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Goda vs Kubo, 3rd game of 37th Kio-sen best-of-five match - Boardlive today

Today is the day for the game between Kio Kubo and challenger 9-dan Goda. Before the game, the score is 1-1. Goda is Sente for this game. The venue is at Yaizu Grand Hotel in Shizuoka prefecture. The game started at 9:00am. I think the game will end after 5:00pm(JST) since the allotted thinking time per player is four hours. You can replay and watch the game on the official board at

• Goda vs Kubo

Here is the official site of the 37th Kio-sen. You can watch the game also at 81dojo with a chat window.

Kubo vs Goda, 2nd game of 37th Kio-sen - Shogi boardlive today

Today is the day for the second game of the 37th Kio-sen best of five match between Kio Kubo Toshiaki and 9-dan Goda Masatka. Kubo took the first game and he is Sente for this one. It started at 9:00am at Hokkoku Shinbun Kaikan in Ishikawa prefecture. Since the allotted thinking time per player is four hours, I think it will end in the evening in Japan local time. You can replay or watch the game at

• Kubo vs Goda

Here is the official site of 37th Kio-sen.

Kubo Toshiaki vs Sato Yasumitsu, 4th game of 61st Osho-sen - Shogi Boardlives today & Tomorrow

Today and tomorrow are the days for the fourth game of the 61st Osho-sen best of seven match between Osho Kubo Toshiaki and Challenger 9-dan Sato Yasumitsu. Sato took the three games in a row before the game. Kubo cannot lose any more game to defend the title. Kubo is Sente for the game. It started at 9:00am in Kakurin-ji(temple) in Kakogawa City, Hyogo prefecture. Kubo moved his Rook to the 7th file and Sato responded with keeping his Rook in the 8th file. Bishops were traded in the early stage.  The allotted thinking time per player is eight hours. Today is Day1 which will be closed at 6:00pm. The game will restart at 9:00am tomorrow and end tomorrow evening. You can replay or watch the game through the link below:

• Kubo vs Sato

Here is the official site of the 61st Osho-sen. You can also watch the game at 81-dojo with a chat window.

Sato vs Kubo, 3rd game of 61st Osho-sen - Boardlive today and tomorrow

Today and tomorrow are the days for the third game of 61st Osho-sen between Osho Kubo Toshiaki and challenger 9-dan Sato Yasumitsu. Sato took the two games in a row before this game. So Kubo desperately need to take one game. Osho-sen title match is best-of-seven match.

The game started at 9:00am at Grand Hotel Hamamatsu in Shizuoka prefecture. Day 1 will close at  6:00 pm. The player who has turn to play then will make a sealed move. Day 2 will begin at 9:00am(JST) tomorrow. You can replay and watch the game at the official live-board at;

• Sato vs Kubo

Here is the official blog of Osho-sen. And you can replay and watch it with a chat window at 81-dojo.

Shimizu vs Satomi, 4th game of 38th Joryu Meijini-sen - Boardlive now

<Correction, Sorry, this is the forth game. Satomi led the game in 2-1 before tha game.>

 

Today is the day of the third game of the 38th Joryu Meijini-sen between Joryu Meijin Satomi Kana and Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo. Before the game, the score is 1-1, Shimizu took the first game and Satomi turned around the second game to be tied. Since this is the best of five match, taking this game will be important. Shimizu is Sente for this game. It started at 9:00am in JSA Kansai. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours. So I think the game will end around 4:00pm(JST) today. Shimizu chose Anaguma in this game. It's unusual for her to adopt it. You can replay and watch the game through the following link of the official live-board.

• Shimizu vs Satomi

Here is the official site of the 38th Joryu Meijini-sen. And you can watch the game at 81-dojo as well with a chat window just under the live-board.

Two shogi boardlives today - Kio-sen and Joryu Meijini-sen

Today there are two shogi boardlives. One is the first game of 37th Kio-sen best of five match between Kio Kubo Toshiaki and 9-dan Goda Masataka. The other is the third game of 38th Joryu Meijini-sen between Joryu Meijin Satomi Kana and Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo. Both started at 9:00am local time in Japan. The venues for the former one is at Niigata Grand Hotel in Niigata prefecture. That for the latter is Yunohara Kokusai Kanko Hoteru Kiku-no-yu.

You can watch and replay the Kio-sen game through here. The allotted thinking time per player is four hours so I think it will end around 7:00pm(JST).

• Goda(sente) vs Kubo

Here is the official site of the 37th Kio-sen.

You can also watch the thrid game of the 38th Joryu Meijini-sen through the link below;

• Satomi(Sente) vs Shimizu

Here is the official site of the 38th Joryu Meijini-sen.

You can chat about these games at 81dojo with watching a live-board there.

Kubo Toshiaki vs Sato Yasumitsu, 2nd game of 61st Osho-sen - Boardlive Today

Today is the day for the second game of 61st Osho-sen best of seven match between Osho Kubo Toshiaki and challenger 9-dan Sato Yasumitsu. Sato took the first game played on January 8 & 9 and the score is 1-0 led by him. The venue is Hotel Kagetsu in Ohtawara city in Tochigi prefecture. Kubo is Sente. The game started at 9:00am. Day 1 will be closed at 6:00pm taking lunch break with time off and Day 2 will start at 9:00am again tomorrow with lunch time break suspending game clock. The allotted thinking time per player is eight hours. Let's see what is happening in the Opening when I'm writing this entry now. Though I anticipated Kubo's ranging Rook vs Sato's Static Rook, Sato's choice was double ranging Rook(Ai Furibisha).  Both player moved their Rook to the third file from their left end. The next attention will be what castle they are making, Mino, Yagura, Anaguma, or Nimaikin.

You can watch or replay the game through the official live-board linked below;

• Kubo vs Sato

Here is the official site of the 61st Ohsho-sen(in Japanese). And you can see the game at 81 dojo with a chat window as well.

Shimizu vs Satomi, 2nd game of 38th Joryu Meijini-sen - Boardlive today

Today is the day for the 2nd game of the 38th Joryu Meijini-sen between Joryu Meijin Satomi Kana and Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo. Shimizu took the first game. She is Sente for this game. The game started at 9:00am. Since the allotted thinking time per player is three ours, I think it will end around 4:00pm(JST) today. You can replay and watch the game from the official board through the link below;

• Shimizu vs Satomi

Here is the official site of the 38th Joryu Meijini-sen. A slightly-deferred-liveboard with a chat window is ready at 81dojo.

Satomi vs Shimizu, 1st game of 38th Joryu Meijini-sen - Shogi boardlive today

Today is the day for the first game of the 38th Joryu Meijini-sen best of five match between Joryu Meijin Satomi Kana and challenger Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo. Shimizu became here to beat all the other nine members in the A league without any loss. The venue of this game is at Izumo Culture Tradition  Hall in Shimane prefecture, Japan. As a result of Furigoma, Satomi became Sente. Since the allotted thinking time per player is three hours, I think the game will end after 3:00pm(JST) today. The game started at 9:00am today. You can replay and watch the game through the following link;

• Satomi vs Shimizu

Here is the official site of the 38th Joryu Meijini-sen. A slightly-deferred-liveboard with chat window is ready at 81 dojo.

Sato vs Kubo, 1st game of 61st Osho-sen - Shogi Boardlive Now

Today is Day 2 of the first game of the 61st Oho-sen best of seven match between Osho Kubo Toshiaki and Challenger 9-dan Sato Yasumitsu. The game started at 9:00am yesterday at the Ninomaru Tea Ceremony Room in Kakegawa Castle in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka prefecture. Day 1 finished a few minutes after 6:00pm when Kubo made a sealed move and Day 2 started at 9:00 am today. Many people anticipated that Kubo chose Gokigen Nakabisha(Central Rook) and Sato adopted Static Rook. But nobody predicted Sato's 25th move of K-5e to protect the pawn on 5f by his King itself. It surprised not only boardlive watchers but also professional players and shogi writers in the press room a lot.

Although the allotted thinking time per player is eight hours and it is normally expected to end in the evening, I don't know when it will end since Sato's King looks in peril. You can watch and replay the game through the following liveboard.

• Sato(Sente) vs Kubo

The official blog of the 61st Osho-sen is here. A chat environment with watching a slightly-deferred-liveboard is ready at 81 dojo.