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Takashi Abe (boxing)
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9- dan. Early life and apprenticeship Takashi Abe was born in Osaka Prefecture on August 25, 1967. Although it was said that Abe was more passionate about " yakyū" than shogi as a young boy, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the guidance of shogi professional during his second year of junior high school in December 1981. Abe rapidly progressed through the apprentice school, being promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1983 and then obtaining full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in June 1985, just 3 years and 7 months after becoming an apprentice. Shogi professional In 1986, Abe participated in a special three-game match against Yoshiharu Habu called the ", which was a special project pitting the most promising young professional from Western Japan (the 17-year-old Abe) against the most promising young professional from Eastern Japan (the 15-year-old Habu). Even though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osaka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara Prefecture to the southeast, and Wakayama Prefecture to the south. Osaka is the capital and largest city of Osaka Prefecture, and the third-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Sakai, Higashiōsaka, and Hirakata. Osaka Prefecture is located on the western coast of the Kii Peninsula, forming the western is open to Osaka Bay. Osaka Prefecture is the third-most-populous prefecture, but by geographic area the second-smallest; at it is the second-most densely populated, below only Tokyo. Osaka Prefecture is one of Japan's two " urban prefectures" using the designation ''fu'' (府) rather than the standard '' ken'' for prefectures, along with Kyoto Prefecture. Osaka Prefecture forms the center of the Keihanshin metro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroki Nakata
was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8- dan, but was posthumously promoted to 9-dan. Shogi professional In August 2008, Nakata defeated to become the 36th professional to win 600 official games. Nakata was given the nickname "Devil Nakata" due to his cool manner and poker face as well as "devil-like" attacking style during his games. Nakata's career record in official games was 770 wins and 592 losses. Promotion history Nakata's promotion history is as follows: * 6-kyū: 1976 * 1-dan: 1980 * 4-dan: November 28, 1985 * 5-dan: December 16, 1988 * 6-dan: April 6, 1992 * 7-dan: November 11, 1997 * 8-dan: January 27, 2006 * Death: February 7, 2023 * 9-dan: February 10, 2023 (posthumous promotion) Titles and other championships Nakata made one appearance in a major title match. He was the challenger for the 32nd Ōi title in 1991 against Kōji Tanigawa, but lost the match 4 games to 2. He won two non-major-title championships during his career. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Shogi Association Players
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Japanese Shogi Players
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1967 Births
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Annual Shogi Awards
The Annual Shogi Awards (将棋大賞 ''shōgi taishō'') are a number of prizes awarded yearly by the Japan Shogi Association to professional and amateur shogi players who have achieved particular success. The first Annual Shogi Awards were presented in 1974. Winners Below is a table of the awards given and the award winners for each year. Kōzō Masuda Awards The Kōzō Masuda Award (升田幸三賞 ''Masuda Kōzō shō'') and the Kōzō Masuda Special Prize (升田幸三賞特別賞 ''Masuda Kōzō shō takubetsu shō'') are two prizes awarded to professional or amateur players who have made an outstanding contribution to the development and evolution of shogi openings by way of innovation or excellence in shogi theory or tactics. The awards are named after the innovative player, Kōzō Masuda. The Masuda Award is given out yearly since 1995 while the Masuda Special Prize is awarded infrequently. Winners Masuda Award * 1994 (22nd Annual Shogi Awards): Kunio Naitō for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōza (shogi)
is one of the eight titles in Japanese Professional shogi player, professional shogi. The word literally means "king's seat", i.e., "throne". The tournament started in 1953 as a knockout tournament with three games in the final match and was a non-title tournament up until 1982. The challenger for the title is determined through three preliminary rounds. The player that wins three games out of five in the championship match becomes the new Ōza title holder. The tournament is sponsored by Nikkei, Inc. (日本経済新聞社 ''nihon keizai shinbunsha''), a newspaper conglomerate that publishes The Nikkei and the Nikkei 225 stock market index. The current Ōza title holder is Sōta Fujii. Lifetime Ōza is the title given to a player who won the championship five times in a row or ten times in total. Active players may qualify for this title, but it is only officially awarded upon their reaching the age of 60 years, retirement or death. ;Lifetime Ōza title holders * Makoto Naka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasuaki Murayama
is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8- dan. Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship Yasuaki Murayama was born on May 9, 1984, in Hino, Tokyo. He learned how to play shogi from his grandfather when he was 5 years old, and won the 20th in 1995. Murayama was accepted into the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a protegee of shogi professional in September 1995 and was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in July 1998. Murayama obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2003 for winning the 33rd 3-dan League (April 2003September 2003) with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses. Shogi professional Murayama won his first tournament as a professional in October 2007 when he defeated Ryōsuke Nakamura 2 games to none to win the 38th title. In March 2016, Murayama defeated Shōta Chida to win the 65th NHK Cup Shogi TV Tournament. In 2015, Murayama was one of five shogi professional selected to play a match against t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meijin (shogi)
is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi player, professional shogi, and is the most prestigious title, along with Ryūō. The word ( "excellent, artful", "person") refers to a highly skilled master of a certain field (the various arts found in traditional Japanese Intangible cultural heritage, culture, such as the Japanese tea ceremony, go (game), go, competitive karuta, rakugo, budō). History The Meijin institution started in the 17th century (Edo period), and for around 300 years (1612–1937) was a hereditary title that was passed from the reigning Meijin upon his retirement or death to another selected from Iemoto, three families (the Ohashi Main family, the Ohashi Branch family, and the Ito family), as deemed to be worthy. This is known as the Lifetime Meijin system (). In 1935, however, the Japan Shogi Association, or JSA, announced that it was abolishing the existing system of succession in favor of something more short-term and reflective of act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keita Inoue
} is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9- dan. He is an executive director of the Japan Shogi Association. Early life and apprenticeship Keita Inoue was born on January 17, 1964, in Ashiya, Hyōgo. In October 1979, he entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū under the sponsorship of shogi professional . He was promoted to 1-dan in 1981, and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in February 1983. Shogi professional Inoue's first tournament victory as a professional came in October 1985 when he defeated Taku Morishita 2 games to 1 to win the 16th tournament. The following year, he also won the 9th tournament. On October 28, 2008, Inoue defeated Kunio Naitō in an Ōi tournament preliminary round game to become the 37th professional to win 600 official games. On March 28, 2018, Inoue defeated Sōta Fujii in a third round preliminary round game for the 68th Ōshō Tournament. The game was broadcast live by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryūō
Ryūō (also Ryu-O, Ryu-oh, Ryuuou; in Japanese: 龍王, 竜王, lit. " Dragon King") is an annual Japanese professional shogi tournament and the title of its winner. The current Ryūō title holder is Sōta Fujii. The Ryūō Tournament (''Ryūō-sen'' 竜王戦) is sponsored by the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' as well as the title awarded to its winner. It is one of the eight major professional shogi title matches and was first held in 1988. Among the eight titles in the professional shogi titleholder system, Ryūō and Meijin are the most prestigious ones. However, the Ryūō title gives out the highest monetary prizeeven more than the Meijin title. Cash prizes are ¥44,000,000 for the winner of championship and new Ryūō titleholder, and ¥16,500,000 for the loser. Additional compensation includes ¥14,500,000 for the previous titleholder and ¥7,000,000 for the challenger. This title should not be confused with that of Amateur Ryūō which is awarded each year to the winner of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantō Region
The is a geography, geographical region of Honshu, the largest island of Japan. In a common definition, the region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures of Japan, prefectures: Chiba Prefecture, Chiba, Gunma Prefecture, Gunma, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa, Saitama Prefecture, Saitama, Tochigi Prefecture, Tochigi, and Tokyo. Slightly more than 45 percent of the land area within its boundaries is the Kantō Plain. The rest consists of the hills and mountains that form land borders with other list of regions of Japan, regions of Japan. As the Kantō region contains Tokyo, the capital and largest city of Japan, the region is considered the center of Japan's politics and economy. According to the official census on October 1, 2010 by the Statistics Bureau (Japan), Statistics Bureau of Japan, the population was 42,607,376, amounting to approximately one third of the total population of Japan. Other definitions The assemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
