April 1,2024/ Shogi Awards 2024(51th) , promotion, retirement、transfer players, absent players
Shogi Awards 2024(51th)
Most Valuable Player Prize: Fuji Ryuou Meijin (4)
Valuable Player Prize: Takumi Itou 7-dan (first time)
Fighting Spirit Prize : Maruyama 9-dan(first time)
Rookie king prize : Fujimoto 5-dan (first time)
Most playing prize: Takumi Itou 7-dan (first time), 69 games
Most wining prize: Takumi Itou 7-dan(first time), Fujimoto 5-dan (first time), 51 wins
Most wining percentage prize: Fujii Ryuou Meijin, 46 wins 8 loses,0.852, (6)
Most consecutive winning prize; Daichi Sasaki 7-dan(first time): 15 ,consecutive wins
Most Valuable Ladeis Player Prize: Fukuma Ladies 5 crowns (9 consecutive years 15 times)
Valuable Player Prize: Nishiyama Ladies 3 crowns(3)
Most Ladies playing prize: Momoko Katou Ladies 4-dan (4), 52 games
Tokyo Shogi Reporter Award: Kenji Kobayashi 9-dan, Koyama 4-dan
Kouzou Masuda prize: Takumi Itou 7-dan (The first game of Kiou title series impasse
Kouzou Masuda special prize : Akihiro Murata 6-dan (Murata style)
Excellent Game Prize: The 71th Ouza title challenger deciding match, Fujii Ryuou Meijin VS Toyoshima 9-dan.
Ladies Excellent Game Prize: The third game of 3th Hakurei Title Series,
Fukuma Hakurei Vs Nishiyama three crowns
Special Excellent Game Prize: The fourth game of 71th Ouza title Series: Nagase Ouza Vs Fujii Ryuou Meijin
Promotion
Yamakawa Shoureikai 3-dan promoted to 4-dan
Yujirou Takahashi Shoureikai 3-dan promoted to 4-dan
Tomioka 8-dan promoted to 9-dan reason: rule of free-class
Makoto Cyuza 7-dan promoted to 8-dan reason: rule of free-class
Yuji Masuda 6-dan promoted to 7-dan reason: rule of free-class
Horiguchi 7-dan promoted to 8-dan reason: rule of retirement player`s promotion rule
Fujikura 5-dan promoted to 6-dan
Retirement
Aono 9-dan
Reason: rule of free class
Retirement day: unknown
Murooka 8-dan
Reason: rule of free class
Retirement day: unknown
Ina 7-dan
Reason: rule of free class
Retirement day: unknown
Players who transferred to Free-class
Toyokawa 7-dan
Kondou 7-dan
Absent players
Hayamizu Ladies 3-dan (2024 4/1 ~ 2025/3/3)
Akemi Yamada Ladies 2-dan (2024 4/1 ~ 2025/3/3)
Mizumachi Ladies 1st -dan (2024 4/1 ~ 2025/3/3)
April 2,2024/ The 65th Oui title league group- red
The 65th Oui title league group- red
The 65th oui title tournament – Toyoshima 9-dan Vs Fujimoto 5-dan was held at Kansai Shogi Kaikan. Game form was double static rook true ability game. Fujimoto 5-dan won with 100 moves. Toyoshima 9-dan`s score in Oui title league is one win two loses . Fujimoto 5-dan`s score is two wins one lose.
April 3,2024/ The 95th Kisei title series final tournament
The 95th Kisei title series final tournament- Daichi Sasaki 7-dan Vs -Ohashi 7-dan was held at Tokyo shogi kaikan. Game form was side pawn picker . Sasaki 7-dan won with 102 moves. He moved to semi final.
April 4,2024/ The 95th Kisei title series final tournament
The 95th Kisei title series final tournament- Akira Watanabe 9-dan Vs Yamasaki 8-dan was held at Tokyo shogi kaikan. Game form was one-turn loss bishop exchange . Yamasaki 8-dan won with 116 moves. He moved to semi final.
The 95th Kisei title series final tournament- Amahiko Satou 9-dan Vs Takuya Nishida 5-dan was held at Tokyo shogi kaikan. Game form was opposition form. Nishida 5-dan chose bishop-exchanging swinging rook. Satou 9-dan won with 119 moves. He moved to semi final.
April5,2024/ Emergency General meeting of players in 2024
General meeting of players was held at Nippon seinenkan and Kansai Shogi Kaikan remotely.
Chairman: Nozuki 8-dan.
Vice chairman Itotani 8-dan
Attendance: 180(included 53 proxies)
Agenda: purchase of Sendagaya center building reconstruction planned store section , Financial arrangements
April7,2024/ The first game of 9th Eiou title
series, The 74th NHK Shogi tournament
The first game of 9th Eiou title series
The first game of 9th Eiou title series- Fujii Eiou Vs Takumi Itou 7-dan was held at Kamome in Nagoya City. Game form was bishop exchange double reclining silver . Fujii Eiou won with 107 moves.
The 74th NHK shogi tournament
The 74th NHK shogi tournament- Sawada 7-dan Vs Ueno 4-dan was held on TV program. Game form was double wing attack. Sawada 7-dan won with 121 moves.