Takodori's Entrance to Shogi World

Result of the 1st game of 47th Oui-sen

On July 10 & 11, the 1st game of 47th Oui-sen between Oui Habu and Challenger Koichi Fukaura(8 dan) was held in Fukui prefecture. As a result of Furigoma, Habu became Sente player.  Fukaura won this game in 140 moves.

The diagram above is the resignation diagram when Fukaura dropped his Silver on 6h. After the diagram, Sente's King will be mated immediately as followings;

Kx6h N*5f K-7g S*6h K-6f B*5g(mate)

Kx6h N*5f K-7g S*6h K-8h G*9h K-8g G-9g(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction under the diagram)

Kx6h N*5f K-7i S*6h K-8h G*9g K-8i G-9h(mate)

Kx6h N*5f K-5i G*4h K-5g S*6h K-6f B*5g(mate)

Kx6h N*5f K-5g B*4h K-4g G*3g K-5h S*5g K-4i S*5h(mate)

K-6f B*5g(mate)

Result of 4th Game of 78th Kisei-sen, Sato defended the title

On July 6, the 4th game of 78th Kisei-sen between Kisei Sato and Challenger Ryuo Watanabe was held in Yamanashi prefecture. Sato was Gote and won the game in 84 moves.  Sato defended the title with the score of 3-1..

The diagram above is the resignation diagram when Sato dropped his Rook on 5h. After the diagram, Sente's King will be mated immediately as followings;

Kx5h G*6h K-5g N*4e(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction under the diagram)

K-6g R-6h+(mate)

Congratulation on Sato.

Today's Boardlive(July 6, Japan time)

We have two boardlives today. One is 78th Kisei title match. The 4th game between Kisei Sato and Challenger Ryuo Watanabe. The other is 20th Ryuo-sen. Habu(3 crowns) vs Fukaura(8 dan). Both games are expected to end this evening in Japan.

You can watch and replay the 4th game of Kisei title match through this page. Click the button with "LIVE" in the lower part of the page like the image. Then you will have a smaller window of live board(using Kifu for Java). Watanabe is a Sente player.

The 20th Ryuo-sen game between Yoshiharu Habu(3 crowns) and Kouichi Fukaura(8 dan) is now on boardlive. You can watch it through this page. Click the following button in the page.

Then you can watch or replay the game. The browser which can allow Kifu for Java is required.

The left side of the picture  in the page is Habu while the right side is Fukaura. As a result of Furigoma, Fukaura is a Sente player.

You can replay other games by clicking the botton to begins with the image of Osho pieces like above through the page.

Result of 3rd game of 78th Kisei-sen

On June 29, the 2nd3rd game of 78th Kisei-sen between Kisei Sato and Challenger Ryuo Watanabe was held in Hyogo prefecture. Watanabe was Gote and won the game in 126 moves.  Sato still leads the score by 2-1. He needs one more victory to defend the title.

The diagram above is the resignation diagram when Watanabe dropped his Silver on 3i. After the diagram, Sente's King will be mated immediately as followings;

Kx7i G*7h(mate)

Kx7g G*6f K-8f Gx7f Kx7f Bx5h+ K-7e +B-8e K-6d G*6c(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction under the board.)

Kx7g G*6f K-8f Gx7f Kx7f Bx5h+ G*6g G*8e K-7g S*8h K-7h +B-6i(mate)

Kx7g G*6f K-8f Gx7f Kx7f Bx5h+ R*6g G*8e K-7g S*6h K-7h +B-6i(mate)

Kx7g G*6f K-8f Gx7f Kx7f Bx5h+ R*6g G*8e K-7g S*6h Rx6h +Bx6h(mate)

K-5i G*4i(mate)

K-6g G*6f(mate)

Kx5g G*4g K-5f(or 6g) G*6f(mate)

Result of 7th(final) game of 65th Meijin-sen

On June 28 & 29, the 7th game of 65th Meijin-sen between Meijin Moriuchi and challenger Goda 9 dan was held in Aichi prefecture, Japan. As a resut of Furigoma, Goda was Sente(Black, or lower side of the diagram) player and Moriuchi won it in 158 moves. Moriuchi defended the title and got entitled to be the 18th permanent Meijin.  You may replay the game here.

The diagram above is the resignation diagram when Moriuchi dropped his Gold on 7f as the 158 moves. After the diagram, Sente's King is to be mated as followings;.

Nx7f +Rx7f(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction)

 

Moriuchi is entitled to be the 18th permanent Meijin

I just like to inform you  quickly that Moriuchi won the seventh game of 65th Meijin-sen against Challenger Goda yesterday. He defended the title with the score of 4-3. This means he has been Meijin for 5th terms and is now entitled to be the 18th permanent Meijin folllowing to the 17th permanent Meijin, Tanigawa.

Result of 2nd game of 78th Kisei-sen

On June 23, the 2nd game of 78th Kisei-sen between Kisei Sato and Challenger Ryuo Watanabe was held in Aichi prefecture. Sato was Gote and won the game in 110 moves. You can replay the game here. Sato leads the score by 2-0. He needs one more victory to defend the title.

The diagram above is the resignation diagram when Sato dropped his Rook on 2h. After the diagram, Sente's King will be mated immediately as followings;

K-3g G*2f K-4f G*4e(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction under the board.)

K-4i G*4h(mate)

Result of 6th game of 65th Meijin-sen

On June 14 & 15, the 6th game of 65th Meijin-sen between Meijin Moriuchi and challenger Goda 9 dan was held in Aomori prefecture, Japan. Moriuchi was Sente(Black, or lower side of the diagram) player and Goda won it in 140 moves. Goda tied the score by 3-3. You may replay the game here. The final game will be held on June 28 & 29. Since Meijin-sen is 4-wins match, the winner of the next game will be the next Meijin . It will be a big game.

The diagram above is the resignation diagram when Goda dropped his Gold on 3e as the 140 moves. After the diagram, Sente cannot help losing the game in the following variations.

Rx3e Px3e Kx3e R*2e K-4d G*5d K-3d Gx3c(mate)

Rx3e Px3e Kx3e R*2e K-3f G*3f K-4h R-2h+ K-4i L-5h+(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction)

Rx3e Px3e K-2g P*2f K-1h R*3h P*2h G*2g K-2i Rx2h+(mate)

Rx3e Px3e K-2g P*2f K-4g G*3f K-4h R*3h K-4i L-5h+(mate)

K-4g Nx3c R-2a+ B*3f K-3g G*3h(mate)

K-3g Nx3c R-2a+ N-2e +Rx2e Gx2e B*4a R*3h K-2g G*2h(mate)

K-3g Nx3c R-2a+ N-2e K-2g B*3f K-2h G*2g K-2i N-3h+ K-1i +N-2h(mate)

K-2g P*2f Rx2f Gx2f Kx2f P*2e K-3f R*2f K-4g G*3f K-4h R-2h+ K-4i L-5h+(mate)

K-2g P*2f Rx2f Gx2f Kx2f P*2e K-3g R*3h K-2g G*2f

K-2g P*2f Rx2f Gx2f Kx2f P*2e K-2g R*2f K-3g G*3h K-4g R-2g+(mate)

K-2g P*2f K-1h R*3h P*2h G*2g K-2i Rx2h+(mate)

There may be more variations, but in any case, Sente cannot help losing the game.

Result of 1st game of 78th Kisei-sen

On June 9, the 1st game of 78th Kisei-sen between Kisei Sato and Challenger Ryuo Watanabe was held on  Osaka prefecture. As a result of Furigoma, Sato was Sente and won the game in 111 moves. You can replay the game here.

The diagram above is the resignation diagram when Sato dropped his Gold on 3b. After the diagram, Gote's King will be mated immediately as followings;

K-1b(a) G*2b +Rx2b Gx2b Kx2b +Rx4b K-1a R*1b K-2a +R-3b(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction under the board.)

K-1b(a) G*2b +Rx2b Gx2b Kx2b +Rx4b K-2a +R-3b K-1a N*2c(mate)

The result of 5th game of 65th Meijin-sen

On May 30 & 31, the forth 5th game of 65th Meijin-sen between Meijin Moriuchi and challenger Goda 9 dan was held in Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. Goda was Sente(Black, or lower side of the diagram) player and Moriuchi won it in 98 moves. Moriuchi led the score by 3-2. You may replay the game here.

The diagram above is the resignation diagram when Moriuchi dropped his Rook on 8e as the 98 moves. There is no immediate mate after the diagram. But anyway, Sente cannot help losing it. Here is my analysis about the varitations after it.

B*8d G*9c K-8b Rx8d Kx9a G*9b(mate)

B*8d G*9c K-8b Rx8d G*8c Rx8c +Bx8c Gx8c Kx8c  G*9b  K-8d  B*9c  K-8e  R*8c  R*8d  Rx8d  Kx7e  Rx8g+  Kx6d  G*5c  k-6e   R*5e(mate)

B*8d G*9c K-8b Rx8d G*8c Rx8c +Bx8c Gx8c Kx8c  G*9b K-7b R*8b K-7a B*6b K-7a G*5a(mate)

B*8d G*9c K-8b Rx8d G*8c Rx8c +Bx8c Gx8c Kx8c  G*9b K-7b R*8b K-6a B*5b K-7a B*6b(mate)

B*8d G*9c K-8b Rx8d G*8c Rx8c +Bx8c Gx8c Kx8c  G*9b K-7b R*8b K-6c G*5c(mate)

B*8d G*9c K-8b Rx8d K-7a B*4d +B-6b Bx6b Kx6b B*5c K-6c R*6b K-5d G*4d(mate)

B*8d G*9c K-8b Rx8d K-7a B*4d G*6b R*3a +B-6a Bx6b Kx6b Rx6a Kx6a G*5a K-7b G*6b K-7a G5a-6a(mate)

G*8d G*9c K-8b Rx8d K-7a R*3a K-6b G*5a K-6c G*5c(mate)

G*8d G*9c K-8b Rx8d K-7a R*3a +B-6a Rx6a Kx6a G*5a K-7b G*6b K-7a G5a-6a(mate)

G*8d G*9c K-8b Rx8d K-7a R*3a B*6a G*5a B-3d+ G-5b +B-6a P*4c P*2d Rx6a Kx6a G-5a K-7b G*6b K-7a G5a-6a(mate)

G*8d G*9c K-8b Rx8d K-7a R*3a B*6a G*5a P-7c+ Nx7c B-3d+ G-5b +B-6a G*8a(mate)

There may be more variations, but in any case, Sente cannot help losing the game.