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Boardlive now - Fujii vs Fukaura, Challenger Deciding Match of 58th Ouza-sen

Today is the day for Challenger Deciding Match of 58th Ouza-sen between Fujii Takeshi(9-dan) and Fukaura Koichi(Oui). The winner of this game will challenge Ouza Habu Yoshiharu. As a result of Furigoma, Fujii became Sente. The game started at 10:00am at JSA building in Sendagaya, Tokyo.  Since the allotted thinking time per player is five hours, I think it will end in the evening today. You can replay and watch the game through the link below;

• Fujii vs Fukaura

The official site of 58th Ouza-sen is here.  You can see lots of photos to be uploaded to the official blog.

My comments on the 2nd game of 51st Oui-sen

This is the copy of my comments on the 2nd game of 51st Oui-sen best of seven match between Fukaura and Hirose I posted 81-SU forum linked below.

• http://forum.81squareuniverse.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=525&p=4124#p4124

Fukaura won the 2nd game in 135 moves.

The moves I felt impressive were Fukaura's 75.▲S*3c, 83.▲L*4c and 87.▲+R-4b. I think Fukaura built the winning position with these moves which didn't look so tactical or brilliant at a glance. After the game, Hirose suggested that 38.△P-4e would have been better than the actual 38.△P-6d. This means he could have prevented the Pawn trade on 3e by △S-4d if Fukaura transferred his Rook to 3h like the actual proceeding. It's not good to allow Fukaura to have two pawns in hand by trading pawns on the 3rd file since Fukaura's Rook worked better than Hirose's one after that.

Some mate lines after the resignation are followings;
(1)△K-7a ▲P*7b △Bx7b ▲S-8b= △K-6b ▲+B-7c(mate)
(2)△K-7a ▲P*7b △Rx7b ▲Sx7b+ △Kx7b ▲R*7c △K-6b ▲N-6a+ △Kx6a ▲Rx6c+ △L*6b ▲B*7b △Kx7a ▲S-8a+(mate)
(3)△K-7a ▲P*7b △Rx7b ▲Sx7b+ △Kx7b ▲R:7c △K-8b ▲Rx6c+ △K-9b ▲+R-7b(mate)
(4)△K-7a ▲P*7b △Rx7b ▲Sx7b+ △Bx7b ▲S-8a+ △Kx8a ▲R*9a(mate)
(5)△K-7a ▲P*7b △Rx7b ▲Sx7b+ △Bx7b ▲S-8a+ △Bx8a ▲R*6a △K-7b ▲P*7c △K-8b ▲R-6b+ △L*7b ▲Px7b+ △K-9b ▲+P-8b(mate)
(6)△K-7a ▲P*7b △Rx7b ▲Sx7b+ △Bx7b ▲S-8a+ △Bx8a ▲R*6a △K-7b ▲P*7c △K-8b ▲R-6b+ △K-9a ▲P-7b+ △K-9b ▲+B-8b(mate)

(7)△K-7a ▲P*7b △Rx7b ▲Sx7b+ △Bx7b ▲S-8a+△K-6b ▲N*7d △K-6c ▲R*7c(mate)

You can replay the game here. Fukaura tied the score in 1-1.

Boardlive now - Hayashiba vs Nakakura, 4th NRS invitation cup

Today is the special day for shogi. Hayashiba Naoko comes back. The game between Hayashiba and Nakakura Akiko(Joryu Shodan) started at 1:00pm. You can replay and watch the game through the link below;

• Hayashiba(sente) vs Nakakura

The allotted thinking time per player is 40 minutes and each will have to make a move less than sixty seconds per move after consuming it. So it will end in one hour and half from now.

Boardlive today and tomorrow - Fukaura vs Hirose, 2nd game of 51st Oui-sen

Today and tomorrow are the days for the second game of 51st Oui-sen between Hirose Akihito(6-dan) and Oui Fukaura Koichi. Hirose took the first game and leads the score in 1-0 before the game. It started at 9:00am at Renaissance Sapporo Hotel in Hokkaido. Fukaura is Sente in this game. You can replay and watch the game through the link below;

• Fukaura(Sente) vs Hirose

The allotted thinking time per player is eight hours. The game will end tomorrow evening. The official site of 51st Oui-sen  is here. You can watch the frequently updated shots of  both players here.

Boardlive today - Akutsu vs Matsuo, 23rd Ryuo-sen

Today is the day for the game of 23rd Ryuo-sen between Akutsu Chikara(7-dan) and Matsuo Ayumu(7-dan).  As a result of Furigoma, Akutsu became Sente. It started at 10:00 am and it will end at night today since the allotted thinking time per player is five hours. You can watch and replay the game through the link below;

• Akutsu(Sente) vs Matsuo

The official site of 34th Ryuo-sen is  here.  gpsshogi_en is following this game.

Ito vs Shimizu - 4th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

This morning, the game between Ito Nou(5-dan) and Shimizu Ichiyo(Joryu Osho) was played. You can replay the game through the link below.

• Ito(Sente) vs Shimizu

FESA updated its ELO List

FESA(Federation of European Shogi Associations) updated its ELO list. The latest one is as of 2010-07-01. Thank you, Oliver, for letting me know this update.

• The 2010-07-01 Elo list

A video of a chess game between Peter Wells and Habu Yoshiharu

I found a video which annotates the chess game between Peter Wells and Habu Yoshiharu played on October 24, 2005, at Essen Open on Nico Nico Douga. Though it is in Japanese, I think you can still watch the video below to enjoy how Habu effectively used the sacrificing technique probably based on his shogi carrier.

Boardlive now - Goda vs Tobe, 23rd Ryuo-sen

Today is the day for the game of 23rd Ryuo-sen between Goda Masataka(9-dan) and Tobe Makoto(6-dan). The game started at 10:00am this morning and it's entered to the middle game just now.

• Goda vs Tobe

The allotted thinking time per player is five hours. It will end in 2 hours or so from now.

Games of 4th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open available to replay

The following games were played on July 21.

• Ueyama Yoshiyuki(7-dan) vs Kai Tomomi(Queen & Joryu Oui)
• Yauchi Rieko(Joryu 4-dan) vs Ohno Yaichio(7-dan)
• Kai Tomomi vs Morishita Taku(9-dan)

The other one was played on July 22.

• Nakai Hiroe(joryu-6dan) vs Kinoshita Koichi(6-dan)