Takodori's Entrance to Shogi World

Boardlive now

Today is the day for the game of 1st Asahi Cup Shogi Open tournament between Masaki Endo(ama) and Hirokazu Ueno(5 dan). As a result of Furigoma, Ueno became Sente player. Here is the boadlive. Thinking time per player is 40 minutes and they must make a move less than 60 seconds after consuming it. The opening strategy is Gote's Nakabisha(Central Rook). Both builds Anaguma-gakoi(castle). I think it will end whithin an hour..

Ladies-Oui-sen Boardlive today(September 5)

Today is the day for the 18th challenger deciding match between ladies-Meijin Yauchi and Ishibashi(ladies 4 dan) against Ladies-Oui Shimizu. You may watch and replay the game here.

As a result of Furigoma, Yauchi is Sente. Ishibashi adopts Gokigen Nakabisha while Yauchi chooses Maruyama Vaccine(Bishop exchange at the 7th move). Since both players have 3 hours for thinking time. I think the game will end between 3:00 and 6:00 pm(Japan time).

Here is the photos of today's players. The upper is Yauchi and the lower is Ishibashi.

Ryuo-sen Boardlive today(September 4)

The first game of The 20th Ryuo-sen challenger deciding 2-wins match between Yasumitsu Sato(2 crowns) and Kazuki Kimura(8 dan) is now on boardlive. As a result of Furigoma, Kimura becomes Sente player. You can watch it through this page. Click the following button in the page.

Then you can watch or replay the game. The browser which can allow Kifu for Java is required. I thin the game will end in the evening of today(Japan time).

The left side of the picture  in the page is Sato while the right side is Kimura. Both players were recent challengers against Ryuo Watanabe. Sato challenged him last year while  Kimura did  so  two years ago. Whoever passes this two-wins match, the winner will have the opportunity to revenge Ryuo Watanabe. THe second game of the match will be held on September 14.

You can replay other games by clicking the button to begins with the image of Osho pieces in this page.

Ryuo-sen boardlive today(August 24)

The 20th Ryuo-sen game between Yoshiharu Habu(3 crowns) and Yasumitsu Sato(2 crowns) is now on boardlive. As a result of Furigoma, Habu becomes Sente player. You can watch it through this page. Click the following button in the page.

Then you can watch or replay the game. The browser which can allow Kifu for Java is required.

The left side of the picture  in the page is Habu while the right side is Sato.

You can replay other games by clicking the botton to begins with the image of Osho pieces in this page.

Ryuo-sen Boardlive today(August 10)

The 20th Ryuo-sen game between Koji Tanigawa(9 dan) and Kazuki Kimura(8 dan) is now on boardlive. As a result of Furigoma, Kimura becomes Sente player. You can watch it through this page. Click the following button in the page.

Then you can watch or replay the game. The browser which can allow Kifu for Java is required.

The left side of the picture  in the page is Tanigawa while the right side is Kimura.

You can replay other games by clicking the botton to begins with the image of Osho pieces in this page.

Boardlive of 55th Ouza-sen challenger determining match, final today(July 31, Japan time)

Today is the day for 55th Onza-sen challenger determining match between Kubo(8 dan) and Meijin Moriuchi. As a result of the Furigoma, Kubo became Sente player. Kubo adopts Hayaishida(Quick Ishida). You may watch or replay the game here.　The winner of this game will be the next challenger against Ouza Habu.

Boardlive of match between male and female pros today(July 28)

Today(July 28, Japan time) is the day for Ouza-sen special preliminary match between male and female professional players. Since the thinking-time is 5 hours per player,  these games  will finish in the evening of today. You can watch and replay the games though the following links,

Shingo Ito(4dan) vs Rieko Yauchi(Lady Meijin) Photo

Ichiyo Shimizu(Lady two crowns) vs Amahiko Sato(4 dan) Photo

Toyoshima Masayuki(4 dan) vs Haruko Saita(Lady Tohka) Photo

Ryoko Chiba(Lady 3 dan) vs Shoji Segawa(4 dan) Photo

For those who can read Japanese, the blog for these games are available to read. I think it updates photos and comments on the positions etc...,

Ryuo-sen boardlive today(July 23, Japan time)

The 20th Ryuo-sen game between Toshiaki Kubo(8 dan) and Yasumitsu Sato(Kisei, Kio) is now on boardlive. As a result of Furigoma, Kubo becomes Sente player. You can watch it through this page. Click the following button in the page.

Then you can watch or replay the game. The browser which can allow Kifu for Java is required.

The left side of the picture  in the page is Sato while the right side is Kubo.

You can replay other games by clicking the botton to begins with the image of Osho pieces like above through the page.

Ryuo-sen Boardlive today(July 13, Japan)

The 20th Ryuo-sen game between Koji Tanigawa(9 dan) and Daisuke Katagami(5 dan) is now on boardlive. You can watch it through this page. Click the following button in the page.

Then you can watch or replay the game. The browser which can allow Kifu for Java is required.

The left side of the picture  in the page is Tanigawa while the right side is Katagami. As a result of Furigoma, Katagami is a Sente player. Thinking time is 5 hours for both players. If they comsume all the thinking time, then the endgame will be found after 8:00pm today(Japan time).

You can replay other games by clicking the botton to begins with the image of Osho pieces like above through the page.

Amateur players gained 3 wins of the 10 games.

As previously wrote in the entry titled "Boardlive of the first games of Asahi Open Cup today", 10 games took place between top amateurs and professionals(4 dan) on July 7. Amateur players gained 3 victories. The winner of amas are Atsutomo Yamada-san, Takashi Kiriyama-san, and Masaki Endo-san.