Kisei (shogi)
Shogi tournament
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Kisei (æ£è) is one of the eight major titles in Japanese professional shogi. The word Kisei means an excellent player of shogi or go. Although è can be translated as "sage", in this context it is probably better to see it in English as master or grandmaster, as in chess.[1]
The Kisei tournament started in 1962. With the creation of the Kisei, there were five major title tournaments along with the Meijin, Tenth Dan (RyÅ«Å), ÅshÅ, and Åi titles. It was held twice a year until the year 1994. The challenger for Kisei title holder is determined by first, second, and final preliminary rounds. The player that wins three games out of five first in the championship will become the new Kisei title holder.
Lifetime Kisei
The Lifetime Kisei (æ°¸ä¸æ£è, eisei kisei) title is awarded to a player who has won Kisei Championship five times. Active players may qualify for this title, but it is only officially awarded upon their retirement or death.
The following professionals have qualified for this title:[2]
- Yasuharu Åyama (deceased)
- Makoto Nakahara (retired)
- Kunio Yonenaga (deceased)
- Yoshiharu Habu (active)
- Yasumitsu SatÅ (active)
- SÅta Fujii (active)
Winners
| No. | Year | Winner | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1962 | Yasuharu Åyama | 3-1 | Masao Tsukada |
| 2 | 1963 first | Yasuharu Åyama (2) | 3-0 | Tatsuya Futakami |
| 3 | 1963 second | Yasuharu Åyama (3) | 3-1 | KozÅ Masuda |
| 4 | 1964 first | Yasuharu Åyama (4) | 3-2 | Shigeru Sekine |
| 5 | 1964 second | Yasuharu Åyama (5) | 3-0 | So-etsu Homma |
| 6 | 1965 first | Yasuharu Åyama (6) | 3-2 | KozÅ Masuda |
| 7 | 1965 second | Yasuharu Åyama (7) | 3-2 | Tatsuya Futakami |
| 8 | 1966 first | Tatsuya Futakami | 3-1 | Yasuharu Åyama |
| 9 | 1966 second | Yasuharu Åyama (8) | 3-0 | Tatsuya Futakami |
| 10 | 1967 first | Michiyoshi Yamada | 3-1 | Yasuharu Åyama |
| 11 | 1967 second | Michiyoshi Yamada (2) | 3-2 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 12 | 1968 first | Makoto Nakahara | 3-1 | Michiyoshi Yamada |
| 13 | 1968 second | Makoto Nakahara (2) | 3-1 | Yasuharu Åyama |
| 14 | 1969 first | Makoto Nakahara (3) | 3-0 | Michiyoshi Yamada |
| 15 | 1969 second | Kunio NaitÅ | 3-1 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 16 | 1970 first | Yasuharu Åyama (9) | 3-1 | Kunio NaitÅ |
| 17 | 1970 second | Makoto Nakahara (4) | 3-0 | Yasuharu Åyama |
| 18 | 1971 first | Makoto Nakahara (5) | 3-1 | Yasuharu Åyama |
| 19 | 1971 second | Makoto Nakahara (6) | 3-1 | Tatsuya Futakami |
| 20 | 1972 first | Makoto Nakahara (7) | 3-1 | Kunio NaitÅ |
| 21 | 1972 second | Michio Ariyoshi | 3-2 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 22 | 1973 first | Kunio Yonenaga | 3-1 | Michio Ariyoshi |
| 23 | 1973 second | Kunio NaitÅ (2) | 3-2 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 24 | 1974 first | Yasuharu Åyama (10) | 3-1 | Kunio NaitÅ |
| 25 | 1974 second | Yasuharu Åyama (11) | 3-0 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 26 | 1975 first | Yasuharu Åyama (12) | 3-1 | Tatsuya Futakami |
| 27 | 1975 second | Yasuharu Åyama (13) | 3-0 | Tatsuya Futakami |
| 28 | 1976 first | Yasuharu Åyama (14) | 3-1 | Kiyozumi Kiriyama |
| 29 | 1976 second | Yasuharu Åyama (15) | 3-2 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 30 | 1977 first | Yasuharu Åyama (16) | 3-1 | Keiji Mori |
| 31 | 1977 second | Makoto Nakahara (8) | 3-2 | Yasuharu Åyama |
| 32 | 1978 first | Makoto Nakahara (9) | 3-0 | Michio Ariyoshi |
| 33 | 1978 second | Makoto Nakahara (10) | 3-1 | Tatsuya Futakami |
| 34 | 1979 first | Makoto Nakahara (11) | 3-1 | Hifumi KatÅ |
| 35 | 1979 second | Makoto Nakahara (12) | 3-0 | Hitoshige Awaji |
| 36 | 1980 first | Kunio Yonenaga (2) | 3-1 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 37 | 1980 second | Tatsuya Futakami (2) | 3-1 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 38 | 1981 first | Tatsuya Futakami (3) | 3-0 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 39 | 1981 second | Tatsuya Futakami (4) | 3-0 | Hifumi KatÅ |
| 40 | 1982 first | Keiji Mori | 3-0 | Tatsuya Futakami |
| 41 | 1982 second | Makoto Nakahara (13) | 3-1 | Keiji Mori |
| 42 | 1983 first | Hidemitsu Moriyasu | 3-2 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 43 | 1983 second | Kunio Yonenaga (3) | 3-1 | Hidemitsu Moriyasu |
| 44 | 1984 first | Kunio Yonenaga (4) | 3-0 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 45 | 1984 second | Kunio Yonenaga (5) | 3-2 | Osamu Nakamura |
| 46 | 1985 first | Kunio Yonenaga (6) | 3-1 | Osamu Katsuura |
| 47 | 1985 second | Kunio Yonenaga (7) | 3-0 | Osamu Nakamura |
| 48 | 1986 first | Kiyozumi Kiriyama | 3-1 | Kunio Yonenaga |
| 49 | 1986 second | Kiyozumi Kiriyama (2) | 3-1 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 50 | 1987 first | Kiyozumi Kiriyama (3) | 3-0 | Kazuyoshi Nishimura |
| 51 | 1987 second | Yoshikazu Minami | 3-0 | Kiyozumi Kiriyama |
| 52 | 1988 first | Torahiko Tanaka | 3-2 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 53 | 1988 second | Makoto Nakahara (14) | 3-2 | Torahiko Tanaka |
| 54 | 1989 first | Makoto Nakahara (15) | 3-1 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 55 | 1989 second | Makoto Nakahara (16) | 3-2 | Nobuyuki Yashiki |
| 56 | 1990 first | Nobuyuki Yashiki | 3-2 | Makoto Nakahara |
| 57 | 1990 second | Nobuyuki Yashiki (2) | 3-1 | Taku Morishita |
| 58 | 1991 first | Yoshikazu Minami (2) | 3-2 | Nobuyuki Yashiki |
| 59 | 1991 second | Koji Tanigawa | 3-0 | Yoshikazu Minami |
| 60 | 1992 first | Koji Tanigawa (2) | 3-1 | Masataka GÅda |
| 61 | 1992 second | Koji Tanigawa (3) | 3-0 | Masataka GÅda |
| 62 | 1993 first | Yoshiharu Habu | 3-1 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 63 | 1993 second | Yoshiharu Habu (2) | 3-2 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 64 | 1994 first | Yoshiharu Habu (3) | 3-1 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 65 | 1994 second | Yoshiharu Habu (4) | 3-0 | Akira Shima |
| 66 | 1995 | Yoshiharu Habu (5) | 3-0 | Hiroyuki Miura |
| 67 | 1996 | Hiroyuki Miura | 3-2 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 68 | 1997 | Nobuyuki Yashiki (3) | 3-1 | Hiroyuki Miura |
| 69 | 1998 | Masataka GÅda | 3-0 | Nobuyuki Yashiki |
| 70 | 1999 | Koji Tanigawa (4) | 3-0 | Masataka GÅda |
| 71 | 2000 | Yoshiharu Habu (6) | 3-2 | Koji Tanigawa |
| 72 | 2001 | Masataka GÅda (2) | 3-2 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 73 | 2002 | Yasumitsu SatÅ | 3-2 | Masataka GÅda |
| 74 | 2003 | Yasumitsu SatÅ (2) | 3-0 | Tadahisa Maruyama |
| 75 | 2004 | Yasumitsu SatÅ (3) | 3-0 | Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
| 76 | 2005 | Yasumitsu SatÅ (4) | 3-2 | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 77 | 2006 | Yasumitsu SatÅ (5) | 3-0 | Daisuke Suzuki |
| 78 | 2007 | Yasumitsu SatÅ (6) | 3-1 | Akira Watanabe |
| 79 | 2008 | Yoshiharu Habu (7) | 3-2 | Yasumitsu SatÅ |
| 80 | 2009 | Yoshiharu Habu (8) | 3-2 | Kazuki Kimura |
| 81 | 2010 | Yoshiharu Habu (9) | 3-0 | Koichi Fukaura |
| 82 | 2011 | Yoshiharu Habu (10) | 3-0 | Koichi Fukaura |
| 83 | 2012 | Yoshiharu Habu (11) | 3-0[3] | Taichi Nakamura |
| 84 | 2013 | Yoshiharu Habu (12) | 3-1 | Akira Watanabe |
| 85 | 2014 | Yoshiharu Habu (13) | 3-0[4] | Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
| 86 | 2015 | Yoshiharu Habu (14) | 3-1[5][6] | Masayuki Toyoshima |
| 87 | 2016 | Yoshiharu Habu (15) | 3-2[7] | Takuya Nagase |
| 88 | 2017 | Yoshiharu Habu (16) | 3-1[8] | Shintaro Saito |
| 89 | 2018 | Masayuki Toyoshima | 3-2[9] | Yoshiharu Habu |
| 90 | 2019 | Akira Watanabe | 3-1[10] | Masayuki Toyoshima |
| 91 | 2020 | SÅta Fujii | 3-1[11] | Akira Watanabe |
| 92 | 2021 | SÅta Fujii (2) | 3-0[12] | Akira Watanabe |
| 93 | 2022 | SÅta Fujii (3) | 3-1[13] | Takuya Nagase |
| 94 | 2023 | SÅta Fujii (4) | 3-1[14] | Daichi Sasaki |
| 95 | 2024 | SÅta Fujii (5) | 3-0[15] | Takayuki Yamasaki |
| 96 | 2025 | SÅta Fujii (6) | 3-0[16] | Kazuo Sugimoto |
Records
- Most titles overall: Yasuharu Åyama, Makoto Nakahara and Yoshiharu Habu, 16
- Most consecutive titles: Yoshiharu Habu, 10 in a row (2008-2017)