Shogi News from April 3th to April 7th.

 

Apr.3,2023/ Shogi Awards 2023(50th)

 

Most Valuable Player Prize: Fujii Ryuou(3)

Valuable Player Prize: Watanabe Meijin(9)

Fighting Spirit Prize : Habu 9-dan(3)

Rookie king prize      : Hattori 5-dan (first time)

Most playing prize: Hattori 5-dan  (first time), 68 games

Most wining prize: Fujii Ryuou (5), 53 wins

Most wining percentage prize: Fujii Ryuou,  53 wins 11 loses, 0.828,

Most consecutive winning prize; Kazushi Watanabe 6-dan(2): 18 consecutive wins  

Most Valuable Ladies Player Prize: Satomi Ladies 5 crowns (13, 8 consecutive years)

Valuable Player Prize: Nishiyama Ladies 3 crowns(2)

 

Most Ladies playing prize: Nishiyama Ladies 3 crowns (first time), 65 games

Tokyo Shogi Reporter Award: Hiroki Nakata 9-dan, Torahiko Tanaka9-dan

Kouzou Masuda prize: Mr. Hiroaki Ureshino (Ureshino Style)

Excellent Game Prize: The second game of 72th Oushou Title Series, Fujii Oushou VS    Habu 9-dan.

 

Ladies Excellent Game Prize: The fifth game of 12th Ladies Ouza Title Series, Satomi Ladies Ouza- Momoko Katou 3-dan.

Special Excellent Game Prize: The 16th Asahi Open Shogi Championship: Fujii Ryuou- Yasuhiro Masuda 6-dan.

 

Apr.4,2023 / The first game of 16th Mynavi Ladies Open 5 game Series

 

The first game of 16th Mynavi Ladies Open 5 game Series where Tomomi Kai Ladies 5-dan was challenging Tomoka Nishiyama Ladies Jo-ou was held at Jinya in Hadano city.  Game form was opposition form. Sente was Kai Ladies 5-dan. Kai Ladies 5-dan chose static rook anaguma. Nishiyama Jo-ou chose 3rd  file rook and formed Mino.  Nishiyama Jo-ou won with 112 moves.

 

April 5 6,2023/ The first game of 81th Meijin Title Serie

 

   The first game of 81th Meijin Title Series 7 game Series where Fujii Ryuou was challenging Watanabe Meijin was held at Hotel Chinzansou in Tokyo. Sente was Watanabe Meijin.  Watanabe Meijin avoided bishop exchange and chose another style that looks like Yagura. Fujii Ryuou won with 110 moves.