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Rikai Sittard – Kifu #19
[Name "Matt Casters"]
[Email "[email protected]"]
[Country "The Netherlands"]
[Sente "Casters Matt"]
[Gote "Hansson Jorrit"]
[Black_grade "2dan"]
[White_grade "5kyu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Comment "4th file rook"]
[Source "score sheet"]
[Event "2nd Rikai Shogi Tournament"]
[Date "19970531"]
[Round "2"]
[Venue "Sittard"]
[Proam "Amateur"]
P7g-7f P8c-8d R2h-6h P8d-8e B8h-7g G6a-5b K5i-4h S7a-6b K4h-3h P5c-5d K3h-2h K5a-4b P1g-1f K4b-3b S3i-3h P3c-3d P6g-6f P1c-1d S7i-7h S3a-4b G6i-5h S4b-3c P5g-5f { Usually I play a bit safer, but I wanted to try this out !~} B2b-3a S7h-6g P8e-8f P8gx8f B3ax8f R6h-8h P'8e P'8d { If Rx8d, then Bx8f, Px8f, B*7e, and the pawn on 8f has~to fall again, with the same result as in this game.} B8fx7g+ N8ix7g R8bx8d R8hx8e R8dx8e N7gx8e R'8i R'8b R8ix9i+ R8bx8a+ +R9i-8i P6f-6e { This is not my best move, and it took me about 10 minutes~time. I wasn't having my day I guess.} B'7g B'6f B7g-9e+ N'4e S3c-4d +R8ax9a L'5a N8ex9c+ P5d-5e P4g-4f P5ex5f P'5c G5b-4b L'5d P5f-5g+ G5hx5g +B9e-6h P5c-5b+ L5ax5b P'5c L5bx5c L5dx5c+ S6bx5c N4ex5c+ G4bx5c S'2b P'8a S2bx2a K3bx2a N'3c K2a-3b N3cx4a+ K3bx4a P'8h N'5e +R9ax8a P'5a S6g-5f N'5d B6f-7e +B6hx5g B7ex5g G'6f B5gx6f N5dx6f +R8a-7b L'5b S5fx5e S4dx5e B'3c S'3a B3cx5e+ N6f-5h+ N'3c K4a-3b S'4a K3b-2b N3c-2a+ K2b-1c G4ix5h B'3i K2h-1h S'1g N2ix1g B3ix1g+ K1hx1g +R8ix1i K1g-2f G5c-4d N'2e { White resigns}