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64th NHK Cup (shogi)
The 64th 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 6, 2014, and ended on March 22, 2015. The 50-player single elimination tournament was won by Toshiyuki Moriuchi. All of the tournament games were shown on NHK-E. The during the NHK-E broadcasts was female professional Ichiyo Shimizu. Participants Preliminary tournaments A total of 128 shogi professionals competed in 18 preliminary tournaments to qualify for the main tournament. These tournaments were untelevised one-day tournaments held at the Tokyo Shogi Kaikan and 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 Tomomi Kai 2-crown (Women's ōi and Kurashiki Tōka) and Manao Ka ... [...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] |
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in Japan and is in the same family of games as Western chess, ''chaturanga, Xiangqi'', Indian chess, and '' janggi''. ''Shōgi'' means general's (''shō'' ) board game (''gi'' ). Western chess is sometimes called (''Seiyō Shōgi'' ) in Japan. Shogi was the earliest chess-related historical game to allow captured pieces to be returned to the board by the capturing player. This drop rule is speculated to have been invented in the 15th century and possibly connected to the practice of 15th century mercenaries switching loyalties when captured instead of being killed. The earliest predecessor of the game, chaturanga, originated in India in the sixth century, and the game was likely transmitted to Japan via China or Korea sometime after the Nara period."Shogi". ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. 2002. Shogi in its present form was played as early as the 16th century, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shingo Sawada
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship Shingo Sawada was born on November 21, 1991, in Suzuka, Mie. He finished in third place in the 26th (2001) and 27th (2002) as the representative of Mie Prefecture. Sawada entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional in March 2004 and was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in December 2007. Sawada was promoted to 3-dan in April 2008 and finished the 43rd 3-dan League (April 2008September 2008) with a record of 8 wins and 10 losses. He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2009 after winning the 44th 3-dan League (October 2008March 2009) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses. Shogi professional Promotion history The promotion history for Sawada is as follows: * 6-kyū: March 23, 2004 * 4-dan: April 1, 2009 * 5-dan: February 12, 2013 * 6-dan: November 6, 2014 * 7-dan: October 14, 2020 Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hisashi Namekata
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. Early life Namekata was born in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture on December 30, 1973. As a sixth-grade elementary school student, he finished third in the 10th in 1985. After graduating elementary school in 1986, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of Yasuharu Ōyama as a twelve year old, and was awarded professional status and the rank of 4-dan on October 1, 1993, at the age of 19. Shogi professional In 2015, Namekata finished tied for first with Akira Watanabe, Toshiaki Kubo and Akihito Hirose in the Class A league for the right to challenge to Habu for the 73rd Meijin title. Each player finished league play with 6 wins and 3 losses, so a playoff was held to determine the challenger. A step-ladder playoff system with the player's league seed determining their playoff seed was held. Namaketa needed to only win one game to become the challenger since he was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiaki Kubo
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former Ōshō and Kiō title holder. Early life Kubo was born in Kakogawa, Hyōgo on August 27, 1975. He learned shogi when he was about four years old, and at the encouragement of a friend of his father soon began playing regularly at the Kobe Shogi Center in neighboring Kobe. The center was managed by shogi professional who became Kubo's shogi teacher after the two played a 19-piece "Naked King" handicap game. In 1986, he advanced to the semi-finals of the 11th as fifth-grade elementary school student, but lost to the eventual tournament winner and fellow future shogi professional Daisuke Suzuki. Later that same year, Kubo entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of Awaji. He was awarded professional status and the rank of 4-dan on April 1, 1993, at the age of 17. Shogi professional Kubo's first appearance in a major title match came in 2000 when he ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōta Kanai
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 6-dan. Early life Kanai was born on May 25, 1986, in Ageo, Saitama. He learned how to play shogi from his grandfather when he was about six years old. In August 1999, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional . He was promoted to the rank of 3-dan in 2003, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 2007 after the tying for first place with Masayuki Toyoshima in the 40th 3-dan League (October 2006March 2007) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses. Kanai had a record of three wins and four losses after seven games in the 40th 3-dan League before winning his next eleven games to gain professional status. Promotion history Kanai's promotion history is as follows: * 6-kyū: 1999 * 4-dan: April 1, 2007 * 5-dan: March 9, 2010 * 6-dan: March 9, 2016 Titles and other championships Kanai's only appearance to date in a major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōru Abe
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7- dan. Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional Abe was born in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture on October 25, 1994. He learned how to play shogi from his father when he was five years old. As an elementary school student, Abe was interested in both Go and shogi. He was a big fan of the manga series Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used ... '' Hikaru no Go'' and actually wanted to become a Go professional, but switched his focus to shogi after finding Go too difficult to learn. He started attending a formal shogi class at local department store when he was a fourth grade elementary school student, and won the 5th in 2006 as a sixth-grader. Later that same year, he was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisuke Suzuki (shogi)
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is currently an executive director of the Japan Shogi Association. Early life Daisuke Suzuki was born in Machida, Tokyo on July 11, 1974. He won the 11th tournament in 1986, defeating fellow future shogi professional Toshiaki Kubo in the semi-final round. In June 1986, Suzuki entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional Nobuyuki Ōuchi. He was promoted to 1-dan in October 1988, and then obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1994. Shogi professional Suzuki's first tournament victory as a professional came in 1996 when he defeated Takashi Abe to win the 15th tournament. In March 1999, he defeated Masataka Gōda to win the 49th NHK Shogi TV Tournament for his only other tournament victory. In October 1999, Suzuki made his first appearance in a major title match as the challenger to Takeshi Fujii for the 12th Ryūō title, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Kobayashi (shogi, Born 1976)
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Promotion history Kobayashi'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 ...: 1990 * 1-dan: 1993 * 4-dan: April 1, 1997 * 5-dan: April 1, 2001 * 6-dan: April 5, 2006 * 7-dan: October 12, 2011 References External links *ShogiHubProfessional Player Info · Kobayashi, Hiroshi 1976 births Japanese shogi players Living people Professional shogi players Professional shogi players from Kyoto Prefecture {{Shogi-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōji Tanigawa
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is the 17th Lifetime Meijin and also a former president of the Japan Shogi Association (JSA). Early life Kōji Tanigawa was born in Kobe on April 6, 1962. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 5-kyū in 1973 under the tutelage of shogi professional , was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1975, and was officially awarded professional status and the rank of 4-dan in 1976 at the age of fourteen, thus becoming the second person to obtain professional status while still a junior high school student. Shogi professional In February 1979, Tanigawa won the for his first championship as a professional. Tanigawa's first major title match appearance came in 1983 when he challenged Hifumi Katō for the 41st Meijin title. Tanigawa won the match 4 games to 2 to not only win his first major title, but also to become the youngest player to ever win the Meijin title at the age of 21. The following yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamoru Hatakeyama
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan. Hatakeyama's twin brother Naruyuki is also a professional shogi player. They are the only twins to become professional in history and both became (4-dan) professionals on the same day. Early life Hatakeyama was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on June 3, 1969. He earned how to play shogi when he was seven years old after watching his eldest brother playing against his father. Although he and his twin brother Naruyuki learned the game at the same age, he always seem to following in Naruyuki's footsteps. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school in 1984 as apprentice to shogi professional at the rank of 6-kyū, even though Naruyuki had entered a year earlier and was already ranked 3-kyū. Hatakeyama was promoted to 1-dan in 1986 (the same year as Naruyuki), and to full-professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 1989 along with Naruyuki after both brothers finished the 5th 3-dan League (April 1989Sept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shin'ichi Satō (shogi)
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5- dan. Satō has developed the Extreme Rushing Silver Extreme may refer to: Science and mathematics Mathematics *Extreme point, a point in a convex set which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points in the set *Maxima and minima, extremes on a mathematical function Science *Extremop ... (極限早繰り銀) opening. Promotion history The promotion history for Shimamoto is as follows: * 6- kyū: September 1994 * 4-dan: October 1, 2008 * 5-dan: January 16, 2015 References Bibliography * 将棋世界 hōgi Sekai 2017 August. 極限早繰り銀戦法 upplemental booklet マイナビ出版. * 佐藤, 慎一 hin'ichi Satō 2018. 極限早繰り銀. マイナビ出版. External links *ShogiHubProfessional Player Info · Sato, Shinnichi 'sic''* *Blogサトシンの将棋と私生活５０－５０日記*YouTube: /www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9y6fY5WH5I shogi mynavi: 極限早繰り銀の歌 Japanese shogi pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
