and again

A susprisingly quick victory this time...

1. P76 P34

2. P75 P44

3. P36 R42

4. R78 R72

5. S68 S62

6. K48 S32

7. K38 S33

8. S48 G(6)52

9. S77 P84

10. S86 G32

11. S95 P85

12. P74!? the sleeve is extended recklessly

12. … Px74

13. B55 S73

14. S84 S82

15. S83+ Sx83

16. Bx91+ N73

17. +B81 R62

18. +B71 P14 (not wanting the draw after …R92)

19. +Bx62ch. Kx62

20. S33 G31

21. L’76 S’72

22. Lx74 S42

23. G(4)58 P45

24. Lx73+ch. Sx73

25. N’66 B’92 (very much on the defensive now…)

26. N77 S(7)84

27. N65 P64

28. R’91 P’33

29. Nx33+ch. Sx33

30. P’74 S(7)84

31. Rx92+ch. Sx92

32. B’73ch. Sx73 (white must accept the double major piece sacrifice)

33. Px73+ch. K51

34. +P82 L’61

35. +Px92 P35

36. Px35 R’89

37. P’79 P65 (desperately probing for weaknesses…)

38. R71+ N’25

39. S’72 K41

40. Sx61= G51

41. L’52 Px65

42. Lx51+ch. Sx51

43. S24 Px67+

44. Gx67 R88+ch.

45. G78 (this is almost impregnable, Gold on pawn)

45. … P’37ch.

46. Nx37 Nx37+ch.

47. Sx37 +R89

48. G’43 …and after throwing all its pieces at my king, 1-0

Shogi at last!

I seem to be returning to form on shogi, even from my sick-bed (fourth day with no voice, lots of mucus, general pain... [cue violins])

This afternoon, as Black, I beat the computer on 1-kyu!

1	P76	P34	31	+Px63	Rx76
2	P75	K42	32	+Px52	N3x47+ch.
3	R68	G652	33	Sx47	R79+
4	K48	Bx88+	34	+Px42ch.	Gx42
5	Sx88	K32	35	G’69	G’79ch.
6	P74	N65	36	K58	Nx47+ch.
7	S48	P’76	37	Kx47	+Rx99
8	Px73+	Nx73	38	L’79	S’59
9	P74	N65	39	Gx59	Gx59
10	S48	P’76	40	R78	L’44ch.
11	P65	P77	41	K56	G’45ch.
12	Nx77	Nx77+	42	K65	P’64ch.
13	Sx77	R72	43	Kx64	G69
14	S86	N25	44	R72+	+Rx79
15	N’73	B’76	45	P’75	P’63ch.
16	G78	Bx49+	46	Kx63	+R68
17	Kx49	R71	47	B’77	+Rx77
18	K38	S42	48	Sx77	B’54ch.
19	P26	Sx73	49	K73	Bx72
20	Px73+	N’35	50	Kx72	P’71ch.
21	Px25	N’26ch.	51	Kx71	R’67
22	K49	G’38	52	R’72	L’52
23	K58	Gx48ch.	53	N’64	Rx57+
24	Kx48	S’38	54	Nx52+	K33
25	S’36	Sx29+	55	+Nx42	P25
26	P24	Px24	56	Px25	+Rx77
27	P’27	+Sx19	57	G’24	K22
28	Px26	L’76	58	S’23	1-0
29	G67	N’55	59
30	Gx76	+S29	60