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The 4th game of 79th Kisei-sen started this morning

The 4th game of 79th Kisei-sen between Kisei Sato and Challenger Habu started this morning. Sato is Sente player. It's a 3-win match. Before the game, the score was led by Sato in 2-1. The venue of the match is at Takaraso Hotel in Ehime Prefecture.

You may replay the game through the following page(The page says it's for Windows users.) clicking the upper button which appears there like below.

4th game of 79th Kisei-sen

The 3rd game of 79th Kisei-sen started this morning

The 3rd game of 79th Kisei-sen between Kisei Sato and Challenger Habu started this morning. Habu is Sente player. It's a 3-win match. Before the game, the score was led by Sato in 2-0. The venue of the match is at Hotel New Awaji in Hyogo Prefecture.

You may replay the game though the following page(The page says it's for Windows users.) clicking the upper button which appears there like below.

3rd game of 79th Kisei-sen

The 2nd game of 79th Kisei-sen started this morning

The 2nd game of 79th Kisei-sen between Kisei Sato and Challenger Habu started this morning. As a result of Furigoma, Sato is Sente player. It's a 3-win match. Before the game, the score was led by Sato in 1-0.

You may replay the game though the following page(The page says it's for Windows users.) clicking the upper button which appears there like below.

2nd game of 79th Kisei-sen

 

Habu came back to Meijin-title in 4-2

On June 16 and 17, the 6th game of 66th Meijin-sen 4-win match between Meijin Moriuchi and Challenger Habu took place at Tendo Hotel in Tendo City of Yamagata prefecture. Habu was Sente player this game and he won it in 105 moves. The opening strategy was ai-gakari again. They say Moriuchi led the position first in the middlegame with succeeding in making a promoted Pawn. But sacrificing it seemed a bad move. After that, Habu led the position to the end. Habu's got entitled to be the 19th permanent Meijin since he is to hold 5 terms of Meijin in total with this victory.

The diagram below is the resignation one when Sente dropped his Gold on 3b. The possible variations after that position would be as followings;

K-2c Gx2b Kx2b S*2c K-1c S-1d+ K-2b +S-2c K-2a B-3b+(mate)

K-2c Gx2b Kx2b S*2c K-3c B-3b+ K-4d Sx3d+(mate)

K-4d B-7b+ K-3e +B-3f K-4d +B-4e(mate)

K-4d B-7b+ P*5d +Bx6b(mate)

K-4d B-7b+ G*6c +Bx6c Sx6c G*4e(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction)

Diagram Updates - Day 2 of 6th game of 66th Meijin-sen

Today is the 2nd day of the game. Habu is a Sente player.

Before the supper time at 6:00 pm, they say Habu leads the position.

Position at 61th move  Source:asahi.com

Position at 66th move
Position at 78th move
Position at 88th move
Position at 105th move(resignation diagram) Source:Mainichi.jp

Habu won the Meijin title again in 4-2. He's got entitled to be the 19th permanent Meijin with this victory.

 

 

Video - Opening the sealed move of 6th game of 66th Meijin-sen

The sealed move was P*2c.

Diagram Updates - Day 1 of 6th game of 66th Meijin-sen

Today is the 1st day of the game. Habu is a Sente player. The opening strategy is Ai-gakari

Position at 19th move
Position at 33rd move
Position at 36th move
Position at 41st move
Position at 46th move(End of 1st day) Source:asahi.com

 

Video - First Move of 6th game of 66th Meijin-sen

The 6th game started at 9:00am today at Tendo Hotel in Tendo City, Yamagata prefecture. Habu is Sente player and his first move was P-2f advancing the Rook pawn instead of P-7f opening the diagonal line of Bishop.

The 1st game of 79th Kisei-sen started this morning

The 1st game of 79th Kisei-sen between Kisei Sato and Challenger Habu started this morning. As a result of Furigoma, Habu became Sente player. It's a 3-win match.

You may replay the game though the following page(The page says it's for Windows users.) clicking the upper button which appears there like below.

1st game of 79th Kisei-sen

 

Moriuchi won the 5th game of 66th Meijin-sen

On June 5 and 6, the 5th game of 66th Meijin-sen 4-win match between Meijin Moriuchi and Challenger Habu took place at Yumura Tokiwa Hotel in Kofu City of Yamanashi prefecture. Moriuchi was Sente player this game and he won it in 109 moves. The opening strategy was ai-gakari. Moriuchi led the position in the opening and keep it to the end without making a wrong move I could recognize.

The diagram below is the resignation one when Sente dropped his pawn on 7h. It seems too early to resign but Gote was actually hopeless. The possible variations after that position would be as followings;

R*8i S-7i Rx7i+ Kx7i S*8h K-6i P*6h Kx6h Sx7g= Kx5g P*5f K-4h S*5g K-3h G*4h K-2g Gx3i R*7b(mate)

R*8i S-7i +Bx7h Kx7h S*8g K-6h Rx7i+ K-5g +Rx7g B*7a Kx7a G*7b(mate)

R*8i S-7i +Bx7h Kx7h Rx8d+ B*7a K-9b G*8b K-9c Gx8a P*8b N*8e +Rx8e Nx8e K-8d B-6b+ Kx8e R*8d K-7f B*8g (mate)

R*8i S-7i +Bx7h Kx7h Rx8d+ B*7a K-9b G*8b K-9c Gx8a P*8b N*8e K-8c Bx8b+ K-7d G-6d(mate)

R*8i S-7i +Bx7h Kx7h Rx8d+ B*7a K-9b G*8b Kx8b Bx8b+ Kx8b R*7b K-8c B*6e K-9c N-8e K-8d R-7d+(mate)

R*8i S-7i +Bx7h Kx7h Rx8d+ B*7a K-9b G*8b Kx8b Bx8b+ Kx8b R*7b K-9c B*7a K-8c B-8b+ K-8d B-7c Nx7c Rx7c+(mate)

R*8i S-7i +Bx7h Kx7h Rx8d+ B*7a K-9b G*8b Kx8b Bx8b+ Kx8b R*7b K-9c B*7a K-8d B-6b+ K-8c +Bx7c Nx7c Rx7c+ K-9b N*8d K-8a +R-7b(mate)

R*8i S-7i +Bx7h Kx7h Rx8d+ B*7a K-9b G*8b Kx8b Bx8b+ Kx8b R*7b K-9c B*7a K-8d B-6b+ K-9c N-8e K-8c +Bx7c Nx7c Rx7c+ K-9b N*8d K-8a +R-7b(mate)

R*8i S-7i P*6h Kx6h +Bx7g Px7g  Rx8d+  B*7a K-9b B*5f N*7d G*8b +Rx8b Bx8b+ Kx8b R*7b K-9c Rx7d G*8d N*8e Gx8e +R-8c(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction)

R*8i S-7i P*6h Kx6h +Bx7g Px7g  Rx8d+  B*7a K-9b B*5f N*7d G*8b +Rx8b Bx8b+ Kx8b R*7b K-9c Rx7d G*8d N*8e K-9b +R-7b(mate)

R*8i S-7i P*6h Kx6h +Bx7g Px7g  Rx8d+  B*7a K-9b B*5f N*7d G*8b K-9c Gx8a P*8b Bx8b+ +Rx8b Gx8b B*6a G-7c G*8d N*8e Gx8e R*8c Bx8c G7cx8c(mate)

R*8i S-7i P*6h Kx6h +Bx7g Px7g  Rx8d+  B*7a K-8c B*6e S*7d G*8b K-9c Gx8a P*8b Bx8b+ +Rx8b Gx8b Kx8b R*7b K-9c N*8e Sx8e R-7c+(mate)