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January 31, 2010

Boardlive now - 2nd game of 36th Joryu-Meijini-sen

The 2nd game of 36th Joryu-Meijini-sen between Joryu Meijin Shimizu vs Challenger Kurashiki Tohka just started at 9:00am at Sekine Meijin Kinenkan(Mueum) in Chiba Prefecture which is located near Narita International Airport.  Shimizu is Sente in this game. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours and each will have to make a move less than sixty seconds per move. You may replay the game through the link below;

The official site of the series(in Japanese) is here. And the official blog with lots of photos is here.

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January 29, 2010

My twitter entries about 2nd game of 59th Osho-sen

Here is the duplicate of my twitter entries about 2nd game of 59th Osho-sen.

  1. Good shots of the endgame through the monitor in the press room. http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 #shogi about 2 hours ago from web
  2. Extremely exciting endgame. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 about 2 hours ago from web
  3. (1)K-4c Sx4d Kx4d G*3e K-4c G*4d(mate), (2)K-4c Sx4d K-3d G*3e K-2c G-2d(mate), (3)K-3a G*3b(mate) about 2 hours ago from web
  4. 124. After the resignation, mate lines are as followings. about 2 hours ago from web
  5. 123. R*5b, Check. Kubo resigned the game after this move. about 2 hours ago from web
  6. 120.Gx4b 121.Nx4b+ 122.Kx4b Almost mandatory. about 2 hours ago from web
  7. 119. G*4b, Check. Due to the diagonal line of the far Bishop on 7i. Gote's King will be mated. about 2 hours ago from web
  8. 118. Lx1b, Gote took the Tokin by lance. about 2 hours ago from web
  9. 117.+Px1b looks like a hisshi(brinkmate). about 2 hours ago from web
  10. 116. Gx4d 117.+Px1b, Both took their Rooks each other. about 2 hours ago from web
  11. 115. P-2c+(!) Pawn sacrifice with promotion neglecting the threat to lose the Rook on 4d. about 2 hours ago from web
  12. 114. K-3a, Gote's King escaped to 3a. about 2 hours ago from web
  13. 113. N*5d, Check again. about 2 hours ago from web
  14. 112. G*4c, Gote dropped a Gold on 4c. about 2 hours ago from web
  15. 111. Rx4d, Check. about 2 hours ago from web
  16. 110. Px4d, Gote took the promoted Bishop instead of the Rook. about 2 hours ago from web
  17. 109. +Bx4d, Sente took the kNight on 4d with promoted BIshop. about 3 hours ago from web
  18. 108. K-4b, King's early escape to 4b to escape from the threatmate. about 3 hours ago from web
  19. Correction. 107. S*5e, Threatmate like G*5b in the next move. about 3 hours ago from web
  20. 107. G*5e, Sente dropped a Gold on 5e neglecting the threat to lose his Rook. about 3 hours ago from web
  21. 106. K-5c, Gote's King escaped to 5c. about 3 hours ago from web
  22. 105. +P-6b, Check. about 3 hours ago from web
  23. 104. P*3c, Gote dropped a Pawn on 3c. Sente's Rook was dead due to this pawn drop. about 3 hours ago from web
  24. Both player's allotted thinking time became less than 10 mintues. about 3 hours ago from web
  25. 103. K-8h(!) King's early escape. about 3 hours ago from web
  26. 102. S-7e, Gote tried to let this Silver take part in the attack and opened the King's escaping path to 7d. about 3 hours ago from web
  27. 101. Px6f, Sente took the Silver on 6f. Which one to win? about 3 hours ago from web
  28. 100. +Px5h+ Gote took the Gold on 5h with pawn promotion. about 3 hours ago from web
  29. 99. P*6g, Sente dropped a Pawn on 6g to take the Silver on 6f neglecting the threat to lose the Gold on 5h. about 3 hours ago from web
  30. 98. S*5f, Gote dropped a Silver on 6g to connect with the kNight on 4e and increase the pressure on 6g. about 3 hours ago from web
  31. 97. +B-3e, Threatening to take the kNight on 4e. about 3 hours ago from web
  32. 96. K-6c, Gote's King is escaping to his upper space. Will it be trapped or not? about 3 hours ago from web
  33. 95. S*7a, This is threatmate such as +P-6b. If Gote took the Tokin by Kx6a, mate would exist like G*6b, about 3 hours ago from web
  34. 94. Kx7b, Gote took the sacrificing Tokin. about 3 hours ago from web
  35. 93. +P-7b(!) Sente tried to sacrifice the Tokin on 6c. about 3 hours ago from web
  36. Both player's allotted thinking time became less than an hour. about 4 hours ago from web
  37. 92. P*5g, Gote dropped a Pawn to take the Gold on 5h. about 4 hours ago from web
  38. 91. Gx5h, Sente took the Tokin on 5h. about 4 hours ago from web
  39. 90. P-9d, Gote opened his King's escaping route with this Pawn advancement. about 4 hours ago from web
  40. 89. Px6c+ This is threatmate such as S*7a K-9b G*8b. about 4 hours ago from web
  41. 88. +Px5h, Gote neglected the sacrificing pawn on 6d and took the Gold on 5h. about 4 hours ago from web
  42. 87. P*6d(!), Sente neglected 86.P-5g+ and dropped a sacrificing pawn on the head of the Silver on 6c. about 4 hours ago from web
  43. 86. P-5g+ Gote made a Tokin on 5g. It's supported by the kNight on 4e. about 4 hours ago from web
  44. 85. +P-6a, Sente's Tokin approached Gote's King. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 about 4 hours ago from web
  45. 84. N-4e, Gote's left kNight jumped to 4e to aim at P-5g+. It's going to be a race of approaching the Kings each other. about 4 hours ago from web
  46. 83. P-5a+ At last, Sente succeeded in making a Tokin on 5a. about 5 hours ago from web
  47. If Gote took the Pawn on 6c by S7d-6c, then G*6a would be severe. about 5 hours ago from web
  48. 82. Sx6c, Almost mandatory. about 5 hours ago from web
  49. 81. P*6c, Sente dropped a sacrifice pawn on the head of the Silver on 6b to make Tokin on 5a. about 5 hours ago from web
  50. 80. Sx6f, Gote's Silver advanced to 6f with taking the Pawn on 6f. about 5 hours ago from web
  51. 79. Px6f, Sente took the Pawn on 6f. about 5 hours ago from web
  52. 78. P*6f, Gote dropped a Pawn on 6f to advance his Silver on 6e. about 5 hours ago from web
  53. 77. P*2d, Sente dropped a Pawn on 2d to prevent Gote's G-2c. about 5 hours ago from web
  54. YouTube - MISORA HIBARI - JINSEI SHOGI - (VINYL LP) - ENKA - JAPAN.wmv http://ff.im/-f2jyd about 5 hours ago from FriendFeed
  55. 76. S-6b, Gote prevented Sente from making Tokin on 5a with this Silver move. about 5 hours ago from web
  56. Photos of afternoon snacks. Upper for Habu(Strawberry). Lower for Kubo. http://bit.ly/bJknHA #shogi about 5 hours ago from web
  57. Gote can have a Rook or Bishop in hand by dropping a Silver on 2e. about 5 hours ago from web
  58. 75. P*5b, Sente dropped a Pawn on 5b to make Tokin. If Gote took it by Sx5b, it would be far away from his King to guard. about 6 hours ago from web
  59. 74. Sx6a, Gote took back the promoted Silver. It's mandatory. about 6 hours ago from web
  60. 73. +Sx6a, Sente took the Gold. Generally, taking a Gold is better than taking a Silver. about 6 hours ago from web
  61. 72. N*4d, Gote dropped a kNight on 4d to block the diagonal line of the promoted Bishop on 2f. about 6 hours ago from web
  62. 71. +S-6b, Since Gote's Rook's horizontal line was blocked by 70.G-3b, this promoted Silver attack became possible. about 6 hours ago from web
  63. Sente's bishop has become possible to go to 3e from 7i. Wow! about 6 hours ago from web
  64. 70. G-3b, Gote protected the kNight with this Gold advancement. about 6 hours ago from web
  65. 69. Rx3d, Sente took the Pawn by the Rook. If Gote's kNight jumped to 4e, then he could take the Gold on 3a with Rook promotion. about 6 hours ago from web
  66. 68. R-1b, Gote's Rook escaped horizontally. about 6 hours ago from web
  67. 67. S-5c+, The Silver got promoted. It's supported by the promoted Bishop. about 6 hours ago from web
  68. 66. Rx5b, Gote took the sacrificing pawn by his Rook, not by the Gold. about 6 hours ago from web
  69. 65. P*5b, Sente droopped a sacrificing pawn on the head of Gote's Rook. about 6 hours ago from web
  70. 64. N-3c, Gote activated his left kNight to 3c which seemed to plan to jump to 4e to realize P-5g+. It looks a good move. about 6 hours ago from web
  71. 63. G5g-5h, The Gold escaped from the Pawn on 5f which was almost mandatory. about 7 hours ago from web
  72. 62. P*5f, Gote dropped a Pawn on 5f to make an attacking base on the 5th file. about 7 hours ago from web
  73. 61. Gx5g, Sente took back the promoted Pawn by the Gold. about 7 hours ago from web
  74. 60. Px5g+, Gote took the pawn on 5g with promotion. about 7 hours ago from web
  75. 59. B-7i, Sente activated the idling Bishop on 8h to increase protection on the square of 5g. about 7 hours ago from web
  76. 58. P-5f, Gote started to make his Rook work better with this pawn advancement. about 7 hours ago from web
  77. @hirohiigo After ▲+Bx7d △Px7d ▲Bx5e., I think △P*6c ▲Sx6c+ △Rx5e, then White would win the game. about 8 hours ago from web in reply to hirohiigo
  78. 57. +B-2f, Sente transferred his promoted Bishop to the right side. Its diagonal line reaches the square of 7a. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 about 8 hours ago from web
  79. Lunch time break of 2nd game of 59th Osho-sen started at 12:30 for one hour. The game will restart at 1:30pm #shogi about 9 hours ago from web
  80. Photos of the hot drinks during play in the morning. Coffee for Habu, Cocoa for Kubo. http://bit.ly/95fmh2 #shogi about 9 hours ago from web
  81. 56. S7f-6e, Gote pulled back his Silver on 7f to 6e to control the central area. about 9 hours ago from web
  82. 55. P*7g, Sente dropped a Pawn on 7g to put away the Silver on 7f. But his Bishop on 8h lost the mobility except for B-7i. about 9 hours ago from web
  83. 54. Sx7f, Gote took the pawn on the 7th file. about 9 hours ago from web
  84. 53. +B-5i, Sente's Horse(promoted Bishop) escaped far away from Gote's Silvers. about 9 hours ago from web
  85. Gote's 50.S*7d was not predicted in the press room reportedly, but @gpsshogi_en predicted it. http://bit.ly/d87Q8w #shogi about 10 hours ago from web
  86. 52. S*8e, Gote dropped the other Silver to give pressure on Sente's promoted Bishop. about 10 hours ago from web
  87. 51. +B-8f, Almost mandatory. about 10 hours ago from web
  88. 50. S*7d, Gote dropped a Silver on 7d threatening to take the promoted Bishop on 8e. about 10 hours ago from web
  89. 49. Sx6d, Sente took the sacrificing Pawn. I think Gote will start to try to make his Rook work better from here. about 10 hours ago from web
  90. 48. P*6d, Gote dropped a sacrificing Pawn on the head of the Silver on 6e. If Sente took it, Gote would be able to trade central pawns. about 11 hours ago from web
  91. Photos of the restart of the game in this morning. Left=Habu Right=Kubo. Center=Yashiki as the official watchman http://bit.ly/bredyT #shogi about 11 hours ago from web
  92. 47. Rx2d, Sente took the Pawn on 2d by his Rook. His Rook is working better. about 11 hours ago from web
  93. Photos of meals for both players. First two are dinner yesterday. The third one is breakfast before restart. http://bit.ly/9reJ6T about 12 hours ago from web
  94. 5-dan Tobe Makoto said reportedly, "I think the current position is even." http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 #shogi about 12 hours ago from web
  95. 46. R-5a, Gote put his Rook back to A-row. He didn't mind Sente's taking the pawn by Rx2d. about 12 hours ago from web
  96. 45. B-8e+, Sente's Bishop escaped from the Gold on 3a and got promoted. I think Gote should prevent Sente's Rx2d in the next move. about 12 hours ago from web
  97. 44. G-3a, Gote's Gold escaped from the Bishop on 4a. about 12 hours ago from web
  98. Photos of the sealed move yesterday. The official watchman is 9-dan Yashiki Nobuyki. http://bit.ly/bRa8Be #shogi about 12 hours ago from web
  99. 43. B*4a, Sente dropped a Bishop threatening to take the Gold on 3b. This was a top candidate by a computer program reportedly. about 12 hours ago from web
  100. 42. Rx5c, Gote took the promoted kNight which was mandatory. about 12 hours ago from web
  101. 41. Nx5c+ Habu's sealed move was taking the Bishop as everybody expected. about 12 hours ago from web
  102. Day 2 of 2nd game of 59th Osho-sen started at 9:00am. http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 #shogi about 12 hours ago from web
  103. The Day1 of the 2nd game of 59th Osho-sen finished. Day 2 will start at 9:00am tomorrow. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 6:47 PM Jan 28th from web
  104. Habu made the 43d move sealed. But everybody is sure it is Nx5c to take the Bishop. Only question is promoted or not promoted. 6:46 PM Jan 28th from web
  105. It seems that Habu will seal the next move though it'd mandatory to take the Bishop on 5c by his kNight. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 5:56 PM Jan 28th from web
  106. 40. Bx5c, Gote took the SIlver by his Bishop. Gote will take a Silver and a kNight for a Bihsop. 5:24 PM Jan 28th from web
  107. 39. S*5c, Sente dropped a Silver on 5c threatening to take the Bishop on 4b to save both his kNight on 4e and Silver on 6e. 5:21 PM Jan 28th from web
  108. And Sente's Silver on 6e is in danger since it'd be killed if Gote dropped a Pawn on 6d. Sente should be busy now. http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 5:17 PM Jan 28th from web
  109. 38. B-4b, Gote's Bishop escaped from the kNight on 4e to 4b to keep preventing Sente's Rook from taking the Pawn on 2d and aimed at P-4d. 5:15 PM Jan 28th from web
  110. 37. N-4e, Sente's kNight jumped to 4e threatening to take the Bishop n 3c. 5:13 PM Jan 28th from web
  111. At the position at the 36th move, it's materially balanced since both have a Silver and a pawn in hand. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 4:21 PM Jan 28th from web
  112. 36. R-5a, Gote's Rook escaped from the Silver on 6e. 4:16 PM Jan 28th from web
  113. 35. Sx6e, Sente took the pawn on 6e threatening to take the Rook on 5d. 4:15 PM Jan 28th from web
  114. 34. Rx5d, Gote took back the Silver by his Rook. Instead of 34.Rx5d, Px6f would have invite Sente's attack such as S*6c. 4:15 PM Jan 28th from web
  115. 33. Sx5d, Sente took the Silver on 5d decisively. 4:13 PM Jan 28th from web
  116. Habu seems to spend a long time to make the 33rd move. It seems a critical position for both players. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 4:04 PM Jan 28th from web
  117. 32. P-6e, Gote advanced the pawn on the 6th file to 6e threatening to take the Silver on 6f. 3:44 PM Jan 28th from web
  118. Kubo seemed to take a long time to make 32nd move. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 3:35 PM Jan 28th from web
  119. Photo of afternoon snacks for Habu. #shogi #habu http://bit.ly/9VEj2A 3:32 PM Jan 28th from web
  120. Photos of the restart after lunch break. Lots of junior high school students visited the playing room. http://bit.ly/9xuBn5 #shogi 3:13 PM Jan 28th from web
  121. If Sent had a Silver in hand, S*4a would be a good forking Silver drop. That's why he offered Silver trade at 31st move. #shogi 2:46 PM Jan 28th from web
  122. 31. S-4e, What a simple offer to trade Silvers! 2:44 PM Jan 28th from web
  123. 30. Px2d, It seems a natural move to take the sacrificing pawn. 2:44 PM Jan 28th from web
  124. 29, P-2d(!), The battle started with this Rook pawn sacrifice. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 2:40 PM Jan 28th from web
  125. 28. P-6d, Gote advanced a pawn on the 6th file to give pressure on Sente's Silver on 6f. 2:38 PM Jan 28th from web
  126. 27. N-3g, Sente would like his right kNight to take part in the battle. 2:37 PM Jan 28th from web
  127. Photos of lunch meal for both players. Upper is Tempura Udon(noodle) for Habu. Lower is Tempura Teishoku for Kubo. http://bit.ly/dqPzCa 1:21 PM Jan 28th from web
  128. Photos of Morning snacks. Upper is for Habu. Kubo just ordered a hot coffee. http://bit.ly/clWAvk 12:34 PM Jan 28th from web
  129. 26. S-5d, Gote secured the vanguard pawn on 5e with this Silver move. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 12:32 PM Jan 28th from web
  130. 25. S-6f, Sent tried to take the vanguard pawn on 5e with this Silver move. 12:30 PM Jan 28th from web
  131. 24. S-5c, Kubo moved up his left Silver to secure the vanguard pawn on the 5th file by advancing to d row. 12:30 PM Jan 28th from web
  132. 23.S-7g, Sente moved up his Silver to 7g to block the diagonal line of his Bishop. 12:24 PM Jan 28th from web
  133. 22.S-7b, Gote built Mino Castle. 12:23 PM Jan 28th from web
  134. YouTube - Shogi Openings: Quick Ishida Attack #4 (Kubo's R-7e) http://ff.im/-eXDBV 12:21 PM Jan 28th from FriendFeed
  135. Games 4 IPhone: Kakinoki Shogi 1.31 http://ff.im/-eXDBU 12:21 PM Jan 28th from FriendFeed
  136. Photos of the start of Habu vs Kubo for 2nd game of 59th Osho-sen. #shogi #habu #kubo http://bit.ly/dr3FIp 11:01 AM Jan 28th from web
  137. 21.G4i-5h, Sente moved up his right Gold closer to his King to increase the protection on the square of 5g. 10:58 AM Jan 28th from web
  138. 20. S-4b, Gote moved up his left Silver to 4b. 10:56 AM Jan 28th from web
  139. 19. S-6h, Sente moved his left Silver to protect the square of 5g to prepare for Gote's possible attack by P-5f in the future. #shogi 10:05 AM Jan 28th from web
  140. 18. Gote moved his king to 8b. Is he going to build Mino castle? 9:54 AM Jan 28th from web
  141. 17. K-7h, Sente moved his King to the opposite side of his Rook again. 9:54 AM Jan 28th from web
  142. 16. G-3b, Gote moved up his left Gold to 3b to protect the 2nd and 3rd files. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 9:53 AM Jan 28th from web
  143. 15. S-4f, Sente advanced his Silver to 4f. His aim seemed to trade pawns on 3e using this Silver. 9:52 AM Jan 28th from web
  144. 14. K-7b, Gote moved his King to his right side again. 9:51 AM Jan 28th from web
  145. 13. S-3g, Sente advanced his Silver to 3g to show his possibility to attack quickly with this Silver. http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 9:41 AM Jan 28th from web
  146. 12. K-6b, Gote also started to move his King to his right side. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 9:37 AM Jan 28th from web
  147. 11. P-3f, Sente opened the path to advance his right Silver of kNight to 3g. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 9:36 AM Jan 28th from web
  148. 10. B-3c, Gote prevented Sente's Rook pawn trade with this Bishop move. 9:35 AM Jan 28th from web
  149. 9.K-6h, Sente started to move his King to the opposite side of his Rook. 9:34 AM Jan 28th from web
  150. 8. P-5e, Gote advanced the vanguard pawn on the central file. #shogi http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 9:29 AM Jan 28th from web
  151. 7.S-4h, Sente moved up his right Silver to protect the central file. He did not choose ultra quick attack with G4i-5h instead of this move. 9:28 AM Jan 28th from web
  152. 6. R-5b, As expected by many people, Kubo transferred his Rook to the Central file. http://bit.ly/cH9Jv7 9:19 AM Jan 28th from web
  153. 5. P-2e, Sente advanced his Rook pawn again. 9:18 AM Jan 28th from web
  154. Please refer to "Lecture 5: Gokigen Central Rook" on Shogipedia to watch this game. http://bit.ly/deHdnS 9:14 AM Jan 28th from web
  155. 4.P-5d, Gote advanced his central pawn to show he would adopt Gokigen Nakabisha(Central Rook). 9:12 AM Jan 28th from web
  156. 3.P-7f, Sente opened the diagonal line of his Bishop. 9:09 AM Jan 28th from web
  157. Photos of the reception party yesterday. #shogi http://mainichi.jp/enta/shougi/ohshoblog/2010/01/post-370.html 9:08 AM Jan 28th from web
  158. Photos of the inspection of the playing room yesterday. #shogi http://mainichi.jp/enta/shougi/ohshoblog/2010/01/post-369.html 9:08 AM Jan 28th from web
  159. 2.P-3d, Kubo's response was to open the diagonal line of his Bishop. It's natural since he likes Furibisha(Ranging Rook). 9:07 AM Jan 28th from web
  160. Habu's first move was P-2f, advancing his Rook pawn. He showed he would choose Ibisha(Static rook) at his first move. 9:06 AM Jan 28th from web
  161. Shogi boardlive today and tomorrow - Osho Habu vs Kio Kubo, 2nd game of 59th Osho-sen http://bit.ly/aCfiTg 9:01 AM Jan 28th from TypePad

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January 28, 2010

Shogi boardlive today and tomorrow - Osho Habu vs Kio Kubo, 2nd game of 59th Osho-sen

Here is the link to the boardlive of the 2nd game of 56th Osho-sen.

The game just started at 9:00am. Since Kubo was Sente in the 1st game, Habu is Sente in this game.  Osho-sen is the best of seven match. The allotted thinking time per player is 8 hours and each will have to make a move less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it.  Today is Day 1 and the sealed move will be made around 6:00 pm.  Day2 will start at 9:00am tomorrow. The venue is at Hotel Kagetsu in Ohtawara City,  Tochigi prefecture.

The official blog about this series is here.  Lots of photos of the game will be uploaded there.

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January 27, 2010

Boardlive now - Takojima vs Ishibashi, Semifinal, 2nd Tenga-sen

Today is the day for a semifinal of 2nd Tenga-sen between  Joryu 5-dan Takojima Akiko and Joryu 4-dan Ishibashi Sachio. You may replay and watch the game though the linked virtual board.

The allotted thinking time per player is 2 hours and each will have to make a move less than 60 seconds per move  after consuming it.

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January 26, 2010

A video of shogi for chess players were uploaded on YouTube

The following video of shogi for chess players was uploaded on YouTube. It's using "International Pieces" and for beginners and/or novices.

Here is the duplication of the description of this video by the author.

This video is the first part in a series of videos that will introduce Shogi, the Japanese form of Chess, to Chess players. This first video introduces some Shogi equipment that is suitable for Chess players who don't know any Japanese, namely my Symbolic set, and it explains why Shogi uses wedge-shaped, double-sided pieces. It does not cover all the rules or even how all the pieces move. I will cover these subjects in subsequent videos.

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January 24, 2010

Boardlive now - Joryu Meijin Shimizu vs Challenger KurashikiTohka Satomi - 36th Joryu Meijini-sen

The 1st game of 36th Joryu-Meijini-sen between Joryu Meijin Shimizu vs Challenger Kurashiki Tohka just started at 9:00am at Hotel Mt. Fuji near the Lake Yamanaka which is famous for a summer resort in Yamanashi prefecture. As a result of Furigoma, Satomi became Sente. She became the challenger after beating Joryu-2dan Iwane in the play-off. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours and each will have to make a move less than sixty seconds per move. You may replay the game through the link below;

The official site of the series(in Japanese) is here. And the official blog with lots of photos is here.

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January 21, 2010

A review about Let's Catch the Lion! appeared on Boardgamegeek

If you are interested in Let's Catch the Lion!(Dobutsu Shogi), it's a mustsee.

David Estall, the author,  summerized his first impression as below in his review.

This is a really quick game (5-10 minutes) that encourages 'just one more go'. Its visual appeal and simple rules make it attractive to kids and adults alike, yet it has subtle complexity and a surprising number of permutations on such a small board.

Click the link above to read the full story.

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January 20, 2010

A shogi scene in "Detective Conan"

I found a shogi scene between 1:21 and 1:24.


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Note addition

I added the following note today to my article titled "A virtual board of Dobutsu Shogi(Let's Catch the Lion!) for self study

The site I would like to introduce but failed at first is below. It seems it's working again.

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January 19, 2010

Another boardlive today - Kai vs Ishibashi, 3rd Mynavi Joshi Open

Another boardlive today. It's in the endgame now.

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