March 11, 2024 / The 9th Eiou title tournament,
The 9th Eiou title tournament
The 9th Eiou title tournament – Takumi Itou 7 -dan Vs Aoshima 6-dan was held at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan . Game form was opposition form. Aoshima 6-dan chose opposing rook. Itou 7-dan won with 102 moves. He advanced to challenger deciding match.
March 12,2024/ The 82th Ranking Series group-CII simultaneous matches , Promotion
The 82th Ranking Series group-CII simultaneous matches
The 82th Ranking Series group-CII -simultaneous matches was held at both Tokyo Shogi Kaikan and Kansai Shogi Kaikan. Tomita 4-dan and Fujimoto 4-dan ,Akihiro Takada 4-dan upgraded CI class.
Promotion
Tomita 4-dan promoted to 5-dan
Game: The 82th ranking series group-CII
Opponent: Hiroshi Kobayashi 8-dan
Reason: upgraded CI class
Fujimoto 4-dan promoted to 5-dan
Game: The 82th ranking series group-CII
Opponent: Hiroshi Yamamoto 5-dan
Reason: upgraded CI class
Akihiro Takada 4-dan promoted to 5-dan
Game: The 82th ranking series group-CII
Opponent: Kamimura 5-dan
Reason: upgraded CI class
Funae 6-dan promoted to 7-dan
Game: The 50th of Kiou title preliminary match
Opponent: Nishida 5-dan
Reason: 150th win after promoted to 6-dan
March 15 ,2024/ The 35th Ladies Oui title challenger deciding match
The 35th Ladies Oui title Challenger deciding match
The 35th Ladies oui title challenger deciding match – Sae Itou Ladies 4-dan Vs Momoko Katou Ladies 4-dan was held at Tokyo Shogi Kaikan. Game form was snow roof . Katou Ladies 4-dan won with 145 moves. Katou Ladies 4-dan become challenger for Ladies oui title.
March17th,2024/ The73th NHK Cup - Final Round, The fourth game of 49th Kiou title series,
The73th NHK Cup – Final Round
The 73th NHK shogi tournament- Fujii NHK champion Vs Yuki Sasaki 8-dan was held on TV program. Sasaki 8 -dan lost to Fuji NHK Champion in the Final last year. Game form was bishop exchange double reclining silver . Sasaki 8-dan won with 169 moves. He was the first time to win the NHK Champion. He got revenge.
The fourth game of 49th Kiou title series,
The fourth game of 49th Kiou title series- Fujii kiou Vs Takumi Itou 7-dan was held at Nikko Kinugawa Spa Hotel Mikazuki in Nikko city . Score was Fujii kiou two wins,one Impasse. Game form was double static rook true ability game. Fujii kiou won with 114 moves. He has defended kiou title for two consecutive years. He has won 21 titles for 21 connective times.