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Boardlives today - Semifinals and Final of 2nd Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

Today is the day for the semifinals and final of 2nd Asahi Trophy Shogi Open. The winner's prize money is ten million yen. The allotted thinking time per player is 40 minutes and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it.

Semifinals - started at 10:30 am
Ryuo Watanabe Akira vs Kubo Toshiyuki(8 dan) - Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java
Akutsu Chikara(6 dan) vs Sato Kazutoshi(5 dan) - Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

Final - started at 2:30 am

Akutsu Chikara(Sente) vs Kubo Toshiaki
Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

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Board & Photo live today - Nakai Hiroe vs Nakamura Marika, 2nd Mynavi Joshi Open, semifinal

Today is the day for a game of one of the semifinals of 2nd Mynavi Joshi Open(Challenger deciding knockout tournament) between Nakai Hiroe(Joryu 6 dan) and Nakamura Marika(Joryu sho dan) at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan of JSA. It started at 10:00 am. As a result of Furigoma, Nakai became Sente player.

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

Frequently updated Photos of both players and board(Left = Nakai)

Official Blog(in Japanese) | Mynavi Joshi Open Toppage(in Japanese)

The thinking time per player is 3 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. The game is expected to end around 5:00pm today.

I will be putting my comments on this game at my twitter page.

Ustream and board live today - Semifinal, 1st Tenga-sen

The ustream live and boardlive are available to watch now. The pairing is Sente Nakai Hiroe(joryu 6 dan) vs Matsuo Kaori(Joryu sho dan).The game started at 10:00am

Ustream live
Boardlive

The allotted thinking time per player is 2 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it.

Board & Photo live today - Iwane Shinobu vs Shimizu Ichiyo, 2nd Mynavi Joshi Open, semifinal

Today is the day for a game of one of the semifinals of 2nd Mynavi Joshi Open(Challenger deciding knockout tournament) between Shimizu Ichiyo(Joryu Osho) and Iwane Shinobu(Joryu sho dan) at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan of JSA. It started at 10:00 am. As a result of Furigoma, Iwane became Sente player.

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

Frequently updated Photos of both players and board(Left = Shimizu)

Official Blog(in Japanese) | Mynavi Joshi Open Toppage(in Japanese)

The thinking time per player is 3 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. The game is expected to end around 5:00pm today.

I will be putting my comments on this game at my twitter page.

Ustream and board live today - Semifinal, 1st Tenga-sen

The ustream live and boardlive are available to watch now. The pairing is Sente Kitao Madoka(joryu sho dan) vs Narita Miho(Amateur).The game started at 10:00am

Ustream live
Boardlive

The allotted thinking time per player is 2 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it.

Another boardlives today - 1st round of 1st Tenga-sen

The following boardlives are available to watch now. They started at 10:00am. The alloted thinking time per player is 40 minutes and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it.

Kitao Madoka vs Ishibashi Sachio
Narita Miho vs Nakakura Akiko
Matsuo Kaori vs Shimai Saori

Round 7 of A Juni-sen finished

Yesterday Kimura beat Tanigawa in Round 7 of 67th A Juni-sen. After the round is over, the competition is so scrambled that every player still has possiblity to go forward to play-off. Here is the standings today and the opponents in the rest two rounds.

1. Goda Masataka(5-2, R8=Miura, R9=Kimura)
2. Moriuchi Toshiyuki(4-3, R8=Sato R9=Miura)
3. Kimura Kazuki(4-3, R8=Fukaura R9= Goda)
4. Sato Yasumitsu(4-3, R8=Moiuchi R9=Fujii)
5. Miura Hiroyuki(3-4, R8=Goda R9=Moriuchi)
6. Maruyama Tadahisa(3-4, R8=Tanigawa R9=Fukaura)
7. Fujii Takeshi(3-4, R8=Suzuki R9=Sato)
8. Tanigawa Kouji(3-4, R8=Maruyama R9=Suzuki)
9. Suzuki Daisuke(3-4, R8=Fujii R9=Tanigawa)
10. Fukaura Koichi(3-4 R8=Kimura R9=Maruyama)

In Japan, who will delegate to B1 is a hot topic rather than who will be a challenger against Meijin. Due to last year's standing and the pairings of rest two games, only top three players on the above list are sure to survive in the A-league for the next term. Two of the rest seven will delegate to B1. They will not be rerieved unless gaining 5 wins this term. Round 8 will be held on February 4 and Final Round on March 3.

Another game boardlved on January 20

There were another game boardlived on January 20. It's a game of Tenga-sen. Allotted thinking time is 2 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it.

Nakai Hiroe(Joryu 6 dan,win) vs Funato Yoko(Joryu 2 dan) won by Nakai in 101 moves.

Boardlives today - 20th LPSA 1 day tournament

Today is the day for the captioned tournament.

Started at 11:15

Fujita Maiko(Joryu 1kyu) vs Funato Yoko(Joryu 2 dan) - won by Fujita

Nakakura Akiko(Joryu Sho dan) vs Kano Tamao(Joryu sho dan) - won by Nakakura

To start at 12:30

Nakakura Hiroe(Joryu 6 dan) vs Shimai Saori(Joryu sho dan) (Won by Nakai due to Shimai's srick absence)

Nakakura Hiromi(Joryu sho dan) vs Kitao Madoka(Joryu sho dan) - won by Kitao

Semi-final - to start at 14:15

Fujita vs Nakai - won by Nakai

Nakakura vs Kitao - won by Kitao

Final - to start at 16:00

Kitao vs Nakai

Board & Photo live today - Shimizu Ichiyo vs Yamada Kumi, 2nd Mynavi Joshi Open

Today is the day for a game of 2nd round for 2nd Mynavi Joshi Open(Challenger deciding knokout tournament) between Shimizu Ichiyo(Joryu Osho) and Yamada Kumi(Joryu 3 dan) at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan of JSA. It started at 10:00 am. As a result of Furigoma, Shimizu became Sente player.

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

Frequently updated Photos of both players and board(Left = Shimizu)

Official Blog(in Japanese) | Mynavi Joshi Open Toppage(in Japanese)

The thinking time per player is 3 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. The game is expected to end around 5:00pm today.