On April 5, the first game of 25th Asahi Open between Asahi Habu and challenger Akutsu 5 dan was held in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. As a resutl of Furigoma, Habu became Sente(black, or the first mover). He won the game in 93 moves. For those who can read Japanese, here is the link to the article page of Asahi.com.
The diagram above is the resignation diagram when Habu dropped his Gold on 2a. After the diagram, Gote(White, or upper side of the diagram)'s King would be mated. The possible variation after the G*2a are as followings;
K-1b G*2b Rx2b Gx2b Kx2b R*2a(!) Kx2a +Rx4a G*3a S*3b K-1b S3d-2c+(mate)
Kx2a +Rx4a G*3a Nx3a+ Bx3a +Rx3b Kx3b G*4c K-2a S*3b K-1b S3d-2c+(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right derection under the diagram)
Kx2a +Rx4a G*3a Nx3a+ Rx3a S*3b K-1b S3d-2c+(mate)
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