On February 11, the 1st game of 32th Kio sen between Kio Moriuchi and Challenger Kisei Sato was held in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan. Sato became Sente(first mover) as a result of Furigoma. He won the game in 115 moves. You man replay the game here. The diagram below is the resignation diagram when Sato drop his bishop on 7a.
After the diagram, Gote's King will be mated in the following variation;
K-9b R*8b K-9c N-8e(mate)
K-8c R*8b K-7d S-6e +Bx6e Rx8e+ K-6d +Rx6e K-5c +R-6c(mate, replayable in the diagram by clicking the arrow in the right direction)
Gx7a +Rx7a K-9c N-8e K-8c R*8b K-7d G*7e(mate)
Gx7a +Rx7a K-9b R*8b K-9c N-8e(mate)
Gx7a +Rx7a K-8c R*8b K-7d G*7e(mate)
The 2nd game will be held on February 24 in Ishikawa prefecture.
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