Famous Shogi Games: UENO vs MAEDA (Dec. 14th, 2004)

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Another interesting game. You're gonna see a marvelous move in the endgame, which is a tactic we can rarely see.

[@pyourk]

First time i've seen unpromoted rook/bishop actually be the correct move. WOW!

[@hirohiigo]

Bx9e= is an amazing move. I wouldn't have thought of declining promotion in that situation.

[@splnter648]

Truly a genius move, I must agree

[@HIDETCHI]

Very good move! You must be really strong!

[@andremendoncabastos5103]

In 14:36 why white can't drop a pawn to mate?

[@olivelong4511]

Dropping pawns for mate isn't allowed in shogi (although dropping for check in an unavoidable mate sequence, when the drop doesn't deliver immediate mate, is allowed).

[@xDAZZE]

Wow He can see so far. How long do they have between every move? 30 seconds?

[@kolozwrocka]

The time limit for game is different in tournaments, but for example in Meijin title match you have 2 days with 9 hours per day for a player :) In normal games, I think profesional players has at least about 3 hours per player.

[@thetoastycroissant]

I still don't get how keeping the bishop unpromoted changes the game

[@JakeKim-lq9bu]

You can't win a game outright with a pawn drop. However, you can win a game with a pawn drop check that forces a series of moves to checkmate.

[@ahtartersauce101]

When black moved Rf3, why didn't white use the rook to take the pawn on e2, allowing for an edge attack along with the lance?

[@grolich]

After black played R3f, white's Rx2e would be answered by Nx2e... losing the rook... Black's knight was already on 3g when black moved his rook to 3f :)

[@ahtartersauce101]

grolich wow thank you. I have totally learned a lot over the past year about Shogi and now can't believe that I thought that was a move there.

[@proweiqi]

14:00 see why? bishop unpromoted move

[@HIDETCHI]

I think it's mate from G*6b.

[@KenWooHere]

At 16:06, why couldn't white take the silver with the king?

[@ronaldojusto1532]

I think it's because Ueno had 2 Golds in hand and a Gold-5c protected by the Horse-6d (that also had influence over the diagonals 7c, 8b). He must have anticipated a drop G-6b forcing his K-8a and after some exchanges in my opinion Black would have enough material to mate him anyway. If your King is in trouble, the logical choice is to make him escape, not fight. Fighting is only when things are really nice. hahaha

[@Markatta73]

To me at 4:13 pawndrop at 2f seen much stronger than direct G4c (R3f will follow with idee of p*3d)