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German Open – Kifu #85
[Name "Thomas Majewski"]
[Email " "]
[Country "Germany"]
[Sente "Miyamoto Toyokazu"]
[Gote "Moriyasu Keiichiro"]
[Black_grade "4dan"]
[White_grade "4dan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Comment "Yagura"]
[Source "Moriyasu Keiichiro"]
[Event "7. German Open Hannover"]
[Date "19971101"]
[Round "2"]
[Venue "Hannover"]
[Proam "Amateur"]
P7g-7f P3c-3d P2g-2f P4c-4d S3i-4h S3a-4b P5g-5f P5c-5d G4i-5h S7a-6b G6i-7h G6a-5b K5i-6i G5b-4c S7i-6h G4a-3b S6h-7g K5a-4a P3g-3f S4b-3c P6g-6f B2b-3a B8h-7i P7c-7d G5h-6g S6b-7c P1g-1f S7c-6d B7i-4f N8a-7c P2f-2e B3a-5c B4f-3g K4a-3a K6i-7i K3a-2b K7i-8h P8c-8d S4h-5g P9c-9d P9g-9f L9a-9c P1f-1e R8b-7b S7g-8f B5c-4b P4g-4f {24. P4f ? ~German: 24. S6h waere besser gewesen. Meiner Meinung ~nach musste Schwarz die Diagonale seines Laeufers offenlassen, ~um den Angriff des Weissen zu vermeiden.~~English: 24. S6h would have been better. According to my opinion, ~Black should have kept the diagonal of his Bishop open to avoid ~the white attack.~} P7d-7e P7fx7e N7c-8e S5g-6h P9d-9e P9fx9e S6dx7e S8fx7e B4bx7e P'7f B7e-5c S'8f S'4g {30. ... S'4g. ~German: Ich wollte einige Bauern nehmen, damit ich ~P'9h und P'7g spielen konnte. Wenn Schwarz 31.R2f gespielt ~haette, haette ich 31... P4e gespielt, um den schwarzen Turm ~anzugreifen.~~English: I wanted to take some pawns to be able to play ~P'9h and P'7g. If 31.R2f, my response would have been ~31... P4e, to attack the black rook.~} P4f-4e S4gx3f+ B3g-9a+ P4dx4e +B9a-8a R7b-4b +B8ax6c B5c-4d {34. ... B4d. ~German: Der weisse Laeufer hat sich auf ein gutes Feld ~gesetzt. Der Zweck: P'6e.~~English: The white Bishop has found a good square. The goal is P'6e.~} +B6c-7d P'9h L9ix9h P'9g L9hx9g N8ex9g+ K8hx9g L'2f R2h-4h P4e-4f P'4e B4d-5c P'3g P4f-4g+ R4h-4i +P4g-5h P3gx3f +P5hx4i N'4d G4cx4d P4ex4d L9cx9e P'9f N'8e K9g-8h P'7g N8ix7g L9ex9f N7gx8e R'9h K8h-7g P8dx8e S8f-7e R4bx4d G'8i {52. G'8i ! ~German: Ich habe diesen Zug uebersehen.~~English: I overlooked this move.} R4d-4h+ G8ix9h L9fx9h+ S'4a G'3a P'4c {55. P'4c ? ~German: Ein Fehler. Nach 55... +Rx4c ist der weisse Turm~(Ryu-ou) in der Verteidigung stark geworden. Es waere besser ~gewesen, wenn Schwarz einfach 55. Sx3b+ Gx3b 56. R'9b ~gespielt haette.~~English: A mistake. The white rook (Ryu-ou) became a ~strong defender after 55... +Rx4c. It would have been better ~for black to play simply 55. Sx3b+ Gx3b 56. R'9b.~} +R4hx4c S4ax3b+ G3ax3b R'9b P'9f P2e-2d L2fx2i+ +B7dx8e N'7c +B8e-7d S'9g G6g-5g +P4i-4h +B7dx7c N'8e K7g-6g +P4h-4g P2dx2c+ K2bx2c P'2d S3cx2d P'4f +P4gx5g S6hx5g B5c-2f {67. ... B2f. ~German: Dies setzt matt. Weiss hat zwei Moeglichkeiten: ~B5i+ und +Rx7c.~~English: This mates. White has two possibilities: ~B5i+ und +Rx7c.} +B7c-5a B2f-5i+ S5g-6h +B5i-4i N'5h P'4b +B5a-4a G'4g G'5g G4gx5g S6hx5g +L9h-8h +B4ax8e +L8hx7h P6f-6e P'6f K6gx6f +B4ix5h N'5i +B5hx5i S7e-7d N'8c P6e-6d +B5i-7g