Kimura won the 2nd game. The socre after it is tied in 1-1.
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Here is the duplication of my twitter entries about the moves of the game.
- It was unavoidable to resign it.about 2 hours ago from web
- On the other hand, Gote had no defense. And if he dropped a Silver for offense, then Sente's king would be mated like R*7i K-4h G*4i.about 2 hours ago from web
- Habu resigned the game after 98. K-4a. There was no mate for Gote's King.about 2 hours ago from web
- 98. K-4a, Escaping from the promoted Rook.about 2 hours ago from web
- 97. +R-6b Check.about 2 hours ago from web
- 96. K-4b, Gote's King escaped to 4b again.about 3 hours ago from web
- 95. R-6a+ Check again with Rook promotion.about 3 hours ago from web
- I thought Gote was in the winning position.about 3 hours ago from web
- 94. K-3a, Sente's King escaped from the Rook on 6b.about 3 hours ago from web
- 93. R*6b, Check.about 3 hours ago from web
- 92. Bx3f+ Taking back the Rook on 3f with Bishop promotion threatening to take the Gold on 7b.about 3 hours ago from web
- 91. Gx7b Taking the Rook on 7b.about 3 hours ago from web
- 90. B*2g, Kimura seemed to be sure to win this game with this Bishop drop.about 3 hours ago from web
- 89. G*6c, Dropping a Gold on 6c to threaten to take the Rook on 7b.about 3 hours ago from web
- 88. Rx7b, Natural move to get back the bishop. At this moment, Gote gain a Silver. Material balance was clearly for Gote.about 3 hours ago from web
- 87. +Bx7b, Sente traded the Bishop for a Gold.about 3 hours ago from web
- 86. G-7b, Threatening to take the promote Bishop on 8c.about 3 hours ago from web
- 85. B-7e, The Bishop escaped from the Pawn on 6e. But due to 84. P*6e, the promoted bishop became unable to go back to 4g.about 3 hours ago from web
- 84. P*6e, Gote dropped a pawn on 6e to threaten to take the Bishop. The Bishop had to go away somewhere.about 3 hours ago from web
- And P-4f made the space for the promoted Bishop to go back to 4g.about 3 hours ago from web
- 83. P-4f, Pawn advancement on the 4th file. This meant to sacrifice it by P-4e and made him possible to drop a pawn on 4th file.about 3 hours ago from web
- 82. K-4b, Gote did King's early escape back.about 3 hours ago from web
- 81. K-5i, King's early escape. But I did not understand it was really necessary here.about 3 hours ago from web
- 80. Gx2b, Gote took it by the Gold.about 3 hours ago from web
- 79. P*2b, Sente dropped a sacrificing pawn on 2b to invite Gote's left Gold to 2b again.about 3 hours ago from web
- 78. R-6b, I did not understand what this meant.about 3 hours ago from web
- 77. B-6f, Sente's Bishop escaped from the promoted Silver on 8g. But Gote could take it by Rx6f whenever he wanted..about 3 hours ago from web
- 75. Gx8g, 76, Sx8g+ Natural moves.about 3 hours ago from web
- 74. S*8g Gote dropped a Silver on the head of the Bishop forking the Bishop on 8h and Gold on 7h.about 3 hours ago from web
- 73. B-8c+ Natural response.about 3 hours ago from web
- 72. R-6d, Threatening to take the Bishop on 6e.about 3 hours ago from web
- 71. Rx3f, Sente took the Pawn on 3f since it would not be possible to sacrificing Rook after Gote dropped a Silver on 3c for defense.about 3 hours ago from web
- 70. S*3c, Gote dropped a Silver on 3c. His offensive power was reduced due to this Silver drop.about 3 hours ago from web
- Correction. 69. Rx3d.about 3 hours ago from web
- 68. Rx3d, Sente would like to use the Rook for offense only. That's why it took the pawn on 3d.about 3 hours ago from web
- 67. Rx2d, 68. P*2c, Natural response.about 3 hours ago from web
- 66. Px2d, Natural response.about 3 hours ago from web
- 65. P*2d, Sente tried to make the Rook work for attacking. It's no use for defense due to its horizontal line was blocked by the Pawn on 3h.about 3 hours ago from web
- 64. G-3b, Gote made his left Gold closer to his King.about 3 hours ago from web
- 63. K-6i, Wow! King's early escape in this moment. This meant no threatmate after S*8g Gx8g Sx8g+. If the King was on 7i, too dangerous.about 3 hours ago from web
- 62. R-5d, Noone predicted this move. Blocking the diagonal line of the Bishop on 6e by the Rook. Wow!about 3 hours ago from web
- 61. Bx8h, Almost compulsory. The bishop escaping from the Silver on 8f.about 3 hours ago from web
- 60. Px8h+, Gote took the Silver on 8h in this moment.about 3 hours ago from web
- 59. P*8e, Sente dropped a sacrificing pawn on the head of the Rook.about 3 hours ago from web
- 58. R-8d, Gote's Rook escaped from the Bishop on 6e to connect with the Silver on 4d.about 3 hours ago from web
- 57. Bx6e, Sente took the pawn on 6e which forked the Rook on 8c and the pawn on 4c which supported the Silver on 4d.about 3 hours ago from web
- 56. P*8g, Gote killed Sente's Silver on 8h with this pawn drop.about 3 hours ago from web
- 55. B*5f(!), Sente dropped a Bishop on 5f. This was to take the pawn on 2c to promote Sente's Rook and to take the pawn on 6e.about 3 hours ago from web
- 54. Sxd, Gote took back the Silver.about 3 hours ago from web
- 53. Sx4d, Sente took the Bishop on 4d.about 3 hours ago from web
- 52. S*8f(!), Gote neglected Sente's Silver drop and dropped back a silver to threaten to take the Bishop on 7g.about 3 hours ago from web
- 51. S*4e, Dropping a Silver on 4e to threaten to take the Bishop on 4d.about 3 hours ago from web
- 50. Sx5e, If Gote took it by Bx5e, then I thought it would be going like this, Bx5e, Sx5e, B*3a B*4d Bx2b+(!), Bx2b Rx2c+about 3 hours ago from web
- 49. Sx5e, Sente succeeded in weakening Gote's thickness of the Silvers on the center.about 4 hours ago from web
- 48. B*4d, Defending two pieces such as Silver on 5e and pawn on 5c.about 4 hours ago from web
- 47. S*6d(!). Sente dropped a sacrificing Silver on 6d. But Gote could not take it since Bx2b+ would be waiting.about 4 hours ago from web
- 46.Gx2b, Natural response.about 4 hours ago from web
- 45. P*2b, Sente dropped a sacrificing pawn again on 2b this time.about 4 hours ago from web
- 44. Rx8c Natural response.about 4 hours ago from web
- 43. P*8c, Sente dropped a sacrificing pawn on the head of the Rook.about 4 hours ago from web
- 42. P-6e, Giving a pressure by advancing vanguard pawn on the 6th file utilizing the thickness of the two silver pieces on 5th file.about 4 hours ago from web
- 41. P*3h, Surprising pawn drop to protect the P-3g+ Nx3g P*3f. Sente's Rook would not work horizontallhy with this move.about 4 hours ago from web
- Correction. The second P*3f in my previous entry is not to kill the knight on 3g but to make Tokin(promoted Pawn)about 8 hours ago from web
- 40. P*3f, The aim of this pawn drop is to sacrifice it with promotion on 3g to invite the kNight to 3g to drop a pawn on 3f to kill it.about 9 hours ago from web
- 39. G-5h, Sente made his right Gold closer to the King.about 9 hours ago from web
- Many professional players felt surprised at Kimura's S*5e according to the official site.about 9 hours ago from web
- 38. S*5e, Gote invested a Silver in hand do be dropped on 5e to prevent Sente from taking the Lance on 1s by his Bishop.about 9 hours ago from web
- 37. Sente pulled back his Rook to the original square to utilize the horizontal line for defense. He kept initiative to take Lance on 1a.about 9 hours ago from web
- 36. P*2c, Gote dropped a pawn on 2c to prevent the capture of the kNight on 2a by Sente's Rook with promotion.about 9 hours ago from web
- 35. Rx2d, Sente chose Rx2d, taking a Silver back.about 9 hours ago from web
- 34. Sx2d, Natural response. Which is better for Sente in the next move, Rx2d or Bx1a+?about 9 hours ago from web
- 33. Sx2d, Sente developed his Silver to 2d taking a pawn.about 9 hours ago from web
- That was one of the reasons Sente still kept his right Gold on the original square.about 9 hours ago from web
- If Sente played 25.G-5h instead of 25.K-7i, taking a pawn by Rx7f might work since the next R-3f would be a good move aiming at R-3i+about 9 hours ago from web
- 32. R-8b, Instead of R-8b, If Gote took the pawn on 7f, P*8b would be waiting and he would lose a right kNight.about 9 hours ago from web
- 31.B*7g, Sente dropped a Bishop on 7g in this moment.about 9 hours ago from web
- 30. Px2d, Natural move. Gote did not allow Px2c+.about 9 hours ago from web
- 29. P-2d, Sente did not drop a pawn on 8g since there might be a chance to drop a Bishop on 7g which would fork the Rook and Lance on 1a.about 9 hours ago from web
- 28. Rx8f, Gote suceeded in trading Rook pawn. Both had a Bishop and two pawns in hand at this position.about 9 hours ago from web
- 27. Px8f, It's a natural move.about 9 hours ago from web
- 26. P-8f, Gote tried to trade the Rook pawn.about 9 hours ago from web
- 25. K-7i, Sente made his King to the left by one file.about 9 hours ago from web
- 24. P-8e, Gote advanced Rook pawn to 8e.about 9 hours ago from web
- 23. Sx3e, It's almost mandatory to take a pawn back to develop the Silver to 3e.about 9 hours ago from web
- 22. Px3e, Gote responded naturally to take the pawn on 3e.about 9 hours ago from web
- 21. P-3e, Sente entered into hostilities to try to trade pawns on 3e by his right Silver.about 9 hours ago from web
- 20. S-5d, Gote moved up his right Silver to 5d. The shape of P-6d, P-5c and S-5d is called Koshikake-Gin(Reclining Silver).about 9 hours ago from web
- 19. S-4f, Sente moved up his Silver to 4f instead of 2f.about 9 hours ago from web
- 18. S-6c, Natural Silver development following to the previous P-6d.about 9 hours ago from web
- 17. S-3g, Sente developed his right Silver to 3g. I could forward both to 2f or 4f.about 9 hours ago from web
- 16. P-6d, Advancing pawn to develop his right Silver to 6c later.about 9 hours ago from web
- 15. P-3f, Sente advanced the Pawn on the 3rd file to 3f. It made him to develop his Silver or kNight to 3g.about 9 hours ago from web
- 14. S-6b, Gote moved up his right Silver to 6b. This meant he would not choose Bogin. If he would like to, it should have moved up to 7b.about 9 hours ago from web
- 13. K-6h, Sente moved his King to 6th file to 5th file. His plan seemed to start a battle on the right side of the board.about 9 hours ago from web
- 12. S-3c, Natural Silver development to prevent Sente's Pawn trade by Rook on 2d.about 9 hours ago from web
- 11. S-3h, That's why Sente did not trade Rook pawn and moved up his right Silver to 3h. His intention to use his right Silver for attacking.about 9 hours ago from web
- 10. S-2b, Gote moved up his left Silver to 2b. This was an important move since B*3e would be a good move if Sente traded Rook pawn on 2d.about 9 hours ago from web
- 9. Sx8h, It's a natural move. To move a Gold to the 8th file is considered a bad shape in shogi.about 9 hours ago from web
- 8. Bx8h+, Gote's answer was to choose Itteson Kakugawari(Bishop exchange with losing a tempo).about 9 hours ago from web
- 7. P-2e, This was a move to ask Gote whether he would choose, Yokofutori or Itteson Kakugawari(Bishop exchange with losing a tempo)about 9 hours ago from web
- 6. P-8d, Gote showed his intention to choose Ibisha(Static Rook), too.about 9 hours ago from web
- 5. G-7h, Sente moved up his left Gold to 7h. It's not necessary, but he reserved to advance the Rook pawn to 2e.about 9 hours ago from web
- Furibisha is ranging Rook. It's an opening strategy to transfer one's Rook to his left side of the board early in the opening.about 9 hours ago from web
- 4. G-3b, Gote moved up his left Gold to 3b to protect the head of the Bishop. This reduced the possibility for Gote to choose Furibisha.about 9 hours ago from web
- 3. P-2f, Sente showed his intention to choose Ibisha(Statici Rook) strategy with this pawn advancement.about 9 hours ago from web
- 2. P-3d, Gote(8-dan Kimura) opened the diagonal line of his Bishop, too.about 9 hours ago from web
- 1. P-7f, Sente(Kisei Hab) opened the diagonal line of his Bishop.about 9 hours ago from web
- I'm commenting on the moves of the 2nd game of 80th Kisei-sen in the morning. http://bit.ly/13Mr5Labout 9 hours ago from web
- [Shogi] YouTube - Famous Shogi Games: WATANABE vs HABU (Oct. 18th&19th, 2008) http://cli.gs/WDXs91about 10 hours ago from twitterfeed
- Sente is Kisei Habu Yoshiharu while Gote is Kimura Kazuki.about 11 hours ago from web
- 2nd game of 80th Kisei-sen best of five match started one hour ago.http://bit.ly/13Mr5Labout 11 hours ago from web
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