Takodori's Entrance to Shogi World

2nd video of HIDETCHI's Famous Shogi Games - Hanamura vs Oyama(September 10 1962)

The 2nd one is about Hanamura vs Oyama played on September 10 1962. Here is the link.

YouTube: Famous Games - HANAMURA vs OYAMA (Sep. 10th, 1962)

The game is also available to watch at 棋譜でーたべーす(Kifu database). If you are interested, please click either of the links below for replaying it depending on your preference of the viewers.

Kifu for Java | KiFLA

Here is the playlist for "Famous Shogi Games".

Playlist:Famous Shogi Games

HIDETCHI's playlist of Famous Shogi Games(YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.)

 

Hidetchi started new video series - Famous Shogi

Along with his excellent video series for shogi novices/beginers, HIDETCHI started to release new video series of Famous Shogi. He picked up one of the famous games to comment on. Here is the link.

YouTube: Famous Shogi - HABU vs KIMURA (Sep. 1st, 2001)

The game is also available to watch at 棋譜でーたべーす(Kifu database). If you are interested, please click either of the links below for replaying it depending on your preference of the viewers.

Kifu for Java | KiFLA

Lesson #31became available - Video series of How to play Shogi by HIDETCHI

Lesson 31 of HIDETCHI's video series of  How to play Shogi is now available to watch on Youtube. It is about basic technique in the endgame.

YouTube: How to play Shogi(将棋) -Lesson#31- Threatmate and Brinkmate

The following playlist is handy to watch the previous lessons up to #30.

Playlist:How to play Shogi

Rex15 won the biggest shogi tournament ever on PlayOK

Yesterday a private tournament organized by wwwshogipl was held on PlayOK.com. There were 33 particpants. The winner is rex15. Seikkon is at the 2nd place. Linkuei occupied the 3rd place. It was the biggest shogi tournament on PlayOK. Thanks to wwwshogipl for organizing it.

Here is the standings of the tournament.

PlayOK.com - tournament #2759251 (shogi)

Lesson #30 became available - Video series of How to play Shogi by HIDETCHI

Lesson 30 of HIDETCHI's video series of  How to play Shogi is now available to watch on Youtube. It is about checkmate problems(Tsumeshogi). Here is the link to it.

YouTube: How to play Shogi(将棋) -Lesson#30- Checkmate Problems

The following playlist is handy to watch the previous lessons up to #29.

Playlist:How to play Shogi

Watanabe defended Ryuo-title

On December 17 and 18, the 7th game of 21st Ryuo-sen took place. Watanabe beat Habu in 140 moves and defended Ryuo-title with the score of 4-3. Watanabe lost three games in a row at first, but he overcome the hopeless situation. I think there were several reversals in the endgame, especially I'm quite at a loss why Habu did not take the Gold on 4h with Rx4h at the 107th move which loosens the danger of his King and is threatmating Gote's King by G*2b at the same time. Maybe that happened in the byoyomi of 60 seconds in the endgame of the final game of 4-win match with lots of things at stake. The reversal from 0-3 to 4-3 is the first time in the professional shogi history of title matches. Congratulation on Watanabe. With this victory, he got entitled to be the first Eisei(permanent) Ryuo since he has the title for succesive five years.

The diagram below is the resignation diagram at the 140th move when Watanabe captured the Rook on 2d. Sente's King is in hisshi(brinkmate) while there is no mate for Gote's King.. Here are the possible lines of mate if Sente makes a defensive move after the diagram and continues attacking with shortage of materials. It seems that Watanabe's 126th pawn advancement of P-1d was a decisive move under the pressure of less than 60 seconds per move.

• L*2i N*2f Lx2f R*2h(mate)
• R*2f R*2h(!) Rx2h +Bx2h Kx2h N*3f(!) K-2g R*2h Kx3f R-2e+(mate)
• R*2f R*2h(!) Rx2h +Bx2h Kx2h N*3f(!) Px3f Bx4f K-2g R*2h K-1f R-2e+(mate)
• R*2f R*2h(!) Rx2h +Bx2h Kx2h N*3f(!) K-2g R*2h Kx3f R-2e+(mate)
• R*2f R*2h(!) Rx2h +Bx2h Kx2h N*3f(!) Px3f Bx4f G*3g R*3h K-2i G-3i(mate)
• R*2f R*2h(!) Rx2h +Bx2h Kx2h N*3f(!) Px3f Bx4f L*3g R*3h K-2g Bx3g+ K-1f P-1e(mate)
• R*1b K-4c Rx4b+ Lx4b G*5c K-4d S*4e Nx4e Px4e K-5e S*6f Kx6f S*7g K-6e P*6f K-5f(no more effective check for Setnte)

Another three boardlives today - 2nd Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

Along with the Day 2 of the 7th(final) game of 21st Ryuo-sen, today three games of 2nd Asahi Trophy Shogi Open are taking place. You may replay and watch the following games..

Started 10:00am, Maruyama Tadahisa(9 dan, Sente) vs Kimura Kazuki(8 dan) - Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java (won by Maruyama)

Started 10:00am, Moriuchi Toshiyuki(9 dan, Sente) vs Sato Kazutoshi(5 dan) - Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java (won by Sato)

Started at 2:00pm, Sato Kazutoshi vs Maruyama Tadahisa - Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java (won by Sato)

The thinking time per player is 40 minutes and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. It will end in one hour and a half or so from the

Reminder - "Biggest" PlayOK shogi tournament on December 20

This is just a reminder. "Biggest" on-line PlayOK shogi tournament will be in place at 19:00(Central European Time on December 20, which means sometime in the afternoon in US of the same day.). It will be 6 round Swiss paring tournament with thinking time of 7 minutes and byoymi 30 seconds per move after consuming it. Since this is a private tournament organized by wwwshogipl, you do not have to have rating to participate the tournament. It's possible to obtain PlayOK account now and take part. So do not hesitate. Just go to the tournament place before the start time through the announcment page below;

PlayOK.com - tournament #2759251 (shogi)

For more details, please visit to the thread of the tournament at Shogi Prospect Forum.

Shogi prospect :: View topic - 20.12.2008 19.00 The biggest tournament on kurnik

Oishi Tengudo is selling shogi boards and pieces

I got to know the existence of the shop through HIDETCHI's shogi video lesson#29. Here are the links to their toppage in English and the page of shogi goods.

• Shop of old standing Kyoto Oishi Tengudo of Game of Go and Japanese Chess sales

• Shogi（Japanese chess） | Shop of old standing Kyoto Oishi Tengudo of Game of Go and Japanese Chess sales

The goods look good and prices seem fair. The problem is that they do not mention to the payment method and shipping cost and so you will have to make some email communication with them before order. But anyway, the shop is one of the options to think over if you would like to buy a shogi set.

Lesson #29 became available - Video series of How to play Shogi by HIDETCHI

Lesson 29 of HIDETCHI's video series of  How to play Shogi is now available to watch on Youtube. It is about good English websites about shogi. Here is the link to it.

YouTube: How to play Shogi(将棋) -Lesson#29- Good English Websites about Shogi

The following playlist is handy to watch the previous lessons up to #28.

Playlist:How to play Shogi