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Kato vs Takahashi, 1st round game of 20th Tatsujin-sen - Shogi Boardlive Today

The following game is available to watch and replay on a webcasting board on live today.

• 9-dan Kato Hifumi vs 9-dan Takahashi Michio

Kato became Sente due to Furigoma. The game started at 10:00am at JSA building in Sendagaya, Tokyo. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours. Lunch break with time-off is from 0:10(pm) to 1:00(pm). The opening they choose is Yokofutori(Side Pawn). Takhashi drew back his Rook to the fifth row after exchanging Rook pawn.

Boarldives today - 1st game of Joryu Oui-sen and 83rd Kisei-sen Challenger deciding game

The following two boardlives are available to watch today. The first one is the first game of the 23rd Joryu Oui-sen between Joryu Oui Kai Tomomi and challenger three crown Satomi Kana. As a result of Furigoma, Kai became Sente in this game and third game while Satomi will play as Sente in the second and forth games. The game started at 9:00am(JST) at Yumenoi in Himeji City, Hyogo prefecture. The allotted thinking time per player is four hours, so I think this game will end after 5:00pm. You can watch and replay the game through the link below;

• Kai vs Satomi
  

Here is the official site of the 23rd Joryu Oui-sen and official blog(both in Japanese). Though written in Japanese, lots of photos of both players have been and will be uploaded in the blog.

The other game is a challenger-deciding game between 9-dan Fukaura Koichi and 5-dan Nakamura Taichi. 5-dan Nakamura is the highest winning percentage player last business year and he beat nine contenders in a row in the Kisei-sen first and second preliminary knock-down tournament and final knock-down tourney including many strong players like Meijin Moriuchi, 9-dan Sato Yasumitsu. Fukaura took part in from the final knock-down due to, I guess, his last term's performance in this series. So he needed to defeat only three but ex-or-current title holder opponents such as 8-dan Miura Hiroyuki, Ryuo &  Ouza Watanabe Akira and Kio Goda Masataka to come to today's stage. If Nakamura wins, he will be a challenger for one of major titles for the first time in his career. The game started at 10:00am at JSA building in Sendagaya, Tokyo. Furigoma made Nakamura Sente. The allotted thinking time per player is four hours. So I think this game will end after 6:00pm(JST).

• Nakamura vs Fukaura

Here is the official site of the 83rd Kisei-sen and the official blog(both in Japanese). Lots of photos related to this game have been and will be uploaded in the blog as well.

You can have a chat about one of these games and other stuff with watchin it at 81dojo.

Aono vs Moriuchi - Shogi Boardlive Now, 20th Fujitsu Cup Tatsujin-sen

The following game is available to watch on boardlive now. It's one of the first round games of the captioned tournament.

• 9-dan Aono Teruichi vs Meijin Moriuchi Toshiyuki

It began at 10:00am at JSA building in Sendagaya, Tokyo. As a result of Furigoma, Aono became Sente. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours. So I guess the game will end after 4:00pm today.

Here is the link to the official site of the 20th Tatsujin-sen(in Japanese). Tatsujin-sen is a kind of senior tournament where selected ten players who is forty or more competes in a knock-down tournament. It's an unofficial tournament so that the results will not be recorded as an official performance. Though, for spectators like me, it gives a nice opportunity to see a game of unusual pairing. You can also watch a game with a chat window at 81dojo.

 

Mori Keiji vs Kiriyama Kiyozumi - Shogi Boardlive now

Today is the day for a first-round game of 20th Fujitsu cup Tatsujin-sen between 9-dan Mori Keiji and 9-dan Kiriyama Kiyozumi. Tatsujin-sen is an unofficial knock-down tournament among selected ten senior players who are forty or more. But recent critisism is that "forty or more" means to allow most of title holders such as Meijin Moriuchi, two crown Habu, and Osho Sato to participate in the tourney and you are sure if we can still call it a "senior tournament". This year's contenders are 9-dan Mori Keiji, 9-dan Kiriyama Kiyozumi, 9-dan Aono Teruichi, 9-dan Takahashi Michio, 9-dan Kato Hifumi, 9-dan Naito Knio, 9-dan Tanigawa Koji as well as the said three title holders. I don't know why Kio Goda, the other title hoder in his forties, is not selected.

Anyway, the game started at 10:00am(JST). The allotted thinking time per player is three hours. I think it will end after 3:00pm. The game will suspend for lunch break between 0:00 and 1:00pm. Mori became Sente as a result of Furigoma. You can watch and replay the game through the following link

• Mori Keiji vs Kiriyama Kiyozumi

Here is the official site of 20th Fujitsu Cup Tatsujin-sen. You can also watch the game with a chat window at 81dojo.

Satomi vs Shimizu, Challenger Deciding Match of 23rd Joryu Oui-sen

Today is the day for the challenger deciding match between three crown Satomi Kana and Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo. Shimizu occupied the 1st place in the red league with the score of 4-1. Satomi  beat all the other five players in the white league. The winner of this game will become the challenger against Joryu Oui Kai Tomomi. Satomi became Sente as a result of Furigoma. The game started at 10:00am. Since allotted thinking time per player is three hours, I think the game will end after 5:00pm(JST). You may replay and watch the game through the following link;

• Satomi vs Shimizu

Here are  the official website of the 23rd Joryu Oui-sen and the official blog. You can also watch the game at 81dojo with a chat window just beneath the live-board.

Semifinal and Final of 5th Asahi Trophy shogi open - Boardlived today

Today the semifinals and the final of 5th Asashi Trophy shogi open is being held. The semifinalists are two crown Habu Yoshiharu, 5-dan Sugai Tatsuya, who won the last Daiwa Securities Cup, 9-dan Goda Masataka and 7-dan Hirose Akihito. The semifinals are going to start at 10:30am at Asahi Hall in Yurakucho, Tokyo. The final is scheduled to be playe at 2:30pm today at the same venue. The allotted thinking time per player is 40 minutes for each player and he will have to make a move less than 60 second per move after consuming  it, so I think it will end in about two hours from the starting time. You can replay and watch the game through the following official liveboards;

• Habu(Sente) vs Sugai
• Hirose(Sente) vs Goda
• Hirose(Sente) vs Habu

Here is the official page of the 5th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open.

For those who understand Japanese, a Nico Live of the commentary show is available to watch. You need to be a member of Nico Nico Douga which you can choose a free or paid member.

Hasegawa Yuki vs Shimizu Ichiyo, Challenger Deciding Final of 5th Mynavi Joshi Shogi Open - Boardlive now

Today is the day for the challenger deciding final of the 5th Mynavi Joshi Open. The finalists are Shimizu Ichiyo, who is very famous, and Hasegawa Yuki, who became a female professional player only last autumn at the age of sixteen. Let's see whether young Hasegawa will succeeded in taking advantage of her momentum or Shimizu will stand Hasegawa's way to stop her.

The game started at 10:00 local time in Japan today. Since the allotted thinking time per player is three hours, I think the game will finish after 3:00pm. The winner will be the challenger against Queen Ueda Hatsumi. You can watch and replay the game in the official board linked below;

• Hasegawa vs Shimizu

Here is the official website of the 5th Mynavi Joshi Open. You can also watch the game at 81dojo with a chat window just under the live-board.

Namekata Hisashi vs Sugai Tatsuya, Quarter Final, 5th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

The following game started at 2:00pm(JST). Since the allotted thinking time per player is 40 minutes, I think it will end around 4:00pm(JST).

• 8-dan Namekata Hisashi vs 5-dan Sugai Tatsuya

These two players are the winners of the games played in this morning. You can replay the games through the following links;

• 8-dan Namekata Hisashi vs Ryuo Watanabe Akira
• 2 crown Kubo Toshiaki vs 5-dan Sugai Tatsuya

Bonkras beat Yonenaga in 113 moves

The computer software Bankras beat retired and former Meijin Yonenaga Kunio in 113 moves yesterday. The allotted thinking time per move was three hours per player. You can replay the game through the link below;

• Bankras vs Yonenaga

Three shogi boardlives today - 5th Asahi Shogi Open

The following two boardlives are available to watch and replay.

• 9-dan Tanigawa Koji(Sente) vs 9-dan Sato Yasumitsu
• 9-dan Takahashi Michio vs 9-dan Goda Masataka
  

They began at 10:00am(JST) today. The allotted thinking time per player is 40 minutes and after it is consumed, they have to make a move less than 60 seconds per move. So I think it will end within two hour from the start time.

The winners' game to decide who will be one of the semi-finalists will be played at 2:00pm(JST) today. The time condition is the sam as above. (The game started at 2:30pm which was delayed thirty minutes as scheduled due to the game of Tanigawa vs Sato took longer.)

• Sato Yasmitsu(Sente) vs Goda Masataka