Chinese chess

Do you want to play shogi?

Play Shogi Game

Here, let me show you a typical scene of a title match.

I play shogi a little.

First of all, all professional players in Japan belong to Japan Shogi Association.

Japanese shogi corresponds to chess.

You have to predict these three moves.

I'm fond of playing shogi.

Play the popular chinese chess game

Something like that.

So you see, a new professional player needs at least 5 years to become a meijin, even if he's extremely strong.

Women are pushed around like chess pieces

How many different pieces are there in Japanese chess?

My grandpa is good at shogi. His level is fourth dan, amateur.

What I'll be talking today is not about how to play shogi, but about how the shogi world is like in Japan, and also about the ranking system we use in Japan.

No matter when you come, I'll play a game of Japanese chess with you.

It is a good idea for us to play shogi after dinner.

Lesson 23

It is a good idea for us to play shogi after dinner.

I'm finally able to understand what's interesting about professional shogi.

The question Do records of shougi games have copyright? has been discussed in many places.

So it's an extremely narrow gate to become a professional player.

Thank you so much for inviting me to TEDxTokyo today.

And Kouichi Fukaura has oui.

The board is set.

It often happens that young shogi players become a little self important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.

We call it kansou sen in Japanese, which means impression game .

Next, a pretty chess player.

So it's possible even for a new professional player or even a woman professional or amateur player to become a challenger for ryuou, although it's very unlikely.

The system of selecting a challenger of ryuou is this.

It's in Sendagaya in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.

And Yasumitsu Satou. He held 12 title terms in total.

It's like a round robin that ends about in half way.

ou za , king's seat , so it means throne , too. ki sei , shogi saint , and ki ou , shogi king .

And also igo, of course.

It's a tournament played by all professional players plus the top 2 woman professional players, and the top 5 amateur players.

General Kenobi, General Skywalker.

And each title match is played once in every year.

And only the best 2 players can go up to 4th dan and become professionals.

I'll show you an example of match table of 3rd dan league.

Generals Cai Mao and Zhang Yun,

This is General Gan Xing

And after they finally came up to the 3rd dan, they play 3rd dan league .

For meijin, we have this league system called jun i sen , ranking league .