Osho (shogi)

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Ōshō (王将?) is one of the seven titles in Japanese professional shogi. The word means the King piece of shogi.

The challenger for the title is determined by three-step preliminary round that comprises 1st heat, 2nd heat and league competition. Seven members of the league are top four of previous year's league and only top three of 2nd heat. The player who wins the most in the league will becomes the challenger.

Championship match is held from January to March every year.

The player that wins four games out of seven first in the championship series will become the new Ōshō title holder. Until 1964, however, when three-win lead (3-0 or 4-1) occurred, then champion ( = new Ōshō title holder) was determined and games of the rest of series were handicap shogi where one of the champion's two lance was removed in advance.

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[edit] Honorary Ōshō

Honorary Ōshō ("Eisei-Ōshō" = Permanent Ōshō) is the title given to a player who won the championship ten times.

Honorary title holders

[edit] Winners

Year Winner Score Opponent
1952 MASUDA Kozoh 4-1 KIMURA Yoshio
1953 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-3 MARUTA Yuzoh
1954 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-2 MASUDA Kozoh
1955 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-1 MATSUDA Shigeyuki
1956 MASUDA Kozoh 3-0 OYAMA Yasuharu
1957 MASUDA Kozoh 4-2 OYAMA Yasuharu
1958 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-3 MASUDA Kozoh
1959 OYAMA Yasuharu 3-0 TAKASHIMA Kazukiyo
1960 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-2 FUTAKAMI Tatsuya
1961 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-2 FUTAKAMI Tatsuya
1962 OYAMA Yasuharu 3-0 KATOH Hifumi
1963 FUTAKAMI Tatsuya 4-2 OYAMA Yasuharu
1964 OYAMA Yasuharu 3-0 FUTAKAMI Tatsuya
1965 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-1 KATOH Hiroji
1966 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-3 YAMADA Michiyoshi
1967 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-1 KATOH Hifumi
1968 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-2 KATOH Hifumi
1969 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-0 NAITOH Kunio
1970 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-1 FUTAKAMI Tatsuya
1971 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-3 NAKAHARA Makoto
1972 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-3 ARIYOSHI Michio
1973 NAKAHARA Makoto 4-0 OYAMA Yasuharu
1974 NAKAHARA Makoto 4-2 YONENAGA Kunio
1975 NAKAHARA Makoto 4-3 YONENAGA Kunio
1976 NAKAHARA Makoto 4-1 ARIYOSHI Michio
1977 NAKAHARA Makoto 4-2 OYAMA Yasuharu
1978 NAKAHARA Makoto 4-2 ARIYOSHI Michio
1979 KATOH Hifumi 4-1 NAKAHARA Makoto
1980 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-2 KATOH Hifumi
1981 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-1 YONENAGA Kunio
1982 OYAMA Yasuharu 4-3 NAKAHARA Makoto
1983 YONENAGA Kunio 4-1 OYAMA Yasuharu
1984 YONENAGA Kunio 4-1 MORI Keiji
1985 NAKAHARA Makoto 4-1 YONENAGA Kunio
1986 NAKAMURA Osamu 4-2 NAKAHARA Makoto
1987 NAKAMURA Osamu 4-2 NAKAHARA Makoto
1988 MINAMI Yoshikazu 4-3 NAKAMURA Osamu
1989 MINAMI Yoshikazu 4-0 SHIMA Akira
1990 YONENAGA Kunio 4-3 MINAMI Yoshikazu
1991 MINAMI Yoshikazu 4-2 YONENAGA Kunio
1992 TANIGAWA Koji 4-1 MINAMI Yoshikazu
1993 TANIGAWA Koji 4-0 MURAYAMA Satoshi
1994 TANIGAWA Koji 4-2 NAKAHARA Makoto
1995 TANIGAWA Koji 4-3 HABU Yoshiharu
1996 HABU Yoshiharu 4-0 TANIGAWA Koji
1997 HABU Yoshiharu 4-0 TANIGAWA Koji
1998 HABU Yoshiharu 4-1 SATOH Yasumitsu
1999 HABU Yoshiharu 4-1 MORISHITA Taku
2000 HABU Yoshiharu 4-0 SATOH Yasumitsu
2001 HABU Yoshiharu 4-1 TANIGAWA Koji
2002 SATOH Yasumitsu 4-2 HABU Yoshiharu
2003 HABU Yoshiharu 4-0 SATOH Yasumitsu
2004 MORIUCHI Toshiyuki 4-2 HABU Yoshiharu
2005 HABU Yoshiharu 4-0 MORIUCHI Toshiyuki
2006 HABU Yoshiharu 4-3 SATOH Yasumitsu
2007 HABU Yoshiharu 4-3 SATO Yasumitsu
2008 HABU Yoshiharu 4-1 KUBO Toshiaki


[edit] See also

Professional shogi title tournaments

Ryu-oh (Ryūō 竜王?)| Meijin (名人?)| Kisei (棋聖?)| Oi (Ōi 王位?)| Oza (Ōza 王座?)| Kioh (Kiō 棋王?)| Osho (Ōshō 王将?)


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