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Shogi Boardlive Schedule for Week 21

Here is the schedule for Week 21.

Thuesday, May 21 start at 9:00am(JST)
Meijin Moriuchi Toshiyuki vs Three Crown Habu Yoshiharu
Day 1, the fourth game of the 71st Meijin-sen best of seven match
Itmedia mirror(no user registration required) - http://www.itmedia.co.jp/live/articles/ ... ws153.html
Nico Nico Live(User registration required) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv132691660
Expected end time : soon after 6:00pm(JST)

Wednesday, May 22 start at 9:00am(JST)
Meijin Moriuchi Toshiyuki vs Three Crown Habu Yoshiharu
Day 2, the fourth game of the 71st Meijin-sen best of seven match
Itmedia mirror(no user registration required) - http://www.itmedia.co.jp/live/articles/ ... ws154.html
Nico Nico Live(User registration required) - http://www.itmedia.co.jp/live/articles/ ... ws154.html
Expected End time : sometime after 8:00pm(JST)

To start at 9:00am(JST)
Joryu Oui Satomi Kana vs Joryu 4-dan Kai Tomomi
The third game of 24th Joryu Oui-sen best-of-five match
Official Board - http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu-oui/kifu/ ... 20101.html
Official Site(in Japanese) - http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu-oui/
Expected end time : sometime after 4:00pm(JST)

On top of the above, if you use smartphones or tablets where you can install JSA's Shogi Live application and buy the right to use, you can check many more different games almost every day including the above title match games.

 

Shogi Boardlive Now(Joryu 2-dan Kano vs Karolina Styczyńska from Poland)

You can watch the game through the link below. The given thinking time per player is 40 minutes, so it will end shortly.

• http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/kifu/3/joryu_ouza201305180101.html

Shogi Boardlive Schedule for Week 20

Here is a schedule for Week 20.

Monday, May 13 started at 10:00am
7-dan Matsuo Ayumu vs 8-dan Namekata Hisashi
The final(fifth) round game of Oui-sen Red League
Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/oui/kifu/54/oui ... 30101.html

9-dan Sato Yasumitsu and 5-dan Sawada Shingo
The final(fifth) round game of Oui-sen White League
Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/oui/kifu/54/oui ... 30201.html

Official Site(in Japanese) - http://live.shogi.or.jp/oui/
Expected end time - sometime after 6:00pm

Saturday, May 18 to start at 10:00am, start time depending on each game
First preliminary of 3rd Joryu Ouza-sen
Joryu 3-kyu Aikawa Haruka vs Ishimoto Sakura(ama)
Joryu 2-kyu Takemata Beni vs Wada Aki(ama)
Joryu Sho-dan Kano Tamao vs Karolina Styczynska(ama)
Joryu 3-kyu Kitamura Keika vs Ozawa Azami(ama)
Liveboards - (yet to be announced)
Official Site(in Japanese) - http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryu_ouza/index.html

Links to News about 2nd Deno-sen(Shogi Man vs Machine Match)

About the first game, 4-dan Abe Koru vs Shuso.

• NHK World News aired on March 25 (video news)
• My posting to 81 Universe Square Forum

About the second game, 4-dan Sato Shinichi vs Ponanza

• Computer beats current professional shogi player for 1st time－ 毎日ｊｐ(毎日新聞)
• Computer beats active 'shogi' pro for first time - The Japan Times
• Computer program claims first victory over shogi professional - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun
• Professional shogi player defeated for first time by computer program - The Japan Daily Press
  
• My posting to 81 Universe Square Forum

Webcasting boardlive schedule for Week 14

Here is a free webcasting boardlive schedule for the week 14. On Saturday, 5-dan Funae Kohei vs Tsutsukana(computer program) is scheduled.

*Wednesday April 3, to start at 10:00(JST)
Queen Ueda Hatsumi vs Challenger four crown Satomi Kana
1st game of the 6th Mynavi Joshi Open best of five match
Liveboard - http://mynavi-open.jp/kifu/6/mynavi201304030101.html
Official Site - http://mynavi-open.jp/ 
Expected end time - around 5:00pm

*Saturday April 6, to start at 10:00(JST)
5-dan Sato Shinichi vs Tsutsukana
The third game of Deno-sen
Nico Nico Live Mirror(No user registration required) - http://www.itmedia.co.jp/live/articles/ ... ws149.html
Nico Nico Live(User registration required) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv118755562
Expected End Time : sometime after 6:00 pm

Schedule of webcasting boardlives

Here is the schedule of webcasting boardlive for Week 10.

Here is a webcasting boardlive schedule for the week 10.

*Monday March 4 to start at 10:00am(JST)
Joryu four crown Satomi Kana vs Joryu 2-dan Suzuki Kanna
6th Mynavi Joshi Open, Challenger Deciding Knock-out final
http://mynavi-open.jp/kifu/6/mynavi201303040101.html
Official Site - http://mynavi-open.jp/
Expected End time - around 5:00pm

*Wednesday March 6, to start at 9:00am(JST)
Osho Sato Yasumitsu vs Ryuo Watanabe Akira
Day 1 of 5th game of 62nd Osho-sen
Liveboard - http://bit.ly/13EgkcZ
Official Site - http://mainichi.jp/feature/shougi/ohsho/
Expected End time - 6:00pm(JST)
Nico Nico Live Mirror - http://www.itmedia.co.jp/live/articles/ ... ws146.html
Nico Nico Live(User registration required) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv126999915

*Thursday March 7, to start at 9:00am(JST)
Osho Sato Yasumitsu vs Ryuo Watanabe Akira
Day 2 of 5th game of 62nd Osho-sen
Liveboard - http://bit.ly/13EgkcZ
Official Site - http://mainichi.jp/feature/shougi/ohsho/
Expected End time - around 7:00pm(JST)
Nico Nico Live Mirror - http://www.itmedia.co.jp/live/articles/ ... ws128.html
Nico Nico Live(User registration required) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv127000627

*Sunday March 10, to start at 9:00am
Kio Goda Masataka vs Ryuo Watanabe Akira 
Third game of 38th Kio-sen best of five match
Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/kiou/kifu/38/ki ... 00101.html
Official Site - http://live.shogi.or.jp/kiou/
Expected End Time - around 6:00pm(JST)
Nico Nico Live Mirror - (yet to be annournced)
Nico Nico Live(User registration required) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv123794671

 

Webcasting boardlive schedule for Week 9

Here is a webcasting boardlive schedule for the week 9.

*Wednesday February 27 to start at 9:00am(JST)
Joryu Meijin Satomi Kana vs Queen Ueda Hatsumi
5th(Final) game of 39th Joryu Meijini-sen
http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryumeijin/kif ... 70101.html
Official Site - http://live.shogi.or.jp/joryumeijin/
Expected End time - around 4:00pm

*Friday March 1, to start at 9:30am(JST)
Nico Nico Live - The longest day in the shogi world - The final round games of A Juni-sen
Three Crown Habu Yoshiharu vs 8-dan Hashimoto Takanori
8-dan Miura Hiroyuki vs 9-dan Takahashi Michio
Ryuo Watanabe Akira vs Kio Goda Masataka
Osho Sato Yasumitsu vs 9-dan Fukaura Koichi
9-dan Yashiki Nobuyuki vs 9-dan Tanigawa Koji

Nico Nico Live - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv127113530
(No free boardlive is available. I'm not sure yet if there will be an Itmedia mirror for it.)
Expected end time - 1:00am on the next day.

*Sunday March 3, to start at 5:00pm
Queen Ueda Hatsumi vs Joryu 4-dan Ishibashi Sachio
A semi-final game, 6th Daiwa Securities Cup, The strongest female tournament
Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/daiwa_joryu/kif ... 30101.html
Official Site - http://www.daiwashogi.net/
Expected End time - sometime after 9:00pm

Webcasting boardlive schedule for Week 8

Here is a Webcasting Bordlive Schedule for this week.

*Tuesday February 19 started at 9:00am(JST)
Ryuo Watanabe Akira vs Osho Sato Yasumitsu
Day 1 of the fourth game of 62nd Osho-sen best of seven match
Liveboard - http://bit.ly/YjrkVd
Expected end time - sometime around 6:00(JST)
Official site - http://mainichi.jp/feature/shougi/ohsho/
Nico Live Mirror(no user registration required) - http://www.itmedia.co.jp/live/articles/ ... ws124.html
Nico Live(User registration required. Paid users will be prioritized when the server gets busy.) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv121775913

*Wednesday February 20 to started at 9:00am(JST)
Osho Sato Yasumitsu vs Ryuo Watanabe Akira
Day 2 of the fourth game of 62nd Osho-sen best of seven match
Liveboard - http://bit.ly/YjrkVd
Expected end time - sometime around 6:00(JST)
Official site - http://mainichi.jp/feature/shougi/ohsho/
Nico Live Mirror(no user registration required) - http://www.itmedia.co.jp/live/articles/ ... ws126.html
Nico Live(User registration required. Paid users will be prioritized when the server gets busy.) - 
http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv121775963

*Saturday February 23, to start at 9:00am(JST)
Ryuo Watanabe Akira vs Kio Goda Masataka
The second game of 38th Kio-sen best of seven match
Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/kiou/kifu/38/ki ... 30101.html
Expected end time - sometime around 7:00(JST)
Official Site - http://live.shogi.or.jp/kiou/
Nico Live Mirror(no user registration required) - http://www.itmedia.co.jp/live/articles/ ... ws143.html
Nico Live(User registration required. Paid users will be prioritized when the server gets busy.) - http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv123793557

*Sunday February 24, to start at 5:00pm
Joryu 4-dan Ishibashi Sachio vs Joryu 2-dan Nakamura Marika(postponed from Feb. 17)
A quarter final game, 6th Daiwa Securities Cup, The strongest female tournament
Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/daiwa_joryu/kif ... 70101.html
Official Site - http://www.daiwashogi.net/
Expected End time - sometime after 6:30pm

Joryu 4 crown Satomi Kana vs Joryu 6-dan Nakai Hiroe
A quarter final game, 6th Daiwa Securities Cup, The strongest female tournament
Liveboard - http://live.shogi.or.jp/daiwa_joryu/kif ... 40101.html
Official Site - http://www.daiwashogi.net/
Expected End time - sometime after 9:00pm

Shogi YouTube Live - Watanabe vs Sugai, Final, 6th Asahi Troph Shogi Open

The game is going to start at 2:30pm(JST) today.

 

Shogi BoardLives Today - Semifinals & Final of 6th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open

There are going to be Semifinals and Final of the 6th Asah.i Trophy Shogi Open today(JST).

To start at 10:30am(JST) or 1:30(UTC)

• Former Asahi Champion Habu Yoshiharu vs Ryuo Watanabe Akira
• 5-dan Sugai Tatsuya vs 9-dan Tanigawa Koji

To start at 2:30pm(JST) or 5:30(UTC)

• Winner of Habu vs Watanabe vs Winner of Tanigawa vs Sugai

In each game, given time per player is 40 minutes and they will have make a move less than 60 seconds per move after consuming their own given time.