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Result of the 6th game of 47th Oui-sen

On September 10 & 11, the 6th game of 47th Oui-sen between Oui Habu and Challenger Koichi Fukaura(8 dan) was held in Kanagawa prefecture. Fukaura was Sente player and Habu won the game in 94 moves.  The score after the game is tied(3-3).

The diagram above is the resignation diagram when Habu's King escaped to 9c. After the diagram, Gote's King cannot be trapped and Sente's King is in hisshi. I think the following variation would be possible;

Kx7f G*8f K-6e B*4g N*5f L*6d(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction under the diagram)

S*8b K-8d S-7g G*8f Sx8f +Bx8f K-7h N-6h+ K-8h S*8g(mate)

S*7g S*8f Kx7f Sx7g+ Nx7g G*8f K-6e B*4g N*5f L*6d(mate)

S*7g S*8f Kx7f Sx7g+ Sx7g B*6g K-8g +B-7h K-9h G*8g(mate)

S*7g S*8f K-9h G*8h Sx8h Nx8h+ Kx8h B*7i K-8h L*9g Nx9g Sx9g+ K-8i B-8h+(mate)

In any case, Sente's King was hopeless. The final seventh game will be held on September 25 & 26.

Result of Kurnik official shogi tournament #1623012

On September 1, Kurnik official shogi tournament #1623012(10m +10) took place. There were five participants. You can see the result here. The winner was mugen8x8. You can replay the games by clicking "1.0" or "0.0" in the tournament table through the result pages above.

The schedule of the coming tournaments can be found in the lower part of Kurnik shogi login page. For more general information about Kurnik official tournament, please read the page about tournaments.

Boardlive now

Today is the day for the game of 1st Asahi Cup Shogi Open tournament between Masaki Endo(ama) and Hirokazu Ueno(5 dan). As a result of Furigoma, Ueno became Sente player. Here is the boadlive. Thinking time per player is 40 minutes and they must make a move less than 60 seconds after consuming it. The opening strategy is Gote's Nakabisha(Central Rook). Both builds Anaguma-gakoi(castle). I think it will end whithin an hour..

Result of 1st game of 55th Ouza-sen

On September 7, the first game of 55th Ouza-sen between Ouza Habu and Kubo 8 dan was held in Tokyo, Japan. As a result of Furigoma, Kubo became Sente player. Habu won it in 104 moves. Ouza-sen is 3-wins game. The second game will be held on September 22.

The diagram above is at the resignation when Habu drew back his King to 6b. After the diagram, Gote's King will not be mated while Sente's King is in Hisshi. Here are the possible variations;

S*6c K-5a +Bx6a K-4b(!) +B-5b K-3b R-6h G*2h Rx2h Sx2h+ Kx2h Rx8h+ S*3h +Rx3h Kx3h R*4h K-2i G*2h(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction under the diagram)

S*6c K-5a +Bx6a K-4b(!) +B-5b K-3b G*2i B*2h Gx2h Sx2h+ Kx2h N*1f K-3h G*4h K-2i G*2h(mate)

Boardlive information of 1st game of 55th Ouza-sen(3 wins match)

Today is the day for the 1st day of 55th Ouza-sen(3-wins match) between Ouza Habu and Kubo(8 dan). The boardlive information can be found here. And here is the correction.

Ladies-Oui-sen Boardlive today(September 5)

Today is the day for the 18th challenger deciding match between ladies-Meijin Yauchi and Ishibashi(ladies 4 dan) against Ladies-Oui Shimizu. You may watch and replay the game here.

As a result of Furigoma, Yauchi is Sente. Ishibashi adopts Gokigen Nakabisha while Yauchi chooses Maruyama Vaccine(Bishop exchange at the 7th move). Since both players have 3 hours for thinking time. I think the game will end between 3:00 and 6:00 pm(Japan time).

Here is the photos of today's players. The upper is Yauchi and the lower is Ishibashi.

Ryuo-sen Boardlive today(September 4)

The first game of The 20th Ryuo-sen challenger deciding 2-wins match between Yasumitsu Sato(2 crowns) and Kazuki Kimura(8 dan) is now on boardlive. As a result of Furigoma, Kimura becomes Sente player. You can watch it through this page. Click the following button in the page.

Then you can watch or replay the game. The browser which can allow Kifu for Java is required. I thin the game will end in the evening of today(Japan time).

The left side of the picture  in the page is Sato while the right side is Kimura. Both players were recent challengers against Ryuo Watanabe. Sato challenged him last year while  Kimura did  so  two years ago. Whoever passes this two-wins match, the winner will have the opportunity to revenge Ryuo Watanabe. THe second game of the match will be held on September 14.

You can replay other games by clicking the button to begins with the image of Osho pieces in this page.

Honma 6dan sent to France as Special Advisors for Cultural Exchange

Honma 6dan, a retired professional shogi player, has been sent to France since the end of last August as Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange sponsored by Agency of Cultural Affairs in Japan.

According to the post by Eric Cheymol to the shogi-l, his rough schedule is as following;

　Naturally, we have discussed about his planning in Europe, here is
what is planned up to now :

up to end of october                        -> in Paris
from the 1st to the 20th november           -> in Germany
from the 21st to the 30th november          -> in Alsace
from the 1st december until end of february -> in England
from the 1st march to end of april          -> in Paris
a week at the beginnning of may             -> in Madrid
then until end of may                       -> in Paris

This is the first case of sending Special Advisor for Cultural Exchange abroad from the shogi world. I hope this will succeed and the followers will come after him.

Results of Kurnik official shogi tournaments #1609230

On September 1, Kurnik official shogi tournament #1609230(10m +10) took place. There were four participants. You can see the result here. The winner was unchi. You can replay the games by clicking "1.0" or "0.0" in the tournament table through the result pages above.

The schedule of the coming tournaments can be found in the lower part of Kurnik shogi login page. For more general information about Kurnik official tournament, please read the page about tournaments.

Result of the 5th game of 47th Oui-sen

On August 29 & 30, the 5th game of 47th Oui-sen between Oui Habu and Challenger Koichi Fukaura(8 dan) was held in Tokushima prefecture. Habu was Sente player and won the game in 87 moves.  The score after the game is 2-3 led by Fukaura.

The diagram above is the resignation diagram when Habu dropped his Rook on 4b. After the diagram, Gote's King will be mated immediately as followings;

Sx4b Px4b+ Kx4b S*4c K-5a G*5b(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow in the right direction under the diagram)

K-2a G*2b(mate)