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Shogi Boardlive Schedule for Week 25, 2015

Here is the web-casting boardlive schedule for WK25, 2015.

Monday June 15, 2015, to start at 10:00am(JST), expected to end, sometime around 4:00pm(JST)
Joryu 6th dan Nakai Hiroe vs Karolina Styczyńska (ama)
A game of the second elimination of the 5th Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen
Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/kifu ... 50101.html
Official site(in Japanese) - http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/
Official blog(in Japanese, but lots of photos related to the game to be uploaded) - http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/

Tuesday June 16, 2015, to start at 9:00am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 7:00pm(JST)
Kisei Habu Yoshiharu vs 7th dan Toyoshima Masayuki
the second game of the 86th Kisei-sen best of five match (Habu takes the lead, 1-0.)
Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/86/k ... 60101.html
Official Site(in Japanese) - http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/
Official Blog(in Japanese, but lots of photos related to the game to be uploaded)
Nicolive (Timeshift available) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv221773155 (Commentator - 7th dan Matsuo Ayumu MC - Joryu sho-dan Fujita Aya)

Thursday June 18, 2015, to start at 10:00m(JST), expected to end - sometime around 4:00pm
Joryu shodan Ido Chihiro vs Joryu 1 kyu Kitamura Keika
a game of the second elimination of the 5th Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen
Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/kifu ... 80101.html
Official site(in Japanese) - http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/
Official blog(in Japanese, but lots of photos related to the game to be uploaded) - http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/

Friday June 19, 2015, to start at 10:00am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 4:00pm(JST)
Joryu 2nd dan Iwane Shinobu vs Joryu 2nd dan Shimai Saori 
a game of the second elimination of the 5th Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen
Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/kifu ... 90101.html
Official site(in Japanese) - http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/
Official blog(in Japanese, but lots of photos related to the game to be uploaded) - http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/

Saturday June 20, 2015, to start at 10:00am(JST), expected to end - sometime between 12:00am and 1:00pm(JST)
9th dan Moriuchi Toshiyuki vs 9th dan Morishita Taku

to start at 2:00pm, expected to end - sometime between 4:00pm and 5:00pm(JST)
9th dan Kato Hifumi vs 9th dan Minami Yoshikazu

to start at 7:00pm, expected to end - sometime between 9:00pm and 10:00pm(JST)
Moriuchi or Morishita vs Kato or Minami

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv222583832 (Commentator - 9th dan Tanaka Torahiko, MC - Joryu Shodan Nakamura Momoko)

There are going to be many other boardlives available to watch on an iPhone/iPad or Android terminal almost every weekday which is a pay service. Go to either of these two links if you are interested;
iPhone/iPad - https://itunes.apple.com/app/id389456852
Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/deta ... ilive.sub2

Shogi Boardlive Schedule for Week 24, 2015

This week, the following webcasting boardlive is going to be available to watch for free of charge.

Tuesday June 9, to start at 9:00am, expected to end - sometime after 6:00pm(JST)

8th dan Hirose Akihito vs 6th dan Sugai Tatsuya

Challenger Deciding Match, the 56th Oui-sen

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/oui/kifu/56/oui201506080101.htm

Official Site(in Japanese) - http://live.shogi.or.jp/oui/

Official blog(in Japanese, but lots of photos related to the game to be uploaded) - http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/oui/

Juni-sen ranking for FY2015

Here is the Juni-sen ranking list for FY2015. It's considered JSA's official ranking of professional players based on each player's Juni-sen performance.  It may be interesting to compare it with Shogi Professionals Elo rating

The first column of the chart below represents Juni-sen's class each player belongs to, the second one shows ranking. The third one is each player's name.

Meijin,1,Meijn Habu Yoshiharu
A,2,8th dan Namekata
A,3,Kio Watanabe Akira
A,4,9-dan Kubo Toshiaki
A,5,8-dan Hirose Akihito
A,6,9-dan Fukaura Koichi
A,7,Osho Goda Masataka
A,8,9-dan Moriuchi Toshiyuki
A,9,9-dan Sato Yasumitsu
A,10,8-dan Sato Amahiko
A,11,9-dan Yashiki Nobuyuki
B1,12,9-dan Miura Hiroyuki
B1,13,8-dan Akutsu Chikara
B1,14,7-dan Matsuo Ayumu
B1,15,8-dan Yamasaki Takayuki
B1,16,8-dan Hashimoto Takanori
B1,17,8-dan Kimura Kazuki
B1,18,7-dan Toyoshima Masayuki
B1,19,7-dan Murayama Yasuaki
B1,20,7-dan Hatakeyama Mamoru
B1,21,9-dan Tanigawa Koji
B1,22,9-dan Maruyama Tadahisa
B1,23,7-dan Inaba Akira
B1,24,9-dan Senzaki Manabu
B2,25,9-dan Fujii Takeshi
B2,26,7-dan Iizuka Hiroki
B2,27,8-dan Kitahama Kensuke
B2,28,Ryuo Itodani Tetsuro
B2,29,8-dan Abe Takashi
B2,30,7-dan Nozuki Hirotaka
B2,31,6-dan Tobe Makoto
B2,32,7-dan Tamura Kosuke
B2,33,8-dan Suzuki Daisuke
B2,34,7-dan Iijima Eiji
B2,35,9-dan Inoue Keita
B2,36,9-dan Aono Teruichi
B2,37,9-dan Nakamura Osamu
B2,38,8-dan Nakagawa Daisuke
B2,39,6-dan Sasaki Makoto
B2,40,9-dan Shima Akira
B2,41,7-dan Hatakeyama Naruyuki
B2,42,6-dan Kubota Yoshiyuki
B2,43,6-dan Anyoji Takanori
B2,44,9-dan Morishita Taku
B2,45,6-dan Sugai Tatsuya
B2,46,6-dan Sawada Shingo
B2,47,7-dan Sugimoto Masataka
B2,48,7-dan Toyokawa Takahiro
B2,49,9-dan Takahashi Michio
B2,50,8-dan Nakata Hiroki
C1,51,8-dan Izumi Masaki
C1,52,6-dan Nakamura Taichi
C1,53,6-dan Chiba Sakio
C1,54,5-dan Kanai Kouta
C1,55,7-dan Sanada Keiichi
C1,56,5-dan Funae Kouhei
C1,57,5-dan Abe Kenjiro
C1,58,6-dan Takazaki Issei
C1,59,6-dan Saito Shintaro
C1,60,6-dan Katagami Daisuke
C1,61,8-dan Tomioka Eisaku
C1,62,6-dan Ohishi Tadashi
C1,63,7-dan Hirafuji Shingo
C1,64,7-dan Naganuma Hiroshi
C1,65,7-dan Kobayashi Hiroshi
C1,66,9-dan Tanaka Torahiko
C1,67,5-dan Sakaguchi Satoru
C1,68,5-dan Sasaki Yuuki
C1,69,6-dan Kondo Masakazu
C1,70,8-dan Hiura Ichiro
C1,71,6-dan Takano Hideyuki
C1,72,5-dan Ohira Takehiro
C1,73,9-dan Minami Yoshikazu
C1,74,7-dan Horiguchi Kazushiza
C1,75,9-dan Fukuzaki Bungo
C1,76,6-dan Miyata Atsushi
C1,77,6-dan Yokoyama Hiroaki
C1,78,5-dan Chida Shota
C1,79,5-dan Murata Akihiro
C1,80,7-dan Sato Shuji
C1,81,7-dan Kitajima Tadao
C1,82,8-dan Kamiya Hiroshi
C1,83,9-dan Tsukada Yasuaki
C1,84,8-dan Urano Masahiko
C2,85,8-dan Waki Kenji
C2,86,5-dan Nakamura Ryosuke
C2,87,6-dan Okazaki Hiroshi
C2,88,4-dan Fujimori Tetsuya
C2,89,4-dan Sanmaido Tatsuya
C2,90,6-dan Oikawa Takuma
C2,91,5-dan Sato Shinichi
C2,92,7-dan Chuza Makoto
C2,93,6-dan Sato Kazutoshi
C2,94,6-dan Muranaka Shuji
C2,95,6-dan Nagase Takuya
C2,97,5-dan Nishikawa Kazuhiro
C2,96,5-dan Tanaka Yuuichi
C2,98,6-dan Sato Shinya
C2,99,5-dan Yashiro Wataru
C2,100,5-dan Nagaoka Yuuya
C2,101,5-dan Segawa Shoji
C2,102,4-dan Ishii Kentaro
C2,103,4-dan Takeuchi Yugo
C2,104,6-dan Yagura Norihiro
C2,105,5-dan Takami Taichi
C2,106,4-dan Ishida Naohiro
C2,107,7-dan Nakata Isao
C2,108,6-dan Nishio Akira
C2,109,5-dan Makino Mitsunori
C2,110,4-dan Kamimura Wataru
C2,111,4-dan Hoshino Yoshitaka
C2,112,4-dan Miyamoto Hiroshi
C2,113,9-dan Kobayashi Kenji
C2,114,8-dan Tosa Koji
C2,115,9-dan Kiriyama Kiyozumi
C2,116,5-dan Abe Kouru
C2,117,5-dan Yoshida Masakazu
C2,118,5-dan Toyama Yusuke
C2,119,7-dan Kanzaki Kenji
C2,120,4-dan Kadokura Keita
C2,121,7-dan Fujiwara Naoya
C2,122,5-dan Ito Shingo
C2,123,9-dan Kato Hifumi
C2,124,6-dan Murata Tomohiro
C2,125,7-dan Ogura Hisashi
C2,126,9-dan Mori Keiji
C2,127,9-dan Tanaka Kaishu
C2,128,4-dan Masuda Yasuhiro
C2,129,4-dan Kurosawa Reo
C2,130,4-dan Aoshima Mirai
C2,131,4-dan Kajiura Hirotaka

Shogi Professionals Elo rating - at the end of May 2015

This is the professional players' fan Elo raiting list at the end of May 2015 based on this source page written in Japanese. The standing order of the page may change since recorded TV games in last month may broadcast later and those results will reflect in the list only after airing the programs.

1,Meijn Habu Yoshiharu,1962
2,Kio Watanabe Akira,1897
3,7-dan Toyoshima Masayuki,1877
4,8-dan Sato Amahiko,1857
5,Osho Goda Masataka,1837
6,6-dan Sugai Tatsuya,1832
7,9-dan Sato Yasumitsu,1817
8,7-dan Inaba Akira,1802
9,9-dan Kubo Toshiaki,1800
10,7-dan Matsuo Ayumu,1788
11,Ryuo Itodani Tetsuro,1782
12,8-dan Namekata Hisashi,1781
13,9-dan Miura Hiroyuki,1780
14,8-dan Hirose Akihito,1774
15,8-dan Kimura Kazuki,1770
16,9-dan Fukaura Koichi,1767
17,9-dan Yashiki Nobuyuki,1760
18,9-dan Moriuchi Toshiyuki,1759
19,8-dan Yamasaki Takayuki,1754
20,6-dan Nagase Takuya,1754
21,9-dan Maruyama Tadahisa,1751
22,7-dan Murayama Yasuaki,1726
23,9-dan Fujii Takeshi,1716
24,8-dan Akutsu Chikara,1708
25,6-dan Yokoyama Hiroaki,1703
26,8-dan Hashimoto Takanori,1699
27,5-dan Chida Shota,1698
28,6-dan Nakamura Taichi,1691
29,6-dan Sawada Shingo,1685
30,6-dan Saito Shintaro,1684
31,5-dan Abe Kouru,1674
32,8-dan Kitahama Kensuke,1671
33,6-dan Tobe Makoto,1664
34,5-dan Abe Kenjiro,1662
35,5-dan Funae Kouhei,1662
36,5-dan Sasaki Yuuki,1659
37,5-dan Murata Akihiro,1650
38,6-dan Ohishi Tadashi,1649
39,5-dan Yashiro Wataru,1642
40,6-dan Oikawa Takuma,1634
41,7-dan Iijima Eiji,1631
42,6-dan Chiba Sakio,1630
43,7-dan Hatakeyama Mamoru,1622
44,7-dan Sanada Keiichi,1620
45,6-dan Nishio Akira,1620
46,9-dan Tanigawa Koji,1619
47,6-dan Sato Shinya,1619
48,4-dan Fujimori Tetsuya,1612
49,7-dan Tamura Kosuke,1611
50,6-dan Sasaki Makoto,1608
51,8-dan Abe Takashi,1607
52,6-dan Miyata Atsushi,1602
53,6-dan Takazaki Issei,1597
54,5-dan Nishikawa Kazuhiro,1589
55,7-dan Nozuki Hirotaka,1585
56,5-dan Kanai Kouta,1583
57,5-dan Segawa Shoji,1580
58,4-dan Ishii Kentaro,1579
59,5-dan Takami Taichi,1577
60,9-dan Morishita Taku,1576
61,4-dan Ishida Naohiro,1574
62,7-dan Kobayashi Hiroshi,1571
63,6-dan Sato Kazutoshi,1571
64,4-dan Sanmaido Tatsuya,1570
65,8-dan Suzuki Daisuke,1563
66,5-dan Nakamura Ryosuke,1563
67,9-dan Takahashi Michio,1562
68,6-dan Muranaka Shuji,1560
69,4-dan Aoshima Mirai,1558
70,6-dan Katagami Daisuke,1556
71,5-dan Sato Shinichi,1556
72,7-dan Sato Shuji,1555
73,7-dan Iizuka Hiroki,1552
74,7-dan Sugimoto Masataka,1551
75,5-dan Ito Shingo,1551
76,4-dan Masuda Yasuhiro,1551
77,8-dan Nakagawa Daisuke,1550
78,9-dan Senzaki Manabu,1549
79,4-dan Takeuchi Yugo,1541
80,4-dan Miyamoto Hiroshi,1540
81,7-dan Chuza Makoto,1538
82,8-dan Nakata Hiroki,1537
83,4-dan Imaizumi Kenji,1537
84,5-dan Makino Mitsunori,1536
85,6-dan Yagura Norihiro,1535
86,4-dan Watanabe Hiromu,1535
87,9-dan Nakamura Osamu,1534
88,9-dan Tsukada Yasuaki,1528
89,7-dan Naganuma Hiroshi,1526
90,5-dan Nagaoka Yuuya,1515
91,7-dan Toyokawa Takahiro,1514
92,6-dan Anyoji Takanori,1514
93,5-dan Sakaguchi Satoru,1513
94,5-dan Yoshida Masakazu,1513
95,6-dan Kubota Yoshiyuki,1512
96,9-dan Inoue Keita,1511
97,4-dan Kurosawa Reo,1511
98,7-dan Nakata Isao,1510
99,6-dan Okazaki Hiroshi,1510
100,7-dan Horiguchi Kazushiza,1507
101,7-dan Fujiwara Naoya,1502
102,6-dan Ina Yusuke,1502
103,8-dan Hiura Ichiro,1501
104,4-dan Kadokura Keita,1501
105,4-dan Kajiura Hirotaka,1499
106,9-dan Shima Akira,1495
107,5-dan Tanaka Yuuichi,1495
108,7-dan Hirafuji Shingo,1492
109,4-dan Hoshino Yoshitaka,1492
,Shoreikai Players,equivalent to 1488
110,5-dan Shimamoto Ryo,1487
111,6-dan Murata Tomohiro,1485
112,6-dan Takano Hideyuki,1482
113,5-dan Ohira Takehiro,1473
114,7-dan Arimori Kouzo,1471
115,5-dan Fujikura Yuuki,1471
116,5-dan Toyama Yusuke,1469
117,6-dan Masuda Yuji,1460
118,7-dan Hatakeyama Naruyuki,1459
119,9-dan Kobayashi Kenji,1452
120,7-dan Ishikawa Akio,1451
121,6-dan Kawakami Takeshi,1449
122,9-dan Minami Yoshikazu,1440
123,6-dan Kondo Masakazu,1439
124,9-dan Fukuzaki Bungo,1436
125,8-dan Tomioka Eisaku,1435
126,5-dan Nakao Toshiyuki,1430
127,6-dan Katsumata Kiyokazu,1429
128,4-dan Kamimura Wataru,1425
129,8-dan Kamiya Hiroshi,1423
130,9-dan Aono Teruichi,1421
131,6-dan Matsumoto Yoshiyuki,1421
132,7-dan Horiguchi Hiroharu,1419
133,7-dan Ogura Hisashi,1419
134,5-dan Yamamoto Shinya,1418
135,8-dan Izumi Masaki,1417
136,8-dan Urano Masahiko,1415
137,8-dan Tosa Koji,1410
138,7-dan Kitajima Tadao,1410
139,7-dan Kanzaki Kenji,1405
140,7-dan Kobayashi Hiroshi,1402
141,8-dan Waki Kenji,1396
142,6-an Takada Shohei,1381
143,7-dan Shoshi Kazuharu,1372
144,9-dan Tanaka Torahiko,1369
145,9-dan Mori Keiji,1362
,Amateur,equivalent to 1360
146,9-dan Kiriyama Kiyozumi,1355
147,6-dan Kinoshita Kosuke,1350
148,5-dan Kanezawa Takashi,1349
149,6-dan Ito Hirofumi,1345
150,5-dan Ueno Hirokazu,1338
151,6-dan Ito Nou,1326
152,9-dan Kato Hifumi,1302

153,8-dan Azuma Kazuo.1295
154,7-dan Murooka Katsuhiko,1288
155,7-dan Nishikawa Keiji,1268
156,9-dan Tanaka Kaishu,1265
157,8-dan Miyata Toshio,1248
158,8-dan Tamaru Noboru,1242
159,7-dan Mori Nobuo,1242
,Ladies,equivalent to 1178

Shogi Boardlive Schedule for Week 23, 2015

This week, the following webcasting boardlives and nicolives are going to be available to watch for free of charge. Nicolive sometimes gets harder for non-premium users to access it, but basically it's free although you need to sign up for it to create your account to watch it.

Tuesday June 2, to start at 9:00am, expected to end - sometime after 6:00pm(JST)

Kisei Habu Yoshiharu vs 7th dan Toyoshima Masayuki

the 1st game of the 86th Kisei-sen best of five match

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/kifu/86/kisei201506020101.html

Nicolive(Timeshift available) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv221772904(Commentator - 7th dan Tamura Kosuke, MC - Joryu shodan Yamaguchi Eriko,

Official Site(in Japanese) - http://live.shogi.or.jp/kisei/

Official blog(in Japanese, but lots of photos related to the game to be uploaded) - http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/kisei/