Oi (shogi)
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is one of the seven titles in Japanese professional shogi
. The word means "the position of king". (ō(王) = king, i(位) = position or rank)
The tournament started in 1960.
The challenger for the title is determined by three-step preliminary round that comprises 1st heat, league competition and final playoff. Top eight players in 1st heat and top four players of previous year are divided into two six-player leagues. Top one of each league advances to final playoff, and the winner of one-game match becomes the challenger.
The player that wins four games out of seven first in the championship will become the new Ōi title holder.
is one of the seven titles in Japanese professional shogi
. The word means "the position of king". (ō(王) = king, i(位) = position or rank)
The tournament started in 1960.
The challenger for the title is determined by three-step preliminary round that comprises 1st heat, league competition and final playoff. Top eight players in 1st heat and top four players of previous year are divided into two six-player leagues. Top one of each league advances to final playoff, and the winner of one-game match becomes the challenger.
The player that wins four games out of seven first in the championship will become the new Ōi title holder.
is one of the seven titles in Japanese professional shogi
. The word means "the position of king". (ō(王) = king, i(位) = position or rank)
The tournament started in 1960.
The challenger for the title is determined by three-step preliminary round that comprises 1st heat, league competition and final playoff. Top eight players in 1st heat and top four players of previous year are divided into two six-player leagues. Top one of each league advances to final playoff, and the winner of one-game match becomes the challenger.
The player that wins four games out of seven first in the championship will become the new Ōi title holder.
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
. The word means "the position of king". (ō(王) = king, i(位) = position or rank)
The tournament started in 1960.
The challenger for the title is determined by three-step preliminary round that comprises 1st heat, league competition and final playoff. Top eight players in 1st heat and top four players of previous year are divided into two six-player leagues. Top one of each league advances to final playoff, and the winner of one-game match becomes the challenger.
The player that wins four games out of seven first in the championship will become the new Ōi title holder.
Honorary Ōi
Honorary Ōi ("Eisei-Oi" = Permanent Ōi) is the title given to a player who won the championship five times in a row or ten times in total.- Yasuharu Oyama
- Makoto Nakahara
- Yoshiharu Habu
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Masao Tsukada |
| 1961 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Yuzoh Maruta |
| 1962 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-0 | Motoji Hanamura |
| 1963 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-2 | Hifumi Katoh |
| 1964 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-2 | Tatsuya Futakami |
| 1965 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-0 | Daigoroh Satoh |
| 1966 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Michio Ariyoshi |
| 1967 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Nobuyuki Ouchi |
| 1968 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-2 | Michio Ariyoshi |
| 1969 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-2 | Kazuyoshi Mishimura |
| 1970 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1971 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-3 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1972 | Kunio Naitoh | 4-1 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1973 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-0 | Kunio Naitoh |
| 1974 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-2 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1975 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-2 | Kunio Naitoh |
| 1976 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-2 | Osamu Katsuura |
| 1977 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-2 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1978 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-1 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1979 | Kunio Yonenaga Kunio Yonenaga is a retired professional shogi player, and president of Japan Shogi Association.- Biography :Yonenaga became a professional in 1963, and was promoted to 9 dan in 1979.... |
4-3 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1980 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-0 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1981 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-3 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1982 | Kunio Naitoh | 4-2 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1983 | Michio Takahashi | 4-2 | Kunio Naitoh |
| 1984 | Hifumi Katoh | 4-3 | Michio Takahashi |
| 1985 | Michio Takahashi | 4-0 | Hifumi Katoh |
| 1986 | Michio Takahashi | 4-0 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1987 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-1 | Michio Takahashi |
| 1988 | Keiji Mori | 4-3 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1989 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-1 | Keiji Mori |
| 1990 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-3 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 1991 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-2 | Hiroki Nakata |
| 1992 | Masataka Goda | 4-2 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1993 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-0 | Masataka Goda |
| 1994 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-3 | Masataka Goda |
| 1995 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-2 | Masataka Goda |
| 1996 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-1 | Koichi Fukaura |
| 1997 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-1 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 1998 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-2 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 1999 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-0 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 2000 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-3 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 2001 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-0 | Nobuyuki Yashiki |
| 2002 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-1 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2003 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-1 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2004 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-1 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 2005 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-3 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2006 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-2 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2007 | Koichi Fukaura | 4-3 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2008 | Koichi Fukaura | 4-3 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2009 | Koichi Fukaura | 4-3 | Kazuki Kimura |
| 2010 | Akihito Hirose | 4-2 | Koichi Fukaura |
| 2011 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-3 | Akihito Hirose |
See also
- ShogiShogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
is one of the seven titles in Japanese professional shogi
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
. The word means "the position of king". (ō(王) = king, i(位) = position or rank)
The tournament started in 1960.
The challenger for the title is determined by three-step preliminary round that comprises 1st heat, league competition and final playoff. Top eight players in 1st heat and top four players of previous year are divided into two six-player leagues. Top one of each league advances to final playoff, and the winner of one-game match becomes the challenger.
The player that wins four games out of seven first in the championship will become the new Ōi title holder.
Honorary Ōi
Honorary Ōi ("Eisei-Oi" = Permanent Ōi) is the title given to a player who won the championship five times in a row or ten times in total.- Yasuharu Oyama
- Makoto Nakahara
- Yoshiharu Habu
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Masao Tsukada |
| 1961 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Yuzoh Maruta |
| 1962 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-0 | Motoji Hanamura |
| 1963 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-2 | Hifumi Katoh |
| 1964 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-2 | Tatsuya Futakami |
| 1965 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-0 | Daigoroh Satoh |
| 1966 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Michio Ariyoshi |
| 1967 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Nobuyuki Ouchi |
| 1968 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-2 | Michio Ariyoshi |
| 1969 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-2 | Kazuyoshi Mishimura |
| 1970 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1971 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-3 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1972 | Kunio Naitoh | 4-1 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1973 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-0 | Kunio Naitoh |
| 1974 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-2 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1975 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-2 | Kunio Naitoh |
| 1976 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-2 | Osamu Katsuura |
| 1977 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-2 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1978 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-1 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1979 | Kunio Yonenaga Kunio Yonenaga is a retired professional shogi player, and president of Japan Shogi Association.- Biography :Yonenaga became a professional in 1963, and was promoted to 9 dan in 1979.... |
4-3 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1980 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-0 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1981 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-3 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1982 | Kunio Naitoh | 4-2 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1983 | Michio Takahashi | 4-2 | Kunio Naitoh |
| 1984 | Hifumi Katoh | 4-3 | Michio Takahashi |
| 1985 | Michio Takahashi | 4-0 | Hifumi Katoh |
| 1986 | Michio Takahashi | 4-0 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1987 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-1 | Michio Takahashi |
| 1988 | Keiji Mori | 4-3 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1989 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-1 | Keiji Mori |
| 1990 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-3 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 1991 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-2 | Hiroki Nakata |
| 1992 | Masataka Goda | 4-2 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1993 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-0 | Masataka Goda |
| 1994 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-3 | Masataka Goda |
| 1995 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-2 | Masataka Goda |
| 1996 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-1 | Koichi Fukaura |
| 1997 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-1 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 1998 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-2 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 1999 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-0 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 2000 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-3 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 2001 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-0 | Nobuyuki Yashiki |
| 2002 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-1 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2003 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-1 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2004 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-1 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 2005 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-3 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2006 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-2 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2007 | Koichi Fukaura | 4-3 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2008 | Koichi Fukaura | 4-3 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2009 | Koichi Fukaura | 4-3 | Kazuki Kimura |
| 2010 | Akihito Hirose | 4-2 | Koichi Fukaura |
| 2011 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-3 | Akihito Hirose |
See also
- ShogiShogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
is one of the seven titles in Japanese professional shogi
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan...
. The word means "the position of king". (ō(王) = king, i(位) = position or rank)
The tournament started in 1960.
The challenger for the title is determined by three-step preliminary round that comprises 1st heat, league competition and final playoff. Top eight players in 1st heat and top four players of previous year are divided into two six-player leagues. Top one of each league advances to final playoff, and the winner of one-game match becomes the challenger.
The player that wins four games out of seven first in the championship will become the new Ōi title holder.
Honorary Ōi
Honorary Ōi ("Eisei-Oi" = Permanent Ōi) is the title given to a player who won the championship five times in a row or ten times in total.- Yasuharu Oyama
- Makoto Nakahara
- Yoshiharu Habu
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Masao Tsukada |
| 1961 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Yuzoh Maruta |
| 1962 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-0 | Motoji Hanamura |
| 1963 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-2 | Hifumi Katoh |
| 1964 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-2 | Tatsuya Futakami |
| 1965 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-0 | Daigoroh Satoh |
| 1966 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Michio Ariyoshi |
| 1967 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Nobuyuki Ouchi |
| 1968 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-2 | Michio Ariyoshi |
| 1969 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-2 | Kazuyoshi Mishimura |
| 1970 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-1 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1971 | Yasuharu Oyama | 4-3 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1972 | Kunio Naitoh | 4-1 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1973 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-0 | Kunio Naitoh |
| 1974 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-2 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1975 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-2 | Kunio Naitoh |
| 1976 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-2 | Osamu Katsuura |
| 1977 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-2 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1978 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-1 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1979 | Kunio Yonenaga Kunio Yonenaga is a retired professional shogi player, and president of Japan Shogi Association.- Biography :Yonenaga became a professional in 1963, and was promoted to 9 dan in 1979.... |
4-3 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1980 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-0 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1981 | Makoto Nakahara | 4-3 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1982 | Kunio Naitoh | 4-2 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1983 | Michio Takahashi | 4-2 | Kunio Naitoh |
| 1984 | Hifumi Katoh | 4-3 | Michio Takahashi |
| 1985 | Michio Takahashi | 4-0 | Hifumi Katoh |
| 1986 | Michio Takahashi | 4-0 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1987 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-1 | Michio Takahashi |
| 1988 | Keiji Mori | 4-3 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1989 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-1 | Keiji Mori |
| 1990 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-3 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 1991 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-2 | Hiroki Nakata |
| 1992 | Masataka Goda | 4-2 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1993 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-0 | Masataka Goda |
| 1994 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-3 | Masataka Goda |
| 1995 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-2 | Masataka Goda |
| 1996 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-1 | Koichi Fukaura |
| 1997 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-1 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 1998 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-2 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 1999 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-0 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 2000 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-3 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 2001 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-0 | Nobuyuki Yashiki |
| 2002 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-1 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2003 | Koji Tanigawa | 4-1 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2004 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-1 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 2005 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-3 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2006 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-2 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2007 | Koichi Fukaura | 4-3 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2008 | Koichi Fukaura | 4-3 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2009 | Koichi Fukaura | 4-3 | Kazuki Kimura |
| 2010 | Akihito Hirose | 4-2 | Koichi Fukaura |
| 2011 | Yoshiharu Habu | 4-3 | Akihito Hirose |