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Shogi Boardlive today - Kubo vs Sato, 2nd game of 35th Kio-sen,

Today is the day for the second game of the 35th Kio-sen. The score was led by Sato in 1-0. The venue of the game is at xxx in Ishikawa Prefecture.  It started at 9:00am(Japan Time). Sato is Sente since Kubo was so last game as a result of Furigoma.  You may watch and replay the game through the following link.

• Kio Kubo vs 9-dan Sato (Official virtual board)

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

Official blog of Kio-sen is here. There are and will be lots of photos of the game. And the game will be covered by my twitter and may be covered by Ki-ou Blog @ 81-Square Universe so please check them frequently. And http://groups.google.com/group/shogi-l/browse_thread/thread/82346f66180c46d2/5ea03c478a07ef2e?show_docid=5ea03c478a07ef2e&pli=1 is information about IRC chat about the game.

Board and Ustream Live of 2nd Tenga-sen best of three match

Today is the day for the 1st game of the 2nd Tenga-sen best of three match between Tenga Nakai and Challenger Ishibashi Sachio. You may watch the game on the virtual board and Ustream on live now.

• Ishibashi(Sente) vs Nakai

The game started at 10:00am in Komagome, Tokyo. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours and each will have to make a move less than 30 seconds per move after consuming it.

A comment to HIDETCHI's latest shogi video from an English teacher

I found the following comment from an English teacher who seems to visit to Japan to teach English today.  Interesting.

Thanks to you lessons I am winning a Shogi competition between me and a Japanese English teacher I work with :D It's good too because now he is studying Shogi more because he doesn't like being beaten at his own countries game. Actually we are a really good level for each other. We play games after school in the teachers office :)

Here is the video with the comment above.

Boardlive today and tomorrow - Habu vs Kubo, 4th game of 59th Osho-sen best of seven match

Here is the link to the boardlive of the 4th game of 59th Osho-sen. The venue of the game is at Hotel Ichibata in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture.

• Osho Habu Yoshiharu(Sente) vs Challenger Kio Kubo

The game just started at 9:00am. Habu is Sente. The score before the game is 2-1 led by Kubo. 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 official blog about this series is here.  Lots of photos of the game will be uploaded there.

I'm covering each move on my twitter. Please follow me or read my twilog if you are interested. And Bonanza and gpsshogi_en may cover the game.

Chocolate pieces and a dish board of Let's Catch the Lion!

Here is the video uploaded on YouTube that shows Chocolate pieces and dish board of Let's Catch the Lion!(Dobutsu Shogi, Animal Shogi).

Boardlive today - Challenger Deciding Match, Saida vs Kai, 3rd Mynavi Joshi Open

The challenger deciding match between Joryu-4dan Saida Haruko and Joryu-2dan Kai Tomomi are being played and available to watch and replay on the boradlive here.

• Saida(Sente) vs Kai

The allotted thinking time per player is 3 hours and each will have to make a move less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. It started at 10:00am in Japan. The winner will be the challenger against Queen Yauchi Rieko.

The official blog where lots of photos will be uploaded is here.

Slideshow of Shogi Set uploaded recently on Instructables

I found a slideshow of shogi set which contains 4 shots today.

• Shogi Set - A shogi set I made for my cousin for Christmas.

Boadlives now - 13th Computer Shogi Open tournaments

You can watch the boardlives of the game of 13th Computer Shogi Open Tournaments though the link below;

• http://homepage.mac.com/junichi_takada/open13/live_flash.html
• Main Page of the tournament(In Japanese)

Boardlives tomorrow - Semi-Finals and Final of 3rd Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

The semi-finals and the final of the 3rd Asahi Trophy Shogi Open will be played tomorrow on February 13 in Tokyo. The allotted thinking time per player is 40 minutes and each will have to make a move less than 60 seconds per move. That means a game will end in approximately 2 hours from the start. It's a golden opportunity for you to watch the games from the start to the end. Here is the boardlive information;

< Semi-finals - to start at 10:30am on February 13 in Japan >
Meijin Habu Yoshiharu vs 9-dan Tanigawa Koji
http://live3.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/201 ... hi_11.html

Kio Kubo Toshiaki vs 5-dan Sato Kazutoshi
http://live3.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/201 ... hi_12.html

< Final - to start at 2:30pm on the same day in Japan>
The semi-final winners' match
http://live3.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/201 ... hi_13.html

I think I will tweet them about each move during their plays.
http://twitter.com/takodori

Boardlive today and tomorrow - Osho Habu vs Kio Kubo, 3rd game of 59th Osho-sen

Here is the link to the boardlive of the 2nd game of 59th Osho-sen. The venue of the game is at Kakegawa Castle in Shizuoka Prefecture.

• Challenger Kio Kubo Toshiaki(Sente) vs Osho Habu Yoshiharu
  

The game just started at 9:00am. Kubo is Sente again. The score before the game is 1-1. 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 official blog about this series is here.  Lots of photos of the game will be uploaded there.