Kioh
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is one of the seven titles in Japanese
professional shogi
("Japanese Chess"). The word means the king of shogi. (ki(棋) = shogi, ō(王) = king)
The tournament started in 1974 and was promoted to a title tournament in 1975. Championship match is held in February and March.
The challenger for the title is determined by 1st and 2nd preliminary rounds. In 2nd round, losers of semi-finals and final can play consolation games, then the winners of final and consolation-final advance to playoff. The playoff is a two-game match. The winner of consolation has to win two games to become the challenger while the winner of final has to win only one game out of two.
The player that wins three games out of five first in the championship will become the new Kioh title holder.
is one of the seven titles in Japanese
professional shogi
("Japanese Chess"). The word means the king of shogi. (ki(棋) = shogi, ō(王) = king)
The tournament started in 1974 and was promoted to a title tournament in 1975. Championship match is held in February and March.
The challenger for the title is determined by 1st and 2nd preliminary rounds. In 2nd round, losers of semi-finals and final can play consolation games, then the winners of final and consolation-final advance to playoff. The playoff is a two-game match. The winner of consolation has to win two games to become the challenger while the winner of final has to win only one game out of two.
The player that wins three games out of five first in the championship will become the new Kioh title holder.
is one of the seven titles in Japanese
professional shogi
("Japanese Chess"). The word means the king of shogi. (ki(棋) = shogi, ō(王) = king)
The tournament started in 1974 and was promoted to a title tournament in 1975. Championship match is held in February and March.
The challenger for the title is determined by 1st and 2nd preliminary rounds. In 2nd round, losers of semi-finals and final can play consolation games, then the winners of final and consolation-final advance to playoff. The playoff is a two-game match. The winner of consolation has to win two games to become the challenger while the winner of final has to win only one game out of two.
The player that wins three games out of five first in the championship will become the new Kioh title holder.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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...
("Japanese Chess"). The word means the king of shogi. (ki(棋) = shogi, ō(王) = king)
The tournament started in 1974 and was promoted to a title tournament in 1975. Championship match is held in February and March.
The challenger for the title is determined by 1st and 2nd preliminary rounds. In 2nd round, losers of semi-finals and final can play consolation games, then the winners of final and consolation-final advance to playoff. The playoff is a two-game match. The winner of consolation has to win two games to become the challenger while the winner of final has to win only one game out of two.
The player that wins three games out of five first in the championship will become the new Kioh title holder.
Honorary Kioh
Honorary Kioh is the title given to a player who won the championship five times in a row. Yoshiharu Habu is the only holder.Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Nobuyuki Ouchi | (League) | |
| 1977 | Hifumi Katoh | 3-0 | Nobuyuki Ouchi |
| 1978 | Hifumi Katoh | 3-0 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 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.... |
3-2 | Hifumi Katoh |
| 1980 | Makoto Nakahara | 3-1 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1981 | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-1 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1982 | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-2 | Hidemitsu Moriyasu |
| 1983 | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-0 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1984 | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-1 | Hidemitsu Moriyasu |
| 1985 | Kiyozumi Kiriyama | 3-1 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1986 | Koji Tanigawa | 3-0 | Kiyozumi Kiriyama |
| 1987 | Michio Takahashi | 3-1 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1988 | Koji Tanigawa | 3-2 | Michio Takahashi |
| 1989 | Yoshikazu Minami | 3-2 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1990 | Yoshikazu Minami | 3-0 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1991 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 1992 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 1993 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-2 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1994 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 1995 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Taku Morishita |
| 1996 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Michio Takahashi |
| 1997 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Taku Morishita |
| 1998 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Masataka Goda |
| 1999 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2000 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
| 2001 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Toshiaki Kubo |
| 2002 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2003 | Tadahisa Maruyama | 3-2 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2004 | Koji Tanigawa | 3-1 | Tadahisa Maruyama |
| 2005 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 2006 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi | 3-1 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2007 | Yasumitsu Satoh | 3-2 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
| 2008 | Yasumitsu Satoh | 3-2 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2009 | Toshiaki Kubo | 3-2 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2010 | Toshiaki Kubo | 3-2 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2011 | Toshiaki Kubo | 3-1 | Akira Watanabe |
is one of the seven titles in Japanese
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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...
("Japanese Chess"). The word means the king of shogi. (ki(棋) = shogi, ō(王) = king)
The tournament started in 1974 and was promoted to a title tournament in 1975. Championship match is held in February and March.
The challenger for the title is determined by 1st and 2nd preliminary rounds. In 2nd round, losers of semi-finals and final can play consolation games, then the winners of final and consolation-final advance to playoff. The playoff is a two-game match. The winner of consolation has to win two games to become the challenger while the winner of final has to win only one game out of two.
The player that wins three games out of five first in the championship will become the new Kioh title holder.
Honorary Kioh
Honorary Kioh is the title given to a player who won the championship five times in a row. Yoshiharu Habu is the only holder.Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Nobuyuki Ouchi | (League) | |
| 1977 | Hifumi Katoh | 3-0 | Nobuyuki Ouchi |
| 1978 | Hifumi Katoh | 3-0 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 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.... |
3-2 | Hifumi Katoh |
| 1980 | Makoto Nakahara | 3-1 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1981 | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-1 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1982 | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-2 | Hidemitsu Moriyasu |
| 1983 | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-0 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1984 | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-1 | Hidemitsu Moriyasu |
| 1985 | Kiyozumi Kiriyama | 3-1 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1986 | Koji Tanigawa | 3-0 | Kiyozumi Kiriyama |
| 1987 | Michio Takahashi | 3-1 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1988 | Koji Tanigawa | 3-2 | Michio Takahashi |
| 1989 | Yoshikazu Minami | 3-2 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1990 | Yoshikazu Minami | 3-0 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1991 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 1992 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 1993 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-2 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1994 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 1995 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Taku Morishita |
| 1996 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Michio Takahashi |
| 1997 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Taku Morishita |
| 1998 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Masataka Goda |
| 1999 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2000 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
| 2001 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Toshiaki Kubo |
| 2002 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2003 | Tadahisa Maruyama | 3-2 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2004 | Koji Tanigawa | 3-1 | Tadahisa Maruyama |
| 2005 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 2006 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi | 3-1 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2007 | Yasumitsu Satoh | 3-2 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
| 2008 | Yasumitsu Satoh | 3-2 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2009 | Toshiaki Kubo | 3-2 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2010 | Toshiaki Kubo | 3-2 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2011 | Toshiaki Kubo | 3-1 | Akira Watanabe |
is one of the seven titles in Japanese
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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...
("Japanese Chess"). The word means the king of shogi. (ki(棋) = shogi, ō(王) = king)
The tournament started in 1974 and was promoted to a title tournament in 1975. Championship match is held in February and March.
The challenger for the title is determined by 1st and 2nd preliminary rounds. In 2nd round, losers of semi-finals and final can play consolation games, then the winners of final and consolation-final advance to playoff. The playoff is a two-game match. The winner of consolation has to win two games to become the challenger while the winner of final has to win only one game out of two.
The player that wins three games out of five first in the championship will become the new Kioh title holder.
Honorary Kioh
Honorary Kioh is the title given to a player who won the championship five times in a row. Yoshiharu Habu is the only holder.Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Nobuyuki Ouchi | (League) | |
| 1977 | Hifumi Katoh | 3-0 | Nobuyuki Ouchi |
| 1978 | Hifumi Katoh | 3-0 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 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.... |
3-2 | Hifumi Katoh |
| 1980 | Makoto Nakahara | 3-1 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1981 | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-1 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 1982 | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-2 | Hidemitsu Moriyasu |
| 1983 | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-0 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1984 | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-1 | Hidemitsu Moriyasu |
| 1985 | Kiyozumi Kiriyama | 3-1 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 1986 | Koji Tanigawa | 3-0 | Kiyozumi Kiriyama |
| 1987 | Michio Takahashi | 3-1 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1988 | Koji Tanigawa | 3-2 | Michio Takahashi |
| 1989 | Yoshikazu Minami | 3-2 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1990 | Yoshikazu Minami | 3-0 | Yasuharu Oyama |
| 1991 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 1992 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 1993 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-2 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 1994 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 1995 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Taku Morishita |
| 1996 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Michio Takahashi |
| 1997 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Taku Morishita |
| 1998 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Masataka Goda |
| 1999 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2000 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
| 2001 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Toshiaki Kubo |
| 2002 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2003 | Tadahisa Maruyama | 3-2 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2004 | Koji Tanigawa | 3-1 | Tadahisa Maruyama |
| 2005 | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-0 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 2006 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi | 3-1 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2007 | Yasumitsu Satoh | 3-2 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
| 2008 | Yasumitsu Satoh | 3-2 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 2009 | Toshiaki Kubo | 3-2 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2010 | Toshiaki Kubo | 3-2 | Yasumitsu Satoh |
| 2011 | Toshiaki Kubo | 3-1 | Akira Watanabe |