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62nd NHK Cup (shogi)
The 62nd NHK Cup, or as it is officially known the was a professional shogi tournament organized by the Japan Shogi Association and sponsored by Japan's public broadcaster NHK. Play began on April 8, 2012, and ended on March 17, 2013. The 50-player single elimination tournament was won by Akira Watanabe. All of the tournament games were shown on NHK-E. The during the NHK-E broadcasts was female professional Rieko Yauchi. Participants Preliminary tournaments A total of 127 professional shogi players competed in 18 preliminary tournaments to qualify for the main tournament. These tournaments were non-televised one-day tournaments held at the Tokyo Shogi Kaikan and the Kansai Shogi Kaikan. Each tournament consisted of seven or eight players. The initial time control for each player was 20 minutes followed by a 30-second byōyomi. The female professional seed was determined by a single-game playoff between Hatsumi Ueda and Tomomi Kai is a retired Japanese women's pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NHK Cup (shogi)
The NHK Cup, or as it is officially known the is a professional shogi tournament organized by the Japan Shogi Association and sponsored by Japan's public broadcaster NHK. History Formerly known as the , the 1st NHK Cup was held in 1951 with eight professional shogi players. The winner was Yoshio Kimura, who held the Meijin title at the time. Prior to 1962, the tournament was broadcast only on the radio, but starting with the 12th NHK Cup (1962), the tournament moved to television. The 26th NHK Cup (1976) was the first to be broadcast in color. Up until and including the 15th NHK Cup (1965), only Class A professionals were allowed to participate. When the number of players was increased from 8 to 16 for the 16th NHK Cup (1966), the tournament became open to other professionals as well. The number of players was increased again from 16 to 26 for the 27th NHK Cup (1977) and to its current level of 50 for the 31st NHK Cup (1981). In addition, the preliminary tournaments also star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Control
A time control is a mechanism in the tournament play of almost all two-player board games so that each round of the match can finish in a timely way and the tournament can proceed. Time controls are typically enforced by means of a game clock, where the times below are given per player. Time pressure (or time trouble or ''Zeitnot'') is the situation of having very little time on a player's clock to complete their remaining moves. Classification The amount of time given to each player to complete their moves will vary from game to game. However, most games tend to change the classification of tournaments according to the length of time given to the players. In chess, the categories of short time limits are: "bullet", "blitz", and "rapid". "Bullet" games are the fastest, with either a very short time limit per move (such as ten seconds) or a very short total time (such as one or two minutes). "Blitz" games typically give five to ten minutes per player, and "rapid" games give bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Nakamura
is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a two-time winner of the Ōshō title, and the current president of the . Early life Osamu Nakamura was born in Machida, Tokyo on November 7, 1962. In 1976, he won the , and that same year was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional . He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1978 and was awarded full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in July 1980. Shogi professional Nakamura is a member of the so-called ''Shōwa 55'' group (55年組), a group of eight strong players that become professional in 1980–1981 ( Year 55 of the Shōwa period) and won numerous shogi tournaments. Others in the group include Yoshikazu Minami, Michio Takahashi, Akira Shima, Yasuaki Tsukada, Hiroshi Kamiya, Masaki Izumi, and . On June 9, 2021, Nakamura became the 24th professional shogi player to win 800 games. Promotion history The promotion history for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingo Hirafuji
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Early life and apprenticeship Hirafuji was born in Toyonaka, Osaka on October 15, 1963. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school as student of shogi professional in 1980. He was promoted to 1-dan in 1983 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1991. Shogi professional Playing style Hirafuji is considered an all-around player who is adept at many different Static Rook and Ranging Rook strategies. Promotion history Hirafuji's promotion history is as follows: * 6-kyū is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, levels or degrees of proficiency or experience. In Mandarin Chin ...: 1980 * 1-dan: 1983 * 4-dan: April 1, 1991 * 5-dan: March 1, 1996 * 6-dan: November 5, 2002 * 7-dan: October 25, 2011 References External links *ShogiHubP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikara Akutsu
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan. Promotion history The promotion history for Akutsu is as follows: * 6-kyū is a Japanese term used in modern martial arts as well as in tea ceremony, flower arranging, Go, shogi, academic tests and other similar activities to designate various grades, levels or degrees of proficiency or experience. In Mandarin Chi ...: 1994 * 1-dan: 1997 * 4-dan: October 1, 1999 * 5-dan: July 2, 2004 * 6-dan: August 3, 2007 * 7-dan: April 1, 2009 * 8-dan: February 13, 2014 Titles and other championships Although Akutsu has yet to appear in a major title match, he has won two non-major-title championships during his career: the (2008) and the (2009). Awards and honors Akutsu received the Japan Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" in 2004, "Best Winning Percentage" in 2006, and "Most Consecutive Games Won" award in 2009. Year-end prize money and game fee ranking Akutsu has finished in the "Top 10" of the J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meijin (shogi)
is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi, and is the most prestigious title, along with Ryūō. The word ''meijin'' (名 ''mei'' "excellent, artful", 人 ''jin'' "person") refers to a highly skilled master of a certain field (the various arts found in traditional Japanese culture, such as the Japanese tea ceremony, go, competitive karuta, rakugo, budō). History The Meijin institution started in the 17th century (Edo period), and for around 300 years (1612–1937) was a hereditary title that was passed from the reigning Meijin upon his retirement or death to another selected from three families, as deemed to be worthy. This is known as the Lifetime Meijin system (終生名人制). In 1935, however, the Japan Shogi Association, or JSA, announced that it was abolishing the existing system of succession in favor of something more short-term and reflective of actual playing strength, known as the Real Strength Meijin system (実力名人制). In 1937, the reigni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiyuki Moriuchi
is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a Lifetime Meijin who won the title eight times, and also a former Ryūō, Kiō and Ōshō title holder. He is also a former senior managing director of the Japan Shogi Association. Early life Moriuchi was born on October 10, 1970, in Yokohama. His grandfather was shogi professional , who died about ten years before Moriuchi was born. When Moriuchi was young and would visit his grandmother's house, she would show him old issues of '' Shogi World'' that she had kept, and this is when Moriuchi first became interested in shogi. Moriuchi started playing in shogi tournaments as an elementary school student and it was there that his rivalry with Yoshiharu Habu began. Habu lived in neighboring Tokyo and was the same age, so the two often participated in the same tournaments. Moriuchi even went to watch Habu win a tournament whose entry was limited to Tokyo residents only. The following year, Moriuchi defeated Habu in the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroki Nakata
was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan, but was posthumously promoted to 9-dan. Shogi professional In August 2008, Nakata defeated to become the 36th professional to win 600 official games. Nakata was given the nickname "Devil Nakata" due to his cool manner and poker face as well as "devil-like" attacking style during his games. Nakata's career record in official games was 770 wins and 592 losses. Promotion history Nakata's promotion history is as follows: * 6-kyū: 1976 * 1-dan: 1980 * 4-dan: November 28, 1985 * 5-dan: December 16, 1988 * 6-dan: April 6, 1992 * 7-dan: November 11, 1997 * 8-dan: January 27, 2006 * Death: February 7, 2023 * 9-dan: February 10, 2023 (posthumous promotion) Titles and other championships Nakata made one appearance in a major title match. He was the challenger for the 32nd Ōi title in 1991 against Kōji Tanigawa, but lost the match 4 games to 2. He won two non-major-title championships during his career. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōji Segawa
is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 6-dan. Segawa is notable for becoming a professional player without being promoted by winning the 3-dan tournament within the professional apprenticeship program. Shogi professional Becoming a professional shogi player Segawa was a 3-dan ranked apprentice shogi professional, but was unable to gain promotion to 4-dan professional before turning 26 in 1996. Thus, per the association's rules, he was required to withdraw from its apprentice school. Segawa continued to play shogi as an amateur and won a number of national amateur tournaments which allowed him to qualify for entry into professional shogi tournaments. Segawa's record of 17 wins and 7 losses against professionals in these tournaments led him to request that the association grant him another opportunity to become a professional. The JSA discussed Segawa's petition at its annual general meeting in May 2005, and the membership voted 129 to 52 to grant him a special exceptio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takayuki Yamasaki
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan. Early life Yamasaki was born in Hiroshima, Japan on February 14, 1981. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in 1992 at the rank 6- kyū as a student of shogi professional . He was promoted to 1-dan in 1994 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1998 after finishing second in the 22nd 3-dan League (October 1997March 1998) with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses. Promotion history The promotion history for Yamasaki is as follows: * 6- kyū: 1992 * 1-dan: 1994 * 4-dan: April 1, 1998 * 5-dan: August 28, 2001 * 6-dan: November 18, 2004 * 7-dan: August 10, 2006 * 8-dan: July 27, 2013 Titles and other championships Yamasaki has been the challenger for a major title once, but did not win the match; he has, however, won eight non-major-title championships during his career. Other championships Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held. Awards and honors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensuke Kitahama
is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-Dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi, dan. Early life Kensuke Kitahama was born in Ebina, Kanagawa on December 28, 1975. As a Elementary schools in Japan, sixth-grade elementary school student, he finished runner-up to Kōsuke Tamura in the in 1987. In September 1988, Kitahama entered the Japan Shogi Association's Professional shogi player#Apprenticeship, apprentice school at the rank of 6-Dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi, kyū under the sponsorship of shogi professional . He was promoted to 1-dan in 1992 and obtained Professional shogi player#Professional players, full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1994. Promotion history The Professional shogi player#Promotion, promotion history for Kitahama is as follows: * 6-Dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi, kyū: 1988 * 1-dan: 1992 * 4-dan: April 1, 1994 * 5-dan: April 1, 1996 * 6-dan: April 1, 1998 * 7-dan: April 1, 2003 * 8-dan: March 7, 2013 References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takanori Hashimoto
is a Japanese former professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan. Shogi professional Hashimoto was granted an official leave of absence from active play from October 1, 2020, until March 31, 2021, for personal reasons by the Japan Shogi Association. On April 2, 2021, he informed the that he had decided to retire altogether as an active professional shogi player, and the JSA announced later that day that it had accepted Hashimoto's retirement request. Hashimoto's retired with a career record of 414 wins and 303 loses for a winning percentage of 0.577. Promotion history The promotion history for Hashimoto was as follows: * 6- kyū: 1994 * 1-dan: 1996 * 4-dan: April 1, 2001 * 5-dan: February 24, 2005 * 6-dan: April 1, 2006 * 7-dan: September 22, 2006 * 8-dan: February 3, 2012 Custody dispute and arrests On November 2, 2022, Hashimoto notified the JSA of his intention to resign as a member for personal reasons effective immediately and submitted his formal resign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
