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Akira Watanabe (shogi)

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36: 474:. In the title match, Watanabe defeated Satō 4 games to 1 to win the Ōshō title for the first time. The following year, Watanabe faced challenger Habu in the 63rd Ōshō title match, and successfully defended his title by the score of 4 games to 3. Watanabe, however, was unable to defend his title for a second consecutive year when he lost the 64th Ōshō title in seven games to challenger Gōda. 430:
title holder) 4 games to 3 to win the 21st Ryūō title match. Habu won the first three games, but Watanabe came back to win the final four to defend his title, and become the first player ever to win a 7-game major title match after losing the first three games. The match was billed as the "Winner
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Watanabe is a fan of horse racing as well as professional soccer, even traveling to overseas venues to attend games. He obtained a Class 4 soccer referee license because of his son's interest the game and has served as head referee at some elementary school games. Watanabe also started the Japan
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throughout his career. He has received the "Best New Player" award (2002), the "Player of the Year" award (2012 and 2019), the "Excellent Player" award (2005, 2008, 2010–11, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022 and 2023), the "Game of the Year" award (2008, 2011–12, 2015, 2018 and 2020), the "Fighting-spirit"
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in the 48th Kiō title match (February–March 2023), but was unable to win the title for the eleventh consecutive time, losing the match 3 games to 1. The two faced each other in the 81st Meijin title match (April–June 2023) and once again Watanabe was unable to defend his title, losing his Meijin
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all finished the 68th Ōshō Challenger League tournament with records of 4 wins and 2 losses, only the two highest seeded players advance to a playoff per tournament rules in the event of a tie. In January 2019, Watanabe became the 55th shogi professional to reach 600 career wins, and in February
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met for the second consecutive year in Kisei title, with Watababe being the challenger this time. Watanabe's challenge was unsuccessful and he lost the match 3 games to none. The defeat also was the first time in a major titles match that Watanabe was unable to win a single game.
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3 games to 1 to win the 46th Kiō title. The victory over Itodani gave Watanable his 28th major title overall and moved him into sole 4th place on list of all-time major title winners. In April–June 2021, Watanabe successfully defended his Meijin title by defeating challenger
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for the 38th Kio title. Watanabe defeated Gōda to not only win his first Kiō title, but also to become only the eighth player in history to become a "3-crown": a player who simultaneously holds three major titles. Watanabe successfully defended his Kiō title in 2014 against
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began the year 2022 by facing each other yet again in the 71st Ōshō title match (January – February 2022), but Fujii won the match 4 games to none to take Watanabe's Ōshō title. Watanabe was more successful in defending his Kiō title and defeated challenger
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title match. Toyoshima won the first game of the match, but Watanabe came back to win the next three games and capture the Kisei title for the first time. With the victory, Watanabe returned to being a 3-crown title holder.
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Watanabe was promoted to the rank of professional 4-dan on April 1, 2000, at the age of 15 after winning the 26th 3-dan league (October 1999 to March 2000) with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses, thus becoming the fourth
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In January – March 2020, Watanabe and Hirose met once again in the 69th Ōshō title match. Watanabe was trailing 3 games to 2 after five games, but won the next two games to defend his Ōshō title.
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title. Watanabe led the match 2 games to 1 before Habu won the last two games to defend his title. Even though he lost the match, Watanabe was called "The man who made Habu shake" (羽生を震えさせた男,
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award (2003 and 2006), the "Most Games Won" award (2005), the "Most Games Played" award (2010), The "Most Consecutive Games Won" award (2019) and the "Distinguished Service" award (2004).
2394:[Fujii 2-crown successful in first title defense of Kisei title; wins match 3–0 to become the youngest person (and the first 18-year-old) to be promoted to the rank of 9-dan]. 2700: 2220:[Digging deep and showing resourceful, effective attacking, Watanabe defends his Ōshō to pick up some momentum as he challenges for the Meijin title starting this April]. 1631:[Watanabe Ōshō captures the Kiō title to become only the 8th professional ever to simultaneously hold 3 or more major titles! Captures two major titles in March alone]. 3290:[2022 professional shogi year-end prize money and game fee ranking: Sōta Fujii 5-crown captures top spot for the first time! Jumps from 3rd to 1st with ¥122,050,000]. 3261:[Sōta Fujii Ryūō finishes third in the annual prize money and game fee rankings; Akira Watanabe Meijin and Yoshiharu Habu 9-dan finish first and fifth, respectively]. 2243: 2335:[Akira Watanabe Kiō successfully defends his Kiō title for ninth consecutive time; moves into sole 4th place on the list of all-time major title winners.]. 4508: 2768:[50th Annual Shogi Awards: Sota Fujii Osho, the youngest 6-crown title holder in history, selected 'Player of the Year' for the third year in a row]. 1514:[21st Ryūō Tournament ... Watanabe Ryūō defends title. Qualifies for "Lifetime Ryūō" title.] (in Japanese). Igo & Shogi Channel. December 19, 2008 3156:[2018 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10: Yoshiharu Habu 9d reclaims top position after two years] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 7, 2019 863: 1625: 1194:
In May 2004, Watanabe married Megumi Ina and the couple's eldest was born during the summer that same year. Ina is the younger sister of shogi professional
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In November 2019, Watanabe defeated Hirose in the finals of the 40th JT Nihon Series to repeat as tournament champion and win the tournament's five million
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4 games to 0. As a result, Watanabe became the youngest person ever to be promoted to the rank of 9-dan at the age of twenty-one years and seven months.
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3 games to 1 to win the 47th Kiō title match in March 2022. In April–May 2022, Watanabe won his third consecutive Meijin title by defeating challenger
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Becomes the First Lifetime Ryūō Match" because a win by Habu would have been his seventh Ryūō title overall, thus making him the first Lifetime Ryūō.
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2019, he recaptured the Ōshō title for the 3rd time overall and the first time in five years by defeating defending champion Kubo 4 games to none.
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4 games to 2 to win the 70th Ōshō title. A few days later on March 17, Watanabe successfully defended his Kiō title by defeating challenger
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title holder at the time. Watanabe was 20 years 8 months old at the time, thus making him the third youngest major title holder ever.
1885: 1693: 1660: 1558: 4746: 3595: 1267: 1476: 492:. It was Watanabe's second time winning the tournament: he won the 35th JT Nihon Series in 2014. The following month he defeated 2427:[Watanabe Meijin goes winless in a major title match for the first time in unsuccessful in challenge to Fujii Kisei.]. 317: 2762: 2265: 2153: 1447: 459:. Watanabe's victory over Chida was his fifth consecutive over all, making him only the second player ever to qualify for the 344: 1791: 1395: 403:
to win the first JSA-sanctioned game between a computer shogi program and a top shogi professional. Bonanza was the reigning
2188:[Akira Watanabe 3-crown defeats Honda 5-dan to defend title and win the Kiō title for the eighth consecutive time]. 3869: 1699:[Watanabe crushes Habu 4-crown by winning three games in a row to hold Kiō title for the third consecutive year.]. 903: 3588: 1202:. The couple met when Ina was an apprentice female shogi professional and became friends due to their shared interest in 2681:[Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Watanabe Championship History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association 1666:[Watanabe Kiō successfully defends title for the first time. Defeats Miura 9-dan by winning 3 straight games.]. 2799:[Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Watanabe Annual Shogi Awards] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association 2763:"Daigojūkai Shōgi Taishō Saiyūshūkishishō ni Shijō Sainenshō Rokkan no Fujii Sōta Ōshō wo Sannen Renzoku de Senshutsu" 2656:[Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Watanabe Major Title History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association 1766:[Watanabe wins fifth in a row to become a Lifetime Kiō and continues to simultaneously hold two major titles]. 538:, but lost the match 3 games to 1. In June – August 2020, Watanabe successfully challenged for the 78th 951:
each year since 2004, and in the "Top 3" eighteen of those times. He was the top money winner in 2013, 2017 and 2021.
2631:[Professional Shogi Player Database: Akira Watanabe Promotion History] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association 2215:"Sokojikara, Nebari, Kōka na Seme Ōshō Bōei no Watanabe Shigatsu kara Zensho de Chōsen Kimeta Meijinsen e Hazumi ni" 1453:[All-time Youngest Major Title Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. December 2004. Archived from 1797:[Watanabe Wins for 5th consencutive time to become the second Lifetime Kiō (the first was Yoshiharu Habu)]. 313: 2101:[Akira Watanabe 2-crown defeats Kisei title holder Toyoshima to capture Kisei title and become a 3-crown]. 496:
in single game playoff to earn the right to challenge Kubo for the 68th Ōshō title. Although Watanabe, Itodani and
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title, defeating defending Meijin title holder Toyoshima 4 games to 2 to win the Meijin title for the first time.
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titles once each. In addition to major titles, Watanabe has won 11 other shogi championships during his career.
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title in December 2008 after winning the title for the fifth consecutive time. He defeated Habu (the reigning
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Watanabe has appeared in major title matches a total of 45 times and has won 31 major titles. He has won the
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Watanabe made his first appearance in a major title match in October 2003 when he challenged Habu for the
2483:"Shogi・Watanabe Akira Kiō defeats challenger Takuya Nagase Ōza to win Kiō for the 10th consecutive time" 302: 3255: 3202:"Toyoshima Ryūō ga Ninen Renzoku Shōkin Ichi'i, Gonenburi Ichi Oku En Kishi ni Fujii Nikan wa Yon'i ni" 2818: 2421: 3465: 1564:[Habu 2-crown becomes challenger for Ryūō title, aims to become the first "Lifetime 7-crown"]. 305:
at Hokizuka Elementary School. He was the first fourth-grade winner in the history of the tournament.
4130: 3256:"Fujii Sōta Ryūō ga Shōkin Rankingu San'i, Watanabe Akira Meijin Ichi'i, Habu Yoshiharu Kudan wa Goi" 2452: 3006:[2012 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 18, 2013 2981:[2011 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 20] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 16, 2012 2956:[2010 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 20] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 16, 2011 1855:[Watanabe Ryu-oh wins Game 5 to capture Ōshō title for the first time and become a 2-crown]. 235: 4216: 3344:[2023 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 5, 2024 3319:[2022 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2023 3236:[2021 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2022 3181:[2019 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2020 3131:[2017 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 6, 2018 3106:[2016 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2017 3081:[2015 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 5, 2016 3056:[2014 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 3, 2015 3031:[2013 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. February 7, 2014 2568: 4811: 4756: 4447: 3683: 2389:"Fujii Nikan ga Kisei Hatsu Bōei Sanrenshō de Sainenshō Kiroku Kōshin―Jūhassai, Hatsu no Kudan ni" 1602:[36th Kiō Match: Kubo Kiō defeats Watanabe Ryūō to hold title for 3rd consecutive year.]. 4776: 3934: 3904: 3151:"Habu Yoshiharu Kudan ga Ninenburi Ichi'i Nisenjūhachinen Kakutoku Shōkin・Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū" 2931:[2009 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 20] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 5, 2010 2906:[2008 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 20] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 2, 2009 2881:[2007 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 20] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 1, 2008 2856:[2006 Prize Money/Game Fees Top 20] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. March 1, 2007 2594: 2511: 1241: 370:) because Habu's hand visibly shook when making the winning move during the deciding fifth game. 309: 4786: 4362: 2706:[Shogi Annual Awards: Watanabe 3-crown wins "Player of the year" for the second time.]. 2124: 1980: 946: 4791: 4761: 3854: 3738: 3688: 2294: 1918: 1862: 1728: 448: 3980: 3929: 3284: 2739:[Toyoshima 2-crown named "Player of the Year"; Fujii 7d wins award for "best move".]. 1891:[Shogi Ōshō Match: Watanabe Ōshō defends title for first time, defeats Habu 3-crown]. 4120: 3844: 3533: 3494: 3366: 1378: 1311: 618: 324: 239: 113: 4801: 4236: 3439: 3201: 2399: 2359: 2214: 2065: 1958: 467: 4736: 2875: 2422:"Watanabe Meijin ga Taitorusen Hatsu no Sutorēto Make 「Iya Betsu ...」 Fujii Kisei ni Kusu" 2182: 1760: 828: 2900: 2793: 2733: 2625: 2482: 2329: 2266:"Watanabe Ōshō ga Hatsu no Meijin-i Dashu 「Jikkan wa Nai」 Jiko Saita Tai Sankan ni Fukki" 2095: 8: 4336: 4065: 3919: 3824: 3814: 3075: 3050: 3025: 2975: 2950: 2925: 2850: 1896: 1706: 1671: 1571: 928: 555: 545:
Watanabe successfully defended his Ōshō title on March 14, 2021, by defeating challenger
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In 2005, Watanabe defended his Ryūō title for the first time when he defeated challenger
4271: 4110: 4035: 2824:[Annual Prize Money/Game Fees Top 10] (in Japanese). Kishi-mania. Archived from 2183:"Kiōsen, Watanabe Akira Sankan ga Hachirenpa...Honda Godan Yaburi Sanshō Ippai de Bōei" 1596: 1280: 4781: 4771: 4682: 4321: 4276: 4025: 3758: 3698: 2734:"Saiyūshūkishishō wa Toyoshima Nikan Fujii Shichidan wa 「Myōshu」 de Jushōlhanguage=ja" 2066:"Watanabe Yonrenshō de Shin Ōshō ni Gokiburi Tsūsan Sankime no Fukui Kubo wa Mukan ni" 1273:[New Ryuo 20-year-old Watanabe 6-dan, 3rd youngest ever to win a major title]. 808: 505: 378: 287: 35: 4095: 3839: 2600:[Sōta Fujii 7-crown defends Ōi title and qualifies for "Lifetime Ōi" status]. 1924:[Ōshō Match: Goda 9 dan wins final game to capture title for the first time]. 493: 4584: 4367: 4331: 4170: 3954: 3944: 3809: 3799: 3678: 3507: 3379: 2360:"Watanabe Akira Meijin ga Hatsu Bōei Yonshō Ippai de Saitō Shintarō Hachidan Kudasu" 1533: 1391: 1324: 744: 668: 251: 4692: 4281: 4125: 4075: 4045: 3723: 3638: 3580: 2675: 2650: 1509:"Dai Nijūikki Ryūōsen ... Watanabe Ryūō, Bōei. "Eisei Ryūō" no Shikaku wo Kakutoku" 471: 373:
In December 2004, Watanabe won his first major title when he defeated the defending
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Watanabe successfully defended his Kiō title in January–March 2020 by defeating
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In June – July 2020, Watanabe defended his Kisei title against
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with a record of 6 wins and 0 losses to advance to the title match against
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4 games to 1 for the second year in a row in the 80th Meijin title match.
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2016 Active Shogi Professional Databook Letter "Ta" to letter "Wa"
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In June – July 2019, Watanabe was the challenger to
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Note: Tournaments marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer held.
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This article is about the shogi player. For the chess player, see
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in a major title match: this time as the challenger for the 65th
3575: 2159:[Watanabe 3-crown repeats as JT Nihon Series champion]. 1694:"Kiōsen, Watanabe ga Sanrenshō de Sanrenpa, Habu Yonkan o Attō" 1584:羽生二冠は2008年, 渡辺竜王を相手に「勝った方が初代永世竜王」というシリーズを戦い, 開幕3連勝を飾りながら4連敗で喫した 1211: 4602: 4578: 3500:[Special talk: Yasuhiro Hato and Akira Watanabe Kiō]. 2701:"Shōgi Taishō, Saiyūshūkishishō ni Watanabe Sankan...Nikaime" 731: 656: 439: 259: 3534:"Zendaimimon!? Kishi ni Yoru Futtosaru Taikai wo Namachūkei" 3495:"Supesharu Taidan: Hato Yasuhiro-san Tai Watanabe Akira Kiō" 1953:[Watanabe Kiō wins JT Nihon Series for second time]. 1388:
30 Year History of Shogi Major Title Matches: Years 1998-2013
2595:"Shōgi Fujii Sōta Nanakan 「Eisei Ōi」 Kakutoku Taitoru Bōei" 2041:"Watanabe Akira Kiō, Roppyakushō (Shōgi Eiyoshō) wo Tassei" 1957:(in Japanese). Kyodo News. November 18, 2018. Archived from 935: 3410:"Mangaka・Ina Megumi-san: Jyō Sakkā, Chichi to Ko Tsunaida" 1981:"Watanabe Kiō, Kubo Toshiaki Ōshō e no Chōsenken Kakutoku" 1850:"Dai Gokyoku, Watanabe Ryūō ga Ōshō Hatsudasshu, Nikan ni" 2300:[Watanabe wins Ōshō for third consecutive time.]. 927:
Watanabe has received a number of Japan Shogi Association
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In March 2007, Watanabe defeated computer shogi program
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Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō
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Geneki Purō Kishi DētaBukku 2016 [Ge] Ta-Wa Gyō
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That same year Watanabe took the entrance exam for the
3176:"Nisenjūkyūnen Kakutoku Shōkin・Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū" 3051:"Nisenjūyonnen Kakutoku Shōkin・Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū" 3026:"Nisenjūsannen Kakutoku Shōkin・Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū" 2926:"Nisenkyūnen Kakutoku Shōkin・Taikyokuryō Besuto Nijū" 2845: 2843: 1734:[Watanabe wins Kiō for 4th consecutive year]. 1354:"Shōgakusei Shōgi Meijinsen Rekidai Yūshōsha Ichiran" 3610: 3076:"Nisenjūgonen Kakutoku Shōkin・Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū" 3001:"Nisenjūninen Kakutoku Shōkin・Taikyokuryō Besuto Jū" 2951:"Nisenjūnen Kakutoku Shōkin・Taikyokuryō Besuto Nijū" 2011:"Watanabe―Itodani de Chōsensha Ketteisen Shōgi・Ōshō" 1948:"Watanabe Kiō ga Nidome no Yūshō JT Puro Kōshikisen" 407:, while Watanabe was the reigning Ryūō title holder. 410:
Watanabe became the first person to qualify for the
2840: 2125:"Watanabe JT Hai Hasha ga Nirenpa Shōgi no JT Hai" 1761:"Watanabe Gorenpa, Eisei Kiō ni Ryuō to Nikan Iji" 940:Watanabe has finished in the "Top 10" of the JSA's 3408: 2009: 1825:"Dai Rokujūniki Ōshōsen Chōsensha Kettei Rīgusen" 2618: 646: 561:In June – July 2021, Watanabe and 4728: 3361: 3359: 2651:"Kishi Dētabēsu: Watanabe Akira Taitoru Rireki" 1570:(in Japanese). September 8, 2017. Archived from 1279:(in Japanese). December 28, 2014. Archived from 2626:"Kishi Dētabēsu: Watanabe Akira Shōdan Rireki" 227: 2794:"Kishi Dētabēsu: Watanabe Akira Shōgi Taishō" 2676:"Kishi Dētabēsu: Watanabe Akira Yūshō Rireki" 1306: 1304: 1302: 1300: 1298: 527:3 games to 1 to win the 45th Kiō title match. 221: 3596: 3356: 1801:(in Japanese). March 28, 2017. Archived from 1670:(in Japanese). March 16, 2014. Archived from 1637:(in Japanese). March 25, 2013. Archived from 558:4 games to 1 in the 79th Meijin title match. 381:4 games to 3. Moriuchi was also the reigning 316:. Part of his test was a game against future 3287:将棋・藤井聡太五冠が2022年賞金・対局料1億2205万円で初の1位! 前年3位から飛躍 2710:(in Japanese). April 1, 2020. Archived from 1861:(in Japanese). March 7, 2013. Archived from 1705:(in Japanese). March 8, 2015. Archived from 3506:(in Japanese). September 2015. p. 13. 2819:"Nenkan Kakutoku Shōkin・Taikyokuryō TOP10" 2398:(in Japanese). July 3, 2021. Archived from 2154:"Watanabe Sankan ga V Ni JT Nihon Shirīzu" 1477:"Computer no match for the king of 'shogi'" 1295: 292:Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament 3603: 3589: 3576:Professional Player Info · Watanabe, Akira 1229: 1227: 942:year-end prize money and game fee rankings 34: 3440:"Iwai! Watanabe Akira Godan, Gokekkon!!" 2306:(in Japanese). Kyodo News. March 14, 2021 2217:底力, 粘り, 果敢な攻め 王将防衛の渡辺 4月から全勝で挑戦決めた名人戦へ弾みに 1883: 936:Year-end prize money and game fee ranking 3531: 3463: 3199: 2480: 2357: 2327: 2212: 2093: 1758: 451:, in 2015 against Habu, in 2016 against 282:Watanabe was born on April 23, 1984, in 2323: 2321: 1262: 1260: 1258: 1224: 550: 4729: 2765:第50回将棋大賞 最優秀棋士賞に史上最年少6冠の藤井聡太王将を3年連続で選出 2295:"Ōshōsen, Watanabe ga Sanrenpa Shōgi" 1534:"Dai Nijūikki Ryūōsen: Nanaban Shōbū" 1380:Shōgi Taitorusen Sanjūnenshi 1998-2013 784: 593:In July 2024, Watanabe once again met 579: 468:62nd Ōshō Challenger League tournament 4767:Professional shogi players from Tokyo 3584: 3200:Yamamura, Hideki (February 5, 2021). 2424:渡辺明名人がタイトル戦初のストレート負け 「いや別...」 藤井棋聖に屈す 839:Daiwa Securities Strongest Player Cup 575: 337: 3258:藤井聡太竜王が賞金ランキング3位, 渡辺明名人1位, 羽生善治九段は5位 2318: 1884:Fukamatsu, Shinji (March 27, 2014). 1752: 1255: 922: 604: 477:In November 2018, Watanabe defeated 2213:Yamamura, Hideki (March 26, 2020). 1759:Yamamura, Hideki (March 27, 2017). 1729:"Kiōsen, Watanabe Kiō ga Yonrenpa" 1448:"Taitoru Kakutoku no Neshō Kiroku" 659:ten times, thus qualifying for the 13: 3204:豊島竜王が2年連続賞金1位, 5年ぶり1億円棋士に 藤井2冠は4位に 1511:第21期竜王戦 ... 渡辺竜王, 防衛。「永世竜王」の資格を獲得。 594: 586: 570: 562: 14: 4823: 3611:Active professional shogi players 3559: 3420:(in Japanese). September 30, 2017 3371:現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行 2481:Murakami, Kōji (March 20, 2022). 2391:藤井二冠が棋聖初防衛 3連勝で最年少記録更新―18歳, 初の九段に 2358:Yamamura, Hideki (May 29, 2021). 2328:Murakami, Kōji (March 17, 2021). 2268:渡辺明王将が初の名人位奪取 「実感はない」 自己最多タイ3冠に復帰 1316:現役プロ棋士データブック2016 [下] た-わ行 1235:"Kishi Dētabēsu: Watanabe Akira" 3464:Watanabe, Akira (June 9, 2013). 3153:羽生善治九段が2年ぶり1位 2018年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 2462:(in Japanese). February 12, 2022 2163:(in Japanese). November 18, 2019 2134:(in Japanese). November 17, 2019 2075:(in Japanese). February 25, 2019 2021:(in Japanese). November 29, 2018 1189: 359:to become a shogi professional. 4747:Japan Shogi Association players 3525: 3487: 3457: 3432: 3401: 3331: 3306: 3294:(in Japanese). February 3, 2023 3277: 3265:(in Japanese). February 3, 2022 3248: 3223: 3193: 3168: 3143: 3118: 3093: 3068: 3043: 3018: 2993: 2968: 2943: 2918: 2893: 2868: 2811: 2786: 2755: 2726: 2693: 2668: 2643: 2587: 2561: 2535: 2504: 2474: 2445: 2414: 2381: 2351: 2287: 2258: 2236: 2206: 2185:棋王戦, 渡辺明三冠が8連覇...本田奎五段破り3勝1敗で防衛 2175: 2146: 2117: 2094:Murakami, Kōji (July 9, 2019). 2087: 2058: 2033: 2002: 1990:(in Japanese). December 3, 2018 1973: 1940: 1911: 1877: 1842: 1817: 1784: 1721: 1686: 1653: 1618: 1589: 1551: 1526: 686: 466:In 2012–2013, Watanabe won the 242:. He is a former holder of the 3532:Ishikawa, Go (June 16, 2016). 2606:(in Japanese). August 28, 2024 2485:将棋・渡辺明棋王が10連覇を達成 挑戦者の永瀬拓矢王座を破る 2275:(in Japanese). August 15, 2020 2068:渡辺4連勝で新王将に 5期ぶり通算3期目の復位 久保は無冠に 1501: 1469: 1440: 1415: 1371: 1346: 647:Titles and other championships 1: 2194:(in Japanese). March 17, 2020 1928:(in Japanese). March 27, 2015 1895:(in Japanese). Archived from 1740:(in Japanese). March 21, 2016 1606:(in Japanese). March 18, 2011 1217: 590:title to Fujii 4 games to 1. 434:In 2011, Watanabe challenged 405:World Computer Shogi Champion 277: 21:Akira Watanabe (chess player) 3473:Akira Watanabe Official Blog 2774:(in Japanese). April 3, 2023 2549:. Kyodo News. March 19, 2023 1628:渡辺王将が史上8人目3冠! 棋王位奪取, 3月だけで2冠 667:titles. He has also won the 613:for Watanabe is as follows: 89:Achieved professional status 7: 3870:Hiroshi Kobayashi (b. 1976) 3412:漫画家・伊奈めぐみさん:上 サッカー, 父と子つないだ 2523:(in Japanese). May 29, 2022 2433:(in Japanese). July 3, 2021 2246:. Kyodo News. July 16, 2020 1599:久保棋王が3連覇, 渡辺竜王下す 将棋・第36期棋王戦 675:title three times, and the 655:title eleven times and the 288:amateur 5-dan ranked player 228: 10: 4828: 2597:将棋 藤井聡太七冠 「永世王位」 獲得 タイトル防衛 2575:. Kyodo News. June 1, 2023 2514:将棋 渡辺明二冠が 「名人戦」 タイトル防衛 3連覇 2332:将棋・渡辺明棋王が9連覇 タイトル獲得歴代単独4位に 345:junior high school student 18: 4641: 4620: 4613: 4542: 4456: 4345: 4199: 3963: 3787: 3616: 3521:– via Google Books. 2455:藤井, 最年少5冠達成 19歳6カ月 王将戦4連勝 2098:渡辺明二冠が豊島棋聖に勝利 タイトル奪取, 三冠に 368:habu wo furuesaseta otoko 236:professional shogi player 222: 203: 196: 191: 180: 169: 161: 153: 132: 119: 108: 100: 88: 83: 73: 55: 45: 33: 28: 3535: 3496: 3467: 3441: 3411: 3370: 3340: 3315: 3286: 3257: 3232: 3203: 3177: 3152: 3127: 3102: 3077: 3052: 3027: 3002: 2977: 2952: 2927: 2902: 2877: 2852: 2820: 2795: 2764: 2736:最優秀棋士賞は豊島二冠 藤井七段は「妙手」で受賞 2735: 2703:将棋大賞, 最優秀棋士賞に渡辺明三冠...2回目 2702: 2677: 2652: 2627: 2596: 2513: 2484: 2454: 2423: 2390: 2362:渡辺明名人が初防衛 4勝1敗で斎藤慎太郎八段降す 2361: 2331: 2296: 2267: 2216: 2184: 2155: 2126: 2097: 2067: 2042: 2012: 1982: 1949: 1920: 1887: 1851: 1826: 1793: 1762: 1730: 1695: 1663:渡辺棋王が初防衛, 3連勝で三浦九段下す 棋王戦 1662: 1627: 1598: 1560: 1535: 1510: 1449: 1424: 1382: 1355: 1315: 1269: 1236: 700:Number of times overall 642:9-dan: November 30, 2005 639:8-dan: November 17, 2005 3536:前代未聞!? 棋士によるフットサル大会を生中継 3497:スペシャル対談: 波戸康広さん X 渡辺明棋王 1888:渡辺王将が初防衛 将棋王将戦, 羽生三冠退ける 1696:棋王戦, 渡辺が3連勝で3連覇 羽生4冠を圧倒 1383:将棋タイトル戦30年史 1998~2013年編 1242:Japan Shogi Association 815:2005, 2007, 2011, 2014 310:Japan Shogi Association 4797:People from Katsushika 4742:Japanese shogi players 2043:渡辺明棋王, 600勝 (将棋栄誉賞)を達成 1561:羽生二冠が竜王挑戦者に 「永世七冠」 目指す 1423:"Dai Gojuikki Ōzasen" 636:7-dan: October 1, 2005 633:6-dan: October 1, 2004 330:of shogi professional 232:, born April 23, 1984) 4614:Lifetime titleholders 1668:Asahi Shimbun Digital 1270:新竜王に20歳の渡辺六段 3番目の年少記録 266:titles. He is also a 16:Japanese shogi player 4543:Current titleholders 2653:棋士データベース: 渡辺明 タイトル履歴 1983:渡辺明棋王, 久保利明王将への挑戦権獲得 1961:on November 19, 2018 1852:第5局, 渡辺竜王が王将初奪取, 2冠に 1794:渡辺5連覇, 永世棋王 羽生に続き2人目 1763:渡辺5連覇, 永世棋王に 竜王と2冠維持 1283:on December 29, 2004 1210:Shogi Association's 630:5-dan: April 1, 2003 627:4-dan: April 1, 2000 455:and in 2017 against 318:women's professional 303:fourth-grade student 4217:Shin'ichirō Hattori 4066:Yoshiyuki Matsumoto 3825:Kazushiza Horiguchi 3815:Naruyuki Hatakeyama 3471:[Referee]. 2714:on November 6, 2022 2628:棋士データベース: 渡辺明 昇段履歴 2013:渡辺―糸谷で挑戦者決定戦 将棋・王将戦 1950:渡辺棋王が2度目の優勝 JTプロ公式戦 1805:on November 9, 2017 1574:on November 9, 2017 1457:on January 12, 2005 929:Annual Shogi Awards 785:Other championships 4683:Toshiyuki Moriuchi 4277:Kazuhiro Nishikawa 4026:Kiyokazu Katsumata 3759:Masayuki Toyoshima 3699:Toshiyuki Moriuchi 3341:2023年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 3316:2022年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 3233:2021年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 3178:2019年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 3128:2017年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 3103:2016年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 3078:2015年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 3053:2014年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 3028:2013年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 3003:2012年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト10 2978:2011年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト20 2953:2010年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト20 2928:2009年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト20 2903:2008年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト20 2878:2007年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト20 2853:2006年獲得賞金・対局料ベスト20 2796:棋士データベース: 渡辺明 将棋大賞 2678:棋士データベース: 渡辺明 優勝履歴 2127:渡辺JT杯覇者が2連覇 将棋のJT杯 1921:王将戦, 郷田九段が最終局制し初奪取 506:Masayuki Toyoshima 379:Toshiyuki Moriuchi 338:Shogi professional 4724: 4723: 4720: 4719: 4368:Yoshitaka Hoshino 4332:Masakazu Watanabe 4171:Takahiro Toyokawa 3955:Takayuki Yamasaki 3945:Masataka Sugimoto 3810:Mamoru Hatakeyama 3679:Tadahisa Maruyama 3565:Akira Watanabe's 2156:渡辺3冠がV2 JT杯日本シリーズ 1827:第62期王将戦 挑戦者決定リーグ戦 1674:on March 16, 2014 1641:on March 29, 2013 1397:978-4-8399-5097-2 1200:comic book author 1187: 1186: 923:Awards and honors 917: 916: 782: 781: 749:2012–13, 2018–20 710:2004–12, 2015–16 611:promotion history 605:Promotion history 314:apprentice school 214: 213: 4819: 4618: 4617: 4509:Yūjirō Takahashi 4448:Hiroshi Yamamoto 4408:Hiroshi Miyamoto 4353:Tetsuya Fujimori 4337:Shin'ya Yamamoto 4287:Satoru Sakaguchi 4272:Ryōsuke Nakamura 4257:Mitsunori Makino 4191:Hiroaki Yokoyama 4176:Kazushi Watanabe 4111:Tatsuya Sanmaidō 4056:Yoshiyuki Kubota 4036:Kōichi Kinoshita 4031:Takeshi Kawakami 4021:Daisuke Katagami 4016:Hirotaka Kajiura 3981:Takanori An'yōji 3900:Hiroshi Naganuma 3890:Daisuke Nakagawa 3885:Yasuaki Murayama 3865:Kensuke Kitahama 3779:Nobuyuki Yashiki 3744:Michio Takahashi 3714:Hisashi Namekata 3684:Yoshikazu Minami 3605: 3598: 3591: 3582: 3581: 3571: 3553: 3552: 3550: 3548: 3529: 3523: 3522: 3520: 3518: 3491: 3485: 3484: 3482: 3480: 3461: 3455: 3454: 3452: 3450: 3436: 3430: 3429: 3427: 3425: 3415: 3405: 3399: 3398: 3392: 3390: 3363: 3354: 3353: 3351: 3349: 3335: 3329: 3328: 3326: 3324: 3310: 3304: 3303: 3301: 3299: 3281: 3275: 3274: 3272: 3270: 3252: 3246: 3245: 3243: 3241: 3227: 3221: 3220: 3218: 3216: 3209:Mainichi Shimbun 3197: 3191: 3190: 3188: 3186: 3172: 3166: 3165: 3163: 3161: 3147: 3141: 3140: 3138: 3136: 3122: 3116: 3115: 3113: 3111: 3097: 3091: 3090: 3088: 3086: 3072: 3066: 3065: 3063: 3061: 3047: 3041: 3040: 3038: 3036: 3022: 3016: 3015: 3013: 3011: 2997: 2991: 2990: 2988: 2986: 2972: 2966: 2965: 2963: 2961: 2947: 2941: 2940: 2938: 2936: 2922: 2916: 2915: 2913: 2911: 2897: 2891: 2890: 2888: 2886: 2872: 2866: 2865: 2863: 2861: 2847: 2838: 2837: 2835: 2833: 2815: 2809: 2808: 2806: 2804: 2790: 2784: 2783: 2781: 2779: 2759: 2753: 2752: 2750: 2748: 2730: 2724: 2723: 2721: 2719: 2697: 2691: 2690: 2688: 2686: 2672: 2666: 2665: 2663: 2661: 2647: 2641: 2640: 2638: 2636: 2622: 2616: 2615: 2613: 2611: 2591: 2585: 2584: 2582: 2580: 2573:Mainichi Shimbun 2565: 2559: 2558: 2556: 2554: 2539: 2533: 2532: 2530: 2528: 2508: 2502: 2501: 2499: 2497: 2478: 2472: 2471: 2469: 2467: 2449: 2443: 2442: 2440: 2438: 2418: 2412: 2411: 2409: 2407: 2385: 2379: 2378: 2376: 2374: 2367:Mainichi Shimbun 2355: 2349: 2348: 2346: 2344: 2325: 2316: 2315: 2313: 2311: 2291: 2285: 2284: 2282: 2280: 2262: 2256: 2255: 2253: 2251: 2240: 2234: 2233: 2231: 2229: 2222:Mainichi Shimbun 2210: 2204: 2203: 2201: 2199: 2179: 2173: 2172: 2170: 2168: 2150: 2144: 2143: 2141: 2139: 2121: 2115: 2114: 2112: 2110: 2091: 2085: 2084: 2082: 2080: 2073:Mainichi Shimbun 2062: 2056: 2055: 2053: 2051: 2037: 2031: 2030: 2028: 2026: 2016: 2006: 2000: 1999: 1997: 1995: 1977: 1971: 1970: 1968: 1966: 1955:Mainichi Shimbun 1944: 1938: 1937: 1935: 1933: 1915: 1909: 1908: 1906: 1904: 1899:on April 1, 2014 1881: 1875: 1874: 1872: 1870: 1865:on April 2, 2015 1846: 1840: 1839: 1837: 1835: 1821: 1815: 1814: 1812: 1810: 1788: 1782: 1781: 1779: 1777: 1769:Mainichi Shimbun 1756: 1750: 1749: 1747: 1745: 1725: 1719: 1718: 1716: 1714: 1709:on April 2, 2015 1702:Hokkaido Shimbun 1690: 1684: 1683: 1681: 1679: 1657: 1651: 1650: 1648: 1646: 1622: 1616: 1615: 1613: 1611: 1593: 1587: 1586: 1581: 1579: 1555: 1549: 1548: 1546: 1544: 1530: 1524: 1523: 1521: 1519: 1505: 1499: 1498: 1496: 1494: 1489:. 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Akira Watanabe (chess player)

Katsushika
dan
Kazuharu Shoshi
Lifetime Ryūō
Lifetime Kiō
Meijin
Ryūō
JSA profile page
Official website
professional shogi player
dan
Meijin
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Kiō
Ryūō
Lifetime Kiō
Lifetime Ryūō
Katsushika
amateur 5-dan ranked player
Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament
ja
fourth-grade student
Japan Shogi Association
apprentice school
women's professional
Sayuri Takebe

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