00:00
16.P9c-9d 00:03:00 00:00:00
17.P4g-4f 00:03:00 00:00:00
18.P6c-6d 00:03:00 00:00:00
19.S3h-4g 00:03:00 00:00:00
20.S7b-6c 00:03:00 00:00:00
21.K5i-6h 00:04:00 00:00:00
22.P1c-1d 00:04:00 00:00:00
23.P1g-1f 00:04:00 00:00:00
24.K5a-4a 00:04:00 00:00:00
25.S4g-5f 00:05:00 00:00:00
26.G6a-5b 00:05:00 00:00:00
27.K6h-7i 00:06:00 00:00:00
28.K4a-3a 00:06:00 00:00:00
29.G4i-5h 00:06:00 00:00:00
30.S6c-5d 00:06:00 00:00:00
31.P3g-3f 00:06:00 00:00:00
32.P4c-4d 00:06:00 00:00:00
33.N2i-3g 00:06:00 00:00:00
34.P7c-7d 00:06:00 00:00:00
35.P6g-6f 00:08:00 00:00:00
36.S4b-3c 00:08:00 00:00:00
37.R2h-4h 00:10:00 00:00:00
38.G5b-4b 00:10:00 00:00:00
39.K7i-8h 00:10:00 00:00:00
40.K3a-2b 00:10:00 00:00:00
41.L1i-1h 00:11:00 00:00:00
After an Aigakari, Yokofudori and Yagura, we now have a Kakugawari opening.
However, instead of playing the classic attack with P3e, Watanabe has
decided to play the waiting move 41.L1h.
42.G4b-4c 00:11:00 00:03:00
43.P2f-2e 00:12:00 00:03:00
Another waiting move.
44.L9a-9b 00:12:00 00:05:00
Goda replies with a waiting move of his own. Suddenly we have moved from
a position that has been played thousands of times before to a position
that has been played only once before.
45.P4f-4e 01:06:00 00:05:00
After 54 minutes, Watanabe decides to start the attack.
46.P4dx4e 01:06:00 00:06:00
47.S5fx4e 01:06:00 00:06:00
48.S5dx4e 01:06:00 00:08:00
49.N3gx4e 01:06:00 00:08:00
50.S3c-4d 01:06:00 00:08:00
51.N4ex5c+ 01:06:00 00:08:00
This way of playing is known, but no professional has even played it
because it so clearly seems an overplay and too simple an attack to work.
However, no one has ever exactly shown how white should defend against it.
Watanabe has decided to put Goda to the test here. Can white find the right
way to show that the black attack is bound to fail?
52.G4cx5c 01:06:00 02:32:00
It took a long time for Goda to decide with which piece he should take
the knight. Two hours and 24 minutes to be exact. Considering that the
time limit per player in the Kio match is 4 hours, this is a huge time
investment. After the game, Goda admitted that he still didn't feel
comfortable with 52.Gx5c, but that he thought that 52.Sx5c was bad because
of 53.P*4d G4c-4b S*4c N*3a Sx3b+ Kx3b B*7a R8c G*8b and black can pick
up both the lance and the gold. Furthermore, because white has used the
knight on 3a, the strong counter attack N*8f is no longer possible.
53.B*7a 01:09:00 02:32:00
54.P*4g 01:09:00 02:40:00
55.R4hx4g 01:11:00 02:40:00
56.R8b-7b 01:11:00 02:40:00
57.B7ax5c+ 02:03:00 02:40:00
58.S4dx5c 02:03:00 02:40:00
59.P2e-2d 02:03:00 02:40:00
Watanabe thought he had a slight advantage here, but it is not easy to
push the attack through.
60.S*4d 02:03:00 03:10:00
61.G*6c 02:33:00 03:10:00
62.B*6i 02:33:00 03:33:00
63.G6cx7b 02:37:00 03:33:00
64.B6ix5h+ 02:37:00 03:33:00
65.P2dx2c+ 02:38:00 03:33:00
66.G3bx2c 02:38:00 03:33:00
67.R4g-2g 02:39:00 03:33:00
68.P*2d? 02:39:00 03:33:00
An interesting oversight by both players. If white plays 68.+Bx3f immediately
then 69.P*2d +Bx2g Px2c+ Kx2c leads to a position that is similar to the
game. Both players thought that the position was exactly the same, but
when we look at it carefully, white has an extra pawn in hand, which is
a huge difference.
69.P*2e 02:40:00 03:33:00
70.+B5hx3f 02:40:00 03:38:00
71.P2ex2d 02:45:00 03:38:00
72.+B3fx2g 02:45:00 03:38:00
73.P2dx2c+ 02:45:00 03:38:00
74.K2bx2c 02:45:00 03:38:00
75.R*2e 02:45:00 03:38:00
76.P*2d 02:45:00 03:38:00
77.R2ex2g 02:45:00 03:38:00
78.R*4h 02:45:00 03:40:00
Kato (9-dan) gave 78.R*3h is an alternative that may have been better. No
variations were given, but he thought that because this defends against
N*3f, Watanabe would have found it much harder to attack.
79.B*4a 03:13:00 03:40:00
80.N*3b 03:13:00 03:42:00
81.S*4c 03:30:00 03:42:00
82.G*3a 03:30:00 03:43:00
83.S4cx3b= 03:30:00 03:43:00
84.G3ax3b 03:30:00 03:43:00
85.G*4c 03:30:00 03:43:00
86.S*3a 03:30:00 03:43:00
87.N*3f 03:31:00 03:43:00
88.R4hx7h+? 03:31:00 03:51:00
Goda thinks his position is bad and he tries too hard to get back into
the game. If he would just have played 88.S3e then 89.P*2e Rx4c+ Px2d K1c
(or K2b) and even though black is attacking, Watanabe was not happy with
his position here. If Goda would have gotten the extra pawn earlier, this
would have been even better for him.
89.K8hx7h 03:34:00 03:51:00
90.B*4e 03:34:00 03:51:00
91.P5g-5f 03:34:00 03:51:00
92.B4ex3f 03:34:00 03:51:00
93.R2g-2h 03:40:00 03:51:00
94.G*3c 03:40:00 03:51:00
95.P*2e 03:44:00 03:51:00
96.B3fx2e 03:44:00 03:53:00
97.P*2b 03:46:00 03:53:00
98.K2cx2b 03:46:00 03:53:00
99.G4cx3b 03:46:00 03:53:00
100.S3ax3b 03:46:00 03:53:00
101.B4a-6c+ 03:46:00 03:53:00
102.B2e-4g+ 03:46:00 03:55:00
103.P*4e 03:46:00 03:55:00
104.+B4gx5f 03:46:00 03:55:00
105.K7h-8h 03:46:00 03:55:00
106.+B5fx4e 03:46:00 03:57:00
107.+B6cx4e 03:46:00 03:57:00
108.S4dx4e 03:46:00 03:57:00
109.P*2c 03:47:00 03:57:00
110.G3cx2c 03:47:00 03:57:00
111.R*5a 03:48:00 03:57:00
112.S5c-4b 03:48:00 03:57:00
113.R5ax8a+ 03:48:00 03:57:00
114.B*5e 03:48:00 03:57:00
115.R2h-4h 03:50:00 03:57:00
116.P*4g 03:50:00 03:57:00
117.R4h-5h 03:50:00 03:57:00
118.P*5g 03:50:00 03:57:00
119.R5hx5g 03:51:00 03:57:00
120.P*5f 03:51:00 03:57:00
121.R5gx4g 03:51:00 03:57:00
122.P*4f 03:51:00 03:57:00
123.R4g-3g 03:51:00 03:57:00
124.N*3e 03:51:00 03:57:00
125.G*5b 03:51:00 03:57:00
126.S4b-4c 03:51:00 03:57:00
127.B*3a 03:52:00 03:57:00
128.K2b-1b 03:52:00 03:57:00
129.P1f-1e 03:52:00 03:57:00
130.P4f-4g+ 03:52:00 03:57:00
131.R3g-1g 03:52:00 03:57:00
132.G*2f! 03:52:00 03:57:00
Watanabe was taken by surprise here. He thought white had to play B2h+ here,
which is helping the black attack because the bishop no longer defends 2b.
After this, Watanabe had calculated that his attack would be one move quicker.
133.+R8ax8e? 03:52:00 03:57:00
Surprise invites the mistake. Correct would have been 133.G4b and the black
attack is still strong enough.
134.P6d-6e? 03:52:00 03:58:00
Goda misses his chance. If he had pulled back the bishop with 134.B2b then
after 135.Bx2b+ Gx2b the threatening bishop on 3a is gone, and white has
some room to build an attack of his own.
135.+R8ex6e 03:53:00 03:58:00
136.S4e-5d 03:53:00 03:58:00
137.+R6ex5e 03:55:00 03:58:00
138.S5dx5e 03:55:00 03:58:00
139.G5b-4b 03:55:00 03:58:00
140.S5e-4d 03:55:00 03:58:00
141.P1ex1d 03:56:00 03:58:00
142.G2fx1g 03:56:00 03:59:00
143.L1hx1g 03:56:00 03:59:00
144.R*1h 03:56:00 03:59:00
145.P*5h 03:56:00 03:59:00
146.R1hx1g+ 03:56:00 03:59:00
147.B*6e 03:56:00 03:59:00
This is a strong position for the bishop and Watanabe felt confident again
that he would win the game.
148.R*3c 03:56:00 03:59:00
A last stand by Goda but it is in vain.
149.P*2e 03:57:00 03:59:00
150.+P4g-5g 03:57:00 03:59:00
151.P2ex2d 03:58:00 03:59:00
152.+P5g-6g 03:58:00 03:59:00
153.P2dx2c+ 03:58:00 03:59:00
154.R3cx2c 03:58:00 03:59:00
155.N*2d 03:58:00 03:59:00
156.R2cx2d 03:58:00 03:59:00
157.G*1c 03:58:00 03:59:00
Resigns 03:58:00 03:59:00
Goda has played on a little longer than necessary, perhaps to mentally prepare
himself for losing his Kio title. Now the mate is so simple after 158.Nx1c
Bx1c+ K2a G*3a that he has no other option but to resign. After the Osho
title, Watanabe also takes the Kio title and is now the 8th person in shogi
history to hold three major titles at the same time. Moriuchi still holds
the Meijin title, but all other titles are now divided between Watanabe and Habu.