Habu led the score in 3-1 - 4th game of 66th Meijin-sen

On May 20 and 21, the 4th game of 66th Meijin-sen 4-win match between Meijin Moriuchi and Challenger Habu took place. Habu was Sente player this game and he won it in 95 moves. After the long opening until the supper break of the second day, the middlegame started and it proceeded quickly then. It seems Meijin Moriuchi should have chosen Sennichite instead of entering into hostilities.

The diagram below is the resignation one when Sente dropped his Gold on 7c. Gote's King would be mated anyway. The possible variations after that position would be as followings;

K-7a P*7b Sx7b Gx7b Kx7b S*7c K-8a R*8b K-7a R-7b+(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the direction under the diagram)

K-7a P*7b Sx7b Kx7b S*7c K-6a R*5a(mate)

K-7a P*7b Sx7b Kx7b S*7c K-7a R*7b K-8a R-8b+(mate)

K-7a P*7b Sx7b Kx7b S*7c K-6c R*6b(mate)

K-7a P*7b K-8a R*8b(mate)

K-7a P*7b K-6a R*5a(mate)

Comments

[marcchan]

Dear Takodori,

thanks for your postings about meijin tournament. May I ask you to post always the venue too please?
The third game was held in Fukuoka, JAL Hotel. Maybe you like to write something about the
process of selecting the venue.

regards
marcchan

[takodori]

> hello marcchan,

I'll include the information of the venue. The sponsors(newspaper companies) decide it.

[marcchan]

great, thanks !
marcchan