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Shimizu vs Nakai, quarterfinal, 2nd Joryu Ouza-sen Qualification - Shogi Boardlive Now

The following game is available to watch and replay now.

• Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo(Sente) vs Joryu 6-dan Nakai Hiroe

The game started at 10:00am(JST). The opening is Yokofutori aerial fight. The given time per player is three thours and after consuming it each will have to make a move less than 60 seconds per move. It's expected to end sometime around 5:00pm(JST).

Here is the official site and the official blog(in Japanese).

This week's schedule of webcasting boardlives

I posted this week's schedule in 81 square universe forum.

• http://forum.81squareuniverse.com/viewtopic.php?p=9526#p9526

Watanabe vs Toyoshima, 6th Daiwa Securities Cup - Shogi Boardlive Now

The following game started just now at 8:00pm(JST).

• Ryuo & Ouza Watanabe Akira vs 7-dan Toyoshima Masayuki(ended due to Sennichite)
• 7-dan Toyoshima Masayuki vs Ryuo & Ouza Watanabe Akira(rematch)

The given time per player is 30 minutes and after consuming it each will have to make a move less than 30 seconds per move. So the game is expected to end in about one hour and a half from the start.

Here is the official site of the 6th Daiwa Securities Cup.

Habu vs Nakamura, Challenger Deciding Match of 60th Ouza-sen - Shogi Boardlive Now

The following game started at 10:00am(JST) and is available to watch on webcasting board-live.

• Oui & Kisei Habu Yoshiharu vs 6-dan Nakamura Taichi

Furigoma(five Pawn toss before the game) made Habu play Sente. The winner will challenge against Ouza Watanabe Akira in the best of five match later days. Nakamura has lost four straight games against Habu including last Kisei-sen best of five match. Whether Habu becomes a stopper for Nakamura again draws people's attention. Habu is forty-one years old while Nakamura is twenty-four

The allotted thinking time per player is five hours so I think this game will end sometime after 9:00pm(JST).  Here are links to the official site of Ouza-sen and the official blog(both in Japanese).

Two Shogi boardlives now - 2nd Joryu Ouza-sen challenger deciding knockout

The following two shogi boardlives are available to watch now. They will end shortly.

• Joryu 2-dan Iwane Shinobu vs Queen Ueda Hatsumi
• Shoreikai 1-kyu Ito Sae vs Joryu 2-dan Honda Sayuri

In the morning today, the following game was played as an elimination game of 6th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open. 5-dan Kumasaka Manabu beat Joryu 6-dan Nakai Hiroe.

• Joryu 6-dan Nakai Hiroe vs 5-dan Kumasaka Manabu

Shogi Boardlives Today - Asahi Trophy Shogi Open and Ryuo-sen

The following three games started at 10:00am(JST) today. The first two are for Asahi Trophy Shogi Open games with the given time per player being 40 minutes. So they are expected to end in approximately one hour and a half from the start. The other one is a 25th Ryuo-sen challenger deciding knock-down tournament quarter-final game. The allotted thinking time per player is five hours so it is expected to end sometime after 9:00pm(JST) today.

• 5-dan Fujikura Yuuki vs Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo
• Joryu 2-dan Hasegawa Yuuki vs 5-dan Yamamoto Shinya
• 7-dan Yamasaki Takayuki vs 7-dan Toyoshima Masayuki

Here are the links to the official sites and the official blog of them.

• 6th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open
• 25th Ryuo-sen official site | Official Blog

Four Shogi Boardlives in place Today

The following four shogi boardlives are in place today. The first three are for Joryu Ouza-sen challenger-deciding knock-down tournament game which started at 10:00am(JST) and are expected to end at around 5:00pm(JST). And the other one is a 25th Ryuo-sen challenger deciding knock-down tournament game.

• Joryu 2-dan Suzuki Kanna vs 4 joryu crown Satomi Kana 
• Joryu 4-dan Kai Tomomi vs Shoreikai 2-kyu Nishiyama Tomoka
• Joryu sho-dan Yamaguchi Eriko vs Jyoryu-2dan Shimai Saori
• 7-dan Iijima Eiji vs 7-dan Sato Amahiko

The links to the official sites and official blogs are like the followings;

• Ryuo-sen Official Site | Official Blog
• Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen Official Site | Official Blog

Another Shogi Boardlives today - 2nd Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen

The following two games started at 10:00am(JST). The given thinking time per player is three hours and each will have to make a move less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. I think it will end at around 5:00pm(JST).

• Joryu 1-kyu Sadamasu Minami vs Joryu 6-dan Nakai Hiroe
• Joryu 2-dan Nakamura Marika vs Joryu 4-dan Ishibashi Sachio

Here are the official site of the 2nd Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen and the official blog.

Habu vs Fujii, Day2 of the 1st game of 53rd Oui-sen - Shogi Boardlive Today

Today is Day 2 of the 1st game of 53rd Oui-sen best of seven match between Oui Habu Yoshiharu and 9-dan Fujii Takeshi. A game of this series will be played in two days. Habu's sealed move was Px7c+. You can watch and replay the game through the following link;

• Habu vs Fujii - (ended with repetition)
• Fujii vs Habu - (Started at 3:30pm(JST))

Here are the official site of the 53rd Oui-sen and the official blog. And here are the photo-shots of the two players to be updated every one minute. The upper is Habu.

Habu vs Fujii, Day1 of the 1st game of 53rd Oui-sen - Shogi Boardlive Today

Today is Day 1 of the 1st game of 53rd Oui-sen best of seven match between Oui Habu Yoshiharu and 9-dan Fujii Takeshi. A game of this series will be played in two days. The allotted thinking time per player is eight hours which is equivalent to Ryuo-sen best of seven match. The venue of the first game is at Asama Onsen Hotel Omoto in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture. As a result of Furigoma, Habu became Sente for the first, third and fifth games while Fujii is supposed to play as Sente for the second, fourth, and sixth games. You can watch and replay the game through the following link;

• Habu vs Fujii

Many people drew attention Fujii's fourth move right after he became Gote(White) in this game whether he would block his Bishop's diagonal or move to the Rook to the fourth file. Fujii's choice today was the latter. It went to Bishop Exchange and Fourth file Rook.

Here are the official site of the 53rd Oui-sen and the official blog.

For the details of the schedule this best of seven match, please refer to this post.