Shogi News form August 21th to August 27th

 

August 21, 2023/ promotion, New Professional player

 

Promotion

 

Imai Ladies 1 -kyu  promoted to Ladies 1st -dan.

Game: The 31th Kurashiki Toka tournamant

Opponent: Iwane Ladies 3-dan

Reason: advanced to semi final on the 31th Kurashiki Toka tournament

 

New Professional player

 

Kenta Miyajima Shoureikai 3-dan become a professional shogi player. Score in the Shoureikai 3-dan League was 14 wins and 2 loses. Promotion day will be on October 1th.

 

Birth: 8/13/1999

Age : 24

Birthplace: Gifu City

Teacher: Yaichiyo Ono 7-dan

Enrollment day in Shoureikai:  August in 2011

Enrollment day in shoureikai 3-dan League: April in 2019

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August 22,2023/ The 49th kiou title challenger deciding tournament

 

   The 49th  Kiou title challenger deciding tournament -Gouda 9-dan Vs Takumi Itou 7-dan was held at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan. Game form was side pawn picker bishop -33 strategy. Itou 7-dan won with 83 moves.

 

August 23,2023/ The fifth game of 64th Oui title Series, The fourth game of 5th Seirei title series, Shogi Honors Prize

 

The fifth game of 64th Oui Title Series

 

  The fifth game of 64th Oui title Series- Fujii Oui Vs Daichi Sasaki7-dan was held at Isuien  in  tokushima city on August 22th and 23th . Score was Fujii Oui three wins. Sasaki 7-dan one win. Game form was side pawn picker bishop -33 strategy .  Fujii Oui won with 95 moves.  He defended it, whose score was three wins one lose. He has won it for 4 consecutive years.

 

The fourth game of 5th Seirei title series

 

The second game of 5th Seirei title series 5 game matches – Satomi Seirei Vs Nishiyama

three crowns were held at  Kansai Shogi kaikan in Osaka city.  Score was Satomi Seirei two wins.  Nishiyama three crowns  one win.  Game form was double opposing rook.  Satomi Seirei won with 94 moves. She defended it - whose score was 3 wins and 1 lose.

 

Shogi Honors Prize

 

Syuji Satou 8-dan received Shogi Honors Prize because ha made his 600th win in the official game.  He is the 59th  player to receive it.

 

His  score :  1116 games:  600 wins  516 loses 

a wining rate: 0.538

 

August 24,2023/ Mito Ambassador

 

Sayuri Honda Ladies 3-dan was appointed as a Mito Ambassador.  Her commission ceremony  was held on August 10th.

 

August27,2023/ The73th NHK Shogi Tournament-2nd Round -4 game

 

 The 73th NHK shogi tournament- Akira Watanabe 9- dan Vs Takeshi Fujii 9- dan was held on TV program. Game form was opposition form.  Fujii 9-dan chose Fujii system.  Watanabe 9-dan won with  74 moves.