DOCSLIB.ORG

D:\My Documents\Files\Temp\81\Web Shogi\72.Wpd

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
D:\My Documents\Files\Temp\81\Web Shogi\72.Wpd Inhoudsopgave A river of Pawns 2 2nd International Shogi Forum 15 Order in the Universe 4 Haagse club 16 Dan- en kyu-promoties 7 Elo lijst 17 Van de bestuurstafel 8 Toernooiuitslagen 19 Japan-Nederland ontmoeting 9 Shogi Agenda 20 Castles (1) 10 Oplossingen Tsume-Shogi 22 249 Moves of Fierce Fighting 13 Adressen 23 Good Manners 14 Tsume-Shogi 24 Redactioneel Het belangrijkste nieuws in deze 81 is de aankondiging van het 2de Shogi Forum in Tokyo in oktober dit jaar. De Nihon Shogi Renmei nodigt 3 spelers uit Nederland uit om deel te nemen aan de Team Match. In totaal zullen er 32 spelers uit 16 landen deelnemen. Door de Nihon Shogi Renmei zijn de spelers, op basis van hun sterkte, ingedeeld in 3 groepen. Per groep kan zich één speler kwalificeren voor het Shogi Forum. Meer details over deze groepen en de kwalificatie-toernooien zijn terug te vinden in de bijdrage over het Shogi Forum op blz. 15 en de Shogi Agenda op blz. 20. Verder vraag ik jullie aandacht voor het Nederlands Kampioenschap en de Algemene Ledenvergadering op 23 februari a.s. Voorts wil ik alle leden vriendelijk verzoeken om hun lidmaatschapsgeld voor 2002, en evt. nog achterstallige gelden, te voldoen voor het einde van deze maand. Let erop dat m.i.v. 2002 het lidmaatschapsgeld is gewijzigd. Zie hiervoor het colofon onderaan deze pagina. Veel leesplezier en hopelijk tot ziens op het NK. Hugo Hollanders januari 2002 Colofon EENENTACHTIG is een uitgave van de Nederlandse Shogi Bond (NShB) en verschijnt vier keer per jaar. Lidmaatschap NShB: € 20.25 per jaar (tot 18 jaar € 11.25). Abonnement niet-bondsleden: € 11.25 per jaar. Losse nummers: € 2.25 excl. verzendkosten. Subscription in and outside Europe: € 11.25 incl. P&P. Lid worden van de Nederlandse Shogi bond geschiedt automatisch na overmaken van het lidmaatschapsgeld op de rekening van de NShB (zie adressenpagina). Het lidmaatschapsgeld dient te worden voldaan voor het einde van de eerste maand van elk kalenderjaar. Omslagontwerp: Henk Kooy - 1 - A river of Pawns Peter Blommers Two major errors crept into my proverb article in 4 Narisute no fu - Promotion sacrifice. See the last issue and I will correct them here. The proverb 39 in my proverb article in the last first is in proverb number one, where I talk about issue. a promoted Silver. But of course my quick 5 Tarefu - Hanging Pawn. Dropped before writing from images deluded me here, as a Tokin the promotion zone, so that it can promote can hardly ever meet an enemy promoted Silver, on the next move. except in the most weird circumstances. As both 6 Tsugifu - Joining Pawns. For instance, one belong to different players, they belong to dropped in front of an enemy Rook, and different promotion zones. Please cancel the after this Rook takes the Pawn another word "promoted". Pawn is dropped in front of the Rook. 7* Shoten no fu - Focal Pawn. A Pawn The second is in proverb 12, where the title of dropped at a square that is covered by KatÇ JirÇ's book is wrongly rendered as Shogi wa several enemy pieces. The name of the fu kawa. Kawa means river in Japanese. This British Shogi magazine comes from this. should be Shogi wa fu kara. Kara means from in 8* Shikaku no fu - Shikaku means dead space Japanese. So the book talks about the Pawn in firing. perspective in Shogi instead of stating that Shogi is a river of Pawns, though the late KatÇ JirÇ would not have minded. Incidentally, the error was discovered before printing but still managed to force its way into the magazine, possibly by cosmic intervention of KJ himself who wanted more attention for his book. The book, published by Tokyo Shoten, is in three volumes. John Fairbairn told me that after the first volume was out, the Shogi playing public complained it was too difficult, so KatÇ JirÇ made the second volume easier. But this still was A Black P'2d is the Dead Space Pawn. I too tough, and the third volume was even more cannot think of a good English translation easy. According to Fairbairn this spoiled the yet, and John Fairbairn is somewhat out of whole project. Be that as it may, KatÇ set out to Shogi these days. distinguish 18 kinds of Pawn, but he later added 9* Dansu no fu - Dancing Pawn. more while writing the second and third volumes. Half of them are of his own invention. The list below has these marked with a *. 1* Zenshin no fu - Advancing Pawn. This concerns the rhythm of the early Pawn pushes, and their relation to opening formations. 2 Kokan no fu - Exchanging Pawns. 3 Tsukisute no fu - Pawn sacrifices. Mainly in order to start the middle game. - 2 - The dance goes like this 1.P'2d P4d Black plays 1.P'2d Px2d 2.B'6b R8c 2.Px2c+ Gx2c 3.P'2d G3c 4.P'3d G3b 3.Rx2d winning. If 3... P'2c 4.Bx4d+ Gx4d 5.P2c+ Gx2c 6.P'2d G1c 7.P'1d G1b 5.Rx4d or 3... P'2c 4.Rx4d Gx4d 5.Bx4d+. 8.P2c+ Gx2c 9.P'2d Gx3d 10.P2c+ (at In both situations Black captures two last). Feel the rhythm. pieces for one and wins. 10* Hikae fu - Witheld Pawn (Backdropped 13 Awase fu - Opposing Pawn. A Pawn Pawn?). A Pawn dropped (from Black’s dropped in front of an enemy Pawn. point of view) at the e, f, g, and h-rows. 14* Futa fu - Lid Pawn, or Pawn Cover. The Rows d, c, and b are for the Hanging Pawn white Rook just captured on 8f: (a Pawn that can be promoted on the next move), and the i-row is reserved for the Bottom Pawn. So KatÇ just invented a name for a gap in the existing nomenclature. In this he can be compared to the Western chess author Hans Kmoch, who in his book Pawn Power in Chess also invented many technical terms for Pawn situations. In Kmoch’s case his many exotic definitions only resulted in typical Kmoch lingo that no chess player uses. In KatÇ’s case several terms became common parlance later. Instead of P'8g you play P'8e, blocking the 11* Tanda no fu - Singular Pawn. All empty Rook's retreat. Even if White has N7c and squares in front of enemy pieces, except plays Nx8e, capturing the covering Pawn, Pawns, in the enemy position is where you the Rook's retreat is still blocked. can drop a tanda no fu. This is an 15 Chuai no fu - Interposing Pawn. See awareness concept, as it comprises other proverb 38 in the last issue. White has just types of Pawn. played R'2i: 12 Jãjibisha no fu - The jãjibisha is a Rook that makes a right or left turn on its next move, but the square on which it wants to make the turn is covered by an enemy Pawn. So dropping a Pawn there first is a Pawn technique. When the enemy Pawn captures, the Rook captures back and is sitting on the square it wants to occupy. The white Rook forks King and Gold. If 1.G'6i Rx2c+ and the mate G'3a is gone, because the Gold was dropped in defense. The interposed Pawn comes to the rescue here: 1.P'4i. If 1... Rx4i+ 2.G'6i and the white Rook is off the 2nd file, and Black still has his mate. If 1... Rx2c+ 2.G'3a mate, because the Gold was not used for defense. - 3 - 16 Renda no fu - Series of Pawn drops. A 18 Hashi fu - Edge Pawn. See proverbs 7 and simple instance (Black to play): 8 in my proverb article in the last issue. These are the Pawns that KatÇ JirÇ set out to discuss. Later he added more, and I will cover these in the next magazine. The examples were taken from KatÇ's Pawn books, and are used without permission; but my intention is not to steal but promote the books, which are very famous in Shogi literature, John Fairbairn's regrets notwithstanding. My own three volumes have still the old Japanese book numbering, but all Japanese books now have ISBN. When found it will be published. KatÇ JirÇ also collaborated Any 10-kyu would capture the enemy with his pupils Kimura Yoshinori 9-dan and Rook immediately. But 1.P'1e Kx1e 2.P'1f Manabe Kazuo 8-dan to produce the ShÇgi SenpÇ Kx1f 3.L'1g is mate. Mate is the goal, the Daijiten (Grand Encyclopedia of Shogi stupid Rook is just a means. Openings), which, however, is incomplete, as 17 Soko fu - Bottom Rook. See proverb 17. nowhere a left Mino (hidari Mino) is to be found White has just played R'3i: in it. Kimura Yoshinori retired in the meantime, and he is now Director of the Shogi Museum in Osaka. Recently he wrote a challenging book "The Enigma of the Drops", about which opinions are sharply divided. KatÇ himself was the inventor of the Rook-on-Pawn opening (R3f). Black plays 1.P'5i. Order in the Universe Peter Blommers Some people frowned when I described the top group of the Japan-Holland Friendship Tournament in my introductory speech as running from 3-kyu to 3-dan, while a 4-dan, our National Champion Marc Theeuwen, was playing, but this has a simple explanation. Theeuwen was a late entry, and the speech was already written so that Mr. Okuyama could prepare a Japanese translation.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Read Book Japanese Chess: the Game of Shogi Ebook, Epub
    JAPANESE CHESS: THE GAME OF SHOGI PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Trevor Leggett | 128 pages | 01 May 2009 | Tuttle Shokai Inc | 9784805310366 | English | Kanagawa, Japan Japanese Chess: The Game of Shogi PDF Book Memorial Verkouille A collection of 21 amateur shogi matches played in Ghent, Belgium. Retrieved 28 November In particular, the Two Pawn violation is most common illegal move played by professional players. A is the top class. This collection contains seven professional matches. Unlike in other shogi variants, in taikyoku the tengu cannot move orthogonally, and therefore can only reach half of the squares on the board. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Visit website. The promoted silver. Brian Pagano rated it it was ok Oct 15, Checkmate by Black. Get A Copy. Kai Sanz rated it really liked it May 14, Cross Field Inc. This is a collection of amateur games that were played in the mid 's. The Oza tournament began in , but did not bestow a title until Want to Read Currently Reading Read. This article may be too long to read and navigate comfortably. White tiger. Shogi players are expected to follow etiquette in addition to rules explicitly described. The promoted lance. Illegal moves are also uncommon in professional games although this may not be true with amateur players especially beginners. Download as PDF Printable version. The Verge. It has not been shown that taikyoku shogi was ever widely played. Thus, the end of the endgame was strategically about trying to keep White's points above the point threshold. You might see something about Gene Davis Software on them, but they probably work.
    [Show full text]
  • Shogi Yearbook 2015
    Shogi Yearbook 2015 SHOGI24.COM SHOGI YEARBOOK 2015 Title match games, Challenger’s tournaments, interviews with WATANABE Akira and HIROSE Akihito, tournament reports, photos, Micro Shogi, statistics, … This yearbook is a free PDF document Shogi Yearbook 2015 Content Content Content .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Just a few words ... .................................................................................................................................. 5 64. Osho .................................................................................................................................................. 6 64. Osho league ................................................................................................................................... 6 64th Osho title match ........................................................................................................................... 9 Game 1 ............................................................................................................................................. 9 Game 2 ........................................................................................................................................... 12 Game 3 ........................................................................................................................................... 15 Game 4 ..........................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • 69 Meijin Moriuchi-Habu
    Meijin ("Maestro Supremo") Habu Yoshiharu Moriuchi Toshiyuki Meijin (Kisei, Oza) 9dan 27/09/1970 10/10/1970 4dan -> 1985 4dan -> 1987 9dan -> 1994 9dan -> 2002 “7 corone”: 78 titoli vinti “7 corone”: 8 titoli vinti Altri tornei: 37 vittorie Altri tornei: 12 vittorie 69° Meijin (2011/2012) (fonte: “This week in Shukan Shogi” di Reijer Grimbergen c/o SHOGI_L) 1^ partita 7/8 aprile 2011 La mossa in busta. Sente: Moriuchi Toshiyuki, 9dan Gote: Habu Yoshiharu, Meijin 22.P4f Il Nero non può prendere il pedone in 7e perché dopo 1.P7f 22.Px7e B*5e 23.B*4f Bx7g+ 24.Nx7g (24.Gx7g P*8h) Sono trascorsi 25 dall’ultima volta che due Eisei Meijin P*7f cederebbe in cambio dell’Alfiere sia l’Argento che si sono incontrati in un match per il titolo (all’epoca si il Cavallo al Bianco, avvantaggiandolo. Si noti che il trattava ovviamente di Nakahara e Oyama). Questa è la Bianco ha giocato R8d proprio per poter giocare questo sesta volta che Habu e Moriuchi si incontrano nella sacrificio di Alfiere. Se la Torre fosse ancora in 8e, finale del Meijin (l’ultima risale al 2008 con Habu Nx7g la attaccherebbe ed il sacrificio d’Alfiere vincitore per 4-2). Questa è la loro 102^ partita ufficiale fallirebbe. 22.P4f consente al Bianco di attaccare la testa e dunque si conoscono molto bene. Ecco poi del Cavallo in 7g, ma per contro il Nero può un’interessante statistica che ha dato un valore promuovere l’Alfiere, il che crea seri inconvenienti al particolare al furigoma: nei loro incontri diretti il Nero Bianco.
    [Show full text]
  • Computer Shogi 2000 Through 2004
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by DSpace at Waseda University 195 Computer Shogi 2000 through 2004 Takenobu Takizawa Since the first computer shogi program was developed by the author in 1974, thirty years has passed. During that time,shogi programming has attracted both researchers and commercial programmers and playing strength has improved steadily. Currently, the best programs have a level that is comparable to that of a very strong amateur player (about 5-dan). In the near future, a good program will beat a professional player. The basic structure of strong shogi programs is similar to that of chess programs. However, the differences between chess and shogi have led to the development of some shogi-specific methods. In this paper the author will give an overview of the history of computer shogi, summarize the most successful techniques and give some ideas for future directions of research in computer shogi. 1 . Introduction Shogi, or Japanese chess, is a two-player complete information game similar to chess. As in chess, the goal of the game is to capture the opponent’s king. However, there are a number of differences be- tween chess and shogi: the shogi board is slightly bigger than the chess board (9x9 instead of 8x8), there are different pieces that are relatively weak compared to the pieces in chess (no queens, but gold generals, sil- ver generals and lances) and the number of pieces in shogi is larger (40 instead of 32). But the most important difference between chess and shogi is the possibility to re-use captured pieces.
    [Show full text]
  • Shogi Yearbook 2014 [Wählen Sie Das Datum Aus]
    Shogi Yearbook 2014 [Wählen Sie das Datum aus] SHOGI24.COM SHOGI YEARBOOK 2014 Title match games, Challenger’s tournaments, interview with Chess GM Peter Heine Nielsen, tournament reports, photos, ’Following a dream’ by Karolina Styczyńska, General Shogi, statistics, … This yearbook is a free PDF document Shogi Yearbook 2014 Content Content Content .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Just a few words ... .................................................................................................................................. 5 63. Osho .................................................................................................................................................. 6 63. Osho league ................................................................................................................................... 6 63th Osho title match ........................................................................................................................... 7 Game 1 ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Game 2 ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Game 3 ..........................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • NIDS Journal of Defense and Security, One of the Institute’S Publications, Is Intended to Promote Research Activity On, and Public Understanding Of, Security Issues
    okyo T 2186-6902 N ISS ONO Keishi CHIJIWA Yasuaki SATAKE Tomohiko ICHIMASA Sukeyuki YAMAGUCHI Yoshihiro nal of r ou J National Institute for Defense Studies, NIDS Tracing Criticisms of the “Basic Defense Force Concept” During the Second Cold War —Controversies over Japan’s Defense Policy in the 1980s— Strengthening Public-Private Partnership in Cyber Defense: A Comparison with the Republic of Estonia The Rise of China and Strengthening of Security Cooperation Between Japan, the United States, and Australia: With a Focus on the 2000s Nuclear Weapon States, Nuclear Umbrella States, and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) Replacement of the Military’s Intellectual Labor Using Artificial Intelligence —Discussion about AI and Human Co-existence— Defense and Security NIDS No. 20 December 2019 NIDS Journal of Defense and Security No. 20 December 2019 NIDS NIDS okyo T National Institute for Defense Studies, No. 20 December 2019 Editorial Board SHOJI Junichiro, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Chairperson) HASHIMOTO Yasuaki, Policy Studies Department ISHIZU Tomoyuki, Center for Military History East Asian Strategic Review 2019 YAMASHITA Hikaru, Planning and Administration Department MURAKAMI Yoshihito, Policy Studies Department Editorial Staff YAMAGUCHI Shinji, Regional Studies Department The maintenance of peace and stability in East Asia OKUHIRA Joji, Security Studies Department requires an objective understanding of the regional EIHUKU Seiya, Security Studies Department security environment. With the aim of facilitating that understanding, NIDS researchers The National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS) is the Ministry of Defense’s core research and examine trends and developments in East Asian security circumstances educational institution, conducting policy, theoretical and regional studies in the area of defense from their unique perspectives, and compile their analyses in the and security, while also providing ofcers of the Self-Defense Forces with strategic, collegelevel education.
    [Show full text]
  • 5G: China's Dream to Dominate World Technology
    Saturday, December 23, 2017 | The Japan Times | 7 Established 1897 Chairperson and Publisher MINAKO KAMBARA SUEMATSU Incorporating The Japan Advertiser 1890-1940 President TAKEHARU TSUTSUMI The Japan Chronicle 1868-1940 Director and Executive Editor HIROYASU MIZUNO The Japan Mail 1870-1918 Managing Editor SAYURI DAIMON The Japan Times 1865-1870 Chief Editorial Writer TAKASHI KITAZUME opinionOpinion Desk: [email protected] Accomplishments 5G: China’s dream to dominate world technology of shogi and go The threat from Beijing operate in China and forces those who do so to share their technology has long been highlights a convergence known. champions of interests between Intellectual property problem the U.S. and Europe As the world’s largest consumer of semicon- ductors and memory chips, China has col- EEditorial lected considerable influence in this sector. hogi champion Yoshiharu Habu this month THOMAS J. DUESTERBERG Part of its “knowledge bank” is due to Chi- became the first shogi player to hold all seven WASHINGTON nese firms regularly trying to violate patents THE GLOBALIST and other intellectual property. eisei lifetime titles of the game. Go champion Yuta If we want to protect our own industrial SIyama in October succeeded in grabbing all seven major U.S.-European cooperation on economic future, we should urgently take note of the go titles simultaneously for the second time. Their great issues is at a low ebb. Efforts to rekindle fact that many of these tactics are banned in accomplishments come at a time when human players interest in mutually advantageous policies the rules of the World Trade Organization.
    [Show full text]
  • The Case of Shogi AI System “Ponanza”
    March 25th, 2019 Association for Advancement of Artificial Intelligence at Stanford University A Study of Basis on AI-based Information Systems: The Case of Shogi AI System “Ponanza” Yuichi Yoda, Ph.D. in Business Administration Visiting Scholar at US Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford Univ. Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University, Japan Kosuke Mizukoshi, Ph.D. in Commercial Science Associate Professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan Seiichiro Honjo, Ph.D. Associate Professor at Shizuoka University, Japan 1 Background of Research Interest What is the impact of AI to the research of marketing and business administration in social science? – On the recommendation system of Amazon.com and the advertising system of Google, even business people who are in charge of these systems are seeking out the basis on why it works. (Yoda Y, Mizukoshi K. and Honjo S. , 2016) – Marketing and Business Administration research has not been aligned with an AI system. – Why? 2 Objectives This study focuses on the relationship between AI and humans in terms of basis – To deepen our understanding about the exploration of AI in corporate marketing – To interpret how people and society respond in their attempt to comprehend the development and actions of AI. 3 Keywords “A Study of Basis on AI-based Information Systems: The Case of Shogi AI System “Ponanza” ” Keywords: ・basis ・cause ・reason ・logical reasoning ・ machine learning 4 Summary In this study, we discuss the case of Ponanza, an AI based system for Japanese Chess “Shogi” and professional Shogi players because what happens between Shogi AI and professional Shogi players can partially help humans and AI get clues in marketing.
    [Show full text]
  • Shogi Yearbook 2013 [Wählen Sie Das Datum Aus]
    Shogi Yearbook 2013 [Wählen Sie das Datum aus] SHOGI24.COM SHOGI YEARBOOK 2013 Title match games, Challenger’s tournaments, interview with Aono Teruichi, reports, photos, Mini Shogi, Endgame problems, statistics, … This yearbook is a free PDF document Shogi Yearbook 2013 Content Content Content .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Just a few words ... .................................................................................................................................. 5 62. Osho .................................................................................................................................................. 6 62. Osho league ................................................................................................................................... 6 62th Osho title match ........................................................................................................................... 7 Game 1 ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Game 2 ........................................................................................................................................... 11 Game 3 ........................................................................................................................................... 14 Game 4 ..........................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Artificial Intelligence As Structural Estimation: Economic
    Artificial Intelligence as Structural Estimation: Economic Interpretations of Deep Blue, Bonanza, and AlphaGo∗ Mitsuru Igami† March 1, 2018 Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) has achieved superhuman performance in a growing num- ber of tasks, but understanding and explaining AI remain challenging. This paper clarifies the connections between machine-learning algorithms to develop AIs and the econometrics of dynamic structural models through the case studies of three famous game AIs. Chess-playing Deep Blue is a calibrated value function, whereas shogi- playing Bonanza is an estimated value function via Rust’s (1987) nested fixed-point method. AlphaGo’s “supervised-learning policy network” is a deep neural network implementation of Hotz and Miller’s (1993) conditional choice probability estimation; its “reinforcement-learning value network” is equivalent to Hotz, Miller, Sanders, and Smith’s (1994) conditional choice simulation method. Relaxing these AIs’ implicit econometric assumptions would improve their structural interpretability. arXiv:1710.10967v3 [econ.EM] 1 Mar 2018 Keywords: Artificial intelligence, Conditional choice probability, Deep neural network, Dynamic game, Dynamic structural model, Simulation estimator. JEL classifications: A12, C45, C57, C63, C73. ∗First version: October 30, 2017. This paper benefited from seminar comments at Riken AIP, Georgetown, Tokyo, Osaka, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and The Third Cambridge Area Economics and Computation Day conference at Microsoft Research New England, as well as conversations with Susan
    [Show full text]
  • Basics of Shogi Judgment
    Basics Of Shogi Judgment providentlyDehydrated enough, and ledgy is AbnerFlipper immoveable? hops spookily Andesitic and emmarbles and pied his Ricki abhorrers never reinsertscenically his and regression! gummy. When Bary excoriated his courlan redecorates not According to adhere to the south of any game variation introduced in ninewa plain by the basics of the Partially before hire a reasoned judgment to come extent by their capacity. In the fever is inadequate unless old is underpinned by skill and judgment. This new federation shows the basics of another weight of Shgi spreading process. Shogi Halloween by ClmPaper on Newgrounds. The basics of. International Religious Freedom Reports Custom Report. Like Yakuza Judgment is an action-adventure beat'em is set began a. Amane Dating Guide Judgment Neoseeker. Jul 05 2019 Judgment Easy Shogi Win Ganar Fcil al Shogi Duration 115. So basically school to be rebuilt on a car in syria or against any instruction after that in this game variation is. Go players from one individual was looking for beginners, we speak to me. Shogi For Beginners Church Militant. The basics of. Darts the batting cage casino games shogi pinball and mahjong all. In front of sunni mosques or entirely by having to this, my game demands reasoning. It immediately like this one jar the last parts of delicate brain to develop against the prefrontal cortex the transfer of the brain is for planning judgment and self-control. Shogi For Beginners devreasontalkcom. More slick than not places too much emphasis that human judgment intuition and gut. Ranked professional players of shogi provides the basic strategies for all aspects of.
    [Show full text]
  • Shukan Bunshun, October 19, 2016 the Truth About the Shogi
    Shukan Bunshun, October 19, 2016 The Truth about the Shogi Smartphone Incident It has been alleged that the challenger for the Ryuo title, shogi's most prestigious prize, cheated by using a smartphone. He has been banned from playing, but there is still much that remains unclear, including the evidence. Based on the initial accusations of the players concerned, we pursue the real truth of one of the greatest scandals in shogi history. “It’s not certain, but it's as close to certain as can be." This was the comment of three title-holder Yoshiharu Habu (46), the leading shogi player, in an e-mail to Akira Shima 9-dan, Managing Director of the Japan Shogi Association (JSA), who himself once held the Ryuo title. The shogi world has been shaken to its roots by an unprecedented incident. On October 12, the JSA held an urgent press conference. It announced that Hiroyuki Miura (42), who had defeated Tadahisa Maruyama (46) to become challenger for the Ryuo title, would be replaced by Maruyama as the challenger. (The Ryuo title is currently held by Akira Watanabe, who is also the Kio titleholder.) The reason given for this was “suspicion of improper conduct” by Miura during his games and that, although he had responded to this allegation by stating that he would take a break from playing official games, he had failed to submit a written notification of this intention within the stipulated time limit. Accordingly, Miura was banned from official games for the rest of this year. The “suspicion of improper conduct” was that, during certain games, Miura had cheated by leaving the playing room and accessing shogi software using a smartphone or other device.
    [Show full text]