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Colmar Shogi Kifu Collection

Kifu #1

[Name "Casters Matt"]
[Email "[email protected]"]
[Country "France"]
[Sente "Miyamoto Toyokazu"]
[Gote "Casters Matt"]
[Black_grade "4dan"]
[White_grade "2dan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Comment "Shikenbisha"]
[Source "Matt Casters' score sheet"]
[Event "Colmar '97"]
[Date "19970921"]
[Round "5"]
[Venue "Colmar"]
[Proam "Amateur"]
{When you play a strong oponent like Mr. Miyamoto, you feel like having~a snowball chance in hell of winning. This particular ball must have~been really cold. But it melted anyway...~~Matt~} P7g-7f P3c-3d P2g-2f P4c-4d S3i-4h R8b-4b P5g-5f K5a-6b K5i-6h K6b-7b K6h-7h K7b-8b G4i-5h P9c-9d P9g-9f S7a-7b P2f-2e B2b-3c S4h-5g S3a-3b P5f-5e P4d-4e S5g-5f P4e-4f P4gx4f R4bx4f G5h-4g R4f-4b P'4e S3b-4c G4g-4f G4a-5b S7i-6h P6c-6d P3g-3f G5b-6c P1g-1f P7c-7d P6g-6f P1c-1d P6f-6e N8a-7c N8i-7g R4b-6b S6h-6g P5c-5d P5ex5d S4cx5d P'5e N7cx6e {According to Mr. Miyamoto I must have a better possition although it's not~clear how to proceed. In any case is taking the silver on 5d out of the~question. The attack that follows seems to be too strong.~Black proves he's the best player in Europe and plays G6b...~~Matt~} G6i-6h N6ex7g+ B8hx7g S5d-6e N2i-3g P7d-7e { This proved to be too dangerous...} P7fx7e P'7f B7g-8h N'8e N'6i S6ex5f G4fx5f S'7g N6ix7g P7fx7g+ G6hx7g N8ex7g+ B8hx7g N'8e B7g-8f P'5d N'7d G6cx7d P7ex7d N'8a {N'8a otherwise you get S'7c Sx7c Px7c+ Kx7c P'7d and a sure loss of~rook and position, probably mate.} P9f-9e R6b-6c { I wanted to have an escape route for my king.} P9ex9d P'9b G'7e G'7g B8fx7g N8ex7g+ K7hx7g P5dx5e G5f-6f { All my chances are gone now.} P5e-5f S'7c S7bx7c P7dx7c+ R6cx7c P'7d P'7f K7gx7f B'5d P'6e R7c-6c S'7c N8ax7c P7dx7c+ R6cx7c P'7d P6dx6e P7dx7c+ K8bx7c R'5c S'6c S'6d K7c-6b N'7d { White resigned.}