On February 18, the 3ｒd game of 35th Joryu-Meijini-sen 3-win match between Joryu Meijin Yauchi and Challenger Joryu Osho Shimizu was held at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan of JSA in Tokyo. Shimizu was Sente player. The opening strategy was Shimizu's unusual Mukaibisha(opposing Rook). Shimizu won the game in 149 moves.
The diagram below is the resignation one where Sente took the Pawn on 8f by Sx8f. After the position in the diagram, there will be no mate or even threatmate for Sente's King while Gote has no defense. Here are some possible variations after the diagram.
Px1f P*1e Kx1e Lx1f Kx1f G*2g K-1e R-1h Kx2d Bx3c+(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction)
Px1f P*1e Kx2d Bx3c+ K-1c G*1d(mate)
Nx8f Bx3c+ S*7h B*2c Sx2c +Bx2c(mate)
Nx8f Bx3c+ G*1c B*2c Sx2c Px2c+ B*7i N*8h Gx2c G*2d Gx2d +Bx2d(mate)
Gote was hopeless at that position and Yauchi had to resign the game.
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