Really strong opponent - smackinbomb

Hey guys i got this game against smackinbomb he made some really strong moves I'm very impressed especially since he is a 5 kyu

What so you guys think I could have done to stand a chance against this extremely legitly strong player? I'm at a loss for words

'Get good' is fair? But what are some specific things I could have done in this game? Thanms for the help community!

開始日時:2026/03/03 10:56:01
終了日時:2026/03/03 11:05:12
棋戦:Rated Shogi game
場所:lishogi.org/4e3BZKEt
持ち時間:5分+60秒
手合割:平手
先手:5級 smackinbomb
後手:All_Luck_No_Skill
手数----指手---------消費時間--
1 2六歩(27)
2 3二銀(31)
3 7六歩(77)
4 3一角(22)
5 3八銀(39)
6 4二角(31)
7 2五歩(26)
8 3一金(41)
9 3六歩(37)
10 2二金(31)
11 3七桂(29)
12 3一角(42)
13 4六歩(47)
14 5二飛(82)
15 9六歩(97)
16 6二銀(71)
17 4七銀(38)
18 7一銀(62)
19 9五歩(96)
20 7二金(61)
21 6八玉(59)
22 8二金(72)
23 3五歩(36)
24 7二銀(71)
25 3四歩(35)
26 同 歩(33)
27 2四歩(25)
28 同 歩(23)
29 同 飛(28)
30 3三金(22)
31 2一飛成(24)
32 同 銀(32)
33 3三角成(88)
34 6二玉(51)
35 4三馬(33)
36 2二飛(52)
37 4五桂打
38 6一銀(72)
39 5三桂成(45)
40 同 角(31)
41 同 馬(43)
42 同 玉(62)
43 4五桂(37)
44 5二玉(53)
45 5三金打
46 5一玉(52)
47 3三桂成(45)
48 1二飛(22)
49 3二歩打
50 4一桂打
51 4二成桂(33)
52 詰み

Thanks! Im sure that if i do that, I will definitely beat smackinbomb when i come up against them in the future! Because obviously improving my joseki will allow me to counter their extremely strong moves!

Hey guys I looked at smackinbomb's account and apparently he violated lishogi's terms of service?

Coould anyone educate me as to why? Thanks!

Did you see the "You lost to a cheater" message?
If so, the player smackinbomb was using software to play.
If not, the player may have been banned for something else.

Yeah, it's unfortunate.
One of the big giveaways is the consistent time usage during all phases of the game; no normal player is going to spend the same amount of time in the opening as in the midgame.
I remember a long time ago I lost a couple games against some guy and on my 3rd game I realized he was using exactly the same amount of thinking time almost every move, no matter how simple or how tricky the position. I just straight up asked him in the chat which engine he was using, and whether he could recommend me a good one, and he resigned and left lol

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