53rd Osho Match Game 5
[Black "Habu Yoshiharu, Osho"]
[White "Moriuchi Toshiyuki, Challenger"]
[Event "53rd Osho-sen, Game 5"]
[Date "March 8th and 9th 2004"]
1.P7g-7f 00:00:00 00:00:00
2.P8c-8d 00:00:00 00:01:00
3.S7i-6h 00:04:00 00:01:00
4.P3c-3d 00:04:00 00:01:00
5.P6g-6f 00:05:00 00:01:00
6.S7a-6b 00:05:00 00:01:00
7.P5g-5f 00:07:00 00:01:00
8.P5c-5d 00:07:00 00:01:00
9.S3i-4h 00:08:00 00:01:00
10.S3a-4b 00:08:00 00:02:00
11.G4i-5h 00:11:00 00:02:00
12.G4a-3b 00:11:00 00:02:00
13.G6i-7h 00:13:00 00:02:00
14.K5a-4a 00:13:00 00:02:00
15.K5i-6i 00:15:00 00:02:00
16.G6a-5b 00:15:00 00:02:00
17.S6h-7g 00:19:00 00:02:00
A double Yagura like in the previous game. Habu really likes this
opening and is almost unbeatable with it when he plays black. When
he lost with black in the 3rd game of last year's Ryu-O match, it was
really for the first time in a very long time. He wins about 17 games
in every 20 he plays with black. Of course, Moriuchi also has very
good results in this opening...
18.S4b-3c 00:19:00 00:03:00
19.B8h-7i 00:23:00 00:03:00
20.B2b-3a 00:23:00 00:04:00
21.P3g-3f 00:25:00 00:04:00
22.P4c-4d 00:25:00 00:04:00
23.G5h-6g 00:27:00 00:04:00
24.P7c-7d 00:27:00 00:06:00
25.S4h-3g 00:50:00 00:06:00
26.B3a-6d 00:50:00 00:07:00
27.B7i-6h 00:51:00 00:07:00
28.G5b-4c 00:51:00 00:07:00
29.K6i-7i 00:53:00 00:07:00
30.K4a-3a 00:53:00 00:08:00
31.K7i-8h 00:54:00 00:08:00
32.K3a-2b 00:54:00 00:09:00
33.S3g-4f 01:01:00 00:09:00
34.S6b-5c 01:01:00 00:24:00
35.N2i-3g 01:03:00 00:24:00
36.P9c-9d 01:03:00 00:24:00
37.P2g-2f 01:08:00 00:24:00
38.S3c-2d 01:08:00 00:24:00
39.P1g-1f 01:08:00 00:24:00
40.P1c-1d 01:08:00 00:24:00
41.R2h-3h 01:15:00 00:24:00
42.B6d-7c 01:15:00 00:25:00
43.L1i-1h 01:21:00 00:25:00
44.P9d-9e 01:21:00 00:25:00
45.P6f-6e 02:10:00 00:25:00
46.P8d-8e 02:10:00 00:31:00
47.N3g-2e 02:21:00 00:31:00
48.S5c-4b 02:21:00 00:36:00
49.P5f-5e 02:40:00 00:36:00
50.P4d-4e 02:40:00 00:51:00
51.S4fx4e 02:41:00 00:51:00
52.B7cx5e 02:41:00 00:51:00
53.P4g-4f 02:41:00 00:51:00
54.P8e-8f 02:41:00 00:54:00
Up until this move, the position was identical to the 6th game of the
2002 Ryu-O match between Abe and Habu. Habu won that game, but played
54.B7c here. He won that game, but even at that time everybody wondered
why he did not play 54.P8f here. Moriuchi decides that he is going to
try and find out.
55.P8gx8f 02:41:00 00:54:00
56.R8bx8f 02:41:00 00:54:00
57.P*8g 02:41:00 00:54:00
58.R8f-8b 02:41:00 00:54:00
59.B6h-5g 03:33:00 00:54:00
60.K2b-3a 03:33:00 02:16:00
61.S4e-5f 04:07:00 02:16:00
62.B5e-2b 04:07:00 02:18:00
63.S7g-6f 04:10:00 02:18:00
64.P5d-5e! 04:10:00 03:16:00
The sealed move and even more sharp than the expected 64.N7c or 64.R5b.
65.S6fx5e 05:02:00 03:16:00
Not much choice here. If black shows a weak heart here and retreats
with 65.S4g, white gets an overwhelming position after S5c, S5d followed
by N7c.
66.R8b-5b 05:02:00 03:16:00
The point. The silver on 5e can not be saved. 67.P*5d Gx5d or 67.S6f Rx5f
Gx5f S*4g and the black position crumbles. White can afford to sacrifice
some material for attack, because he always has the safeguard of a pawn
drop on 5a to defend against a rook drop.
67.N8i-7g 05:09:00 03:16:00
Habu decides to give Moriuchi the two silver and wait for a chance.
68.B2bx5e 05:09:00 04:14:00
69.S5fx5e 05:09:00 04:14:00
70.R5bx5e 05:09:00 04:15:00
71.B*6f! 05:09:00 04:15:00
The best counter. Most people in the press room thought that Moriuchi had
taken Habu by surprise again, like in the first game where Habu just lost
a silver. However, the position is actually very close.
72.R5ex5g+ 05:09:00 05:51:00
73.G6gx5g 05:09:00 05:51:00
74.B*9c 05:09:00 05:52:00
75.R*6a 05:41:00 05:52:00
74.B*9c seems to defend indirectly against Bx1a+, but it still seems that
black might win after 75.Bx1a+ Bx5g+ L*5i +B4g P*5b. However, after S*2b
+B1b P*5g white still has the upper hand. 75.R*6a was therefore the correct
decision.
76.P*5a 05:41:00 05:54:00
77.B6fx9c+ 06:47:00 05:54:00
78.N8ax9c 06:47:00 05:59:00
79.P*5b 06:47:00 05:59:00
80.B*4i 06:47:00 06:52:00
81.R3h-2h 07:05:00 06:52:00
82.K3a-2b 07:05:00 06:52:00
83.P5bx5a+ 07:15:00 06:52:00
84.P*5f 07:15:00 06:55:00
It seems that with the early escape 82.K2b, the white king has gotten far
enough from the enemy pieces to have time for a winning attack. However,
Habu has found a way to bring his attack to life.
85.B*6f! 07:20:00 06:55:00
86.S4b-3c 07:20:00 07:04:00
87.N2ex3c+ 07:25:00 07:04:00
88.S2dx3c 07:25:00 07:50:00
89.S*4a! 07:25:00 07:50:00
Suddenly, the white position does not look very good anymore. Even after
Px5g+ it is impossible to create a mating threat because the black rook
is working perfectly in defense. Here Habu felt that things were starting
to get better for him. Still, Moriuchi has one more trick up his sleeve.
90.G4c-4b 07:25:00 07:50:00
91.+P5a-5b 07:40:00 07:50:00
92.P5fx5g+ 07:40:00 07:50:00
93.+P5bx4b 07:47:00 07:50:00
94.G3bx4b 07:47:00 07:50:00
95.R6a-6b+ 07:48:00 07:50:00
96.P*5b 07:48:00 07:53:00
97.G*3b 07:52:00 07:53:00
98.K2b-1b 07:52:00 07:53:00
99.+R6b-5a 07:55:00 07:53:00
This is not a mating threat, but after +Rx4b next, there is no defense for
white. S*6h, S*6i or N*8d are clearly no mating threats, so it was felt that
the game was over here.
100.N9c-8e! 07:55:00 07:54:00
Moriuchi has prepared a last prayer. 101.Nx8e fails to Bx7f+ +Rx4b +Bx6f.
101.+R5ax4b 07:57:00 07:54:00
No choice. It is unclear whether Habu had seen the next rush of checks until
the end, but his shaking hand after the game showed that he might have been a
little bit rattled by Moriuchi's final attempt.
102.N*9f 07:57:00 07:54:00
103.P9gx9f 07:58:00 07:54:00
103.K9h leads to mate after 104.G*8h. Suddenly, the black king looks in a lot
of danger.
104.S*9g 07:58:00 07:55:00
105.K8h-7i 07:58:00 07:55:00
106.S*8h 07:58:00 07:57:00
107.G7hx8h 07:58:00 07:57:00
108.S9gx8h+ 07:58:00 07:57:00
109.K7ix8h 07:58:00 07:57:00
110.G*9g 07:58:00 07:57:00
111.L9ix9g 07:58:00 07:57:00
112.N8ex9g+ 07:58:00 07:57:00
113.K8h-9i 07:58:00 07:57:00
The right answer. 113.Kx9g Px9f is mate.
114.L*9h 07:58:00 07:59:00
115.R2hx9h 07:58:00 07:59:00
116.+N9gx9h 07:58:00 07:59:00
117.K9ix9h 07:58:00 07:59:00
118.R*9g 07:58:00 07:59:00
119.K9h-8h 07:58:00 07:59:00
Resigns 07:58:00 07:59:00
Still close, but no mate after 120.G*9h K7i G8i Kx8i +Rx8g+ K9i. Black has
an easy mate with Gx3c, so Moriuchi resigned here. Habu pulls one back to get
to 3-2 in the match, but is still very much in danger of losing his Osho title.