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Rikai Sittard – Kifu #15
[Name "Matt Casters"]
[Email "[email protected]"]
[Country "The Netherlands"]
[Sente "Casters Matt"]
[Gote "Van Oosten Arend"]
[Black_grade "2dan"]
[White_grade "4dan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Comment "4th file rook"]
[Source "score sheet"]
[Event "2nd Rikai Shogi Tournament"]
[Date "19970601"]
[Round "6"]
[Venue "Sittard"]
[Proam "Amateur"]
P7g-7f P8c-8d P6g-6f P3c-3d R2h-6h S7a-6b K5i-4h K5a-4b S3i-3h K4b-3b K4h-3i P5c-5d B8h-7g G6a-5b P1g-1f P1c-1d S7i-7h S3a-4b G6i-5h S4b-5c P5g-5f P8d-8e K3i-2h P7c-7d P4g-4f P9c-9d P9g-9f P6c-6d P3g-3f N8a-7c G5h-4g G4a-4b N2i-3g S6b-6c S7h-6g P6d-6e P4f-4e P8e-8f P8gx8f P7d-7e P7fx7e S5c-6d P6fx6e B2bx7g+ N8ix7g S6dx7e B'4f B'7i B4fx7c+ B7ix6h+ +B7cx8b +B6hx6g N'6d { This is move I played too fast. I panicked a little bit.~R'7a is the move to play of course.} G5b-6b R'7a R'7i G4g-4h +B6g-6f N3g-2e { This way the king can escape afther Bx4h+, Gx4h, S'3i, K3g~Sx4h=, Kx4h and the possition is not hopeless any more.~} R7ix9i+ +B8bx9a P'6a N6d-5b+ { This way the +B protects my castle a bit.} S6cx5b +B9a-3g P2c-2d L'6d S7ex6d P6ex6d P2dx2e S'5a G4b-4a S5ax6b+ P6ax6b N7g-6e +B6fx6e P'7i +R9i-9g G4h-4g L'2b R7a-7c+ N'5c +B3g-4f L'4b +R7cx6b +B6e-7d G'7c S'6a +R6bx6a +B7dx7c S'6b S5bx6a S6bx7c+ P4c-4d P6d-6c+ P4dx4e +B4f-6d R'6i { This is as far as I wrote down. Arend went into byoyomi,~but my time was allmost up as well. I think afther ~27.N'6d the position was bad for me. Before I think~it was about equal. That's all I wanted against Arend :-)~}