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Boardlive Now - Queen Kai Tomomi vs Ueda Hatsumi, 3rd game of 4th Mynavi Joshi Open

The captioned game is being played at JSA building in Sendagaya, Tokyo now. Sente is Ueda. She needs one more win to take Queen title. Kai needs to win three games in a row to defend title. It started at 10:00am. The allotted thinkinng time per player is three hours so it will end soon. You can replay and watch the game through the following link.

• Ueda Hatsumi vs Kai Tomomi

The official site for the 4th Mynavi Joshi Open  is here(in Japanese). Here is the link to the official blog(in Japanese).

The chat environment watching slightly-deffered live board is ready at 81-dojo.

Boardlive Now - Fukaura Koichi vs Sato Amahiko, final of 82nd Kisei-sen

Today is the day for the final of 82nd Kisei-sen challenger deciding tournament between Fukaura Koichi(9 dan) and Sato Amahiko(6 dan).  The winner will challenge against Habu Yoshiharu, the current Kisei title holder. As a reslt of Furigoma, Sato became Sente(corrected). The game started at 10:00am at JSR building in Sendagaya, Tokyo. The allotted thinking time per player is four hours so I think it will end after 6:00pm(JST) today. You can watch and replay the game through the following link;

• Sato vs Fukaura

If Sato beats Fukaura today, he will be entitled to be the title challenger for the first time of his career. Here are the official website of 82nd Kisei-sen(in Japanese) and the official blog.

The chat environment with watching the slightly deferred liveboard is available on 81-dojo. Please watch the game of Famous-Game-Black and Famous-Game-White.

Shogi Boardlive today - Joryu Oui Kai Tomomi vs Challenger Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo

Today is the day for the 1st game of 22nd Joryu Oui-sen best of five match between Joryu Oui Kai Tomomi and Challenger Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo. The game started at 9:00am at Keio Plaza Hotel in Sapporo, Hokkaido.　The allotted thinking time per player is four hours. As a result of Furigoma, Shimizu became Sente. You may watch and replay the game through the following link.

• Shimizu(Sente) vs Kai

Here is the link to the official site of 22nd Joryu Oui-sen(in Japanese).  And here is the photos of both players to be updated approximately every one minute. Furthermore, the official blog is here.

The chat environment with watching the slighlty defered live board is ready on 81-dojo.

Boardlive Now - Queen Kai Tomomi vs Ueda Hatsumi, 2nd game of 4th Mynavi Joshi Open

The following game is available to watch and replay on boardlive now.

• Queen Kai Tomomi vs Joryu 2-dan Ueda Hatsumi

It started at 10:00am at JSA building in Sendagaya, Tokyo. Before the game, Ueda leads the score in 1-0. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours. So I think it will end after 3:00pm.icia

The official site of 4th Mynavi joshi open is here. Lots of photos related to this game are being uploaded in the official blog.

The chat environment is ready on 81-Dojo.

Boardlive now - Kio Kubo Toshiaki vs Ryuo Watanabe Akira, 4th game of 36th Kio-sen

Today is the day for the forth game of 36th Kio-sen between Kio Kubo Toshiaki and the challenger Watanabe Akira.  The game started at 9:00am today. Before the game, Kubo led the score in 2-1. Since this series is best of five match, Kubo would defend the title if he won this game. The venue is at JSA building in Osaka City. You can replay and watch the game through the following link.

• Kubo(Sente) vs Watanabe

The official site of 36th Kio-sen is here. And you can see lots of photos related to this game is in the official blog.

Also, you can chat about the game with watching the slightly-defered live board on 81-dojo.

Boardlive today and tomorrow - Toyoshima vs Kubo, 5th game of 60th Osho-sen

Today is Day1 of the 5th game of the 60th Osho-sen best of seven match between Osho Kubo and Challenger 6-dan Toyoshima. Before the game, Kubo led the score in 3-1. Toyoshima cannot lose any more game to become the title holder. The game started with Toyoshima's Sente at 9:00am at Kagetsuen in Kanagawa prefecture. The allotted thinking time per player is eight hours. So the game will suspend at 6:00pm today and will restart at 9:00am tomorrow. You can watch and replay the game through the following board.

• Toyoshima(Sente) vs Kubo

Here is the official site of Osho-sen in Japanese. And you can see lots of photos related to this game in the official blog.

The chat environment is ready with watching a slightly-defered live board is available on 81-Dojo.

Boardlive today - Kubo Toshiaki(Sete) vs Watanabe Akira, 3rd game of 36th Kio-sen

Today is the day for the 3rd game of 36th Kio-sen between Watanabe Akira and Ryuo Watanabe. Before the game, the socre is tied in 1-1. The game started at Misakikan in Niigata prefecture. The allotted thinking time per player is four hours, so it will end around 6:00pm(JST). You can watch the game through the following link;

• Kubo(Sente) vs Watanabe

Here is the link to the official site of 36th Kio-sen. You can see the lots of photos related to this game in the official blog. The chat environment with watching the slightly-delayed live board is available at 81-Dojo.

Boardlive today - Watanabe Akira vs Kubo Toshiaki, 2nd game of 36th Kio-sen

The following game started at 9:00am and will end around 6:00pm which is available to watch on boardlive.

• Ryuoh Watanabe Akira(Sente) vs Kio Kubo Toshiaki

Kubo took the first game and leads the score in 1-0 before this game. Since Kio-sen is best-of-five match, Watanabe would like to be tied by winning this game. The allotted thinking time per player is four hours and the venue is at Hokkoku Schimbun Hall in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa prefecture.

The official site of Kio-sen can be found here. You can see a lot of photos related to this game in the official blog to be uploaded.

A chat environment with watching the board is ready at 81-Dojo. I will be there before the game finishes.

Shogi Boardlive today and tomorrow - Kubo vs Toyoshima, 4th game of 60th Osho-sen

The following game is on boardlive today and tomorrow.

• Kubo vs Toyoshima
  

This is the 4th game of 60th Osho-sen best of seven match between Osho Kubo Toshiaki and Challenger 6-dan Toyoshima Masayuki. Before the game, the score is 2-1 led by Kubo. The game started at 9:00am at Kakurinji in Hyogo prefecture. Since this is two-day-match, the game will end in the evening of tomorrow.

Here is the official page of Osho-sen. You can see lots of photos to be uploaded on the official blog.

Boardlive now - Satomi Kana vs Shimizu Ichiyo, 3rd game of 37th Joryu Meijini-sen

Today the following shogi boardlive is available to watch - Joryu Meijin Satomi Kana vs Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo. This is the third game of best of five match. Before the game, Satomi took two games in a row and the score was 2-0 led by Satomi. Shimizu must win it to stop her defending the title. The venue is at Kukunoyu in Okayama prefecture. The allotted thinking time per player is three hours. The game started at 9:00am and it will end around 4:00pm today. You can replay and watch the game through the followin page.

• Satomi vs Shimizu

The official site of Joryu meijini-sen is here(in Japanese). And you can see lots of photos to be uploaded in the official blog.