Takodori's Entrance to Shogi World

Winning percentage by turn to play for FY2006

According to the article written by Hirohiko Suzuki in August Edition of Kindai Shogi, the winning percentage by turn to play regarding professional games for fiscal year 2006(April 1 2006 through March 31 2007) are as followings;

Sente(Black) --- .520
Gote(White) --- .480

Gote's winning percentage is the highest for these five years. And it is the fifth highest for these 20 years. The number of the games ended with Jishogi and Sennichite is excluded for this calculation. According to the article, the winning percentage of Sente are as followings from fiscal year 2002.

FY2002 --- .539

FY2003 --- .536

FY2004 --- .554

FY2005 --- .531

Fy2006 --- .520

Number of shogi players decreased to 155 in Brainking.com at End of May

According to the ratings page of provisional BKR players in Brainking.com, the number of shogi players who has provisional BKR decreased to 155 at the end of May(JST). The site has added shogi to its wide variety of game line since August 12, 2005(JST). Comparing with the end of April, 2007, the number of shogi players decreased by 2. Please refer to the definition of BKR(BrainKing Rating) if you like to know.

Country breakdown is omitted from this month onwards.

The number of minishogi players who has provisional BKR is 115 at the end of May.

Number of shogi players decreased to 157 in Brainking.com at End of April

According to the ratings page of provisional BKR players in Brainking.com, the number of shogi players who has provisional BKR decreased to 157 at the end of April(JST). The site has added shogi to its wide variety of game line since August 12, 2005(JST). Comparing with the end of March, 2007, the number of shogi players decreased by 3. Please refer to the definition of BKR(BrainKing Rating) if you like to know.

The details by country are as followings; .

USA --- 34(+2)
Czech --- 13(+1)
France --- 9(-1)
Netherland --- 9(0)
Russia --- 9(+3)
Slovakia --- 8(+4)
Portugal --- 7(+1)
Italy --- 6(-2)
Australia --- 5(-1)
England --- 4(-3)
Sweden --- 4(+1)
UK --- 4(-1)
Spain ---  3(+1)
Canada --- 2(-2)
Estonia --- 2(+1)
Germany --- 2(+1)
Japan --- 2(0)
Malaysia --- 2(+1)
Switzerland --- 2(-1)
Wales --- 2(+1)
Austria --- 1(-2)
Argentina --- 1(0)
Basque --- 1(0)
Belgium --- 1(-1)
Dominica --- 1(0)
Hong Kong --- 1(0)
Israel --- 1(0)
Latvia --- 1(0)
Luxembourg --- 1(0)
New Zealand --- 1(-1)
Norway --- 1(0)
South Africa --- 1(0)
Ukraine --- 1(0)
Unspecified --- 14(+1)

Number of shogi players increased to 160 in Brainking.com at End of March

According to the ratings page of provisional BKR players in Brainking.com, the number of shogi players who has provisional BKR increased to 160 at the end of March(JST). The site has added shogi to its wide variety of game line since August 12, 2005(JST). Comparing with the end of February, 2007, the number of shogi players decreased increased by 13. Please refer to the definition of BKR(BrainKing Rating) if you like to know.

The details by country are as followings; .

USA --- 32(+2)
Czech --- 12(0)
France --- 10(+3)
Netherland --- 9(+1)
Italy --- 8(+1)
England --- 7(+3)
Australia --- 6(0)
Portugal --- 6(0)
Russia --- 6(0)
UK --- 5(0)
Canada --- 4(+1)
Slovakia --- 4(+1)
Austria --- 3(0)
Sweden --- 3(-1)
Switzerland --- 3(0)
Belgium --- 2(+1)
Denmark --- 2(+1)
Japan --- 2(-1)
New Zealand --- 2(0)
Spain ---  2(-1)
Argentina --- 1(0)
Basque --- 1(0)
Dominica --- 1(0)
Estonia --- 1(0)
Germany --- 1(0)
Hong Kong --- 1(0)
Hungary --- 1(0)
Israel --- 1(0)
Jamaica --- 1(+1)
Kiribari --- 1(+1)
Latvia --- 1(0)
Luxembourg --- 1(0)
Malaysia --- 1(+1)
Norway --- 1(+1)
South Africa --- 1(+1)
Thailand --- 1(0)
Tibet --- 1(0)
Ukraine --- 1(0)
Wales --- 1(0)
Finland --- 0(-1)
Unspecified --- 13(-1)

Number of shogi players decreased to 147 in Brainking.com at End of February

According to the ratings page of provisional BKR players in Brainking.com, the number of shogi players who has provisional BKR increased to 147 at the end of February(JST). The site has added shogi to its wide variety of game line since August 12, 2005(JST). Comparing with the end of December, 2006 January, 2007, the number of shogi players decreased by 7. Please refer to the definition of BKR(BrainKing Rating) if you like to know.

The details by country are as followings; .

USA --- 30(-2)
Czech --- 12(-2)
Netherland --- 8(-2)
France --- 7(+2)
Italy --- 7(0)
Russia --- 6(-2)
Australia --- 6(-1)
UK --- 6(+2)
Germany --- 1(-4)
Slovakia --- 3(-2)
Portugal --- 6(+2)
England --- 4(-1)
Sweden --- 4(0)
Austria --- 3(+3)
Canada --- 3(0)
Japan --- 3(+1)
Switzerland --- 3(+1)
Denmark --- 2(+1)
New Zealand --- 2(0)
Spain ---  2(-1)
Belgium --- 1(0)
Argentina --- 1(0)
Basque --- 1(+1)
Dominica --- 1(0)
Estonia --- 1(0)
Finland --- 1(0)
Hong Kong --- 1(0)
Hungary --- 1(+1)
Israel --- 1(0)
Jamaica --- 0(-1)
Latvia --- 1(0)
Luxembourg --- 1(0)
Malaysia --- 0(-1)
Norway --- 0(-1)
Thailand --- 1(0)
Tibet --- 1(0)
Ukraine --- 1(0)
Wales --- 1(+1)
Unspecified --- 14(0)

Number of shogi players increased to 154 in Brainking.com at End of January

According to the ratings page of provisional BKR players in Brainking.com, the number of shogi players who has provisional BKR increased to 154 at the end of January(JST). The site has added shogi to its wide variety of game line since August 12, 2005(JST). Comparing with the end of December, 2006, the number of shogi players increased by 7. Please refer to the definition of BKR(BrainKing Rating) if you like to know.

The details by country are as followings; .

USA --- 32(+3)
Czech --- 14(0)
Netherland --- 10(+3)
Russia --- 8(+5)
Australia --- 7(+2)
Italy --- 7(+1)
England --- 5(-2)
France --- 5(-5)
Germany --- 5(+2)
Slovakia --- 5(-1)
Portugal --- 4(+1)
Sweden --- 4(0)
UK --- 4(0)
Canada --- 3(+1)
Spain --- 3(0)
Belgium --- 2(-1)
Japan --- 2(-2)
New Zealand --- 2(+1)
Switzerland --- 2(-2)
Argentina --- 1(0)
Basque --- 1(0)
Denmark --- 1(0)
Dominica --- 1(0)
Estonia --- 1(0)
Finland --- 1(0)
Hong Kong --- 1(0)
Israel --- 1(+1)
Jamaica --- 1(+1)
Latvia --- 1(0)
Luxembourg --- 1(0)
Malaysia --- 1(0)
Norway --- 1(-1)
Thailand --- 1(0)
Tibet --- 1(+1)
Ukraine --- 1(0)
Unspecified ---14 (+2)
Korea --- 0(-1)
Slovenia --- 0(-1)
Turkey --- 0(-1)

Number of shogi players decreased to 147 in Brainking.com at End of December

According to the ratings page of provisional BKR players in Brainking.com, the number of shogi players who has provisional BKR decreased to 147 at the end of December(JST). The site has added shogi to its wide variety of game line since August 12, 2005(JST). Comparing with the end of November, 2006, the number of shogi players decreased by 11. Please refer to the definition of BKR(BrainKing Rating) if you like to know.

The details by country are as followings; .

USA --- 29(0)
Czech --- 14(-4)
France --- 10(+2)
Netherland --- 7(-3)
England --- 7(0)
Italy --- 6(0)
Slovakia --- 6(0)
Australia --- 5(+2)
Sweden --- 4(0)
Japan --- 4(+1)
Switzerland --- 4(+1)
UK --- 4(0)
Germany --- 3(-3)
Russia --- 3(-2)
Belgium --- 3(0)
Portugal --- 3(0)
Spain --- 3(0)
Canada --- 2(0)
Norway --- 2(0)
Argentina --- 1(0)
Basque --- 1(+1)
Denmark --- 1(0)
Dominica --- 1(+1)
Estonia --- 1(0)
Finland --- 1(0)
Hong Kong --- 1(0)
Korea --- 1(0)
Latvia --- 1(0)
Luxembourg --- 1(0)
Malaysia --- 1(0)
New Zealand --- 1(0)
Saint Lucia --- 0(-1)
Slovenia --- 1(0)
Thailand --- 1(0)
Turkey --- 1(+1)
Ukraine --- 1(0)
Unspecified ---12 (-2)
Austria --- 0(-3)
Guatemala --- 0 (-1)
Israel --- 0(-1)

Number of shogi players increased to 158 in Brainking.com at End of November

According to the ratings page of provisional BKR players in Brainking.com, the number of shogi players who has provisional BKR increased to 148 158 at the end of November(JST). The site has added shogi to its wide variety of game line since August 12, 2005(JST). Comparing with the end of October, 2006, the number of shogi players increased by 10. Please refer to the definition of BKR(BrainKing Rating) if you like to know.

The details by country are as followings; .

USA --- 29(+2)
Czech --- 18(-1)
Netherland --- 10(+4)
France --- 8(-1)
England --- 7(+3)
Germany --- 6(+1)
Italy --- 6(0)
Slovakia --- 6(0)
Russia --- 5(0)
Sweden --- 4(0)
UK --- 4(0)
Australia --- 3(0)
Austria --- 3(+1)
Belgium --- 3(-1)
Japan --- 3(-1)
Portugal --- 3(0)
Spain --- 3(+1)
Switzerland --- 3(+1)
Canada --- 2(0)
Norway --- 2(+1)
Argentina --- 1(0)
Denmark --- 1(+1)
Estonia --- 1(0)
Finland --- 1(0)
Gabon --- 0(-1)
Guatemala --- 1 (0)
Hong Kong --- 1(0)
Hungary --- 0(-1)
Israel --- 1(0)
Korea --- 1(0)
Latvia --- 1(0)
Luxembourg --- 1(0)
Malaysia --- 1(-1)
New Zealand --- 1(0)
Saint Lucia --- 1(0)
Slovenia --- 1(+1)
Thailand --- 1(0)
Ukraine --- 1(0)
Unspecified ---14 (+3)
Basque --- 0(-1)
South Africa --- 0(-1)

Number of shogi players decreased to 148 in Brainking.com at End of October

According to the ratings page of provisional BKR players in Brainking.com, the number of shogi players who has provisional BKR decreased to 148 at the end of October(JST). The site has added shogi to its wide variety of game line since August 12, 2005(JST). Comparing with the end of September, 2006, the number of shogi players decreased by 1. Please refer to the definition of BKR(BrainKing Rating) if you like to know.

The details by country are as followings; .

Provisional BKR: 148 users(-1)

USA --- 27(-3)
Czech --- 19(+1)
France --- 9(-1)
Italy --- 6(0)
Netherland --- 6(+2)
Slovakia --- 6(0)
Germany --- 5(+1)
Russia --- 5(+2)
UK --- 4(-2)
England --- 4(-1)
Belgium --- 4(+1)
Japan --- 4(+1)
Sweden --- 4(+1)
Australia --- 3(-1)
Portugal --- 3(+1)
Austria --- 2(0)
Canada --- 2(0)
Malaysia --- 2(+1)
Spain --- 2(-1)
Switzerland --- 2(-2)
Argentina --- 1(0)
Basque --- 1(-1)
Estonia --- 1(0)
Finland --- 1(-2)
Gabon --- 1(0)
Guatemala --- 1 (+1)
Hong Kong --- 1(+1)
Hungary --- 1(+1)
Israel --- 1(-1)
Korea --- 1(0)
Latvia --- 1(0)
Luxembourg --- 1(0)
New Zealand --- 1(0)
Norway --- 1(0)
Saint Lucia --- 1(0)
South Africa --- 1(+1)
Thailand --- 1(-1)
Ukraine --- 1(0)
Unspecified ---11 (+2)
India --- 0(-1)
Poland --- 0(-1)

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Number of shogi players decreased to 149 in Brainking.com at End of September

According to the ratings page of provisional BKR players in Brainking.com, the number of shogi players who has provisional BKR decreased to 149 at the end of September(JST). The site has added shogi to its wide variety of game line since August 12, 2005(JST). Comparing with the end of July, 2006, the number of shogi players decreased by 10. Please refer to the definition of BKR(BrainKing Rating) if you like to know.

The details by country are as followings; .

Provisional BKR: 149 users(-10)

USA --- 30(-2)
Czech --- 18(+1)
France --- 10(+2)
Italy --- 6(0)
Slovakia --- 6(-1)
UK --- 6(-1)
England --- 5(+1)
Australia --- 4(+1)
Germany --- 4(0)
Netherland --- 4(-4)
Switzerland --- 4(-1)
Belgium --- 3(-1)
Finland --- 3(+1)
Japan --- 3(0)
Russia --- 3(-2)
Spain --- 3(+1)
Sweden --- 3(0)
Austria --- 2(-1)
Basque --- 2(0)
Canada --- 2(-2)
Israel --- 2(+1)
Portugal --- 2(-1)
Thailand --- 2(+1)
Argentina --- 1(0)
Estonia --- 1(0)
Gabon --- 1(+1)
India --- 1(0)
Korea --- 1(0)
Latvia --- 1(0)
Luxembourg --- 1(0)
Malaysia --- 1(0)
New Zealand --- 1(0)
Norway --- 1(0)
Poland --- 1(0)
Saint Lucia --- 1(0)
Ukraine --- 1(+1)
Guatemala --- 0 1 (-1)
Slovenia --- 0(-1)
Unspecified --- 9 11(-2)

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