Shogi game explained
(Text moves) 1.P2f 2.P3d 3.P7f 4.P4d 5.S4h 6.R4b
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Static Rook vs. 4th file Rook opening.
(Text moves) 7.P2e 8.B3c 9.K6h 10.S3b 11.K7h 12.K6b
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both sides develop pieces.
(Text moves) 13.P5f 14.S7b 15.G4i-5h 16.G4a-5b
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both sides keep developing pieces.
(Text moves) 17.S5g 18.P9d 19.P9f 20.S4c 21.P8f 22.P6d
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looks slow game.
(Text moves) 23.K8g 24.K7a 25.S7h 26.K8b
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Black develops Left Mino and White develops Mino.
(Text moves) 27.K9h 28.P5d 29.P3f 30.G6c
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White develops High Mino.
(Text moves) 31.S8g 32.P7d 33.G7h 34.P8d
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Black develops Left Silver Crown.
(Text moves) 35.R3h 36.R3b 37.P4f 38.S8c
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35.R3h: threatens P3e Px3e S4f
36.R3b: prepare to play P4e if Black plays 37.P3e 38.Px3e 39.S4f
(Text moves) 39.P3e 40.Px3e 41.Rx3e 42.G7b
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39.P3e: just trades Pawns. 39.P4e is a candidate move.
40.G7b: develops Silver Clown
(Text moves) 43.P4e 44.P*3d 45.R3h 46.Px4e 47.Bx3c+ 48.Nx3c
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43.P4e: if White plays 44.Px4e, Black would play 45.P*4d. 43.G5h-6h is possible.
47.Bx3c+: if White plays 48.Rx3c, Black would play 49.B*2b.
(Text moves) 49.P2d 50.Px2d 51.P*4d 52.Sx4d
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49.P2d 51.P*4d: common Pawn tactics.
52.Sx4d: if Black plays 53.B*4c 54.R3a 55.Bx3d+, White would play 56.N2e.
(Text moves) 53.Rx3d 54.B*2e 55.Rx4d 56.Bx5h+
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54.B*2e: double attacks. this is the downside of 49.P2d but it doesn’t mean 49.P2d is refuted.
55.Rx4d: 55.R3h is playable.
(Text moves) 57.S6h 58.N2e 59.P*3d 60.G*5c
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57.S6h: Black is calm. if Black rushes to play 57.R4a+, White would play 58.G*3a
59.P*3d: prevents R3h+
60.G*5c: kicks the Black’s Rook away to take 3d-Pawn.
(Text moves) 61.Rx4e 62.Rx3d 63.P*3e 64.R3b 65.R4a+ 66.Rx3e
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61.Rx4e: 61.R4a+ is possible.
65.R4a+: allows 66.Rx3e, but Black has no choice to avoid P*4d
(Text moves) 67.S*6a 68.G7b-6b 69.B*5a 70.+Bx6h 71.Gx6h 72.R3h+
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67.S*6a: attacking defenders of Golds is a theory.
69.B*5a: threatens Bx2d+ and +R4b
70.+Bx6h: White can’t play a slow move. if White playas 70.R3h+, Black would play 71.+R4b 72.K7a 73.Bx6b+ 74.Gx6b 75.G*8b
(Text moves) 73.Bx2d+ 74.+Rx2i 75.G7h 76.Nx1g+
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73.Bx2d+: it’s just perfect to protect 6h-Gold and 6a-Silver at the same time.
76.Nx1g+: attacks 2d-promoted Bishop. 76.P9e is better.
(Text moves) 77.+B4f 78.+R4i 79.Lx1g 80.+Rx4f 81.+Rx4f 82.Gx6a
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77.+B4f: protects 1i-Lance
82.Gx6a: White’s king safety is secure now but losing the promoted Rook is a big downside for White.
(Text moves) 83.+R4a 84.S*7b 85.P*4d 86.B*6i
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84.S*7b: White can gain a tempo with 84.S*5b but after 85.+Rx1a, White has no much move to play.
85.P*4d: basic pawn tactic. Black doesn’t need to be in a hurry to attack the White King because White has no material to attack.
86.B*6i: tries to attack the Black King because White has no good defensive move.
(Text moves) 87.P4c+ 88.P8e 89.+Px5c 90.Px8f
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88.P8e: tries to deflect 8g-Silver to take 7h-Gold.
89.+Px5c: Black judges attacking is better than defending. if Black plays 89.K8h, White would play 90.Px8f 91.Sx8f 92.P*8g(or P*8e) if Black plays 89.R*6h, White would play 90.Bx7h+ 91.Rx7h 92.Px8f 93.Sx8f 94.P*8e
(Text moves) 91.+Px6c 92.Px8g+ 93.Gx8g 94.S*7h
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94.S*7h: White has to keep attacking.
(Text moves) 95.G*7g 96.Sx8g+ 97.Gx8g 98.S*7h
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98.S*7h: if Black plays 99.S*8h,White will play 100.Sx8g+ 101.Sx8g 102.P*8f
(Text moves) 99.G*8h 100.Sx8g+ 101.Gx8g
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99.G*8h: there is a checkmate continuation by 99.S*7a.
(Text moves) 102.Bx8g+ 103.Kx8g 104.P*8f 105.K7h
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105.K7h: the Black King is at large. Black is winning.
(Text moves) 106.G*8h 107.K6h 108.G*5a 109.+Px7b 110.Sx7b.
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(Text moves) 111.R*8e 112.G*8c 113.+Rx1a 114.P8g+ 115.P*8d 116.Gx8d 117.Rx8d 118.P*8c
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(Text moves) 119.Rx7d 120.P*7c 121.Rx6d 122.P*6c
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(Text moves) 123.Rx5d 124.P*4a 125.P*8d 126.P*5c 127.Px8c+ 128.Sx8c 129.P*8d resign
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Start
1: ☗P-2f
2: ☖P-3d
3: ☗P-7f
4: ☖P-4d
5: ☗S-4h
6: ☖R-4b
7: ☗P-2e
8: ☖B-3c
9: ☗K-6h
10: ☖S-3b
11: ☗K-7h
12: ☖K-6b
13: ☗P-5f
14: ☖S-7b
15: ☗G4i-5h
16: ☖G4a-5b
17: ☗S-5g
18: ☖P-9d
19: ☗P-9f
20: ☖S-4c
21: ☗P-8f
22: ☖P-6d
23: ☗K-8g
24: ☖K-7a
25: ☗S-7h
26: ☖K-8b
27: ☗K-9h
28: ☖P-5d
29: ☗P-3f
30: ☖G-6c
31: ☗S-8g
32: ☖P-7d
33: ☗G-7h
34: ☖P-8d
35: ☗R-3h
36: ☖R-3b
37: ☗P-4f
38: ☖S-8c
39: ☗P-3e
40: ☖Px3e
41: ☗Rx3e
42: ☖G-7b
43: ☗P-4e
44: ☖P3d 45: ☗R-3h 46: ☖Px4e 47: ☗Bx3c+ 48: ☖Nx3c 49: ☗P-2d 50: ☖Px2d 51: ☗P4d
52: ☖Sx4d
53: ☗Rx3d
54: ☖B2e 55: ☗Rx4d 56: ☖Bx5h+ 57: ☗S-6h 58: ☖N-2e 59: ☗P3d
60: ☖G5c 61: ☗Rx4e 62: ☖Rx3d 63: ☗P3e
64: ☖R-3b
65: ☗R-4a+
66: ☖Rx3e
67: ☗S6a 68: ☖G7b-6b 69: ☗B5a
70: ☖+Bx6h
71: ☗Gx6h
72: ☖R-3h+
73: ☗Bx2d+
74: ☖+Rx2i
75: ☗G-7h
76: ☖Nx1g+
77: ☗+B-4f
78: ☖+R-4i
79: ☗Lx1g
80: ☖+Rx4f
81: ☗+Rx4f
82: ☖Gx6a
83: ☗+R-4a
84: ☖S7b 85: ☗P4d
86: ☖B6i 87: ☗P-4c+ 88: ☖P-8e 89: ☗+Px5c 90: ☖Px8f 91: ☗+Px6c 92: ☖Px8g+ 93: ☗Gx8g 94: ☖S7h
95: ☗G7g 96: ☖Sx8g+ 97: ☗Gx8g 98: ☖S7h
99: ☗G8h 100: ☖Sx8g+ 101: ☗Gx8g 102: ☖Bx8g+ 103: ☗Kx8g 104: ☖P8f
105: ☗K-7h
106: ☖G8h 107: ☗K-6h 108: ☖G5a
109: ☗+Px7b
110: ☖Sx7b
111: ☗R8e 112: ☖G8c
113: ☗+Rx1a
114: ☖P-8g+
115: ☗P8d 116: ☖Gx8d 117: ☗Rx8d 118: ☖P8c
119: ☗Rx7d
120: ☖P7c 121: ☗Rx6d 122: ☖P6c
123: ☗Rx5d
124: ☖P4a 125: ☗P8d
126: ☖P5c 127: ☗Px8c+ 128: ☖Sx8c 129: ☗P8d
130: ☖Resign