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4th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open Semi-Finals and Final

The day before yesterday on February 12, 4th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open semi-finals and final took place. Here are the links to the games for replay and resluts.

• Semi-final1 - Meijin Habu Yoshiharu(sente) vs 9-dan Goda Masataka (won by Habu)
• Semi-final2 - Ryuo Watanabe Akira(sente) vs 8-dan Kimura Kazuki (won by Kimura)
• Final - Kimura (Sente) vs Habu (won by Kimura)

Kimura became the winner of 4th Asahi Trophy Shogi Open. Congratulations.

Board Live today & tomorrow - Kubo vs Toyoshima, 3rd game of 60th Osho-sen

Today and tomorrow are the days for the 3rd game of 60th Osho-sen between Osho Kubo Toshiaki and Challenger 6-dan Toyoshima Masayuki. The game started at 9:00am today. The venue is at Hotel Kagetsu in Ohtawara City, Tochigi prefecture. Since this is a two day match, the game will close Day1 at 6:00pm today and then will restart at 9:00am tomorrow. The end of this game will be in the evening of tomorrow. The allotted thinking time per player is eight hours per player. You may watch and replay the game thorugh the virtual board linked below;

• Toyoshima(Sente) vs Kubo

The official site of 60th Osho-sen is here(in Japanese). The official blog in Japanese is here. The chat environment with watching the latest position is ready in 81-Dojo. I think I'd be there from time to time.

Boardlive today - Kubo Toshiaki vs Watanabe Akira, 1st game of 36th Kio best of five match

Today is also the first game of 36th Kio-sen best of five match between Kio Kubo Toshiaki and Challenger Ryuo Watanabe Akira. The venue is at Utsunomiya Grand Hotel in Utsunomiya city, Tochigi prefecture. As a result of Furigoma, Kubo became Sente. Since the allotted thinking time per player is 4 hours and the game started at 9:00am, I think the ending will happen after 6:00pm(JST). You can watch and replay the game through the following link.

• Kubo vs Watanabefi

The official page of Kio-sen is here. And the official blog is here. Both are in Japanese.  If you comprehend Japanese, this game is being broadcasted on Nico Nico Douga to the end.

And, as usual, a chat environment is ready in 81-Dojo. I think I will be there before the final  moment for chatting.

Boardlive now - Satomi Kana vs Shimizu Ichiyo, 37th Joryu Meijini-sen

Today is the day for the first game of 37th Joryu Meijini-sen best-of-five match between Joryu Meijin Satomi Kana and Joryu 6-dan Shimizu Ichiyo. Shimizu became the challenger without any loss in the 37th challenger deciding round-robbin league. Last year, Satomi took the title from Shimizu and Shimizu has come back to the series to revenge. Since Shimiz has no crown right now, it draws peoples' attention to whether she can come back as a title holder or not.

The first game started at 9:00 at Izumo Bunka Densho Kan in Izumo city, Shimane prefecture.  The allotted thinking time per player is three hours. As a result of Furigoma, Satomi became Sente. You may replay and watch the game through the following link.

• Satomi vs Shimizu

In consideration of the allotted thinking time, the game is expected to end sometime between 4:00 and 5:30pm(Japan time). The official site in Japanese is here. And a chat environment with watching the streaming of latest move is available at 81-Dojo.

Shogi Boardlive today and tomorrow - Kubo vs Toyoshima, 2nd game of 60th Osho-sen

Today and tomorrow are the days for the second game of 60th Osho-sen best-of-seven match between Osho Kubo Toshiaki and Challenger 6-dan Toyoshima Masayuki. Kubo took the first game so the score before this game is 1-0 led by Kubo. Since Toyoshia was Sente in the first game, Kubo is Sente this time. The venue is at Ninomaru tea ceremony room of Kakegawa Castle in Shizuoka prefecture. The allotted thinking tiem per player is eight hours. It started at 9:00am today. Day 1 will be closed by the sealed move of the player who has a turn to play at 6:00pm today. Day 2 will start at 9:00am(Japan Time) on January 22. So the game is expected to end after 5:00pm tomorrow. You can watch and replay the game through the link below;

• Kubo vs Toyoshima

The official top page of 60th Osho-sen is here. Lots of photos related to this match is being uploaded on the official blog.

Streaming to 81-Dojo is not available today. I hope it will be back tomorrow. GPSshogi started to follow this game to show its readings and evaluation about each move.

Boardlive today and tomorrow - Osho Kubo hand 6-dan Toyoshima, 1st game of 60th Osho-sen best of seven match

Today and tomorrow are the days for the first game of 60th Osho-sen between Osho Kubo Toshiaki and challenger 6-dan Toyoshima Masayuki. The venue of the game is at Otsuka Museum of Art in Tokushima prefecture.  Toyoshima has become the challenger for the first time.  As a result of Furigoma, Toyoshima became Sente for this game. It started at 9:00am in Japan. This is a 2-day game and today is Day1. Since the allotted thinking time per player is eight hours, it will end in the evening tomorrow(Japan time). You can replay and watch the game on the virtual board and  frequently updating photos of the both players through the link below;

• Toyoshima vs Kubo

Kubo seems to choose Gokigen Nakabisha.

The chat environment for this game is ready in 81-dojo. I expect many will come in the endgame of Day2.

Boardlive today & tomorrow - Meijin Habu vs Ryuo Watanabe, 6th game of 23rd Ryuo-sen best of seven match

Today and tomorrow are the days for the sixth game of 23rd Ryu0-sen best of seven match between Meijin Habu and Ryuo Watanabe. Before the game, Watanabe leads the score in 3-2. The venue of this game is at Hotel Anssocia Takayama Resort in Gifu prefecture.  Habu is Sente. Day 1 started at 9:00am and the sealed move will be made this evening. Day 2 will start at 9:00 also tomorrow morning. Since Watanabe pushed his Rook pawn to 8d at the second move, Habu had the option to decide the opening and his choice was Bishop exchange(Kakugawari). Watanabe averted the identical formation of double reclining Silver. You can replay and watch the game on the official virtual board linked below;

• Habu vs Watanabe

The official site of Ryuo sen is here and the official blog in Japanese which are uploading lots of relevant photos is here.

Chat environment for this game is ready in 81-Dojo.

 

 

Boardlive now - Watanabe vs Habu, 5th game of 23rd Ryuo-sen

Today is Day 2 for the 5th game of Ryuo-sen best of seven match between Ryuo Watanabe and Meijin Habu. The venue is at Araya-Totoan in Ishikawa prefecture. Before this game, the score is tied in 2-2. The allotted thinking time per player is eight hours. You can watch the game through the link below;

• Watanabe vs Habu

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

You can chat about this game on 81-Dojo now.

Boardlive today and tomorrow - Watanabe vs Habu, 4th game of 23rd Ryuo-sen

Today and tomorrow are the days for 4th game of 23rd Ryuo-sen between Ryuo Watanabe and Meijin Habu. The venue is at Kakurinji in Hyogo prefecture. Before the game, Watanabe led the score in 2-0. Habu is Sente for this game. You can watch and replay the game on the virtual board linked below;

• Habu vs Watanabe tim
  

The allotted thinking time per player is eight hours. Day 1 will close at 6:00pm and Day 2 will start at 9:00am tomorrow(Japan time).

The official Ryuo-sen site is here. You can see lots of relevant photos on the official blog as well.

A golden opportunity of watching shog lives in Tokyo on Nov. 23

Let's meet at the exit of JR Sendagaya station at 2:45pm on November 23 and walk to nearby Tokyo  Metropolitan Gymnasium to watch shogi lives of the final of JT Nihon  Series between Meijin Habu Yoshiharu and 7-dan Yamasaki Takayuki as well as the two finals of JT Nihon Series elemantary schoolers. Since all the games are something like blitz, we can enjoy watching three shogi live games during the coming three hours. Please let me know in the comment field if you will join.

For more information of JT Nihon Series, please refer to the following page(in Japanese).

http://www.jti.co.jp/knowledge/shogi/professional/2010/final/index.html