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Kato Momoko vs Shimizu Ichiyo, 4th game of 1st Ricoh Cup Joryu Oza-sen - Shogi Boardlive Today

Today is the day for the fourth game of the first Ricoh Cup Joryu Oza-sen best-of-five match between Shoreikai 1kyu Kato Momoko and Ladies 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo . Before the game, Kato takes the lead in 2-1. So she needs one more win the first Joryu Oza. Shimizu cannot lose any more game to survive. Kato is Sente for this game. It started at 10:00am at JSA building in Sendagaya, Tokyo. You can replay and watch the game through the link below;

• Kato vs Shimizu

Since the allotted thinking time per player is three hours per player, I think it will end around 4:00pm. Shimizu chose Migigoku(Right King) after bishop exchange. Both have a Bishop and a Silver in their hands so which will find a good way to drop them first may be the key in this game.

Here is the official site of the first Ricoh Cup Joryu Oza-sen. A chat environment with watching a slightly-deferred-liveboard is ready  at 81dojo.

Watanabe vs Maruyama, 5th game of 24th Ryuo-sen - Shogi Boardlive Today & Tomorrow

Today and tomorrow are the days for the fifth game of 24th Ryuo-sen between Ryuo Watanabe and Challenger 9-dan Maruyama. The venue of the game is Hachinohe-city, Aomori prefecture, where was hit by the March 11th quake and tsunami. In consideration of the recovery from the disaster, this is the third game to be held in Tohoku region following to the 1st and 4th games in this series. Lots of local shogi fans around the venue are coming to enjoy the commentary show of the game which is to be held near the playing room. Watanabe is Sente for this game. He takes the lead in 3-1 so he needs one more win to defend the title. Maruyama can't lose any game to survive. The opening they chose is Kakugawari(Bishop exchange) again. It is likely they will play Kakugawari for all the games of this Ryuo-sen.

• Watanabe vs Maruyama
  

It followed the sequence of the third game up to the 31st move, then Maruyama made change by  not making his right kNight jump and retrieving his Silver to 4c from 3d. It parted from the moves of the 3rd game.

Here is the official site of the 24th Ryuo-sen. A chat environment with watching a slightly-deferred-liveboard is ready at 81dojo.

Shogi BoardliveToday - Satomi vs Shimzu, 2nd Game of Kurashiki Tohka-sen

Today is the day for the second game of the 19th Meijin Ohyama Cup Kurashiki Tohka-sen between Kurashiki Tohka Satomi Kana and Challenger Shimizu Ichiyo. The game started at 10:00am at the Kurashiki Geibun-kan in Kurashiki City, Okayama prefecture where the 15th permanent Meijin Ohyama Yasuhafu was born in 1923. Shimizu is Sente for this game. As many expecte, Shimizu chose Static Rook while Satomi moves her Rook to the central file. The game will end around 3:00pm since the allotted thinking time per player is two hours. You can replay and watch the game on the official live-board at:

• Satomi vs Shimizu

Shogi Boardlive Today and Tomorrow - Maruyama vs Watanabe, 4th game of 24th Ryuo-sen

Today and tomorrow are the days for the forth game of twenty-fourth Ryuo-sen between challenger 9-dan Maruyama Tadahisa and Ryuo Watanabe Akira. Before the game, Watanabe took the first two games while Maruyama took one game at the third game. So Watanabe takes the lead with the score of 2-1 now. The game started at 9:00am in the morning on November 24 at Yoshikawaya in Fukushima prefecture where the players can enjoy colorful Autumn leaves during their stay. Maruyama is Sente in this game. The Opening thay chose is Bishop exchange. Maruyama is seeking for the best moment to open hostilities while Watanabe is tempting Maruyama's unreasonable attack without breaking his waiting formation. Watanabe would be happhy if this game would end up in repetition since another game would be played with the turn of his Sente. The focal point on Day 1 is whether Maruyama can find a way to start attacking or not. The official live-board is available to watch at:

• Maruyama vs Watanabe

Here is the official site of Ryuo-sen. And a chat environment is ready at 81dojo.

Day 1 will finish at 6:00pm today and Day 2 will start at 9:00am tomorrow.

 

Shogi Boardlive today & tomorrow - Watanabe vs Maruyama, 3rd game of 24th Ryuo-sen

Today and tomorrow are the days for the third game of the 24th Ryuo-sen best of seven match. Before the game, Watanabe took two games in a row to lead the score in 2-0. The venue is Unazuki Kokusai Hotel in Toyama prefecture. Day 1 strarted at 9:00am this morning and will close around 6:00pm. The player who has turn to make a move then will make a sealed move to finish Day 1. Day 2 will start at 9:00am tomorrow. Maruyama chose Bishop exchange with losing a tempo again. He did the same in the first game where he was Gote as well. The allotted thinking time per player is eight hours, so I think it will end around 7:00 or 8:00PM on Day 2. You can watch and replay it on the official liveboard.

• Watanabe vs Maruyama

Here is the official site of the 24th Ryuo-sen. And a chat environment with watching a slightly-deferred-liveboard is ready at 81dojo.

Satomi vs Shimizu, 1st game of 19th Kurashiki Tohka-sen - Shogi Boardlive now

Today is the day for the 1st game of 19th Oyama Cup Kurashiki Tohka-sen best of three match. Shimizu is the challenger against the title holder Satomi Kana. The venue of this game is at Tamamine Sanso in Shimane prefecture. As a result of Furigoma, Satomi became Sente. The allotted thinking time per player is two hours so it will end around 3:00pm(JST).

• Satomi vs Shimizu(Live-board)
  

Here is the official site of the 19th Oyama Cup Kurashiki Tohka-sen.  A chat environment with watching a slightly-deferred-liveboard is ready at 81dojo.

Shogi Boardlive now - Kato Momoko vs Shimizu Ichiyo, 2nd game of 1st Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen

Today the following game started at 10:00am and it's availale to watch on board-live.

• Kato Momoko(Shoreikai 3-dan) vs Shimizu Ichiyo(Lady 6-dan)

The allotted thinking time per pla yer is three hours. So it will end soon.

Here is the official site of Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen. A chat environment is ready at 81dojo watching a slightly-deferred-live-board.

Maruyama vs Watanabe - Shogi Boardlive Today - Day 2 of 2nd game of 24th Ryuo-sen

Today is Day 2 of the second game of the 24th Ryuo-sen best of seven game between Ryuo Watanabe Akira and 9-dan Maruyama Tadahisa. Watanabe took the first game. Maruyama is Sente. The opening strategy is Kakugawari Koshikakegin(Bishop Exchange and Reclning Silver). Watanabe moved up his left Silver to 3c early at the 22nd move without waiting for Maruyama's Rook pawn came to 2e. And he advanced the vanguard pawn on the 6th file at the 26th move with still keeping his King on the original square which prevented Maruyama from doing the same on the 4th file since Gote could transfer his Rook to 4b to make a quick counter attack there by pushing P-4d if he advaned the Pawn to 4e.

Watanabe's formation is exclusively defense-oriented as he did not push the Pawn on the 7th file to 7d which would not allow his right kNight to jump ahead to 7c. So the theme in this game now is whether Maruyama's attack will be able to continue till the end or run out. Sente tried to sacrifice his Pawns on the right edge and 3rd files to make him possible to drop pawns there on Day 1. The sealed move was revealed at 9:00am today and it was Sx3e, taking the Pawn by Gote's left Silver. You can replay or watch the game on the official live-board at;

• Maruyama vs Watanabe

Here is the official site of the 24th Ryuo-sen. Since the allotted thinking time per player is eight hours and this is a two-day game, I think it will end this evening. Unlike the first game, I hope this will be really a close game to be excited at. A chat environment with watching a slightly-deferred-live-board is ready at 81dojo.

 

 

Shimizu Ichiyo vs Kato Momoko - Shogi Boardlive Now and Nico Nico Douga Live - 1st game of 1st Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen

Today is the day for the first game of the first Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen between Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo and Shoreikai 1kyu Kato Momoko.  Joryu Ouza-sen is the first tournament which is open not only to lady professionals but also to female shoreikai players and amateurs. Since the tournament is in its first term, there has been no Joryu Title holder yet. The two finalists comes on the stage by beating their competiters in the knock-down tournament starting from this April. Kato defeated five players like Watanabe Mio, Ohba Miki, Chiba Ryoko, Iwane Shinobu and Ito Sae  while Shimizu won four games against Ishidaka Sumie, Matsuo Kaori, Ueda Hatsumi and Nakamura Marika to come to the this best of five match to decide the first Joryu Ouza. Let's enjoy seeing the historic opportunity that will show who is stronger, a lady professional Shimizu or a female Shoreikai player Kato. The winner of the match will get the prize money amounted to five million yen.

The game started at 10:00am at Hotel New Otani in Tokyo. As a result of Furigoma, Shimizu became Sente. Shimizu's first move was P-2f, advancing her Rook Pawn. Kato's response was P-8d. Since Shimizu is considered to be very good at Aigakari(Dobule Wing) Opening even by male professionals, Kato's magnificent choice to accept to go for that Opening drew spectators' attention. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours. I think it will end after 4:00pm(Japan time) today.

You can replay and watch the game through the following official liveboard;

• Shimizu vs Kato

Here is the official website of the first Ricoh Cup Joryu Ouza-sen renewed recently. And a chat environment with watching a slightly-deferred-liveboard is ready at 81Dojo.

In addition, this game's live commentary by 7-dan Sanada Keiichi is on live at Nico Nico Douga. Although it's in Japanese and you need to be a free menber of the video sharing application to see it, watching the possible moves Sanada is showing on the display board will be interesting.

Watanabe vs Maruyama - Shogi Boardlive Today & Tomorrow - 1st game of 24th Ryuo-sen

Today and tomorrow are the days when the first game occurs between Ryuo Watanabe Akira and 9-dan Maruyama Tadahisa as the 24th Ryuo-sen best-of-seven match. You may not know about who Maruyama is well, but he used be have two consecutive terms of Meijin in 2000 and 2001 that made him promoted to 9-dan. He had been a Kio for one term as well. And he has been competing in A-Juni-sen since 1997 except for his holding the Meijin title for two terms. Up to this game, the score between the both players is tied in 5-5. So I hope this match will be decided in a close score as they performed in the past.

The game started at 9:00am at Takinoyu Hotel in Tendo City where the International Shogi Festival 2008 was held. As a result of Furigoma, Watanabe has become Sente. The opening of the first game Maruyama chose is Itteson Kakugawari(Bishop exchange losing a tempo). He showed his novelty at the 28th move of N-3c.

You can watch and replay the game on the official liveboard linked at;

• Watanabe vs Maruyama

Here is the link to the official site of the 24th Ryuo-sen. The allotted thinking time per player is eight hours. Today is Day 1 and the game will be suspended at 6:00pm. The player who has turn to play then will make a sealed move. Day 2 will restart at 9:00am tomorrow. And I think the game will end tomorrow evening, probably after 7:00pm. A chat environment with watching a slightly-deferred-liveboard is ready at 81dojo.