Takodori's Entrance to Shogi World

This week's schedule of webcasting boardlives(August 6 thru August 13)

I posted the schedule to 81 sqaure forum.

Miura vs Maruyama, 25th Ryuo-sen challenger qualification tournament - Shogi Boardlive Now

The following game is available to watch and replay now.

• 8-dan Miura Hiroyuki vs 9-dan Maruyama Tadahisa

The game started at 10:00am(JST) today. The winner will go to the semifinal game against 9-dan Fukaura Koichi, the winner of the first class in the preliminary tournament.

This week's schedule of webcasting boardlives(July 30 thru August 5)

Today I posted the schedule base on the information of JSA's site. You can find it by clicking the following link.

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Shogi Boadlive Now - Yamasaki vs Iijima, Quarterfinal, 25th Ryuo Challenger Deciding knockouts

The following game is available to watch or replay now.

• 7-dan Yamasaki Takayuki vs 7-dan Iijima Eiji

It's already in the endgame now. I think it will end in around one hour or so since it started at 10:00am today, though the allotted thinking time per player is five hours.

Nico Nico Live of Tokyu Shogi Festival(July 30 thru August 1)

I posted the information and broadcasting schedule of Tokyu Shogi Festival being held from July 30 to August 1. You can watch a lot of demonstration games by professional players on Nico Nico Live.

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Goda vs Habu, Semifinal of 6th Daiwa Secutities Cup - Shogi Boardlive Now

The following game started just now at 9:00pm(JST).

• 9-dan Goda Masataka vs Two Crown Habu Yoshiharu

The given thinking time per player is 30 minutes, so I think it will end in around one hour and half from the start time.

Shogi Boardlives Today - One day qualificcation for 6th Mynavi Challenger Deciding Knockouts

The following games started at 10:00am to be available to watch and replay. It will end in about one and a half from the start date.

• Joryu Sho-dan Fujita Aya vs Kitamura Keika(ama)
• Joryu 6-dan Nakai Hiroe vs Joryu 2-dan Iwane Shinobu
• Joryu Shodan Ido Chihiro vs Fujii Nana(ama)

The following three games started at 0:50pm(JST).

• Joryu Ouza Kato Momoko vs Joryu 2-dan Furukawa Aayako
• Joryu Shodan Murota Io vs Joryu 4-dan Yauchi Rieko
• Joryu 2-dan Nakamura Marika vs Mukae Ryuka (ama)

Two Shogi boardlives today

The following games are available to watch and replay today.

• Queen Ueda Hatsumi(Sente) vs 8-dan Maeda Yuji
• Joryu 2-dan Nakamura Marika vs Joryu 2-dan Shimai Saori

The two games started at 10:00am(JST). The first one is an 6Asth ahi Trophy Shogi Open elimination game. It is expected to end at around 11:30pm(JST). The other one is a quarterfinal of the 2nd Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen. I think it is going to end at around 4:30pm(JST).

Here is the link to the official site of Asahi Trophy Shogi Open. And here are the official site and the official blog of Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen.

Four shogi boardlives today

The following shogi games are available to watch and replay now.

• 5-dan Nakao Toshiyuki vs Joryu 4-dan Ishibashi Sachio
• 7-dan Nozuki Hirotaka vs Joryu 4-dan Ishibashi Sachio(to be started at 2:00pm)

It's an Asahi Trophy elimination game. It started at 10:00am(JST) and it is expected to end in about one hour and a half from the start time.

• Joryu four crown Satomi Kana vs Shoreikai 2-kyu Nishiyama Tomoka

It's a quarter-final game of the second Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen challenger deciding knockouts. The game started at 10:00am(JST). It is expected to end sometime after 5:00pm(JST).

• 8-dan Miura Hiroyuki vs 6-dan Inaba Akira

It's a game of the 25th Ryuo-sen qualification knockouts. The game started at 10:00am(JST) and it is expected to end sometime after 9:00pm(JST).

• Day 1 - 9-dan Fujii Takeshi vs Oui Habu Yoshiharu

Day 1 will close at 6:00pm(JST). The player who has turn to play at the closing time will seal the move. Day 2 will start at 9:00am(JST) tomorrow.

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).