Takodori's Entrance to Shogi World

Interesting Articles I read today(September 19)

Here are the likns to the articles I read today.

Anime: But, Does Hayao Miyazaki Play Video Games?!

Question: And video games?
Answer: No. I once played Shogi (note: a Japanese kind of chess) with a computer and lost. The PC checks all approaches. That’s not fair.
Question: ...sigh...
Answer: He is sighing… (laughing).

Miyazaki Hayao is a famous director of Anime. According to the inverview, he seems to dislike to enjoy blessings of civilization. I'm very interested in why he chose shogi in his single opportunity to play a video game in his life. Was it a merely coincidence or was he familier with shogi since he played often in his real life? Unfortunately it's uncertain in the interview.

Alternative opportunities for chess players Part 3, by Ray Keene - Impala Publishers Blog Page

Impala Publishers Blog Page (Search results of the keyword of shogi)

Bernhard asks for your feedback about his project of writing Shogi Viewer/Editor

According to shogi-l, Bernhard asks for your feedback about his project of writing Shogi Viewer/Editor. For further information, please read his message posted to shogi-l linked below;

BCM-Shogi

Boardlive today - Shimizu Ichiyo vs Honda Sayuri, 2nd Mynavi Joshi Open

Today is the day for the 1st game of 1st round for 2nd Mynavi Joshi Open between Shimizu Ichiyo(Joryu 2 crowns) and Honda Sayuri(Joryu 2 dan) at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan of JSA. It started at 10:00 am. Shimizu is Sente player as a result of Furigoma. You can watch and replay the game through either of the pages linked below;

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

Photos of both players(Upper = Shimizu)

The thinking time per player is 3 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. The game is expected to end around 5:00pm today.

Board & Photo live of 2nd game of 56th Ouza-sen

Today is the day for the 2nd game of 56th Oui-sen between Ouza Habu and Challenger Kimura. Kimura is Sente in this game. The game started at 9:00am in Japan. The venue of the play is at  Nakanobo Zui-en in Hyogo prefecture. You can watch and replay the game through the following pages;

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

Frequently-updated-photo of both players(Upper = Ouza Habu)

Frequently-updated-photo of Habu & Kimura

Toppage of Ouza-sen broadcasting site(in Japanese)

The thinking time per player is 5 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. It will end in the evening today.

360Voice.com

I think the following page seems to be of help you to find friends or opponents through Shotest Shogi for Xbox360, as it contains the information of Recent Shotest Gamers, Want to Play, and Game Owners.

360voice Game: Shotest Shogi

Ustream and board live today - LPSA's 16th One Day Tournament

Today is the day for LPSA's 16th one day tournament "GSP Cup". This time the participants are not professional players but strong ama players and LPSA's teaching staffs(8 players in total).

 Ustream-live - Channel 1

Quarter final started at 10:00am - Sentsui Takako(Sente) vs Souma Misaki  Kifu for Flash

Quarter final to start at 12:00am - Sentsui Naoko(Sente) vs Shindo Nina | Kifu for Flash

Semi final to start at 2:00pm - Souma Misaki(Sente) vs Sentsui Naoko Kifu for Flash

Final to start at 4:00 pm - Kasai Yuki vs Souma Misaki Kifu for Flash

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Started at 10:00am - Kasai Yuki(Sente) vs Ono Yukari  Kifu for Flash

Quarter final to start at 12:00am - Suzuki Mari(Sente) vs Naka Nanami Kifu for Java

Semi final to start at 2:00pm - Kasai Yuki8Sente) vs Naka Nanami Kifu for Flash

Here is the link to the official one day tournament blog by LPSA(Contains lots of pictures though in Japanese)

1 Day Tournament by LPSA

Interesting artcile I read today(September 13)

Today I found the following article interesting.

superhero shogi: how to replay, save and convert shogi gamescores from internet games

It explains how to do the captioned actions using shogidokoro which is a free User Interface to download.

Boardlive today - Habu Yoshiharu vs Kimura Kazuki, 3rd game of Challenger Deciding 2-win Match, 21st Ryuo-sen

Today is the day for the 3rd game of 21st Ryuo-sen Challenger deciding 2-win match between Habu Yorhiharu(4 crowns incl. Meijin) and Kimura Kazuki(8 dan) at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan of JSA. It started at 10:00 am. Kimura is Sente player in this game as a result of Furigoma. The winner of this game will be the challenger against Ryuo Watanabe Akira.You can watch and replay the game through either of the pages linked below;

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java | Press Room live(Experimental, the same as below)

The thinking time per player is 5 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. The game is expected to end in the evening today in Japan. The toppage of Ryuo-sen is linked below. You can see the photo of the players.The left player is Habu. And Ryuo-sen plus is the official blog of Ryuo-sen which uploads timely reports including many photos although it's written in Japanese.

21st Ryuo-sen | Ryuo-sen Plus

The winner of this 2-win match will be the challenger against Ryuo Watanabe Akira.

The schedule of the 2-win match is as below;

• 1st gameKifu for Flash | Kifu for Java - Habu won the game. August 29, at Sendagaya(Tokyo Shogi Hall of JSA)
• 2nd game Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java - Kimura won the game. September 3, at Sendagaya(Tokyo Shogi Hall of JSA)
• 3rd game  - Today, at Sendagaya(Tokyo Shogi Hall of JSA)

Links to the responses about Shotest I read today(September 11)

Here are the links to the responses about Shotest I read today on September 11.

frankiii's blog: Shotest Shogi Now Available on XBLA

Shotest Shogi Review (Xbox 360)

Xbox.com | Xbox LIVE Arcade - took yr time

Advanced Tsume Shogi 5 - Xbox360Achievements.org

Habu tied the score in 3-3 - 6th game of 49th Oui-sen 4-win match

On September 9 and 10, the 6th game of 49th Oui-sen 4-win match between Oui Fukaura and Challenger Yoshiharu Habu took place at Jinya in Kanagawa prefecture. Fukaura was Sente player and Habu won the game in 152 moves. After the game, the score was tied in 3-3 following to the last year's match between the same players.

The diagram below is the resignation one when Gote dropped in 7f. Sente's promoted Rook on 5e could not help being captured after the diagram and Sente's position is hopeless. Here are some possible variations after the diagram. 

K-8i S*8h(mate)

K-7i S*6h K-8i R*7i(mate)

K-7g B*8h Kx7f Bx5e+ P-1e L*7a N*7e R*6f K-8e S*7d Kx9d P*9c Kx9c P*9b Kx9b R*9a(mate)

K-7g B*8h Kx7f Bx5e+ P-1e L*7a N*7e R*6f K-8e S*7d Kx9d P*9c Kx9c P*9b K-9d R*9c K-8d +B-7c(mate)

K-7g B*8h Kx7f Bx5e+ P-1e L*7a N*7e R*6f K-8e S*7d Kx9d P*9c Kx9c P*9b
K-8d +B-7c K-9d R*9c(mate, replayable by clicking the arrow to the right direction)

K-9g B*8h K-8f Bx5e+ P-1e L*8a N*8e S*7e Kx7e R*6e K-7d R*8d(mate)

K-9g B*8h K-8f Bx5e+ P-1e L*8a N*8e S*7e Kx7e R*6e Kx7f R*6f K-7g R-6h+ K-8f +B-6d K-7f +R-6f(mate)

K-9g B*8h K-8f Bx5e+ P-1e L*8a N*8e S*7e Kx7e R*6e K-8f Lx8e K-9g +B-8h(mate)

There would be more variations, but in any case, Sente's King would be hopeless. The seventh(final) game will be held on September 25 and 26.