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Board & Photo live today - Nakai Hiroe vs Murota Io, 2nd Mynavi Joshi Open

Today is the day for the 2nd game of 1st round for 2nd Mynavi Joshi Open between Nakai Hiroe(Joryu 6 dan) and Murota Io(Joryu sho-dan) at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan of JSA. It started at 10:00 am. Nakai is Sente player as a result of Furigoma. You can watch and replay the game through either of the pages linked below;

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

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

Official Blog(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.

Boardlive today - Shimizu Ichiyo vs Honda Sayuri, 2nd Mynavi Joshi Open

Today is the day for the 1st game of 1st round for 2nd Mynavi Joshi Open between Shimizu Ichiyo(Joryu 2 crowns) and Honda Sayuri(Joryu 2 dan) at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan of JSA. It started at 10:00 am. Shimizu is Sente player as a result of Furigoma. You can watch and replay the game through either of the pages linked below;

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

Photos of both players(Upper = Shimizu)

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.

Boardlive today - Habu Yoshiharu vs Kimura Kazuki, 3rd game of Challenger Deciding 2-win Match, 21st Ryuo-sen

Today is the day for the 3rd game of 21st Ryuo-sen Challenger deciding 2-win match between Habu Yorhiharu(4 crowns incl. Meijin) and Kimura Kazuki(8 dan) at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan of JSA. It started at 10:00 am. Kimura is Sente player in this game as a result of Furigoma. The winner of this game will be the challenger against Ryuo Watanabe Akira.You can watch and replay the game through either of the pages linked below;

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java | Press Room live(Experimental, the same as below)

The thinking time per player is 5 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. The game is expected to end in the evening today in Japan. The toppage of Ryuo-sen is linked below. You can see the photo of the players.The left player is Habu. And Ryuo-sen plus is the official blog of Ryuo-sen which uploads timely reports including many photos although it's written in Japanese.

21st Ryuo-sen | Ryuo-sen Plus

The winner of this 2-win match will be the challenger against Ryuo Watanabe Akira.

The schedule of the 2-win match is as below;

• 1st gameKifu for Flash | Kifu for Java - Habu won the game. August 29, at Sendagaya(Tokyo Shogi Hall of JSA)
• 2nd game Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java - Kimura won the game. September 3, at Sendagaya(Tokyo Shogi Hall of JSA)
• 3rd game  - Today, at Sendagaya(Tokyo Shogi Hall of JSA)

2nd NRS invitation cup - Semi-final

Today the semi-fainal matches of 2nd NRS invitation cup were held. You can replay the game through the links below;

Nakai Hiroe(Win, Sente) vs Kitao Madoka - Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java | Recorded Video

Oba Miki(Sente) vs Nakakura Hiromi(Win) - Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java| Recorded Video (Left = Oba)

Boardlive today - Habu Yoshiharu vs Kimura Kazuki, 2nd game of Challenger Deciding 2-win Match, 21st Ryuo-sen

Today is the day for the 2nd game of 21st Ryuo-sen Challenger deciding 2-win match between Habu Yorhiharu(4 crowns incl. Meijin) and Kimura Kazuki(8 dan) at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan of JSA. It will start at 10:00 am. Kimura is Sente player in this game. You can watch and replay the game through either of the pages linked below;

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java | Press Room Live(Experimental)

The thinking time per player is 5 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. The game will end in the evening today in Japan. The toppage of Ryuo-sen is linked below. You can see the photo of the players.The left player is Habu. And Ryuo-sen plus is the official blog of Ryuo-sen which uploads timely reports including many photos although it's written in Japanese.

21st Ryuo-sen | Ryuo-sen Plus

The winner of this 2-win match will be the challenger against Ryuo Watanabe Akira.

The schedule of the 2-win match is as below;

• 1st gameKifu for Flash | Kifu for Java - Habu won the game. August 29, at Sendagaya(Tokyo Shogi Hall of JSA)
• 2nd game - September 3(Today), at Sendagaya(Tokyo Shogi Hall of JSA)
• 3rd game in case that the score is tied in 1-1 - September 12, at Sendagaya(Tokyo Shogi Hall of JSA)

Boardlive today - Habu Yoshiharu vs Kimura Kazuki, 1st game of Challenger Deciding 2-win Match, 21st Ryuo-sen

Today is the day for the 1st game of 21st Ryuo-sen Challenger deciding 2-win match between Habu Yorhiharu(4 crowns incl. Meijin) and Kimura Kazuki(8 dan). It started at 10:00 am. Habu became Sente player as a result of Furigoma. The opening strategy is Yagura. You can watch and replay the game through either of the pages linked below;

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java(The links were corrected at 9:45 Japan Time on August 30. They were wrongly linked to the games between Habu and Fukaura of August 19)

The thinking time per player is 5 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after comsuming it. The game will end in the evening today in Japan. The toppage of Ryuo-sen is linked below. You can see the photo of the players.The left player is Habu.

21st Ryuo-sen

The winner of this 2-win match will be the challenger against Ryuo Watanabe Akira.

The schedule of the 2-win match is as below;

• 1st game - August 29(Today), at Sendagaya(Tokyo Shogi Hall of JSA)
• 2nd game - September 3, at Sendagaya(Tokyo Shogi Hall of JSA)
• 3rd game in case that the score is tied in 1-1 - September 12, at Sendagaya(Tokyo Shogi Hall of JSA)

Ustream and board live now - Shimai Saori vs Ohba Miki

The game between Shimai Saori(Joryu Shodan) and Ohba Miki(Joryu Shodan) in NRS invitation Cup is now on Ustream live and boardlive. It started at 6:00om. Shimai is Sente player.

Ustream Live | Pre-recorded (Right = Shimai)

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

The thinking time per player is 40 minutes and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. It will end in a few hours.

Boardlive today - Maruuyama Tadahisa vs Habu Yoshiharu, 21st Ryuo-sen

Today is the day for the Ryuo-sen game between Maruyama Tadahisa(9 dan) and Habu Yoshiharu (4 crowns). It started at 10:00 am. Maruyama became Sente player as a result of Furigoma. The opening strategy is Bishop Exchange. You can watch and replay the game through either of the pages linked below;

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

The thinking time per player is 5 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after comsuming it. The game will end in the evening today in Japan. The toppage of Ryuo-sen is linked below. You can see the photo of the players.

21st Ryuo-sen

The winner of this game will fight two-win match with Kimura Kazuki(8 dan) to become a challenger against Ryuo Watanabe Akira.

The position at the 70th move is the same as the 3rd game of 63th Meijin-sen between Habu and Moriuchi. Habu was Sente at that time and lost it. This time, Habu is Gote and what will happen today?

Boardlive now - Shimizugami Toru(ama) vs Matsuo Ayumu, Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

Today is the day for the game between Shimizugami Toru(ama) vs Matsuo Ayumu(7 dan) in 2nd Asahi Trophy Shogi Open. The game started at 2:00pm in Japan. As a result of furigoma, Shimizugami became Sente player. You can replay and watch the game through iether of the following board pages;

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

The thinking time per player is 40 minutes and less than 60 seconds per move after consuming it. It will end soon.

Boardlive today - Fukaura Koichi vs Habu Yoshiharu, 21st Ryuo-sen

Today is the day for the Ryuo-sen game between Fukaura Koichi(Oui) and Habu Yoshiharu (4 crowns). It started at 10:00 am. Fukaura became Sente player as a result of Furigoma. The opening strategy is Gote's Shikenbisha after bishop exchange with Gote's one tempo delay. Gote transfered his Rook to the 2nd from 4th file again. You can watch and replay the game through either of the pages linked below;

Kifu for Flash | Kifu for Java

The thinking time per player is 5 hours and less than 60 seconds per move after comsuming it. The game will end in the evening today in Japan. The toppage of Ryuo-sen is linked below. You can see the photo of the players.

21st Ryuo-sen