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Kubo strikes back in Kio

Sorry this post is late. I have been busy with the computer shogi championships (report on that in a couple of weeks) and then with preparations for moving to the other side of Japan. Time to catch up with all the news from three weeks.

First, two games of the Kio match between Habu and challenger Kubo. Habu won the second game and looked on his way to finishing the match early, but in the third game Kubo struck back. Here are the two games with comments:

Text version of game two or play through the game in a Java viewer.
Text version of game three or play through the game in a Java viewer.

Other shogi news

A Junisen
B1 Junisen
B2 Junisen
C1 Junisen
C2 Junisen
Quarterfinals of Kisei
Saita's fighting spirit
New professionals dominate