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Kubo vs Goda, 2nd game of 37th Kio-sen - Shogi boardlive today

Today is the day for the second game of the 37th Kio-sen best of five match between Kio Kubo Toshiaki and 9-dan Goda Masatka. Kubo took the first game and he is Sente for this one. It started at 9:00am at Hokkoku Shinbun Kaikan in Ishikawa prefecture. Since the allotted thinking time per player is four hours, I think it will end in the evening in Japan local time. You can replay or watch the game at

• Kubo vs Goda

Here is the official site of 37th Kio-sen.

Kubo Toshiaki vs Sato Yasumitsu, 4th game of 61st Osho-sen - Shogi Boardlives today & Tomorrow

Today and tomorrow are the days for the fourth game of the 61st Osho-sen best of seven match between Osho Kubo Toshiaki and Challenger 9-dan Sato Yasumitsu. Sato took the three games in a row before the game. Kubo cannot lose any more game to defend the title. Kubo is Sente for the game. It started at 9:00am in Kakurin-ji(temple) in Kakogawa City, Hyogo prefecture. Kubo moved his Rook to the 7th file and Sato responded with keeping his Rook in the 8th file. Bishops were traded in the early stage.  The allotted thinking time per player is eight hours. Today is Day1 which will be closed at 6:00pm. The game will restart at 9:00am tomorrow and end tomorrow evening. You can replay or watch the game through the link below:

• Kubo vs Sato

Here is the official site of the 61st Osho-sen. You can also watch the game at 81-dojo with a chat window.

Sato vs Kubo, 3rd game of 61st Osho-sen - Boardlive today and tomorrow

Today and tomorrow are the days for the third game of 61st Osho-sen between Osho Kubo Toshiaki and challenger 9-dan Sato Yasumitsu. Sato took the two games in a row before this game. So Kubo desperately need to take one game. Osho-sen title match is best-of-seven match.

The game started at 9:00am at Grand Hotel Hamamatsu in Shizuoka prefecture. Day 1 will close at  6:00 pm. The player who has turn to play then will make a sealed move. Day 2 will begin at 9:00am(JST) tomorrow. You can replay and watch the game at the official live-board at;

• Sato vs Kubo

Here is the official blog of Osho-sen. And you can replay and watch it with a chat window at 81-dojo.

Shimizu vs Satomi, 4th game of 38th Joryu Meijini-sen - Boardlive now

<Correction, Sorry, this is the forth game. Satomi led the game in 2-1 before tha game.>

 

Today is the day of the third game of the 38th Joryu Meijini-sen between Joryu Meijin Satomi Kana and Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo. Before the game, the score is 1-1, Shimizu took the first game and Satomi turned around the second game to be tied. Since this is the best of five match, taking this game will be important. Shimizu is Sente for this game. It started at 9:00am in JSA Kansai. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours. So I think the game will end around 4:00pm(JST) today. Shimizu chose Anaguma in this game. It's unusual for her to adopt it. You can replay and watch the game through the following link of the official live-board.

• Shimizu vs Satomi

Here is the official site of the 38th Joryu Meijini-sen. And you can watch the game at 81-dojo as well with a chat window just under the live-board.

Semifinal and Final of 5th Asahi Trophy shogi open - Boardlived today

Today the semifinals and the final of 5th Asashi Trophy shogi open is being held. The semifinalists are two crown Habu Yoshiharu, 5-dan Sugai Tatsuya, who won the last Daiwa Securities Cup, 9-dan Goda Masataka and 7-dan Hirose Akihito. The semifinals are going to start at 10:30am at Asahi Hall in Yurakucho, Tokyo. The final is scheduled to be playe at 2:30pm today at the same venue. The allotted thinking time per player is 40 minutes for each player and he will have to make a move less than 60 second per move after consuming  it, so I think it will end in about two hours from the starting time. You can replay and watch the game through the following official liveboards;

• Habu(Sente) vs Sugai
• Hirose(Sente) vs Goda
• Hirose(Sente) vs Habu

Here is the official page of the 5th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open.

For those who understand Japanese, a Nico Live of the commentary show is available to watch. You need to be a member of Nico Nico Douga which you can choose a free or paid member.

Two shogi boardlives today - Kio-sen and Joryu Meijini-sen

Today there are two shogi boardlives. One is the first game of 37th Kio-sen best of five match between Kio Kubo Toshiaki and 9-dan Goda Masataka. The other is the third game of 38th Joryu Meijini-sen between Joryu Meijin Satomi Kana and Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo. Both started at 9:00am local time in Japan. The venues for the former one is at Niigata Grand Hotel in Niigata prefecture. That for the latter is Yunohara Kokusai Kanko Hoteru Kiku-no-yu.

You can watch and replay the Kio-sen game through here. The allotted thinking time per player is four hours so I think it will end around 7:00pm(JST).

• Goda(sente) vs Kubo

Here is the official site of the 37th Kio-sen.

You can also watch the thrid game of the 38th Joryu Meijini-sen through the link below;

• Satomi(Sente) vs Shimizu

Here is the official site of the 38th Joryu Meijini-sen.

You can chat about these games at 81dojo with watching a live-board there.

Hasegawa Yuki vs Shimizu Ichiyo, Challenger Deciding Final of 5th Mynavi Joshi Shogi Open - Boardlive now

Today is the day for the challenger deciding final of the 5th Mynavi Joshi Open. The finalists are Shimizu Ichiyo, who is very famous, and Hasegawa Yuki, who became a female professional player only last autumn at the age of sixteen. Let's see whether young Hasegawa will succeeded in taking advantage of her momentum or Shimizu will stand Hasegawa's way to stop her.

The game started at 10:00 local time in Japan today. Since the allotted thinking time per player is three hours, I think the game will finish after 3:00pm. The winner will be the challenger against Queen Ueda Hatsumi. You can watch and replay the game in the official board linked below;

• Hasegawa vs Shimizu

Here is the official website of the 5th Mynavi Joshi Open. You can also watch the game at 81dojo with a chat window just under the live-board.

Habu became Meijin Challenger for 70th term

Habu became the Meijin Challenger since he beat 9-tan Tanigawa yesterday and scored 8th straight win in A Juni-sen. Since no one follows him with one loss due to Tanigawa's defeat, he became the Meijin Challenger for the 70th term against Meijin Moriuchi. A Juni-sen is a round-robin league of the top ten players to decide a challenger against Meijin.

JSA commemorates 400th anniversary of Meijin system this year. Tokugawa Shogunate created the title of Meijin then, though it was not a merit system like today. We will see the duel between the two giants who are entitled to be permanent Meijin who held five or more terms of Meijin in this memorable year. Meijin title match is expected to start from this April.