60490    Going into the game, the challenger, Kunio Yonenaga is leading with two wins and one loss.

60491    He's throwing away his Silver General!

60492    The waiting room was abuzz.

60493    "Only someone willing to risk his life could come up with those moves" groaned Susumu Itaya, 9th level, who observed the match.

60494    His skillful moves will go down in shogi history.

60495    The eighth game of the 40th tournament.

60496    This was the scene of the last game of the match against Meijin Nakahara, tied with three wins, three losses, one "jishogi" impasse and two "sennichite" draws.

60497    Before making this move each time, Kato would say, "One minute left. Aah, hmm, humph..." his face turning bright red.

60498    An "Ah-ha" must have inadvertently escaped from his lips.

60499    According to Kato, "I advanced, thinking there was nothing else to do but play a sportsmanlike game. Nakahara must have known. The instant I made the move the game was up."

60500    The sixth game of the 41st tournament.

60501    Kato, who had captured his sought-after Meijin title in the previous tournament, was challenged and consecutively defeated by the 21-year old youngster Tanigawa in the opening three games of the series, who created a public sensation as "the youngest ever Meijin".

60502    This was the decisive move.

60503    At this time the media coverage was overwhelming, something still fondly recalled even today.

60504    In the hallway outside the playing room, reporters were holding their breath waiting for the end of the game.