There were 4 games played and wiblived today. The furst three are for Asahi trophy shogi open and the rest is for Mynavi Joshi open.
Kubo Toshiaki(8 dan) vs Namekata Hisashi(former Asahi) - Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java (won by Kubo in 105 moves)
Fukaura Koichi(Oui) vs Nakagawa Daisuke(7 dan) - Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java (won by Fukaura in 83 moves)
Fukaura vs Kubo - Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java (won by Kubo in 170 moves)
Satomi Kana(Kurashiki Tohka) vs Nakamura Marika(Joryu sho dan) - Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java (won by Nakamura in 110 moves)
The Kubo-Namekata game was very interesting. What do you think was the turning point of the game?
Posted by: Randy | January 21, 2009 at 01:48 PM
> Randy,
I think this is Kubo's masterpiece. According to the post-game-discussion, Namekata regretted the 18th move of P-9d since it was not necessary to move so yet. He reportedly said he should have advanced the pawn 6d instead.
Posted by: takodori | January 21, 2009 at 03:31 PM