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Shogi final boardlives in 2011 today - 5th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

There are being three boardlives today.

• Two Crown Habu Yoshiharu vs 9-dan Fukaura Koichi
• Meijin Moriuchi Toshiyuki vs 4-dan Abe Kohru
• Winners' match (To be started at 2:00pm)

The first two games started at 10:00am(JST). The allotted thinking time per player is 40 minutes and each player will have to make a move less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it.

Goda vs Hirose, Challenger Deciding Match of 37th Kio-sen - Shogi Boardlive Today

Today is the day for the Challenger Deciding Match of the 37th Kio-sen between 9-dan Goda Masataka and 7-dan Hirose Akihito. Goda came to this place without losing any game in the knock-down tournament tree while Hirose was defeated by Goda once but he revived in the consolation match with 5-dan Itodani Tetsuro. If Goda wins this game, he will become the challenger immediately. If Hirose wins it, another game between the two will be held to decide the challenger in due course. 

As a result of Furigoma, Goda became Sente. There were five games played by the two players in the past and Goda took the lead by 4-1. The allotted thinking time per player is four hours so I think it will end after 6:00pm. You can replay and watch the game though the following link;

• Goda vs Hirose

Here is the official website of Kio-sen.

Four Shogi Boardlives Today

Today there are being four shogi boardlives.

• 8dan Kimura Kazuki vs 7dan Akutsu Chikara(won by Kimura)
• 7dan Hirose Akihito vs 4dan Ito Shingo(won by Hirose)
• Kimura vs  Hirose

These are 5th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open games. The allotted thinking time per player is 40 minutes and both players will have to make a move less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it.

Here is another one. This is a game of 5th Mynavi Joshi Open. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours. So it will end after 4:00om since it started at 10:00am(JST).

• Joryu Shodan Yamaguchi Eriko vs Joryu 4dan Saida Haruko

Shogi Man vs Machine match - Yonenaga to play against Bonkras(Machine) at 19:00(JST)

Prior to the Man vs Machine match between retired Yonenaga Kunio who is Permanent Kisei Bonkras who is the champion of World  Computer Shogi Championship 2011 to be scheduled on January 14, 2012, a preliminary match between the same players will be hold at 19:00(JST) at T-Room in Tokyo Dojo of SC24. I would recommend you to login fairy earlier than the match-starting time since it is highly likely to be overfilled if you would like to watch the live game there. The allotted thinking time would be one minutes and both players will have to make a move less than 60 seconds per move after consuming the alloted time.

Bankras is Sente and Yonenaga is White. This is the same as the coming match with three hour allotted thinking time per player next year. They say Yonenaga will make a weird move at the second move if Bonkras makes P-7f as the first move.

For Japanese-speaking people, a live commentary show of the game is available to watch at Nico Nico Douga.  The commentator is 9-dan Tanigawa Koji.

HIDETCHI translated Madoka's article on International Shogi Forum 2011 into English

HIDETCHI translated Madoka's article on International Shogi Forum 2011, which was held in Rueil-Malmaison, France in this October,  into English. It includes many photos. It's originally published in the November 23rd edition of Shukan Shogi(Weekly Shogi) Magagine. You can read it through the following link.

• Shogi Boom spreads across the borders! (PDF File)

I posted two entries about Human vs Machine Match in the next year

Today I posted two atricles in 81 squaire universe. Here are the link to them.

• The 81-Square Universe • View topic - Will the computer beat Yonenaga in Januarary 2012?
• The 81-Square Universe • View topic - 2nd DenOu-sen(Man vs Machine match)

Satomi Kana vs Kato Momoko, a quarterfinal of 5th Mynavi Joshi Open - Boardlive Today

Today is the day for a game of quarterfinals of 5th Mynavi Joshi Open between three crown Satomi Kana and Joryu Oza Kato Momoko. Both are Shoreikai 1kyu as well. As a result of Furigoma, Satomi became Sente. The game started at 10:00am at JSA building in Sendagaya, Tokyo. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours so I think it will end after 4:00pm(JST) today.

You can replay and watch the game on the official liveboard linked below;

• Satomi vs Kato(Kifu for Java)
• Satomi vs Kato(Kifu for Flash)

Here is the official site of the fifth Mynavi Joshi Open. A chat environemnt with watching a slightly-deferred-liveboard is ready at 81dojo.

Interestingly, the game followed the developemnt of the game played on December 21, 1976, before they were born,   between Nakahara Makoto and Kato Hifumi up to the 36th move. Another precedent is Oyama Yasuharu vs Kato Hifumi, played on March 1968.

Kato Momoko vs Shimizu Ichiyo, 5th-(Final)game of 1st Ricoh Cup Joryu Oza-sen - Shogi Boardlive Now

Today is the day for the fifth(final) game of the first Ricoh Cup Joryu Oza-sen best-of-five mach between Shoreikai 1kyu Kato Momoko and Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo. Before the game, the score is tied in 2-2. The winner of this game will be the first Joryu Oza gaining the prize money as many as five million yen. As a result of Furigoma, Kato became Sente. The game started at 10:00am at JSA Building in Sendagaya, Tokyo. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours, so it will end after 4:00pm. You can replay and watch the game through the following link;

• Kato vs Shimizu

Here is the official website of the first Ricoh Cup Joryu Oza-sen. A chat environment with watching a slightly-deferred-liveboard is ready at 81dojo.

Kato Momoko vs Shimizu Ichiyo, 4th game of 1st Ricoh Cup Joryu Oza-sen - Shogi Boardlive Today

Today is the day for the fourth game of the first Ricoh Cup Joryu Oza-sen best-of-five match between Shoreikai 1kyu Kato Momoko and Ladies 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo . Before the game, Kato takes the lead in 2-1. So she needs one more win the first Joryu Oza. Shimizu cannot lose any more game to survive. Kato is Sente for this game. It started at 10:00am at JSA building in Sendagaya, Tokyo. You can replay and watch the game through the link below;

• Kato vs Shimizu

Since the allotted thinking time per player is three hours per player, I think it will end around 4:00pm. Shimizu chose Migigoku(Right King) after bishop exchange. Both have a Bishop and a Silver in their hands so which will find a good way to drop them first may be the key in this game.

Here is the official site of the first Ricoh Cup Joryu Oza-sen. A chat environment with watching a slightly-deferred-liveboard is ready  at 81dojo.

Shogi Boardlive Today - Ohsho Challenger Deciding Play-Off, Toyoshima vs Sato

Today is the day for Osho challenger deciding play-off between 9-dan Sato Yasmitsu and 6-dan Toyoshima Masayuki. Both recently ended with the score of 5-1 in the 61st Osho challenger deciding round robin tournamnet and that's why can see the game of play-off today. The game started at 10:00am at the JSA building in Sendagaya, Tokyo. As a result of Furigoma, Toyoshima became Sente. You can watch and replay the game through the live-board linked below;

• Toyoshima vs Sato

Since the allotted thinking time per player is four hours, I think the game will end after 7:00pm today.

Here is the official blog of the 61st Osho-sen.