A board live is an official broadcast of professional games live as they’re being played. ?The following will be played this week. ?All times are in Japan Time. ?(Current Japan time can be found in the sidebar.) November 6: 6th Asahi Cup Shogi Open (1)?Tadahisa Maruyama 9-dan vs Yoshihiro Wataru 4-dan (10 am) (2)?Kouichi Fukaura
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After several weeks of downtime, the Shogi Kifu Database (???????????) has come back up. The Kifu Database is the biggest collection of professional kifu on the web, so it’s an invaluable resource to anyone who wants to improve or enjoys replaying professional games. http://wiki.optus.nu/shogi/index.php?lan=jp&page=FrontPage
The Louisiana Shogi Club and Crane’s Nest Go Club invite you to play in the Mechacon Shogi Open Tournament and the Mechacon Go Open Tournament. These tournaments will be played on Saturday, September 8 starting at 7 pm and, if necessary, will resume on Sunday afternoon at 2 pm. The two tournaments will run simultaneously.
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Last year, Yoshiharu Habu lost the Ouza title, which he had held for 19 consecutive years, to Akira Watanabe. ?But this still isn’t the end of Habu. ?On July 20, Habu defeated Taichi Nakamura 6-dan?and became the challenger for the 60th Ouza Title Match. ?This will be the 21st consecutive year that Habu makes an
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The European Shogi Championship and World Open Shogi Championship, the biggest shogi event in Europe, was held in Cracow, Poland, on July 12-15. ?Nearly 100 players from around the world attended. ?Four tournaments were held: the European Championship, the World Open Championship, a Blitz Tournament, and a Doubutsu Shogi tournament. The results can be found
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