My twitter entries about the moves of the 4th game of 80th Kisei-sen between Habu vs Kimura

Habu beat Kimura to tie the score in 2-2. Here is the dulication of my twitter entries about the moves of the game.

1. I'm not sure, but I guess Kimura thought he led the position until 117.G*3b was played.about 2 hours ago from web
     
2. In any case, Gote would be hopeless. I guess that's why Kimura resigned at that time.about 2 hours ago from web
3. (5) K-2c +P-2c Kx2c +Rx4c N*3c G*1d K-2b P*2c K-2a Gx1c Lx1c Lx1c+ G*3b P-2b+ Gx2b L*2c(brinkmate, Hisshi)about 2 hours ago from web
4. (4) K-2c +P-2c Kx2c +Rx4c N*3c G*1d K-2b P*2c K-3a P*3b K-2a +R-4a K-1b Gx1c(mate)about 2 hours ago from web
5. (3) K-2b +Rx4c G*3b K-1b P*2c K-2a G*2b Gx2b Px2b+ Kx2b G*2c K-2a +R-3b(mate)about 2 hours ago from web
6. (2) Kx2b +Rx4c G*3b P*2c Gx2c G*3b K-1b +Rx2c(!) Kx2c G*2b(mate)about 2 hours ago from web
7. (1) Kx2b +Rx4c S*3b P*2c Sx2c G*3c K-2a P*2b K-1b Gx2c(mate)about 2 hours ago from web
8. After the resignation. there are several variations but in any case Gote could not help losing.about 2 hours ago from web
9. 119. P-2b+ Pawn sacrifice with promotion. Gote resigned the game right after it.about 2 hours ago from web
10. 118. Kx3b, Compulsory.about 2 hours ago from web
11. 117. G*3b(!), Gold sacrificing drop. This should be a decisive move. Let's see what's happening in the next several moves.about 2 hours ago from web
12. 116. Gx4c Mandatory.about 2 hours ago from web
13. 115. Sx4c=, Sente took it with unpromotion of the Silver..about 2 hours ago from web
14. 114. Gx4c, Dropping a Gold threatening to take the promoted Rook on 5c to try to take back the initiative.about 2 hours ago from web
15. 113. +Rx5c, Check with taking the Pawn on 5c.about 2 hours ago from web
16. 112. Kx3c, Gote took it by the King.about 2 hours ago from web
17. 111. P*3c, Sacrificing pawn drop on 3c.about 2 hours ago from web
18. 110. Nx1c, Gote took it by the Knight, not by the Lance.about 2 hours ago from web
19. 109. P-1c+ Pawn sacrifice with promotion.about 2 hours ago from web
20. 108. P-3d, Gote made an escaping path for the King to go to 3c.about 2 hours ago from web
21. 107. S*5b, Sente dropped a Silver on 5n to prevent Gote's King from going to 4c.about 2 hours ago from web
22. 106. +Rx2i+ Really? I'm not sure about the aim of this move. Anyway this move was to have a kNgiht on Gote's hand.about 2 hours ago from web
23. 105. L+5g, Dropping a lance to block the diagonal line of the two Bishop.about 2 hours ago from web
24. 104. B*3e, Gote dropped a Bishop on 3e. The aim was to take the Silver on 7i by +Rx7iabout 2 hours ago from web
25. 103. +Rx6c, Sente took the Silver on 6c.about 2 hours ago from web
26. 102. Gx8b(!), Gote did not care for the Silver on 6c.about 2 hours ago from web
27. 101. +Bx8b(!) Sente traded the promoted Bishop for a Lance. Wow!about 2 hours ago from web
28. 100. S-6c, Connecting with the Gold on 7b.about 2 hours ago from web
29. 99. R-6a+, Threatening to take the God on 7b with promotion.about 2 hours ago from web
30. 98. G-7b, Wow, Gote protected the Lance on 8b.about 2 hours ago from web
31. 97. S*6h, Almost compulsory to prevent the mating line.about 2 hours ago from web
32. 96. B*4f, It seemed a good drop threatmating Sente's King to begin with Bx7i+ and connecting with the Lance on 8b.about 2 hours ago from web
33. 95. S*7i, Then, Sente had to prevent the mating line.about 2 hours ago from web
34. 94. K-4b, Gote moved up the King to 4b. If Sente played Rxa+, then mate would exist such as B*7i K-7g R-6h+about 2 hours ago from web
35. 93. R*8a, Check.about 2 hours ago from web
36. 91. *Bx6b 92. Gx6b, Natural responses. Sente took the Rook and Gote captured back the promoted Bishop.about 2 hours ago from web
37. 90. L*8b, Looks like a good Lance drop to block the diagonal line of the promoted Bishop on 9a.about 2 hours ago from web
38. 89. +B-8d, Sente did not take the sacrificing pawn on 9c threatening to take the Rook on 6b.about 2 hours ago from web
39. 88. P*9c, A Sacrificing pawn drop to take the promoted Bishop on 9c. Gote would like to have a Bishop to drop on 7i.about 2 hours ago from web
40. 87. P*2c, Sente dropped a pawn on 2c to prevent Gote's King from moving up to 2b.about 2 hours ago from web
41. 86. +R-6i, Gote made his promoted Rook closer to the King.about 2 hours ago from web
42. 85. N*7h Habu dropped a kNight on 7h to block the promoted Rook's horizontal line.about 3 hours ago from web
43. 84. Rx5h+ Taking the Lance on 5h with check.about 3 hours ago from web
44. 83. P-9f, Sente's hope seemd to let his King escape to the safer upper field.about 3 hours ago from web
45. 82. R-5i+, Threatening to take the Lance on 5h or aiming at +R-6h.about 3 hours ago from web
46. 81. Lx5h, Almost mandatory.about 3 hours ago from web
47. 80. Sx5h+ Taking the Gold on 5h.about 3 hours ago from web
48. 79. Bx9d+, Bishop promotion with taking a pawn on 9d and connecting with the Gold on 7f at the same time.about 3 hours ago from web
49. 78. R-6b, Gote's Rook escaped from the Bihsop to connect with the Gold on 6c and to prevent B-6a+about 3 hours ago from web
50. 77. B*8c, Sente dropped a Bishop on 8c threatening to take the Rook on 7b.about 3 hours ago from web
51. 76. S*6i, Gote dropped a Silver threatening to take the Gold on 5h. The Gold could not move since the lance on 5i would be floating.about 3 hours ago from web
52. 75. L*5i, Sente dropped a Lance behind the Gold on 5h.about 3 hours ago from web
53. 74. R*4i, Rook drop to capture the kNight on 2i.about 3 hours ago from web
54. 73. Gx5h, Mandatory move. Sente's two golds were still floating and a littel away from the King.about 3 hours ago from web
55. 72. +Bx5h, Gote took the Rook by the promoted Bishop.about 3 hours ago from web
56. 71. Sente took the Lance on 9a with promotion.about 3 hours ago from web
57. 70. Bx4g+ Gote succeeded in Bishop promotion taking the pawn on 4g.about 3 hours ago from web
58. 69. R-5h, It's almost mandatory. S*5i would be waiting for R-4h instead.about 3 hours ago from web
59. 68. S*2g, Gote did not attack directly Sente's Castle any more. He started to trace the Rook to ease the menace on the head of his King.about 3 hours ago from web
60. 67. K-2h, Sente's Rook escaped to 2h to connects with the kNight on 2i.about 3 hours ago from web
61. 66. B*3f, Gote dropped a Bishop threatening to take the Rook on 1h and to take the pawn on 4g with promotion.about 3 hours ago from web
62. 65. Rx1h, Sente took the sacrificing pawn by Rook, not by the Lance.about 3 hours ago from web
63. 64. P*1h, Nobody predicted it. What did it mean?about 3 hours ago from web
64. 63. Gx7f, Sente took it. The two golds on 7f and 6h were floating. Sente's King was in full of risks.about 3 hours ago from web
65. 62. P*7f, Sacrificing drop of a pawn to isolate another Sente's Gold.about 3 hours ago from web
66. 61. G7hx7g, Sente took it by his left Gold. Hmmn, his right Gold on 6h became isolated.about 3 hours ago from web
67. 60. Nx7g+ Gote took the Silver. It's a natural move.about 3 hours ago from web
68. 59. R-1e, Sente took the Pawn on the 1st file without Silver escaping from the kNight on 8e.about 3 hours ago from web
69. 58. N-8e, Right kNight jump to 8e. Whether win or not, Gote's choice of Itteson Kakugawari(Bishop trade with a tempo loss) was materialized.about 3 hours ago from web
70. 57. Px7e, Taking a pawn on 7e.about 3 hours ago from web
71. 56. R-7b, G-6b would be possible with this move if Sente dropped a Silver on 6d.about 3 hours ago from web
72. 55. B*3g, Aiming at the next S*6d.about 3 hours ago from web
73. 54. P-7e, But Gote started counterattack advancing a pawn to 7e.about 3 hours ago from web
74. 54. P*1d, Sente dropped a pawn on 1d right after 53. Px1e. I'm not sure what would happen if Gote took it by Lx1d.about 3 hours ago from web
75. 53. Px1e, Natural response. As an effect, Sente became able to drop a pawn on 1b, 1c, or 1d and to take a pawn on 1e whenever necessary.about 3 hours ago from web
76. 51. P-1e, Sacrificing a pawn again on the edge file.about 3 hours ago from web
77. 50. Px2d, Natural response. Sente became to be able to drop a pawn on 2b, 2c or 2e whenever he needed to do so.about 3 hours ago from web
78. 49. P-2d, Sente sacrificed a pawn on the 2nd file.about 3 hours ago from web
79. 48. K-3a, Wow, Kimura moved his King to 3a which seemed to invite Sente's attack.about 3 hours ago from web
80. 47. Rx3e, Sente took back the Silver. Both had a Bishop and a Silver in hand. Only Sente had a pawn in hand. But turn to play is for Gote.about 3 hours ago from web
81. 46. Nx7c, Natural move. Gx7c would not be good since the Gold went away from the King and his right kNight would not work well.about 3 hours ago from web
82. 45. Bx7c+ Sente took the Bishop on 7c with promotion threatening to take the Rook on 8b. Sente's Rook on 3h became able to move vertically.about 3 hours ago from web
83. 44. Sx3e, Gote responded naturally.about 3 hours ago from web
84. 43. S-3e, Wow, Silver Sacrifice for nothing. What's Sente's intention. Let's see what would happen.about 3 hours ago from web
85. 42. P-9d, Gote advanced the edge pawn on the 9th file. Gote's pieces were well located so he would not like to move other pieces.about 3 hours ago from web
86. 41. P-1f, Advancing edge pawn to enable Sente to sacrifice it like P-1e in need.about 3 hours ago from web
87. 40. P*3c, It prevented Sente's plan of gaining a Silver like Bx7c+ Nx7c Rx3d. The Silver on 3d was connected with the dropped pawn.about 3 hours ago from web
88. 39. R-3h, Habu seemed to judge to let the Rook work better on the 3rd file than 2nd file in this position.about 3 hours ago from web
89. 38. G-6c, Kimura moved his right Gold to 6c to 5b. It connected with the piece on 7c such as a Bishop or a kNight after bishop trade on 7c.about 3 hours ago from web
90. The virtual board is here. http://bit.ly/81kfTabout 4 hours ago from web
91. There went 74 moves so far now. I'm looking back from the 38th move after lunch break.about 4 hours ago from web
92. Back in front of the virtual board of 4th game of 80th Kisei-sen best of five match.about 4 hours ago from web
93. Photos of Kisei Habu Yoshiharu when he made a first move of P-7f.http://bit.ly/3wWStEabout 8 hours ago from web
94. A photo of 8-dan Kimura Kazuki just before the game.http://bit.ly/qdO5Qabout 8 hours ago from web
95. After the 37th move, Both players entered lunch break.about 8 hours ago from web
96. 37. B*3g, Sente dropped a Bishop to prevent Gote's Bishop from taking his Rook on 2h.about 8 hours ago from web
97. 36. B*7c, Gote dropped a Bishop on 7c following to 34. P-7d.about 8 hours ago from web
98. 35. G5h-6h, Sente attached his right Gold to the castle.about 8 hours ago from web
99. Sacrificing Pawn by P-7e means like this ideal development such as P-7e Px7e B*3i R-2h Bx7e+. Making promoted Bishop.about 8 hours ago from web
100. 34. P-7d, Pawn advancement which made Gote possible to drop a Bishop on 7c, jump his right kNight to 3g, and sacrificing pawn by P-7e.about 8 hours ago from web
101. 33. K-8h, Sente moved his King to the 8th file. Sente's King was safer than Gote's one.about 8 hours ago from web
102. 32. K-4b, Gote moved his King to 4b.about 8 hours ago from web
103. 31. P-5f, Wow! Advancing central pawn in this Bishop exchange opening? Wow. But right now, B*3i would not work due to the pawn on 8d.about 8 hours ago from web
104. 30. P-6e, Gote advanced vanguard pawn on the 6th file. This made him possible to drop Bishop on 6d in the future to attack the ear of Rook.about 8 hours ago from web
105. 29. G-5h, Sente moved his right Gold to be closer to his Castle.about 8 hours ago from web
106. 28. Sx3d, Quite natural move to take back the pawn.about 8 hours ago from web
107. 27. Px3d, Sente finally took the pawn on 3d from his side.about 8 hours ago from web
108. 26. S-5d, Gote advanced his Silver diagonally ahead of his central pawn on 5c. This shape of the Silver is called "Koshikake Gin"about 8 hours ago from web
109. 25. K-7i, Sente seemed to try to make his King safer.about 8 hours ago from web
110. 24. S-6c, Natural Silver development following 18. P-6dabout 8 hours ago from web
111. 23. S-7g, Habu moved up his left Silver to 7g which opened a path for his King to go to 8h by way of 7i.about 9 hours ago from web
112. Boardlives Today - 4th game of 80th Kisei-sen best of five match and a Ryuo-sen game http://ff.im/-4YVbqabout 11 hours ago from FriendFeed
113. I'm leaving for a while and will be back during lunch break.about 11 hours ago from web
114. 22. P-4d, This was Kimura's plan in this game. Taking a pawn by Px3e would have been also a good move.about 11 hours ago from web
115. 21. P-3e, Habu tried to trade pawns on 3e to advance his right Silver to 3e.about 11 hours ago from web
116. In other words, reserving central pawn advancement made one's right Gold free to move to his left side without worrying about Bishop drop.about 11 hours ago from web
117. 20. G-5b, If Gote advanced the central pawn like P-5d instead of 18.P-6d, then P-3e Px3e B*7a forking the Rook and Pawn would be waiting.about 11 hours ago from web
118. 19. P-3f, Habu advanced the pawn on 3rd file to trade it on 3e to advance his Silver.about 11 hours ago from web
119. In Ibisha Opening after Bishop tradce, advancing central pawn is not considered good to allow Bishop drops like B*7a or B*3i in the future.about 11 hours ago from web
120. 18. P-6d, Pawn advancement on the 6th file.about 11 hours ago from web
121. 17. K-6h, Habu moved his King to his left side.Generally, King should be moved to the opposite side of his Rook in the opening.about 11 hours ago from web
122. 16. P-1d, Kimura prevented Sente's Silver advancement to 1e with this pawn advancement.about 11 hours ago from web
123. 15. S-2f Habu advanced his Right Silver again to 2f.about 11 hours ago from web
124. This was the secret of Gote's losing a tempo in this Opening.about 11 hours ago from web
125. That made Gote possible to jump his right kNight to 8e easier than Sente would jump his right kNight to 2e.about 12 hours ago from web
126. Compare both Rooks' pawns. Sente advanced it by 2 squared while Gote did by only 1 square.about 12 hours ago from web
127. 14. S-6b, Kimura moved his right Silver to 6b.about 12 hours ago from web
128. 13. S-2g, Habu chose Bogin(Climbing Silver) strategy with this Silver move.about 12 hours ago from web
129. Instead of 12. S-3c, S-6b would let Sente trade his Rook pawn on 2d since the Silver on 2b is floating due to S-6b.about 12 hours ago from web
130. 12. S-3c, It's necessary before Gote moves his right Silver.about 12 hours ago from web
131. 11. S-3h, That's why Sente did not trade Rook pawn on 2d and advanced his right Silver to 3h.about 12 hours ago from web
132. Since the Silver on 2b is connected with the Rook on 8b horizontally, Sente cannot take the Silver on 2b and prevent Bishop promotion.about 12 hours ago from web
133. If Sente tried the pawn trade such as P-2d Px2d Rx2d here, then B*3e would be a painful Bishop drop.about 12 hours ago from web
134. 10. S-2b, It's preparation for the next S-3c to prevent Sente's Rook pawn trade on 2d.about 12 hours ago from web
135. 9. Sx8h Natural move to take back the Bishop.about 12 hours ago from web
136. 8. Bx8h+ Kimura traded Bishops with losing a tempo. My prediction is Bingo!about 12 hours ago from web
137. 7. P-2e, Habu advanced his Rook pawn again to try to exchange pawns on 2d.about 12 hours ago from web
138. 6. P-8d, Kimura advanced his Rook pawn. It's confirmed he was choosing Ibisha(static Rook) with this move.about 12 hours ago from web
139. 5. G-7h, Habu moved his left Gold to protect the head of the Bishop, too.about 12 hours ago from web
140. With 4.G-3b, Kimura showed he also intended to choose Ibisha(Static Rook).about 12 hours ago from web
141. 4. G-3b, Kimura moved up his left Gold to protect the head of the Bishop with reserving to advance his Rook pawn.about 12 hours ago from web
142. 3. P-2f, Habu advanced his Rook pawn. He showed his intention to choose Ibisha(static Rook) in the opening.about 12 hours ago from web
143. 2. P-3d Kimura also opened the diagonal line of his Bishop.about 12 hours ago from web
144. 1, P-7f, Habu made a first move. This is to open the diagonal line of his Bishop.about 12 hours ago from web
145. The allotted thinking time per player is 4 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it.about 12 hours ago from web
146. Lots of updates of the official blog(in Japanese) are expected for this game.You can find many photos. http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/...about 12 hours ago from web
147. yamajunn's #shogi News: Shogi Game record : NOZUKI won with CHUZA Bisha . (Ginga sen) http://ff.im/-4YKQ4about 12 hours ago from FriendFeed
148. Ryou's Shogi World: Thoughts for the Moment http://ff.im/-4YKPVabout 12 hours ago from FriendFeed
149. My prediction of the opening strategy is Kimura's Itteson-Kakugawari.about 12 hours ago from web
150. Habu is Sente player while Kimura is Gote in this game.about 12 hours ago from web
151. You can watch and replay the board here. http://bit.ly/81kfTabout 12 hours ago from web
152. Before the game, Kimura leads the score in 2-1. If he win the game, he will take the Kisei-title from Habu.about 12 hours ago from web
153. 4th game of 80th Kisei-sen best of five match between Kisei Habu and 8-dan Kimura will start in 5 minutes or so.