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Kiō (棋王きおう) is one of the eight major title tournaments in professional shogi. The word means the "king of the board" (i.e. it is a combination of the kanji characters for board (棋, ki) and king (王おう, ō)).

Overview

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The tournament started in 1974 as a continuation of the Strongest Player Tournament [ja] (最強さいきょう者しゃ決定けってい戦せん (Saikyōsha Ketteisen)) held from 1961 to 1973, which itself was a continuation of the 9-dan, 8-dan and 7-dan Tournament [ja] (九きゅう, 八はち, 七なな段だん戦せん (Kyū, Hachi, Nanadansen)) held from 1954 to 1956 and its successor the Japan Cup [ja] (日本一にっぽんいち杯はい争奪そうだつ戦せん (Nihon'ichihai Sodatsusen) held from 1957 to 1960. The Kiō tournament was promoted to a major title tournament in 1975. The championship match is held from February to March. The challenger for the Kiō title is determined by the first and second preliminary rounds. In the second round, the losers in the semi-finals and final play consolation games, then the winners of the final and consolation-final advance to a two-game playoff. The winner of the consolation games has to win both games to become the challenger while the winner of the final has to win only one of the two games. The first player to win three games in the championship becomes the new Kiō titleholder.[1]

Lifetime Kiō

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Lifetime (Eisei) Kiō is the title given to a player who won the championship five times in a row. Active players may qualify for this title, but it is only officially awarded upon their retirement or death.[2] In 1995 (the 20th Kiō Match), Yoshiharu Habu won his fifth Kiō title in a row, thus becoming the first professional to qualify for the title. In 2017, Akira Watanabe won his fifth title in a row to join Habu as the only professionals to have accomplished this feat.[3][4]

Winners

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The following table shows a list of past winners.[5]

No. Year Winner Score Opponent
1 1975 Nobuyuki Ōuchi (League)
2 1976 Hifumi Katō 3-0 Nobuyuki Ōuchi
3 1977 Hifumi Katō (2) 3-0 Makoto Nakahara
4 1978 Kunio Yonenaga 3-2 Hifumi Katō
5 1979 Makoto Nakahara 3-1 Kunio Yonenaga
6 1980 Kunio Yonenaga (2) 3-1 Makoto Nakahara
7 1981 Kunio Yonenaga (3) 3-2 Hidemitsu Moriyasu
8 1982 Kunio Yonenaga (4) 3-0 Yasuharu Oyama
9 1983 Kunio Yonenaga (5) 3-1 Hidemitsu Moriyasu
10 1984 Kiyozumi Kiriyama 3-1 Kunio Yonenaga
11 1985 Kōji Tanigawa 3-0 Kiyozumi Kiriyama
12 1986 Michio Takahashi 3-1 Kōji Tanigawa
13 1987 Koji Tanigawa (2) 3-2 Michio Takahashi
14 1988 Yoshikazu Minami 3-2 Kōji Tanigawa
15 1989 Yoshikazu Minami (2) 3-0 Yasuharu Oyama
16 1990 Yoshiharu Habu 3-1 Yoshikazu Minami
17 1991 Yoshiharu Habu (2) 3-1 Yoshikazu Minami
18 1992 Yoshiharu Habu (3) 3-2 Kōji Tanigawa
19 1993 Yoshiharu Habu (4) 3-0 Yoshikazu Minami
20 1994 Yoshiharu Habu (5) 3-0 Taku Morishita
21 1995 Yoshiharu Habu (6) 3-0 Michio Takahashi
22 1996 Yoshiharu Habu (7) 3-0 Taku Morishita
23 1997 Yoshiharu Habu (8) 3-1 Masataka Gōda
24 1998 Yoshiharu Habu (9) 3-0 Yasumitsu Sato
25 1999 Yoshiharu Habu (10) 3-1 Toshiyuki Moriuchi
26 2000 Yoshiharu Habu (11) 3-1 Toshiaki Kubo
27 2001 Yoshiharu Habu (12) 3-1 Yasumitsu Sato
28 2002 Tadahisa Maruyama 3-2 Yoshiharu Habu
29 2003 Kōji Tanigawa (3) 3-1 Tadahisa Maruyama
30 2004 Yoshiharu Habu (13) 3-0 Kōji Tanigawa
31 2005 Toshiyuki Moriuchi 3-1 Yoshiharu Habu
32 2006 Yasumitsu Sato 3-2 Toshiyuki Moriuchi
33 2007 Yasumitsu Sato (2) 3-2 Yoshiharu Habu
34 2008 Toshiaki Kubo 3-2 Yasumitsu Sato
35[6] 2009 Toshiaki Kubo (2) 3-2 Yasumitsu Sato
36[7] 2010 Toshiaki Kubo (3) 3-1 Akira Watanabe
37[8] 2011 Masataka Gōda 3-1 Toshiaki Kubo
38[9] 2012 Akira Watanabe 3-1 Masataka Gōda
39[10] 2013 Akira Watanabe (2) 3-0 Hiroyuki Miura
40[11] 2014 Akira Watanabe (3) 3-0 Yoshiharu Habu
41[12] 2015 Akira Watanabe (4) 3-1 Amahiko Satō
42[4] 2016 Akira Watanabe (5) 3-2 Shōta Chida
43[13] 2017 Akira Watanabe (6) 3-2 Takuya Nagase
44[14] 2018 Akira Watanabe (7) 3-1 Akihito Hirose
45[15] 2019 Akira Watanabe (8) 3-1 Kei Honda
46[16] 2020 Akira Watanabe (9) 3-1 Tetsurō Itodani
47[17] 2021 Akira Watanabe (10) 3-1 Takuya Nagase
48[18] 2022 Sōta Fujii 3-1 Akira Watanabe
48[19] 2023 Sōta Fujii (2) 3-0[a] Takumi Itō

Records

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  • Most titles overall: Yoshiharu Habu, 13
  • Most consecutive titles: Yoshiharu Habu, 12 in a row (1991-2002)

Notes

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  1. ^ Four games were actually played due to Game 1 ending in impasse.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Kiōsen Gaiyō" 棋王きおう戦せん概要がいよう [Kiō Match Overview] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  2. ^ "Yoku Aru Goshitsumon: Eisei Shōgō no Kitei wa Dō Natteiru no Deshōka" よくあるご質問しつもん: 永世えいせい称号しょうごうの規定きていはどうなっているのでしょうか。 [FAQ: What are the requirements for Lifetime Titles?] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Eisei Shōgō･ Meiyo Shōgō Kakutokusha Ichiran" 永世えいせい称号しょうごう･名誉めいよ称号しょうごう 獲得かくとく者しゃ一覧いちらん [List of Lifetime Title Holders] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on August 31, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  4. ^ a b Yamamura, Hideki (March 27, 2017). "Watanabe Gorenpa, Eisei Kiō ni Ryuō to Nikan Iji" 渡辺わたなべ5連覇れんぱ, 永世えいせい棋王きおうに 竜王りゅうおうと2冠かん維持いじ [Watanabe wins fifth in a row to become a Lifetime Kiō and continue to simultaneously hold two major titles]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved March 28, 2017.
  5. ^ "Kiōsen Kako no Kekka" 棋王きおう戦せん過去かこの結果けっか [Kiō Match Past Results] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Kubo Kiō ga Bōei, Nikan Kenji, Satō Kudan ni Sansho Nihai" 久保くぼ棋王きおうが防衛ぼうえい, 2冠かん堅持けんじ 佐藤さとう九きゅう段だんに3勝しょう2敗はい [Kubo Kiō defends title and remains a 2 crown by defeating Satō 9 dan 3 games to 2]. Japan Press Network 47 News (in Japanese). Kyodo News. March 30, 2010. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "Kubo Kiō ga Sanrenpa, Watanabe Ryūō Kudasu, Shōgi･Dai Sanjūroku Kiōsen" 久保くぼ棋王きおうが3連覇れんぱ, 渡辺わたなべ竜王りゅうおう下くだす 将棋しょうぎ･第だい36期き棋王きおう戦せん [36th Kiō Match: Kubo Kiō defeats Watanabe Ryūō to hold title for 3rd consecutive year.]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). March 18, 2011. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "Shōgi･Gōda Kudan ga Kiō Dasshu, Jūnenburi Taitoru" 将棋しょうぎ･郷田ごうだ九きゅう段だんが棋王きおう奪取だっしゅ 10年ねんぶりタイトル [Shogi's Goda 9 dan captures Kiō title to win first major title in 10 years.]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). March 17, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  9. ^ "Watanabe ōshō ga Shijō Hachininme Sankan! Kiōi Dasshu, Sangatsu dake de Nikan" 渡辺わたなべ王将おうしょうが史上しじょう8人にん目め3冠かん! 棋王きおう位い奪取だっしゅ, 3月がつだけで2冠かん [Watanabe ōshō captures the Kiō title to become only the 8th professional ever to simultaneously hold 3 or more major titles! Captures two major title in March alone.]. Sports Nippon (in Japanese). March 25, 2013. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  10. ^ "Watanabe Kiō ga Hatsubōei, Sanrenshō de Miura Kudan Kudasu: Kiōsen" 渡辺わたなべ棋王きおうが初はつ防衛ぼうえい, 3連勝れんしょうで三浦みうら九きゅう段だん下くだす 棋王きおう戦せん [Watanabe Kiō successfully defends title for the first time. Defeats Miura 9-dan by winning 3 straight games.]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). 16 March 2014. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  11. ^ "Kiōsen, Watanabe ga Sanrenshō de Sanrenpa, Habu Yonkan o Attō" 棋王きおう戦せん, 渡辺わたなべが3連勝れんしょうで3連覇れんぱ 羽生はぶ4冠かんを圧倒あっとう [Watanabe crushes Habu 4-crown by winning three games in a row to hold Kiō title for the third consecutive year.]. Hokkaido Shimbun (in Japanese). March 8, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
  12. ^ "Kiōsen, Watanabe Kiō ga Yonrenpa" 棋王きおう戦せん, 渡辺わたなべ棋王きおうが4連覇れんぱ [Watanabe wins Kiō for 4th consecutive year]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  13. ^ Yamamura, Hideki (March 30, 2018). "Kiōsen, Watanabe ga Bōei Rokurenpa Nagase Shichidan Kudasu" 棋王きおう戦せん, 渡辺わたなべが防衛ぼうえい 6連覇れんぱ 永瀬ながせ七なな段だん降くだす [Kiō Match: Watanabe defeats Nagase 7d to win 6th in a row]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  14. ^ "Shōgi Kiōsen Watanabe Nikan ga Taitoru Bōei Nanarenpa" 将棋しょうぎ 棋王きおう戦せん 渡辺わたなべ二に冠かんがタイトル防衛ぼうえい 7連覇れんぱ [Watanabe 2-crown defends Kiō title to win it for the 7th consecutive time] (in Japanese). NHK. March 17, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  15. ^ "Kiōsen, Watanabe Akira Sankan ga Hachirenpa...Honda Godan Yaburi Sanshō Ippai de Bōei" 棋王きおう戦せん, 渡辺わたなべ明あきら三さん冠かんが8連覇れんぱ...本田ほんだ奎五ご段だん破やぶり3勝しょう1敗はいで防衛ぼうえい [Akira Watanabe 3-crown defeats Honda 5-dan to defend title and win the Kiō title for the eighth consecutive time]. Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  16. ^ Murakami, Kōji (March 17, 2021). "Shōgi･Watanabe Akira Kiō ga Kyūrenpa Taitoru Kautoku Rekidai Tandoku Yon'i" 将棋しょうぎ･渡辺わたなべ明あきら棋王きおうが9連覇れんぱ タイトル獲得かくとく歴代れきだい単独たんどく4位いに [Akira Watanabe Kiō successfully defends his Kiō title for ninth consecutive time; moves into sole 4th place on the list of all time major title winners.]. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  17. ^ Murakami, Kōji (March 20, 2022). "Shōgi･Watanabe Akira Kiō defeats challenger Takuya Nagase Ōza to win Kiō for the 10th consecutive time" 将棋しょうぎ･渡辺わたなべ明あきら棋王きおうが10連覇れんぱを達成たっせい 挑戦ちょうせん者しゃの永瀬ながせ拓たく矢や王座おうざを破やぶる. Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  18. ^ "Fujii becomes second player in shogi history to hold six major titles". Japan Times. Kyodo News. March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  19. ^ "Fujii Hachikan ga Itō Nanadan ni Shōri ｢Kiōsen｣ Nirenpa Shōritsu wa Rekidai Nii ni" 藤井ふじい八はち冠かんが伊藤いとう七なな段だんに勝利しょうり ｢棋王きおう戦せん｣ 2連覇れんぱ 勝率しょうりつは歴代れきだい2位いに [Fujii 8-crown defeats Itō 7-dan to win Kiō title for second year in a row and finish the season with the second highest winning percentage of all time]. NHK News Web (in Japanese). March 17, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  20. ^ "Shōgi ｢Kiōsen｣ Dai Ikkyoku ｢Jishōgi｣" 将棋しょうぎ ｢棋王きおう戦せん｣ 第だい1局きょく ｢持じ将棋しょうぎ｣ で引ひき分わけ [Game 1 of Shogi's Kiō title match ends in impasse]. NHK News Web (in Japanese). February 4, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
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