26 September 2000
Habu breaks the Oi spell
Habu may be tired, but he is there when it matters. Today, he beat Tanigawa in the decisive 7th game of the 41st Oi title match for another successful title defence. Habu now has won 8 consecutive Oi titles. It was the first game in the Oi match that was won by the player with the white pieces.
Source: Reijer Grimbergen, posting to Shogi-List
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15 September 2000
Tanigawa levels Oi match again
The sixth game of the Oi match between Habu and Tanigawa has been won by Tanigawa, so this match (like the Kisei) will also be decided in the final game. At the moment, it looked like a crushing defeat for Habu. If Larry [Kaufman] is wondering how Habu could play P6e in game 5, then he should wait for game 6 as I think Habu played an even worse positional blunder there. How this is possible, I have no idea, except that an unusual percentage of Habu losses are crushing defeats straight from the opening. Maybe using a different part of the brain has something to do with it (^_^).
The second game of Oza match was won by the title holder Habu in 103 moves. Even though Fujii desperately struggled in the endgame he was not given a chance by Habu.
Source: Reijer Grimbergen, posting to Shogi-List
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27 August 2000
Tanigawa levels match
Challenger Tanigawa won the fourth game of the Oi match against Habu,
levelling the match at 2-2.
Not a Shikenbisha game this time, but
Tanigawa's favourite Kakugawari. Tanigawa seemed to have a very
strong
attack early on, sacrificing a knight for a breakthrough on the edge.
However, Habu escaped with his king and things seemed to get
difficult
again. Habu might have had a chance to turn the tables in the
endgame,
but this time Tanigawa was rewarded for his positive play,
winning the game in 125 moves.
This completely opens up the fight for
the Oi title and the fifth game will be very important. This game
will
be played on September 4th and 5th.
Source: Reijer Grimbergen, posting to Shogi-List
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Shogi team match curiosity
At the start of the MSO Shogi team match last round, 3 teams had 10 wins out of 16 games. Out of them, France beat USA 3-1 and Satori (the all-Netherlands team) only got a draw, 2-2. USA and Japan were then tied for 3rd place. Due to slightly better results against their opponents, USA finished third.
Because the team match is a handicap tournament, in order to minimize differences in strength, it was expected that all players would win approximately 50%. One player however, teaching pro Mr Nakao, won an amazing score of 100% with very large handicaps against the strongest European and American players.
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MSO qualifier in Thailand
The best 2 Japanese players and the best Thai player from this ranking tournament were invited to MSO4.
Results
Source: Chiaki Ito, posting to Shogi-List
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Summer Shogi, Göteborg, 5 August 2000
Today the traditional Summer Shogi was played outdoors in Göteborg. The weather was not too hot with disturbing sunshine but rather refreshing and cool, creating an atmosphere ultimate for shogi. Eleven participants showed up which is a record for this tournament. Worth noting is that Paul Andersson in his very first shogi tournament came in third place with his solid and orthodox style. Most probably a name for the future.
Paul Andersson has been promoted to 6 kyu by the Swedish Shogi federation. No Elo-ratings adjustments should be done from the games played at Summer Shogi, as announced in the invitation.
Results
Source: Carl Johan Nilsson, President of Göteborg Shogi Society, posting to Shogi-List
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4 August 2000
MSO 2000 Shogi Festival: ENTRIES!
So far 94 players have confirmed their participation. 88 of those 94 will participate in the ESC/MSOWSC, making it the LARGEST tournament by far ever to be held in the West! The total numbers of entries (player-events) is a whooping 347! The players come from the following countries:
| Austria | 2 |
| Belgium | 3 |
| France | 10 |
| Germany | 19 |
| Great Britain | 9 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Japan | 6 |
| Netherlands | 11 |
| Norway | 6 |
| Russia | 5 |
| Sweden | 10 |
| Thailand | 3 |
| USA | 8 |
| ------------------- |
| TOTAL | 94 |
Total confirmed participants: 94
ESC/MSWOSC participants: 88
Total entries (player-events): 347
Refer to http://www.shogi.net/mso-shogi-players.html for details.
Hope to see you all soon,
Pieter Stouten
MSO 2000 Shogi Council, coordinator satellite events
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Tanigawa convincing in the Oi match
Challenger Koji Tanigawa won the second game in the Oi title match convincingly, making the brilliant Habu look like an average player. Habu's early attack was ill-advised, but Tanigawa needed perfect play to show this.
Source: Reijer Grimbergen, posting to Shogi-List
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3 August 2000
MSO 2000 Shogi Festival: entry fee waivers, free meals!
This week is your last chance to register for any MSO 2000 Shogi
event and play free of charge! If you participate in the European
Championship/MSO Worldwide Championship you may even be eligible for free meals as well! Check out
http://www.shogi.net/mso-shogi-reg.html for details.
Entry fees are as follows:
1) Handicap team match: 15 GBP (6 GBP juniors)
2) Shogi for Beginners: FREE
3) Shogi lesson: FREE
4) Simultaneous event: 10 GBP (4 GBP juniors)
5) MSO Worldwide Blitz Championship: 13 GBP (5 GBP juniors)
6) Demonstration game: FREE
7) European/MSO Worldwide Championship: 25 GBP (10 GBP juniors)
So, entry fee waivers could really save you a lot! Register by August and save.
Hope to see you in London in three weeks,
Pieter Stouten
MSO 2000 Shogi Council, coordinator satellite events
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MSO 2000 Shogi Festival: accommodation, the playing venue
Please find the latest information on MSO 2000 Shogi Festival
accommodation at: http://www.shogi.net/mso-shogi-players.html.
All reservations but six (Mirnik, Litjens, Thörnvall, Ito, Tsukahara, Clanuwat) have now been confirmed. We expect to finalize these remaining six reservations by the end of the week.
The MSO takes place at Alexandra Palace, which is close to Wood Green underground station (Piccadilly Line). From Wood Green station one can walk to Alexandra Palace in 10-15 minutes: walk along Station Road (opposite the station), which continues into Buckingham Road, turn left over the bridge just after you pass Alexandra Palace station (British Rail) on your left, and left again on the other side of the bridge into Bedford Road. You will see Alexandra Palace ahead of you - walk to the far end of the building where you will find the entrance.
Hope to see you all in London,
Pieter Stouten
MSO 2000 Shogi Council, coordinator satellite events
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Habu takes Kisei title
Habu has added a fifth crown to the four major titles he already holds by winning the fifth game of the Kisei title match against Tanigawa. Habu won the game in 90 moves, ending the close match with a 3-2 victory. It is the sixth time Habu has won the Kisei title, but the last time was already five years ago. It has been three years since Habu held five of the seven major titles.
Source: Reijer Grimbergen, posting to Shogi-L.
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Shogi Club 24 improves
Dear Shogi Lovers,
This is Chiaki Ito writing from Bangkok, Thailand. It was very nice to know many of you in this mailing list at the World Shogi Tournament, in New York, back in May.
Now, I am very happy to inform you that I have been appointed as a translation and foreign correspondent officer for the online Shogi site, the Shogi Club 24. (http://www.shogidojo.com/eng/engindex.htm).
Recently, the Club 24 has become more serious about improving its English contents to make it easier for non-Japanese Shogi players to play there because the Dojo hopes to help non-Japanese players to enjoy the same contents as the Japanese players.
In fact, there have been a number of tournaments and interesting events on the Dojo over the last few years. This includes several kinds of routine round robin tournaments, team tournaments, lessons and analysis given by professionals, and so forth. Unfortunately, many of them in the past have been limited only to Japanese players or players with Japanese proficiency.
However, as more and more non-Japanese players are logged in the Club 24, and Shogi is getting increasingly popular outside Japan, the Club 24 has realized that its English sites should also be compatible with the Japanese sites. It may take some time to improve all English pages, but we will try our best.
For this, I really appreciate if you could suggest what kind of specific improvements I should make for the English contents on the Club 24. Or if you notice any English mistake or come up with good ideas that you, as non-native speaker of Japanese, think will improve to attract more people outside Japan, please feel free to email me or post it here on this list.
By the way, my handle name on the Club 24 is "wisc-thai". If you find me by chance, feel free to talk to me!
http://www.shogidojo.com/eng/engindex.htm
Source: Chiaki Ito, posting to Shogi-L.
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