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Kisei (shogi)
is one of the eight major titles in Japanese professional shogi. The word ''Kisei'' means an excellent player of shogi or Go (boardgame), go. Although 聖 can be translated as saint, in this context it is probably better to see it in English as master or Grandmaster (chess), grandmaster, as in chess. The Kisei tournament started in 1962. With the creation of the Kisei, there were five major title tournaments along with the Meijin, Tenth Dan (Ryūō), Ōshō, and Ōi (shogi), Ōi titles. It was held twice a year until the year 1994. The challenger for Kisei title holder is determined by first, second, and final preliminary rounds. The player that wins three games out of five first in the championship will become the new Kisei title holder. Lifetime Kisei The title is awarded to a player who has won Kisei Championship five times. Active players may qualify for this title, but it is only officially awarded upon their retirement or death. The following professionals have qualifie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a Strategy game, strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in Japan and is in the same family of games as chess, Western chess, chaturanga, xiangqi, Indian chess, and janggi. ''Shōgi'' means general's (''shō'' ) board game (''gi'' ). Shogi was the earliest historical chess-related game to allow captured pieces to be returned to the board by the capturing player. This ''drop rule'' is speculated to have been invented in the 15th century and possibly connected to the practice of 15th-century Mercenary#15th to 18th centuries, mercenaries switching loyalties when captured instead of being killed. The earliest predecessor of the game, chaturanga, originated in India in the 6th century, and the game was likely transmitted to Japan via China or Korea sometime after the Nara period."Shogi". ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. 2002. Shogi in its present form was played as early as the 16th century, while a direct ancesto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torahiko Tanaka
is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9- dan. He is also a former Kisei title holder and a former senior managing director of the Japan Shogi Association. Early life and apprenticeship Tanaka was born on April 29, 1957, in Toyonaka, Osaka. In 1971, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under guidance of shogi professional . He was promoted to the 1-dan in May 1974, and obtained professional status and the rank of 4-dan in June 1976. Shogi professional Tanaka's first championship as a professional came in 1981 when he defeated to 2 games to none to win the 12th . He also won the 1st (1982), the 5th (1982), the 34th NHK Cup (1984), the 17th (1984) and the 20th (1986). Tanaka's first appearance in a major title match came in the Spring of 1988 when he challenged Yoshikazu Minami for the 52nd Kisei title; Tanaka won the match 3 games to 2 for his only major title. The following autumn he was u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshikazu Minami (shogi)
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9- dan. He is a former Kisei, Kiō, and Ōshō title holder. Early life and apprenticeship Minami was born in Kishiwada, Osaka on June 8, 1963. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 5-kyū in 1975 as a protegee of shogi professional . He obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in January 1981. Shogi professional Minami is a member of the so-called ''Shōwa 55'' group (55年組), a group of eight strong players that become professional in 1980–1981 (year 55 of the Shōwa period) and won numerous shogi tournaments. Others in the group include Osamu Nakamura, Michio Takahashi, Akira Shima, Yasuaki Tsukada, Hiroshi Kamiya, Masaki Izumi, and . In January 2018, Minami became the 20th shogi professional to win 800 official games and be awarded Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award by the JSA. Minami finished the 81st Meijin Ranking League season with a record of 1 wins and 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuyoshi Nishimura
Kazuyoshi (written: 和良, 和美, 和喜, 和佳, 和慶, 和義, 和嘉, 和幸, 知良, 一義, 一吉, 一良, 一慶, 一巖 or 一嘉) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese conductor *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese racing driver and businessman *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese triple jumper *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese Buddhist scholar *, Japanese Yakuza member *, Japanese film director *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese figure skater and coach *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese film director *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese anime director {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyozumi Kiriyama
is a Japanese retired professional shogi player ranked 9- dan. He is a former Kisei and Kiō major title holder as well as a former director of the Japan Shogi Association. Early life and apprenticeship Kiriyama was born on October 17, 1947, in Shimoichi, Nara. He learned how to play shogi when he was about five years old, and as a young boy played some instructional games against Kōzō Masuda during Masuda's frequent visits to the Nara area. In 1957, at the age of nine, Kiriyama moved to Tokyo to study shogi under Masuda as an uchi-deshi (a "live-in apprentice"), but became homesick and returned home after only a few months. Kiriyama never lost his passion for shogi, however, and the following year he entered the Kansai branch of the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 7-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional . He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1963,and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in April 1966. Shogi prof ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Katsuura
is a masculine Japanese given name. Written forms Osamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *治 "reign" *修 "discipline" *理 "logic" *収 "obtain" *紀 "chronicle" *統 "rule" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name *, Japanese baseball player and coach *, Japanese rower *, Japanese actor *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese politician *, Japanese author *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese politician *, Japanese physicist, phonetician and linguist *, Japanese film director *, Japanese cinematographer *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese former professional baseball player *, Japanese biochemist, physiologist and military physician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese television personality *, Japanese former baseball player *, Japanese former footballer *, Mongolian-born Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese tennis player *, Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Nakamura
is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9- dan. He is a two-time winner of the Ōshō title, and the current president of the . Early life Osamu Nakamura was born in Machida, Tokyo on November 7, 1962. In 1976, he won the , and that same year was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional . He was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1978 and was awarded full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in July 1980. Shogi professional Nakamura is a member of the so-called ''Shōwa 55'' group (55年組), a group of eight strong players that become professional in 1980–1981 ( Year 55 of the Shōwa period) and won numerous shogi tournaments. Others in the group include Yoshikazu Minami, Michio Takahashi, Akira Shima, Yasuaki Tsukada, Hiroshi Kamiya, Masaki Izumi, and . On June 9, 2021, Nakamura became the 24th professional shogi player to win 800 games. Promotion history The promotion histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidemitsu Moriyasu
Hidemitsu (written: 秀満 or 英光) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese general *, Japanese writer {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiji Mori
Keiji (けいじ, ケイジ) is a Japanese given name usually used for males. Meaning varies depending on the kanji characters used. Written forms Common kanji used include: * 啓司 * 啓治 * 圭二 * 圭司 * 慶次 * 慶治 * 敬二 * 敬治 * 佳司 * 佳次 People with the name * Keiji Fukuda (福田 敬二) * Keiji Fujiwara (藤原 啓治) * Keiji Furuya (古屋 圭司) * Keiji Gotoh (後藤 圭二) Anime director, character designer, and manga artist * Keiji Haino (灰野 敬二) *, Japanese swimmer * Keiji Hirose (廣瀬 佳司) * Keiji Inafune (稲船 敬二) * Keiji Ishizuka (石塚 啓次) * Keiji Kaimoto (海本 慶治) * Keiji Kawamori (河盛 慶次) * Keiji Kokuta (穀田 恵二) * Kotomitsuki Keiji (琴光喜 啓司) * Keiji Kuroki (黒木 啓司) * Keiji Honda (本多圭司) * Keiji Nakazawa (中沢 啓治) Manga artist * Maeda Keiji (前田 慶次) (AKA Maeda Toshimasu) *, Japanese racing driver * Keiji Mutoh (武藤 敬司) *, Japanese shogi pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hifumi Katō
is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-Dan (rank)#Modern usage in shogi, dan. He is a former Meijin (shogi), Meijin, Ryūō#History, Tenth Dan, Ōi (shogi), Ōi, Kiō and Ōshō (shogi), Ōshō major title holder. He also held the record for being the youngest to have been awarded Professional shogi player#Professional players, regular professional status at age 14 years and 7 months until Sōta Fujii broke it at age 14 years and 2 months in 2016. Since his given name is written using with the kanji characters for the numbers "one","two" and "three", Katō is known to his fans by the nickname . Shogi professional Playing style Katō is known for playing aggressive Climbing Silver strategies. He received a Kōzō Masuda#Kōzō Masuda Award, Masuda Special Award in 2017 for his innovations to this strategy over his career. Additionally, the Double Fortress#Katō variation, Katō variation (加藤流 ''katō-ryū'') of the Double Fortress op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michio Ariyoshi
was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9- dan. He authored a Tsume shogi book titled "Tsume shogi 121 sen(詰将棋121選)". Shogi professional Promotion history The promotion history for Ariyoshi is as follows: *1951: 3-kyū *1953: 1-dan *1955, May 15: 4-dan *1957, April 1: 5-Dan *1958, April 1: 6-dan *1960, April 1: 7-dan *1965, April 1: 8-dan *1979, April 1: 9-dan *2010, May 24: Retired Titles and other championships Ariyoshi appeared in major title matches a total of nine times and won one major title. He won the 21st Kisei title in 1972 for his only major title. In addition to his one major title, Ariyoshi won eight other shogi championships during his career. Death Ariyoshi died on September 27, 2022, at age 87. He died while being hospitalized for aspiration pneumonia Aspiration pneumonia is a type of lung infection that is due to a relatively large amount of material from the stomach or mouth entering the lungs. Signs and symptoms oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
