Takodori's Entrance to Shogi World

Boardlive now - Kumakura Shino(Joryu sho-dan) vs Ishibashi Sachio(Joryu Oui)

Today is the day for the game of 3rd Mynavi Joshi Open between Ishibashi Sachio(Joryu Oui) and Kumakura Shino(Joryu sho-dan). As a result of Furigoma, Kumakura became Sente. It started at 10:00 am in Japan. The allotted thinking time per player is 3 hours and less than 60 seconds per move(Ippun Shogi) after consuming it. Here are the links to the live boards.

Kifu for Flash 
Kifu for Java
Ustream Live Video  (Left = Kumakura)

The official blog of 3rd Mynavi Joshi Open(In Japanese) which is uploading many photos is here.

Hirohiigo released two new videos on YouTube

Hirohiigo, who is the author of Louisiana-shogi and a co-founder of the 81 Square Universe, released the following videos on YouTube. I would recommend you to subscribe to his channel if you have an YouTube account since he has been and will be releasing videos of Shogi proverbs and so on.

YouTube: How to import PlayOK games into BCMShogi

YouTube: Shogi Forum: The 81 Square Universe

Video about a trun-based shogi server

One of my Swedish friends has uploaded his video about the turn-based shogi playing server he has developed on YouTube. Here is the link to it.

YouTube: shogi intoduction

Boardlive today - Oui Fukaura Koichi vs 9 dan Moriuchi Toshiyuki, 22nd Ryuo-sen Challenger Deciding best of three match

The 3rd(final) game of 22nd Ryuo-sen challenger deciding best of three match between Oui Fukaura Koichi and 9-dan Moriuchi Toshiaki started at 10:00am at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan of JSA, Sendagaya, Tokyo. As a result of Furigoma, Moriuchi became Sente. Here are the links of the virtual boards for you to watch or replay.

Kifu for Flash
Kifu for Java

The allotted thinking time is 5 hours per player and less than 60 seconds per move(ippun shogi) after consuming it. The official page of 22nd Ryuo-sen is here.

gpsshogi_en is following this game. You can read its evaluation of the each position and readings here on Twitter from 48th move on.

My twitter entries about the moves of Day 2 for 6th game of 50th Oui-sen

Here is the duplication of my twitter entries about the moves of Day 1 for 4th game of 50th Oui-sen between Kimura Kazuki(8 dan, Sente) and Oui Fukaura Koichi. You can replay the game here.

1. The seventh(final) game will be held on September 29 & 30.about 18 hours ago from web
     
2. The score has been tied in 3-3. The winner of 7th game will be the next Oui-title holder. You mustn't miss it.about 18 hours ago from web
3. (3) K-5f +B-4g(mate) (4) K-4f +B-4g(mate). Sente's King could not help being mated after resigned position.about 18 hours ago from web
4. Mating variations are like these. (1) Kx5h N*4f K-4h B*5i(!) Kx5i +R-5g K-4i +R-5h(mate). (2) Kx3h N*4f K-3i B*4h(mate)about 18 hours ago from web
5. 130. +Bx5h, After this move, Kimura resigned the game. Sente's King would be mated instantly from here.about 18 hours ago from web
6. 129. Kx4g, Mandatory.about 18 hours ago from web
7. 128. Lx4g+ Check with Lance sacrifice.about 18 hours ago from web
8. 127. K-3g, Mandatory.about 18 hours ago from web
9. 126. G*2e, Check.about 18 hours ago from web
10. 123. +Bx3f 124. Gx3f 125. Kx3f The promoted Bishop which was a strong defender was removed.about 18 hours ago from web
11. 122. S*3f, Check.about 18 hours ago from web
12. 121. K-3g, Mandatory.about 18 hours ago from web
13. 120. G*2e Check. This Gold was supported by the kNight on 3c.about 18 hours ago from web
14. 119. +Bx4f, Taking the sacrificing Gold by the promoted Bishop.about 18 hours ago from web
15. 118. G*4f(!) Gold sacrifice! If taking it by Px4f, then +B-5h would be a decisive move.about 18 hours ago from web
16. 117. K-3f, Sente did not take the Lance and moved his King to 3f.about 18 hours ago from web
17. 116. L*4d(!) Would Sente's King be trapped?about 18 hours ago from web
18. 115. K-4f, Sente's King escaped to the upper space.about 18 hours ago from web
19. 114. Bx6g+ Check with taking the Silver on 6g.about 18 hours ago from web
20. 113. Sx2h, Taking a Silver in hand and making a room for Sente's King to escape to 3g.about 18 hours ago from web
21. 112. B*8i, Threatmate to begin with +Rx6gabout 18 hours ago from web
22. 111.+Bx3e Taking the Rook to ease threatmate.about 18 hours ago from web
23. 110. K-2a, Gote's King escaped to 2a.about 18 hours ago from web
24. Correction. 109. S*4c, Check.about 18 hours ago from web
25. 108. K-3b, 109.+Bx3e, Natural moves. Gote had lots of pieces in Hand.about 18 hours ago from web
26. 107. +Bx4d, Forking Gote's King and Rook.about 18 hours ago from web
27. 106. Kx4c, Gote took it.about 18 hours ago from web
28. 105. B-4c+(!) Bishop sacrifice with promotion!about 18 hours ago from web
29. 104. Kx3b, Mandatory.about 18 hours ago from web
30. 103. G*3b(!) Gold sacrifice!about 18 hours ago from web
31. 102. Nx3c, Mandatory. If Gote took it by King such as Kx3c, +Bx4d would be a decisive forking move to take the Rook on 3e.about 19 hours ago from web
32. 101. +Px3c, taking the Silver on 3c with check.about 19 hours ago from web
33. 100. R*5e, Gote dropped a forking Rook.. It's a threatmate such as Rx5e G*5f Rx5f Kx5f G*4e K-5g +Rx6g Kx6g S*5f K-6h G*6i(mate).about 19 hours ago from web
34. 99. G-5e, Sente opened an escaping path of the King to his upper spaces.about 19 hours ago from web
35. 98. K-2b, Gote's King escaped to 2b to prevent checkmate.about 19 hours ago from web
36. 97. +Px4c, Due to Gold sacrifice on 3b, Sente took the Golg on 4c with check.about 19 hours ago from web
37. 96. Kx3b Mandatory.about 19 hours ago from web
38. 95. G*3b(!) Gold sacrifice to take the Gold on 4c with check.about 19 hours ago from web
39. 94. Sx2h= Gote took the Rook on 2h without promoting the Silver.about 19 hours ago from web
40. 93. S*6g, Sente dropped a Silver on 6g to block the horizontal line of the promoted Rook on 8g.about 19 hours ago from web
41. 92. +R-8g, Check. Gote would like Sente to drop something on 6g to reduce his attacking forces in hand.about 19 hours ago from web
42. 91. K-5g, Sente's King escaped to 5g, not taking the Pawn on 3h.about 19 hours ago from web
43. 90. S*3i, Check.about 19 hours ago from web
44. 89. Px5h Sente took the Silver.about 19 hours ago from web
45. 88. Sx5h+ Gote took the Lance.about 19 hours ago from web
46. 87. L*5h, Almost mondatory. Instead of that, K-5g would be mated such as S*6h K-4f G*4e Gx4e Px4e K-5f P*5e Kx5e G-4d K-6e G*6d K-5f G-5e.about 19 hours ago from web
47. 86. +R-7h, check.about 19 hours ago from web
48. 85. B*2e, This did not seem to threatmate Gote's King.about 19 hours ago from web
49. 84. P*3h, Gote dropped a Pawn on 3h to threatmate Sente's King such as S*3i Kx4i +Rx4g S-4h G*3i(mate).about 19 hours ago from web
50. 83. P*5i, Sente dropped a Pawn on 5i to prevent the mate to begin with G*5h.about 19 hours ago from web
51. Sente could not take the Silver on 4i since it would be mated then. The line would be like Kx4i +Rx4g G*4h S*5h K-3i G*4i Gx4i +Rx4i(mate)about 19 hours ago from web
52. 82. S*4i(!) Sacrificing Silver drop on 4i to threatmate Sente's King such as G*5h K-3i P*3h Rx3h Sx3h+ Kx3h S*4i K-2h R*3h.about 19 hours ago from web
53. 81. P-5c+ Sente promoted the central Pawn to take the Gold on 4c. Gote's King would be mated if Sente had one more Gold, Silver or kNight.about 19 hours ago from web
54. 80. Gx4c, Gote took it to add one more Silver in hand.about 19 hours ago from web
55. 79. Sx4c+ Taking the Gold on 4c.about 19 hours ago from web
56. 78. K-3a, Mandatory.about 19 hours ago from web
57. 77. S*5b It's a tough question whether S*5b or P-5c+. Sente chose the former.about 19 hours ago from web
58. 76. Gote at last took the Gold on 7i.about 19 hours ago from web
59. 75. K-4h, Sente saved his pieces in hand to let his King escape to 4h.about 19 hours ago from web
60. 74. +Rx8g, Check.. Gote seemed to like Sente drop something on the 6g to reduce Sente's attacking forces in hand.about 19 hours ago from web
61. 73. Gx5f, Sente took it by the Gold.about 19 hours ago from web
62. 72. Lx5f, Gote took the blocking kNight instantly.about 19 hours ago from web
63. 71. N*5f, Sente dropped a kNight on 5f to block the vertical line of the Lance on 5e.about 19 hours ago from web
64. 70. L*5e, Due to the Pawn existed on 5d, Sente could not drop a blocking Pawn against this Lance.about 19 hours ago from web
65. 69. K-5g, Sente's King escaped to 5g to give up the Gold on 7i.about 19 hours ago from web
66. 68. Rx9h+ Mandatory. Check.about 19 hours ago from web
67. 67. Gx7i, Mandatory. With this promoted Bishop sacrifice, Gote would be able to take the Lance on 9h with check.about 19 hours ago from web
68. 66. +B-7i(!) Wow, Gote sacrificed the promoted Bishop to let his Rook be alive.yabout 19 hours ago from web
69. 65. K-6h, Mandatory.about 19 hours ago from web
70. 64. N*8e, Check. Sente's King would have to escape to 6h.about 19 hours ago from web
71. I was off the line up to now and am back now. I'm writing my impression and feelings on the moves of Day 2 for 6th game of 50th Oui-sen.about 20 hours ago from web

Boardlive now - Ishibashi Sachio(Joryu Oui) vs Kondo Masakazu(6-dan)

It is a game of 3rd Asahi Trophy Shogi Open. The game started at 10:00am. The allotted thinking time per player is 40 minutes and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. So it will end soon. Ishibashi became Sente.

Kifu for Flash
Kifu for Java

The official Asahi Trophy Shogi Open broadcasting site is here(in Japanese).

Annotated 1st game of 57th Oza-sen

Here comes an annotated 1st game of 57th Oza-sen played last Friday on September 4. There are lots of comments from many professional players on the moves. It's linked from the official Oza-sen page in Japanese.

57th OZA-SEN 1st game（04/09) Yoshiharu Habu(Oza)　vs.　Takayuki Yamasaki(7dan) (Kifu for Flash)

This is an experimental trial.

My twitter entries about the moves of Day 1 for 6th game of 50th Oui-sen

Here is the duplication of my twitter entries about the moves of Day 1 for 4th game of 50th Oui-sen between Kimura Kazuki(8 dan, Sente) and Oui Fukaura Koichi. You can replay the game here.

1. 1. Fukaura sealed the 56th move. The Day 1 finished. My prediction of it is L-9h+about 2 hours ago from web
   2. 55. B-8b+ As an effect of Pawn sacrifice of 53.P*9c, Sente succeeded in promoting Bishop with threatening to take the Rook on 9c.about 2 hours ago from web
   3. 54. Rx9c Almost mandatory.about 2 hours ago from web
   4. 53. P*9c, Sacrificing Pawn drop to invite Gote's Rook to 9c to enable Sente's B-8b+ threatening to take the Rook.about 2 hours ago from web
   5. 52. R-9b, Gote's Rook escaped from the Bishop on 4f to 9th file to aime at the next Lx9h+about 2 hours ago from web
   6. 51.B-4f, Threatening to take the Rook on 8b.about 2 hours ago from web
   7. 48. There seems several precedents up to 47th move. Their 48th move were all Gx5d. That means Fukaura's 48.Lx9f seemed his novelty.about 2 hours ago from web
   8. 50. Lx9f, Natural move to take back the Silver.about 2 hours ago from web
   9. 49. Sx9f, Almost mandatory.about 2 hours ago from web
   10. 48. Lx9f, Taking a Pawn on 9f. It's a natural move following to 46.L*9c.about 2 hours ago from web
   11. 47. P-5d, Advancing Pawn closer to Gote's camp. With this move, possible B3e-4f would be threatening to take the Rook on 8b.about 2 hours ago from web
   12. 46. L*9c, Gote dropped a Lance on the 9th file to increase pressure to take the Pawn on 9f. L*3d would not work well without a Pawn in hand.about 2 hours ago from web
   13. 45. Sx9g, Sente took the promoted kNight by the Silver.about 2 hours ago from web
   14. 44. Nx9g+ Taking the kNight on 9g. Gote had a Lance in hand.about 2 hours ago from web
   15. 43. S-8f, This Silver was blocking the diagonal line of Gote's Bishop to the Lance on 9g and increase the protection on 9g.about 2 hours ago from web
   16. 42. N-8e, Activating Gote's right kNgiht to capture the Lance on 9g.about 2 hours ago from web
   17. 41. Lx9g, Sente took the sacrificing Pawn on 9g by the Lance.about 2 hours ago from web
   18. I'm writing my impression and comments on the moves in the afternoon of Day 1 for 6th game of 50th Oui-sen.about 2 hours ago from web
   
   
2. I will come back to the game in this evening.about 7 hours ago from web
     
3. 40. P*9g, Sacrificing pawn drop to invite Sente's Lance or kNight to 9g to be captured.about 7 hours ago from web
4. 39. Px9f, Natural response.about 7 hours ago from web
5. 38. P-9f, Gote started the edge attack.about 7 hours ago from web
6. 37. Px5e, Natural response.about 7 hours ago from web
7. 36. P-5e, Gote was sacrificing the central Pawn. Would he enter into hostilities without completing his Yagura castle?about 7 hours ago from web
8. 35. K-8h, Sente completed his Yagura Castle.about 7 hours ago from web
9. 34. N-7c, Gote jumped his right kNight to 7c. It could jump to 8e anytime he wanted.about 7 hours ago from web
10. 32.Px3e 33.Bx3e, Natural moves.about 7 hours ago from web
11. 31. P-3e, Since Gote did not develop his Bishop to 6d, Sente was trading Pawns on 3e. I wonder why Gote allowed this Pawn trade.about 7 hours ago from web
12. 30. G-4c, Gote did not develop his Bishop to 6e to prevent Sente from trading Pawns on 3e by Bishop yet.about 8 hours ago from web
13. 29. S-3g, Sente moved his right Silver to 3g since Gote did not develop his Bihsop to 6d earlier.about 8 hours ago from web
14. 28. P-9e, Gote advanced the vanguard Pawn on the 9th file to give pressure of attacking the edge in need.about 8 hours ago from web
15. 27. K-7i, Sente would like to enter his King in the Yagura castle to move it to 8h.about 8 hours ago from web
16. 26. P-9d, Gote advanced the edge Pawn on 9th file.about 8 hours ago from web
17. 25. B-6h, This was the choice of Kimura. He chose Morishita System. Instead of 25.B-6h, S-3g is also a popular Yagura opening here.about 8 hours ago from web
18. 24. P-7d, It made Gote's right Silver or kNight possible to go to 7c in the future. Also Pawn trade on 3e would be possible.about 8 hours ago from web
19. 23. G5h-6g, The outer wall of Sente's Yagura castle was completed.about 8 hours ago from web
20. 22. P-4d, It's preparation for Gote's right Gold to move to 4c to protect the 3rd through 5th files.about 8 hours ago from web
21. 21.P-3f, It made Sente's right Silver or kNight possible to go to 3g in the future. And trading Pawns on 3e will be another plan.about 8 hours ago from web
22. 20. B-3a, Gote did the same.about 8 hours ago from web
23. 19. B-7i, Sente started activating his Bishop.about 8 hours ago from web
24. 18. S-3c, Gote moves his left Silver to 3c to increase the protection on 2th and 3rd files.about 8 hours ago from web
25. 17. S-7g, Sente moved his left Silver to 7g after seeing Gote's 15.G-5b which means Gote became unable to transfer his Rook to 5b easily.about 8 hours ago from web
26. 16. G-5b, Gote moved up his right Gold to 5b to build Yagura castle.about 8 hours ago from web
27. 15. K-6i, Sente also started moving his King to his left side which is the opposite side of the Rook.about 8 hours ago from web
28. 14. K-4a, Gote started to moved his King to his left side which is the opposite side of his Rook..about 8 hours ago from web
29. 13. G-7h, Sente moved up his left Gold to 7h to protect the 8th file.about 8 hours ago from web
30. 32.Px3e 33.Bx3e, Natural moves.about 7 hours ago from web
31. 31. P-3e, Since Gote did not develop his Bishop to 6d, Sente was trading Pawns on 3e. I wonder why Gote allowed this Pawn trade.about 7 hours ago from web
32. 30. G-4c, Gote did not develop his Bishop to 6e to prevent Sente from trading Pawns on 3e by Bishop yet.about 8 hours ago from web
33. 29. S-3g, Sente moved his right Silver to 3g since Gote did not develop his Bihsop to 6d earlier.about 8 hours ago from web
34. 28. P-9e, Gote advanced the vanguard Pawn on the 9th file to give pressure of attacking the edge in need.about 8 hours ago from web
35. 27. K-7i, Sente would like to enter his King in the Yagura castle to move it to 8h.about 8 hours ago from web
36. 26. P-9d, Gote advanced the edge Pawn on 9th file.about 8 hours ago from web
37. 25. B-6h, This was the choice of Kimura. He chose Morishita System. Instead of 25.B-6h, S-3g is also a popular Yagura opening here.about 8 hours ago from web
38. 24. P-7d, It made Gote's right Silver or kNight possible to go to 7c in the future. Also Pawn trade on 3e would be possible.about 8 hours ago from web
39. 23. G5h-6g, The outer wall of Sente's Yagura castle was completed.about 8 hours ago from web
40. 22. P-4d, It's preparation for Gote's right Gold to move to 4c to protect the 3rd through 5th files.about 8 hours ago from web
41. 21.P-3f, It made Sente's right Silver or kNight possible to go to 3g in the future. And trading Pawns on 3e will be another plan.about 8 hours ago from web
42. 20. B-3a, Gote did the same.about 8 hours ago from web
43. 19. B-7i, Sente started activating his Bishop.about 8 hours ago from web
44. 18. S-3c, Gote moves his left Silver to 3c to increase the protection on 2th and 3rd files.about 8 hours ago from web
45. 17. S-7g, Sente moved his left Silver to 7g after seeing Gote's 15.G-5b which means Gote became unable to transfer his Rook to 5b easily.about 8 hours ago from web
46. 16. G-5b, Gote moved up his right Gold to 5b to build Yagura castle.about 8 hours ago from web
47. 15. K-6i, Sente also started moving his King to his left side which is the opposite side of the Rook.about 8 hours ago from web
48. 14. K-4a, Gote started to moved his King to his left side which is the opposite side of his Rook..about 8 hours ago from web
49. 13. G-7h, Sente moved up his left Gold to 7h to protect the 8th file.about 8 hours ago from web
50. 12. G-3b, Gote moved up his left Gold to 3b to protect the 2nd file.about 8 hours ago from web
51. 11. G6i-5h, Sente moved up his right Gold to 5h to start building Yagura castle.about 8 hours ago from web
52. 10. S-4b, Gote moves up his left Silver to 4b. Gote agreed on Yagura Opening.about 8 hours ago from web
53. 9. S-4h, Sente moved up his right Silver to 4h which will be able to move 5g, 4g or 3g in the future.about 8 hours ago from web
54. 8. P-5d, Gote also advanced the central Pawn to 5d.about 8 hours ago from web
55. 7. P-5f, Sente advanced the central Pawn to 5f which is the preparation to use his Bishop to the right side.about 8 hours ago from web
56. 6. S-6b, Gote moved up his right Silver to 6b which will be able to advance to 5c, 6c, or 7c in the future.about 8 hours ago from web
57. 5. P-6f, Sente blocked the diagonal line of his Bishop by himeself. It's the standard course to Yagura opening.about 8 hours ago from web
58. 4. P-3d, Gote opened the diagonal line of his Bishop with this Pawn advancement.about 8 hours ago from web
59. 3. S-6h, Sente moved his left Silver to 6h offering Yagura opening.about 8 hours ago from web
60. 2. P-8d, Fukaura advanced the Rook Pawn on 8th file to show he would choose Ibisha.about 8 hours ago from web
61. 1.P-7f, 8-dan Kimura is Sente and advanced the pawn on 7th file to open the diagonal line of his Bishop.about 8 hours ago from web
62. I'm writing my feelings and comments on the moves in the morning.about 8 hours ago from web
63. Frequently updating photos of the playing room is here. It's lunch break now. http://bit.ly/2i0YL2about 8 hours ago from web
64. You can watch and replay the game here. http://bit.ly/Nkkeqabout 8 hours ago from web
65. Toady and tomorrow are the days for 6th game of 50th Oui-sen between Oui Fukaura vs 8-dan Kimura.

Boardlive today and tomorrow - 6th game of 50th Oui-sen between Oui Fukaura Koichi and 8-dan Kimura Kazuki

Today and tomorrow are the days for the 6th game of 50th Oui-sen best of seven match between Oui Fukaura Koichi and 8-dan Kimura Kazuki. Kimura is Sente. The game started at 9:00 am today at Jinya in Kanagawa prefecture. The score before the game is 3-2 led by Kimura.. You can watch and replay the game through the links below;

Boardlive(Official)

Kifu for Flash(Unofficial)

Here are links to the frequently updating photos.

Playing Room

The official page in Japanese is here.

gpsshogi_en is following this game here.

The allotted thinking time per player is 8 hours and less than 60 seconds per move(Ippun Shogi) after consuming it.

Boardlive now

Here is the link to the boardlive of challenger deciding match of 31th Kirishima Shuzo trophy Joryu Osho-sen between Ueda Hatsumi(Joryu 2-dan) vs Iwane Shnobu(Joryu 2-dan).As a result of Furigoma, Iwane became Sente. The game started at 10:00am. The allotted thinking time per player is 25 minutes and less than 40 seconds per move after consuming it. It will end soon.

Iwane vs Ueda.