56th Osho Match Game 1

[Black "Sato Yasumitsu, Challenger"]
[White "Habu Yoshiharu, Osho"]
[Event "56th Osho-sen, Game 1"]
[Date "January 11th 2007"]
1.P7g-7f     00:00:00  00:00:00
2.P3c-3d     00:00:00  00:03:00
3.P2g-2f     00:02:00  00:03:00
4.G4a-3b     00:02:00  00:08:00
5.P2f-2e     00:14:00  00:08:00
6.B2bx8h+    00:14:00  00:18:00
7.S7ix8h     00:14:00  00:18:00
8.S3a-2b     00:14:00  00:18:00
9.S3i-4h     00:17:00  00:18:00
10.S2b-3c    00:17:00  00:20:00
11.P4g-4f    00:20:00  00:20:00
12.S7a-6b    00:20:00  00:25:00
13.S4h-4g    00:21:00  00:25:00
14.P6c-6d    00:21:00  00:26:00
15.P3g-3f    00:33:00  00:26:00
16.S6b-6c    00:33:00  00:29:00
17.S8h-7g    00:44:00  00:29:00
18.K5a-4b    00:44:00  00:37:00
19.N2i-3g    00:50:00  00:37:00
20.G6a-5b    00:50:00  01:03:00
21.P1g-1f    01:09:00  01:03:00
22.P1c-1d    01:09:00  01:12:00
23.P9g-9f    01:27:00  01:12:00
24.P9c-9d    01:27:00  01:23:00
25.G4i-5h    01:29:00  01:23:00
26.P7c-7d    01:29:00  01:35:00
27.S4g-5f    01:34:00  01:35:00
28.P8c-8d    01:34:00  01:55:00
29.K5i-6h    01:37:00  01:55:00
30.S6c-5d    01:37:00  02:35:00
31.P6g-6f    02:07:00  02:35:00
32.K4b-3a    02:07:00  02:40:00
33.K6h-7i    02:17:00  02:40:00
34.N8a-7c    02:17:00  02:54:00
35.G6i-7h    02:26:00  02:54:00
36.P4c-4d    02:26:00  02:58:00
37.K7i-8h    02:33:00  02:58:00
38.G5b-4c    02:33:00  03:13:00
39.R2h-4h    02:47:00  03:13:00
40.K3a-2b    02:47:00  03:30:00
41.P4f-4e    02:51:00  03:30:00
42.P4dx4e    02:51:00  03:32:00

This position is the main point of the Kakugawari with tempo loss. 
Without the loss of tempo because of 6.Bx8h+, the white pawn is now 
on 8e instead of 8d and the majority of games is won by black from 
this position. However, with the pawn still on 8d, white has the 
counterattack N8e and this makes all the difference. For example, 
black has tried B*5a but then N8e is good. Also, Sx4e has been tried, 
but then after P*4d the majority of games has been won by white.

43.N3gx4e    03:34:00  03:32:00

A new move by Sato, but it doesn't seem to give black anything extra.

44.S3c-4d    03:34:00  04:10:00
45.B*3g      03:41:00  04:10:00

This should be the point of Sato's idea, but it just doesn't seem to 
be a good idea to drop the bishop in one's own position here. In the 
Kakugawari opening the bishop is supposed to be dropped in the opponent 
camp.

46.N7c-8e    03:41:00  04:27:00
47.S7g-8f    04:01:00  04:27:00
48.R8b-8a    04:01:00  04:37:00
49.B3gx6d    04:43:00  04:37:00
50.P*6e      04:43:00  04:50:00
51.P1f-1e    05:49:00  04:50:00
52.P1dx1e    05:49:00  04:53:00
53.P2e-2d    05:49:00  04:53:00
54.P2cx2d    05:49:00  04:56:00
55.P*2e      05:49:00  04:56:00
56.P2dx2e    05:49:00  05:33:00
57.B6d-7c+   05:54:00  05:33:00
58.P6ex6f    05:54:00  05:43:00
59.+B7c-7b   06:02:00  05:43:00
60.R8a-3a    06:02:00  05:44:00
61.+B7b-7c   06:05:00  05:44:00
62.R3a-8a    06:05:00  05:49:00
63.+B7c-7b   06:05:00  05:49:00
64.R8a-3a    06:05:00  05:49:00
65.+B7b-7c   06:05:00  05:49:00
66.R3a-8a    06:05:00  05:49:00
67.+B7c-7b   06:05:00  05:49:00
68.R8a-3a    06:05:00  05:49:00
69.+B7b-7c   06:05:00  05:49:00
70.R3a-8a    06:05:00  05:49:00
Sennichite   06:05:00  05:49:00

In the end, neither player can afford to change the moves and this game 
ends in sennichite.