On July 27 and 28, the second game of 47th Oui title match between Oui Habu and Challenger Kisei Sato was held in Hokkaido, Japan. Habu played Sente(Black) and won the game with 111 moves and the score is now 2-0 led by Habu. You may see and replay the full gamerecord here.
The diagram in the left is a resignation diagram where Habu dropped his Rook on 5b and Sato resigned the game. Sente(Black, Lower side)'s rook on 1h works well for defense at the diagram and Gote is hopeless. Here are possible variations after the diagram.
+Px7h B*5c P*6b Rx6b+(mate)
G*4b B*5c Gx5c Sx5c+ P*7b +S-6b K-8b +Sx7b K-9c P-9e(hisshi, brinkmate)
G*7b Rx3b+ +P7h Rx7h P*7g S-5c+ Px7h+ G*6b K-8b Gx7b K-9c B*8b(mate)
G*7b Rx3b+ +P7h Rx7h P*7g S-5c+ G*6a G*6b G6ax6b +Sx6b Gx6b P*6c P*6a Px6b+ Px6b G*8b Kx8b +Rx6b G*7b B*7a K-9a G*8b Gx7b Bx8b+(mate)
In any case. Sente cannot help winning the game.
The third game of Oui title match will be held on August 3 and 4. I hope Sato will take one game back to keep the match interesting.
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