Two Shogi Boardlives Today - Asahi Trophy Shogi Open and 1st game Ryuo Qualification Final Best of Three Match

The following two shogi games are  available to watch and replay on the virtual boards on-line.

• 7-dan Horiguchi Kazushiza vs Igasaki Hiroshi(ama)
• 9-dan Maruyam Tadahisa vs 7-dan Yamasaki Takayuki

Both games started at 10:00am(JST). The first one is a game of 6th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open first elimination knockouts. The given time per played  is forty minutes so it is expected to end between 11:30am and 0:00pm(JST). The second one is the first game of the 25th Ryuo-sen challenger deciding knockout final best of three match. The allotted thinking time per player is five hours so it is likely to end sometime after 9:00pm(JST) today.

The official sites and official blogs are as followings;

• Asahi Open - Official Site | Official Blog(N/A)
• Ryuo-sen - Official Site | Official Blog