59th Osho Match Game 1

[Black "Kubo Toshiaki, Challenger"]

[White "Habu Yoshiharu, Osho"]
[Event "5th Osho!sen, "a#e $"]
[%ate "&anuar' $5th an( $)th *+$+"]
$,-.g!./ ++0++0++ ++0++0++
*,-1c!1( ++0++0++ ++0++0++
1,-./!.e ++0+10++ ++0++0++
2,K5a!2b ++0+10++ ++0+30++
5,-)g!)/ ++0$10++ ++0+30++
),4.a!)b ++0$10++ ++0$20++
.,5*h!.h ++0$20++ ++0$20++
The /urigo#a /or this #atch resulte( in /our tokins, giving Kubo the
black 6ieces,
The thir( /ile rook 7as generall' e86ecte(, Kubo is not one to
e86eri#ent #uch
7ith his /avorite 9uribisha o6enings, :t is al#ost a 'ear since Kubo
took the
Kio title, but in that ti#e the t7o 6la'ers haven;t #et, Kubo hasn;t
ha( #uch
success against Habu, because this is the /i/th ti#e the' #eet in a
title #atch
an( Habu has 7on all 6revious #atches an( has an over7hel#ing lea( o/
$1!1 overall
in title #atch ga#es, Ho7ever, co#ing into this #atch as a title hol(er
#a' be an
i#6ortant 6s'chological (i//erence /or Kubo, Be/ore the #atch, he
e#6hasi<e( that
he 7ante( to en=o' 6la'ing this #atch rather than 7orr' about its
outco#e,
3,-)c!)( ++0$20++ ++0$)0++
,K5i!2h ++0*50++ ++0$)0++
$+,4)b!)c ++0*50++ ++0*+0++
$$,41i!1h ++05)0++ ++0*+0++
$*,")a!5b ++05)0++ ++0250++
$1,K2h!1i +$0+50++ ++0250++
$2,-3c!3( +$0+50++ +$0++0++
$5,4.i!)h +$0*.0++ +$0++0++
>an' 6la'ers consi(er this a risk' a #ove because o/ the attack that
Habu 6la's
here, :/ black (oesn;t 7ant to allo7 a ?uick attack, leaving the silver
on .i /or
a little 7hile longer is the sa/er o6tion,
$),-3(!3e +$0*.0++ +*0++0++
$.,5.h!./ +$01+0++ +*0++0++
$3,-)(!)e +$01+0++ +*0+$0++
This is the ultra ?uick attack that 7hite can 6la' 7hen black #oves the
silver
u6 to )h, Ho7ever, Kubo sees no reason to avoi( this line, He actuall'
has so#e
e86erience 7ith this t'6e o/ 6osition because >aru'a#a 6la'e( -)e
against hi#
last &une as 7ell as 4ugi#oto in @ove#ber, The 6osition on the king
si(e 7as
slightl' (i//erent Aboth kings ha( #ove( /urther in the castleB, but
the 6osition
at the si(e o/ the boar( 7here the rooks are 7as i(entical, Kubo 7on
both o/
these ga#es, so he /elt con/i(ent enough that black ha( enough chances,
One coul(
sa' that Kubo, as the onl' titlehol(er to 6la' 9uribisha, has so#e
res6onsibilit'
to7ar(s all the 9uribisha /ans out there to sho7 that the 7hite attack
is nothing
to be /eare(, :/ 7hite 7ins convincingl' here, it 7ill i##e(iatel'
beco#e i#6ortant
o6ening theor' an( li#it the black o6tions consi(erabl',
$,4)h!)g +$05*0++ +*0+$0++
*+,-)e8)/ +$05*0++ +*0+50++
*$,4)g8)/ +$05*0++ +*0+50++
**,4)c!5( +$05*0++ +*0250++
*1,")i!.h +$0520++ +*0250++
*2,53b!)b +$0520++ +*0250++
*5,-C)g +*0+*0++ +*0250++
9ro# here, it is 6ossible to lea( the ga#e into less shar6 territor'
an( =ust i#6rove
the res6ective 6ositions /or a 7hile, Ho7ever, both 6la'ers (on;t see#
to have an'
attention o/ taking a breather, because the' kee6 the 6osition ver'
shar6,
*),5)b!)( +*0+*0++ +*0520++
*.,-.e!.( +*0120++ +*0520++
*3,-.c8.( +*0120++ +*050++
*,-g!/ +*02+0++ +*050++
1+,-C)e +*02+0++ +10$+0++
1$,4)/!.g +*02+0++ +10$+0++
1*,45(!5e +*02+0++ +10$$0++
11,4.g!)h +*05)0++ +10$$0++
12,-)e!)/ +*05)0++ +10*)0++
15,-)g8)/ +*0530++ +10*)0++
1),@3a!.c +*0530++ +10*0++
1.,-)/!)e +10*10++ +10*0++
13,5)(!5( +10*10++ +102+0++
1,-5g!5/ +10110++ +102+0++
Kubo 7as having so #uch /un that he 6la'e( this #ove #ore or less b'
acci(ent,
:t is the correct #ove, but it 7as also close to the en( o/ the /irst
(a' an(
Kubo sai( a/ter the ga#e that he shoul( have seale( this #ove here to
kee6 Habu
guessing about 7hat 7as co#ing ne8t, :nstea(, he got caught u6 in the
#o#ent
an( 6la'e( 1,-5/ be/ore the ti#e control, The ne8t se?uence is /orce(,
so
Kubo #isse( the chance here to have e8tra kno7le(ge about the 7a' the
ga#e
7oul( continue on the secon( (a',
2+,45e85/ +10110++ +10220++
2$,B3h8*bD +105)0++ +10220++
2*,41a8*b +105)0++ +102.0++
21,-C5e +1050++ +102.0++
22,55(85e +1050++ +105*0++
25,BC)( +20+10++ +105*0++
2),55e!5( +20+10++ +20+)0++
2.,B)(8.cD +20+10++ +20+)0++
Black is a knight u6, but has no 6a7ns in han(, The 6osition see#s
rather unclear
an( so#e in the 6ress roo# thought that 7hite ha( the e(ge here,
Ho7ever, the 7a'
the ga#e (evelo6s see#s to sho7 that black #ight have the u66er han(
a/ter all,
Because there (oesn;t see# to have been an' obvious 7hite #istakes, the
conclusion
#ight be that the ultra ?uick attack -)e is #a'be not so goo( /or 7hite,
23,-.(!.e +20+10++ +20+)0++
2,5./!.g +20$50++ +20+)0++
5+,-C)g +20$50++ +20110++
Here the anal'sis in the 6ress roo# see#e( to in(icate that 5+,4)e
7oul( be goo(
/or 7hite, but Habu (i(n;t like it a/ter 5$,K*h 4)/ DB8a an( EC5i is a
strong
threat, 6ointing in(irectl' at the 7hite king,
5$,".h8)g +20150++ +20110++
5*,45/8)gD +20150++ +50+10++
51,5.g8)g +20210++ +50+10++
52,BC3h +20210++ +50+30++
55,-)e!)( +501)0++ +50+30++
5),-C)b +501)0++ +50*)0++
5.,@3i!.g +502)0++ +50*)0++
53,-.e!./ +502)0++ +501*0++
5,4C2eF +)0+*0++ +501*0++
Kubo 6la'e( this #ove 7ith a lot o/ con/i(ence, in(icating that he /elt
he ha(
the better 6osition, but this is actuall' a s#all #istake 7hich gives
Habu a
chance to turn the tables, Correct 7oul( have been 5,-C5e 52( @)e "C)/
@85cD
K85c @C1/ to go a/ter the 7hite rook, Black gets this rook an'7a', but
not the
7a' he inten(e( it,
)+,-./8.gD +)0+*0++ +50250++
)$,4)h8.g +)0+*0++ +50250++
)*,@C.e +)0+*0++ +50250++
)1,5)g!)e +)02+0++ +50250++
)2,55(!5iDG +)02+0++ +)0+30++
Habu #agic, The 6oint o/ this rook sacri/ice is that 7hite can no7
6ro#ote
the bisho6 7ith an attack on the gol( an( kee6 on #oving this bisho6 in
the
right (irection 7hile attacking the black 6ieces,
)5,"2i85i +)02+0++ +)0+30++
)),B3h8.gD +)02+0++ +)0+30++
).,"5i!2i +)02+0++ +)0+30++
)3,DB.g!./ +)02+0++ +)0+0++
),5)e!)i +)0520++ +)0+0++
.+,4C5h +)0520++ +.0$)0++
.$,5C5/ +.0++0++ +.0$)0++
.*,45h82iDF +.0++0++ +.0$0++
Habu #isses his chance, He coul( have taken the a(vantage i/ he ha(
6la'e(
.*,DB83g, Then .1,585h is o/ course ans7ere( b' .2,DB8)i an( .1,5.i b'
.2,482iD 482i DB)e, 7hich are both goo( /or 7hite, The si#6le looking
DB83g
is eas' to overlook /or a 6ro/essional 6la'er an( Habu sai( a/ter the
ga#e
that he never reall' consi(ere( it,
.1,41h82i +.0+*0++ +.0$0++
.2,DB./82i +.0+*0++ +.0*+0++
.5,5)i82i +.0+10++ +.0*+0++
.),"C)e +.0+10++ +.0*+0++
Hccor(ing to Hbe A3!(anB, this is the t'6e o/ #ove that #akes Habu so
(i//icult
to beat, :t is a #ove that /e7 6la'ers even consi(er an( b' kee6ing his
o66onents
on their toes b' 6la'ing sur6rising #oves he invites their #istakes,
The re/le8
#ove here is ..,55/!5i, but this is ans7ere( b' @)gD /ollo7e( b' 4C5h,
Ho7ever,
Kubo sur6rise( Hbe b' telling in the 6ost!#orte# anal'sis that he /ull'
e86ecte(
Habu to 6la' "C)e here, 9urther#ore, there 7ere #an' occasions 7here
Habu an( Kubo
ha( seen e8actl' the sa#e variations, :/ it is reall' true that Kubo
has #anage(
to un(erstan( Habu;s 7a' o/ thinking, this 7oul( take a7a' an i#6ortant
7ea6on
an( give Kubo a #uch better chance to 7in this #atch,
..,55/!2/ +.0*$0++ +.0*+0++
.3,4C5g +.0*$0++ +.0*)0++
.,-)(!)cD +.0*50++ +.0*)0++
3+,-)b8)c +.0*50++ +.0*.0++
3$,-C5( +.0*)0++ +.0*.0++
3*,"C5h +.0*)0++ +.01+0++
31,-5(85cD +.01$0++ +.01+0++
32,"5b85c +.01$0++ +.01+0++
35,4C1h +.0120++ +.01+0++
3),@.e!)gD +.0120++ +.02*0++
3.,-C5( +.010++ +.02*0++
33,"5c!5b +.010++ +.0210++
3,42e81( +.010++ +.0210++
+,45g82/I +.010++ +.0230++
$,DB.c82/ +.02+0++ +.0230++
*,"5h82i +.02+0++ +.0230++
1,41h82i +.02$0++ +.0230++
2,5C)i +.02$0++ +.0230++
5,@C1eG +.020++ +.0230++
The correct #ating threat A@82cD "82c 482cD K82c "C5c etc,B, 5,@C2e is
also a
#ating threat Aa/ter B85cD ne8tB, but then 7hite can 6la' ),K1a an( it
is har(
to set u6 the ne8t #ating threat against the 7hite king 7ithout giving
u6 #aterial,
7hich 7oul( give 7hite the chance to #ate the black king, Black #a'
have the lea(
in this en(ga#e, but it is still ver' close an( a slight #istake can
turn victor'
into (e/eat,
),K2b!1a +.020++ +.05+0++
.,@1e82cD +.020++ +.05+0++
3,-C2b +.020++ +.05+0++
,D@2c85b +.05+0++ +.05+0++
$++,"2a85b +.05+0++ +.05+0++
$+$,BC2( +.0520++ +.05+0++
This is a #ating threat as 7e 7ill see an( there is no (e/ense, because
black
also threatens -5cD ne8t, Onl' here Kubo /elt that he ha( 7on the ga#e,
$+*,5C5h +.0520++ +.0530++
$+1,B2(8*bD +.05)0++ +.0530++
$+2,K1a8*b +.05)0++ +.0530++
$+5,4C1c +.05)0++ +.0530++
$+),@*a81c +.05)0++ +.0530++
$+.,41(81cD +.05)0++ +.0530++
$+3,K*b81c +.05)0++ +.0530++
$+,@C2e +.05)0++ +.0530++
$$+,K1c!1b +.05)0++ +.0530++
$$$,4C1c +.05)0++ +.0530++
$$*,K1b!2a +.05)0++ +.0530++
$$1,@2e!5cI +.05)0++ +.0530++
$$2,"5b85c +.05)0++ +.0530++
$$5,"C1b +.05)0++ +.0530++
$$),K2a!5b +.05)0++ +.0530++
$$.,"1b82b +.05)0++ +.0530++
5esigns +.05)0++ +.0530++
>ate a/ter $$3,K)a -C)b K.a AK8)b -85cD etc,B -C.b K8.b "C.c K.a -C.b
K3a "3b,
so Habu resigne( here, H great start /or Kubo, 7ho not onl' ha( a
terrible recor(
in title #atches against Habu, he also never ha( 7on the /irst ga#e in
an' o/
their 6revious #atches Aactuall', Kubo ha( starte( all /our 6revious
#atches b'
losing the /irst t7o ga#esB, 9urther#ore, he 6la'e( an al#ost /la7less
ga#e an(
Habu 7ill have to /in( a 7a' to sto6 the "ne7" Kubo,