Shogi game explained.
(Text moves) 1.P7f 2.P3d 3.P2f 4.P8d 5.P2e 6.P8e 7.G7h 8.G3b
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(Text moves) 9.P2d 10.Px2d 11.Rx2d 12.P8f 13.Px8f 14.Rx8f 15.Rx3d 16.B3c
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Side Pawn Picker opening
(Text moves) 17.R3f 18.S2b 19.P*8g 20.R8e 21.R2f 22.K4a
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20.R8e: it hasn’t been played well these days among professional players.
(Text moves) 23.K6h 24.S6b 25.S3h 26.G5a 27.P3f 28.P7d
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both sides develop pieces.
(Text moves) 29.N3g 30.N7c 31.P4f 32.R5e
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32.R5e: dynamic move. if Black plays 33.Bx5e, White will play 34.Bx5e and then 35.N7g 36.P7e(35.S8h 36.B*4d) other candidate moves for Black are 32.P*8f and 32.P7e.
(Text moves) 33.P4e 34.R5d 35.Bx3c+ 36.Nx3c
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33.P4e: threatens N2e. 33.G5h is possible.
(Text moves) 37.P6f 38.P7e
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37.P6f: it prevents N6e and defends diagonal for White to put the Bishop in hand at some point.
(Text moves) 39.B*8c 40.Nx4e 41.Nx4e 42.B*4f
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(Text moves) 43.G6g 44.Bx1i+ 45.P*2c 46.Sx2c
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43.G6g: 43.G5h is possible.
46.Sx2c: 46.S3a is better.
(Text moves) 47.Rx2c+ 48.Gx2c 49.N*3e 50.G2b
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47.Rx2c+: it’s a chance to attack White because Black King is secure temporarily and the promoted Bishop on 1i is kind of out of play.
(Text moves) 51.Nx4c+ 52.P*4b 53.P*2c 54.Px4c
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53.P*2c: pawn tactic. White can’t play 56.Gx2c because of 57.S*3b. White also can’t play 56.G2a because of 57.N3c.
(Text moves) 55.Px2b+ 56.+B5e 57.P*4d 58.+Bx4d
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57.P*4d: good move.
(Text moves) 59.S*3c 60.K5b 61.+P3b 62.L*4a
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59.S*3c: attacks the promoted Bishop on 4d and threatens +p3b K5b G*4b.
(Text moves) 63.Sx4d+ 64.Rx4d 65.N3c+ 66.R*8a
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65.N3c+: threatens B*6a Gx6a G*4b
(Text moves) 67.B7b+ 68.R4d-8d 69.+Px4a 70.Gx4a
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67.B7b+: attacking from both sides is very strong.
(Text moves) 71.+Bx8a 72.Rx8a 73.G*7b 74.S*6a
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74.S*6a: White deserts the Rook.
(Text moves) 75.R*2b 76.N*4b 77.Gx8a
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77.Gx8a: there is no hope for White
(Text moves) 78.B*9e 79.K7h resign
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