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Kifu is a shogi game record. Every move is written down so the game can be replayed and
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Just a note on shogi rankings: The lowest ranking is 15-kyu. The rankings go down to 1-kyu as the player improves. After 1-kyu, rankings begin counting up with 1-dan all the way up to 9-dan. Professional shogi players begin around 5-kyu and go up to 9-dan (the champion professional). Ameteurs of the same rank as professionals are typically less skilled than their professional counterparts.
Rikai Sittard – Kifu #20
[Name "Matt Casters"]
[Email "matt@impakt.be"]
[Country "The Netherlands"]
[Sente "Casters Matt"]
[Gote "Mieki T"]
[Black_grade "2dan"]
[White_grade "3dan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Comment "4th file rook"]
[Source "score sheet"]
[Event "2nd Rikai Shogi Tournament"]
[Date "19970531"]
[Round "1"]
[Venue "Sittard"]
[Proam "Amateur"]
P7g-7f P8c-8d P6g-6f P3c-3d R2h-6h S7a-6b K5i-4h P5c-5d K4h-3h K5a-4b K3h-2h K4b-3b P1g-1f P1c-1d S3i-3h G6a-5b B8h-7g S3a-4b S7i-7h P8d-8e G6i-5h P7c-7d P5g-5f S4b-5c P4g-4f G4a-4b P3g-3f P9c-9d P9g-9f P6c-6d G5h-4g S6b-7c S7h-6g S7c-8d R6h-7h R8b-7b B7g-6h { For style reasons : better B5i and then later B4h} P7d-7e B6h-5g P7ex7f S6gx7f P6d-6e P6fx6e P'7g R7hx7g B2bx7g+ N8ix7g R7bx7f B5gx8d R'7i B'6f R7ix9i+ S'2b P4c-4d S2bx1a+ R7fx9f P'9g { As a post-mortum alternative I like~P6d better. It allows me to playN6e or P6c+~} R9fx9g+ B8d-7e +R9g-9h G4i-3i S'5h G4g-4h S5h-6g+ P4f-4e { Better is to take the knight now : +Sx2a} +S6gx6f B7ex6f +R9i-6i S'5g N2a-3c P4ex4d N3c-4e L'4g N4ex5g+ P4d-4c+ G5bx4c L4gx4c+ G4bx4c G4hx5g +R6ix3i { Black resigned}