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Shogi Boardlive Schedule for Week 36, 2015

Here is a boardlive schedule for week 35.

Monday August 31,  started at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 9:00 pm(JST)

Kio Watanabe Akira vs 6th dan Nagase Takuya

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/28/ryuou201508310101.html

The second game of the 28th Ryuo-sen challenger deciding play-off(Watanabe takes the lead, 1-0 before the game.)

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

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

started at 10:00, expected to end - sometime after 4:00 pm(JST)

Joryu two crown Satomi Kana vs Joryu sho-dan Ito Sae

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/kifu/5/joryu_ouza201508310101.html

a semi final game of the 5th Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen

Official Site(in Japanese) - http://live.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 September 1, to start at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 12:00 am(JST)

4th dan Aoshima Mirai vs 4th dan Masuda Yasuhiro

Nicolive(Timeshift available) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv232866639

 to start at 2:00 pm(JST), expected to end - sometime around 4:00 pm(JST)

4th dan Ishida Naohiro vs 4th dan Ishii Kentaro

Nicolive(Timeshift available) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv232866639

to start at 7:00 pm (JST), expected to end - sometime around 9:00 pm(JST)

Aoshima or Masuda vs Ishida or Ishii

Nicolive(Timeshift available) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv232866639

These three games are the 1st Eiou-sen 4th dan elimination games

Wednesday September 2, to start at 9:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 9:00 pm(JST)

Ouza Habu Yoshiharu vs 8th dan Sato Amahiko

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/ouza/kifu/63/ouza201509020101.html

Nicolive(Timeshift available) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv232382462

Official site(in Japanese) - http://live.shogi.or.jp/ouza/

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

Thursday September 3, to start at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 12:00 am(JST)

6th dan Saito Shintaro vs 5th dan Ito Shingo

Nicolive(Timeshift available) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv232866783

to start at 2:00 pm (JST), expected to end - sometime around 4:00 pm(JST)

5th dan Sakaguchi Satoru vs 5th dan Sasaki Yuuki

Nicolive(Timeshift available) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv232866783

to start at 7:00 pm (JST), expected to end - sometimer around 9:00 pm(JST)

Saito or Ito vs Sakaguchi or Sasaki

Nicolive(Timeshift available) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv232866783

These are the 1st Eiou-sen 5th dan elimination games(Saito became 6th dan after the tournament started.)

Saturday September 5, to start at around 3:30 pm(JST), expected to end - sometime around 4:30 pm(JST)

Kio Watanabe Akira vs 8th dan Namekata Hisashi

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/jt/kifu/36/jt201509050101.html

A quarterfinal game of Nihon Series

Official Site(in Japanese) - http://www.jti.co.jp/knowledge/shogi/professional/index.html

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 Tactics #0029

Gote's turn to play This is a position where Sente's King escaped from 77 to 88 responding to the check with +N67.  The Bishop on 34 supports the promoted kNight. Gote's king is in a mate threat since Sente's dragon on 22 is pinning the Gold on 72 and the King on 82 and the Bishop on 63 attacks the Gold twice together with the Dragon. So practically Gote needs to deliver a checkmate. Please checkmate Sente's King. You have a Gold, two Silvers and four Pawns in hand.  (For Firefox users, please forward one move from the displayed position to have the problem. Sorry, this cannot be displayed on some smartphones).You can replay the answer line by clicking the arrow directing to the right under the diagram. Also, an exclamation mark sometimes appears there on a specific move during your replay, then click it and you can read my comments on that move. After reading my comments, click the exclamation mark again then the comment window will go away to move forward again.

This problem is referring to the game of Sadamasu Minami vs Satomi Kana, the 5th Mynavi Joshi Open, played on August 1, 2015

Shogi Boardlive Schedule for Week 35, 2015

Here is a boardlive schedule for week 35.

Monday August 24,  started at 10:00 am(JST) and already ended

Joryu two crown Satomi Kana vs Joryu Shodan Ido Chihiro

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/kifu/5/joryu_ouza201508240101.html

Official Site(in Japanese) - http://live.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 August 25, started at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 11:30 am(JST)

54th dan Ueno Hirokazu vs Kurashiki Tohka Kai Tomomi

 

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/9/asahi201508250101.html

This is a game of the first elimination of the 8th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

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

Started at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 12:00 am(JST)

9th dan Shima Akira vs 9th dan Fujii Takashi

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv230554624

To start at 2:00 pm(JST), expected to end - sometime around 4:00 pm(JST)

9th dan Yashiki Nobuyuki vs 9th dan Kubo Toshiaki

Nico Live - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv230554624

To start at 7:00 pm(JST) , expected to end - sometime around 9:00 pm(JST)

9th dan Goda Masataka vs Yashiki or Kubo

Nico Live - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv230554624

These games are the first Eiou-sen 9th dan elimination

Commentator - 8th dan Kimura Kazuki, MC - Joryu 4th dan Yamada Kumi

Wednesday August 26, to start at 9:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 6:00 pm(JST)

Oui Habu Yoshiharu vs 8th dan Hirose Akihito

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/oui/kifu/56/oui201508260101.html

Day 1, The fifth game of the 56th Oui-sen best of seven match(Habu takes the lead, 3-1)

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

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

To start at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 12:00 am(JST)

7th dan Sato Shuji vs 7th dan Toyoshima Masayuki

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv231115099

To start at 2:00 pm(JST), expected to end - sometime around 4:00 pm(JST)

7th dan Hirafuji Shingo vs 7th dan Kitajima Tadao

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv231115099

to start at 7:00 pm (JST), expected to end - sometime around 9:00 pm(JST)

Sato or Toyoshima vs Hirafuji or Kitajima

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv231115099

Thursday August 27, to start at 9:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 6:00 pm(JST)

Oui Habu Yoshiharu vs 8th dan Hirose Akihito

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/oui/kifu/56/oui201508260101.html

Day 2, The fifth game of the 56th Oui-sen best of seven match(Habu takes the lead, 3-1)

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

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

to start at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 12:00 am(JST)

8th dan Urano Masahiko vs 8th dan Kimura Kazuki

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv231250986

to start at 2:00 pm(JST), expected to end - sometime around 4:00 pm(JST)

8th dan Hiura Ichiro vs 8th dan Sato Amahiko

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv231250986

To start at 7:00 pm(JST), expected to end - 9:00 pm(JST)

Urano or Kimura vs Hiura or Sato

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv231250986

These three games are 8th dan elimination of the 1st Eiou-sen

Commentator - 9th dan Fukaura Koichi MC - Joryu sho-dan Fujita Aya

Friday August 28, to start at 10:00, expected to end - sometime after 4:00 pm(JST)

Kurashiki Tohka Kai Tomomi vs Shoeikai 2nd dan Nishiyama Tomoka

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/kifu/5/joryu_ouza201508280101.html

Official Site(in Japanese) - http://live.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/

To start at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 12:00 am(JST)

5th dan Murata Akihiro vs 5th dan Chida Shouta

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv231364920

To start at 2:00 pm(JST), expected to end -sometime around 4:00 pm(JST)

5th dan Abe Kohru vs 5th dan Tanaka Yuichi

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv231364920

To start at 7:00 pm(JST), expected to end sometime around 9:00 pm(JST)

Murata or Chida vs Abe or Tanaka

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv231364920

These three games are ones for 5th dan elimination of the 1st Eiou-sen

Saturday August 29, to start at around 3:00 pm(JST), expected to end - sometime after 4:00 pm(JST)

Ryuo Itodani Tetsuro vs 9th dan Miura Hiroyuki

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/jt/kifu/36/jt201508290101.html

A quarterfinal game of Nihon Series

Official Site(in Japanese) - http://www.jti.co.jp/knowledge/shogi/professional/index.html

Sunday, August 30, to start at 10:00, expected to end - sometime around 12:00 am(JST)

9th dan Tanigawa Koji vs 9th dan Fukaura Koichi

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv231373884

to start at 2:00 pm(JST), expected to end - sometime around 4:00 pm (JST)

9th dan Kobayashi Kenji vs 9th dan Senzaki Manabu

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv231373884

to start at 7:00 pm(JST), expected to end - sometime around 9:00 pm(JST)

Tanigawa or Fukaura vs Kobayashi or Senzaki

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv231373884

These are games of the 1st Eiou-sen 9th dan elimination.

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 34, 2015

Here is a boardlive schedule for week 34.

Monday August 17, to started at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 11:30 an(JST)

9th dan Fujii Takeshi vs Inaba Satoshi(ama)

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/9/asahi201508170101.html

This is a game of the first elimination of the 8th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

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

Tuesday August 18, to start at 9:00 am(JST), expected to end - 6:00 pm(JST)

Oui Habu Yoshiharu vs 8th dan Hirose Akihito

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/oui/kifu/56/oui201508180101.html

Day 1, The fourth game of the 56th Oui-sen best of seven match

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

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

To start at 10:00(JST), expected to end - sometime around 12:00 am(JST)

7th dan Kanzaki Kenji vs 7th dan Murayama Yasuaki

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv229660907

To start at 2:00 pm(JST), expected to end - sometime around 4:00 pm(JST)

7th dan Matsuo Ayumu vs 7th dan Inaba Akira

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv229660907

To start at 7:00 pm(JST), expected to end - sometime around 9:00 pm(JST)

Kanzaki or Murayama vs Matsuo or Inaba

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv229660907

These three games are the first Eiou-sen 7th dan elimination

Wednesday August 19 to start at 9:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 7:00 pm(JST)

Oui Habu Yoshiharu vs 8th dan Hirose Akihito

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/oui/kifu/56/oui201508180101.html

Day 2, The fourth game of the 56th Oui-sen best of seven match

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

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

To start at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 11:30 pm(JST)

7th dan Shoshi Kazuharu vs Joryu 6th dan Shimizu Ichiyo

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/9/asahi201508190101.html

This is a game of the first elimination of the 8th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

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

To start at 10:00(JST), expected to end - sometime around 12:00 am(JST)

6th dan Ina Yusuke vs 6th dan Sugai Tatsuya

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv229091261

To start at 2:00 pm(JST), expected to end - sometime around 4:00 pm(JST)

6th dan Kubota Yoshiyuki vs 6th dan Nagase Takuya

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv229091261

To start at 7:00 pm(JST), expected to end - sometime around 9:00 pm(JST)

Ina or Sugai vs Kubota or Nagase

Nicolive - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv229091261

These three games are the first Eiou-sen 7th dan elimination

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 33, 2015

Here is a boardlive schedule for week 33.

Monday August 10, to start at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 11:30 an(JST)

8th dan Nakata Hiroki vs Furuya Kousuke(ama)

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/9/asahi201508100101.html

8th dan Kitahama Kensuke vs Tsuboi Yuji(ama)

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/9/asahi201508100201.html

Started at 2:00

6th dan Saito Shintaro vs Tuboi Yuji(ama)

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/9/asahi201508100401.html

These are games of the first elimination of the 8th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

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

Tuesday August 11, to start at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime after 9:00 pm(JST)

Kio Watanabe Akira vs 6th dan Nagase Takuya

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/kifu/28/ryuou201508110101.html

The first game of the best of three match, the 28th Ryuo-sen challenger deciding final

Official Site(in Japanese) - http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/index.html

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

, to start at 10:00, expected to end - sometime around 11:30 am(JST)

5th dan Shimamoto Ryo vs Joryu Osho Kagawa Manao

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/9/asahi201508040101.html

This is a game of the first elimination of the 8th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

Friday August 14, to start at 10:00 am(JST), expected to end - sometime around 11:30 an(JST)

6th dan Sawada Shingo vs Morishida Yuya(ama)

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/9/asahi201508140101.html

Liveboard(rematch by Sennichite) - http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/9/asahi201508140102.html

This is a game of the first elimination of the 8th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

started at 2:00 pm(JST)

6th dan Oishi Tadashi vs Morishita Yuuya(ama)

Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/asahi/kifu/9/asahi201508140201.html

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

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 Tactics #0028

Sente's turn to play This is a position where Gote's King escaped from 71 to 62 responding to the check with +P62. Generally, the King's edge pawn push is good since it opens a escaping path for the King to improve its safety. However, this is not the case but an exception. If the edge pawn stays on the original 93 square. Gote is in the winning position since Sente has no pieces which can move sideways in hand. Please answer the first three moves to deliver a checkmate to Gote's King. Sente has a Bishop, three Silvers and Pawns while Gote has a Rook, three Golds, a kNight and a Pawn in hand.   (For Firefox users, please forward one move from the displayed position to have the problem. Sorry, this cannot be displayed on some smartphones).You can replay the answer line by clicking the arrow directing to the right under the diagram. Also, an exclamation mark sometimes appears there on a specific move during your replay, then click it and you can read my comments on that move. After reading my comments, click the exclamation mark again then the comment window will go away to move forward again.

This problem is referring to the game of Takemata Beni and Fujita Aya, the 9th Mynavi Joshi Open, played on August 1, 2015

Shogi Tactics #0027

Gote's turn to play This is a position where Sente is trying to trade his Bishop for Gote's Horse(promoted Bishop) taking the 25 Pawn with B58x25. Strategically speaking, a Horse is better than an un-promoted Bishop so it would be a bad trade for a Horse holder to accept. However, tactics predominate over strategic requirements in shogi. If there is a tactic, slight strategic loss will does not matter and this is the case. Please find the first three moves to obtain a huge material gain for Gote.   (For Firefox users, please forward one move from the displayed position to have the problem. Sorry, this cannot be displayed on some smartphones).You can replay the answer line by clicking the arrow directing to the right under the diagram. Also, an exclamation mark sometimes appears there on a specific move during your replay, then click it and you can read my comments on that move. After reading my comments, click the exclamation mark again then the comment window will go away to move forward again.

 

Shogi Tactics #0026

Gote's turn to play This is a position referring to a possible hidden variation of a professional game where Sente dropped a Gold on 58 to intervene the horizontal line of the 28 Rook out of check. Please find the first three moves to deliver a checkmate to Sente's King.   (For Firefox users, please forward one move from the displayed position to have the problem. Sorry, this cannot be displayed on some smartphones).You can replay the answer line by clicking the arrow directing to the right under the diagram. Also, an exclamation mark sometimes appears there on a specific move during your replay, then click it and you can read my comments on that move. After reading my comments, click the exclamation mark again then the comment window will go away to move forward again.

 

Shogi Tactics #0025

Sente's turn to play This is a position referring to a professional game where Gote captured the Gold on 42 with Bx42. Please find a Sente's decisive move in the next. You have a kNight and Lance which are both the key to deliver a checkmate.   (For Firefox users, please forward one move from the displayed position to have the problem. Sorry, this cannot be displayed on some smartphones).You can replay the answer line by clicking the arrow directing to the right under the diagram. Also, an exclamation mark sometimes appears there on a specific move during your replay, then click it and you can read my comments on that move. After reading my comments, click the exclamation mark again then the comment window will go away to move forward again.

 

Shogi Tactics #0024

Sente's turn to play This is a position referring to a professional game where Gote's King escaped to 41 from 32. Please look at how safe Sente's King is at first. You can find it is in a mate threat in one like G*68 if it is Gote's turn to play. So Sente needs to deliver a mate to Gote's King to win. How do you mate it? Please give the first move of the mate lines.   (For Firefox users, please forward one move from the displayed position to have the problem. Sorry, this cannot be displayed on some smartphones).You can replay the answer line by clicking the arrow directing to the right under the diagram. Also, an exclamation mark sometimes appears there on a specific move during your replay, then click it and you can read my comments on that move. After reading my comments, click the exclamation mark again then the comment window will go away to move forward again.