Oza (shogi)
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Ōza (王座?) is one of the seven titles in Japanese professional shogi. The word means the throne (king's seat).
The tournament started in 1953. Until 1982, it was a non-title tournament.
The challenger for the title is determined by 1st, 2nd and final preliminary rounds. The player that wins three games out of five first in the championship will become the new Ōza title holder.
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[edit] Honorary Ōza
Honorary (Meiyo) Ōza is the title given to a player who won the championship five times in a row or ten times.
- Honorary Ōza title holders
- Makoto Nakahara (won championship ten times during the age of non-title tournament)
- Yoshiharu Habu
[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
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| 1983 | Makoto Nakahara | 2-1 | Kunio Naitō |
| 1984 | Makoto Nakahara | 3-2 | Moriyasu Hidemitsu |
| 1985 | Makoto Nakahara | 3-1 | Tanigawa Koji |
| 1986 | Makoto Nakahara | 3-0 | Kiriyama Kiyozumi |
| 1987 | Tsukuda Yasuaki | 3-2 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1988 | Makoto Nakahara | 3-0 | Tsukuda Yasuaki |
| 1989 | Makoto Nakahara | 3-2 | Aono Teruichi |
| 1990 | Koji Tanigawa | 3-1 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1991 | Fukusaki Bungo | 3-2 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1992 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Fukusaki Bungo |
| 1993 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1994 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1995 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Mori Keiji |
| 1996 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Shima Akira |
| 1997 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Shima Akira |
| 1998 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-2 | Tanigawa Koji |
| 1999 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Maruyama Tadahisa |
| 2000 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-2 | Fujii Takeshi |
| 2001 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Kubo Toshiaki |
| 2002 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Yasumitsu Satō |
| 2003 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-2 | Watanabe Akira |
| 2004 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
| 2005 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Yasumitsu Satō |
| 2006 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Yasumitsu Satō |
| 2007 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Kubo Toshiaki |
[edit] See also
| Professional shogi title tournaments |
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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?) |
