Over 100 shogi enthusiasts gather to become the biggest shogi tournament overseas.
The European Shogi Championship (ESC) and World Open Shogi Championship (WOSC) were held in Strasbourg, France.
The tournament spans four days, with team battles and Blitz on the first day, and main games on days two through four.
The ESC has been held since 1985, and the WOSC since 2000. It is the biggest tournament and also the biggest shogi event. Professional shogi players from Japan also participated, and activities such as instructional games and promotional activities such as how to move pieces for beginners were also carried out.
In addition, after the game, there will be an impression match, and there will also be a drinking party that also serves as an exchange, making it a fun event.
The new european champion is Starykevich Anton (BY), vice champion is Thomas Leiter (DE) and Maxim Shaporov gets the third place.
2024 will be held in Barcelona, Spain If you are interested, why don’t you participate?
The high degree of freedom in the opening of the game when you play the ranging rook is very attractive for me.
When you play the ranging rook, the right side and left side clearly have separate roles: building a robust castle on the right side and attacking from the left side. These separate roles make the situation easier to think about.
Also, the reason why I particularly like the central rook and Ishida-style is their aggressiveness that might lead you to win against stronger players.
Q.
Please tell us how the professional shogi players spend their day.
A.
When I have an official game:
I get up around 7:00 in the morning.
I leave home around 8:30-9:00 and arrive at Shogi Kaikan (the official building of Japan Shogi Association) at 9:45.
The game starts at 10:00.
Many games take a whole day, so I usually return to my home at night.
If the game ends early and I happen to see a close player, I sometimes go out for dinner.
When I have a shogi practice meeting:
I leave home around 9:00 and the practice meeting starts at 10:00.
In the meeting, 2 or 4 people play and analyze shogi from 10:00 to 18:00.
After returning home, I analyzed the games with AI.
Other than these, I also have schedules such as
Shogi class to amateur shogi players/elementary school kids
Shogi event
Commentary on TV/newspaper
YouTube shooting
Book writing
Apprentice coaching (note: Apprenticeship is one of the major features of professional shogi players)
So, I usually have some schedules every day.
Q.
How do you usually spend your holidays? Do you play other board games?
A.
I have three children, and on my days off, I accompany my children to sports (baseball and dance).
I’m not very good at other board games, though many shogi professional players like board games, card games, mahjong, horse racing, and sports.
Q.
You have had a wonderful career as a professional player. Please tell us your next goal.
A.
I would like to play at the title match and win the title.
Q.
Which rook is recommended for amateur shogi players?
A.
For beginners, I recommend the strategies easy to understand, such as Bo-gin (Climbing silver) and the 4th rook.
Personally, I think it would be good to practice a lot of the ranging rook vs the static rook games since as I mentioned above, the roles of the left side and rights side are clearly separated.
If you ask, of course, I recommend the ranging rook since I play it!
Q.
We, AIS, are working hard to spread shogi in Italy, but we are still only halfway there. We would appreciate it if you could give us advice on how to play shogi and how to spread it.
A.
Thank you for spreading shogi in Italy.
When you learn shogi, having fun is always the key. You can find and improve your favorite strategy with your favorite study method such as imitating your favorite shogi players.
As for how to spread shogi, increasing the opportunities to get people, especially beginners, to know and become interested in shogi is important. When teaching, I try to imagine how the beginners feel and think.
In Italy, it might be interesting to compare shogi strategies to a soccer game and pieces to players!
Last but not least, thank you very much, Tobe sensei!
Maestro, qual è la sua strategia preferita e perché?
R.
Mi piacciono la torre centrale e la terza torre in stile Ishida.
L’alto grado di libertà nell’apertura del gioco quando si gioca la torre mobile è molto interessante per me.
Quando giochi la torre mobile, il lato destro e il lato sinistro hanno chiaramente ruoli separati: costruire un robusto castello sul lato destro e attaccare dal lato sinistro. Questi ruoli separati rendono la situazione più facile da pensare.
Inoltre, il motivo per cui mi piace particolarmente la torre centrale e lo stile Ishida è la loro aggressività che potrebbe portarti a vincere contro giocatori più forti.
D.
Per favore, ci può dire come trascorrono la giornata i giocatori professionisti di Shogi?
R.
Quando ho un gioco ufficiale la giornata ha uno schema tipico.
Mi alzo intorno alle 7:00 del mattino.
Esco di casa intorno alle 8:30-9:00 e arrivo allo Shogi Kaikan (l’edificio ufficiale della Japan Shogi Association) alle 9:45.
Il gioco inizia alle 10:00.
Molte partite richiedono un’intera giornata, quindi di solito torno a casa la sera.
Se la partita finisce presto e mi capita di guardare un altro giocatore a volte esco a cena.
Quando ho invece una giornata di allenamento di Shogi esco di casa intorno alle 9:00 e la riunione pratica inizia alle 10:00.
Nell’incontro due o quattro persone giocano e analizzano dalle 10:00 alle 18:00.
Dopo essere tornato a casa analizzo le partite con l’IA.
Oltre a questi impegni ne ho diversi altri: classe di Shogi per giocatori amatoriali e bambini delle scuole elementari, eventi, commenti su TV e giornali, riprese su YouTube, scrittura di libri, allenatore per l’apprendistato (nota: l’apprendistato è una delle principali caratteristiche dei giocatori professionisti di Shogi).
Quindi di solito ho degli orari ben scanditi ogni giorno.
D.
Come trascorre di solito le sue vacanze? Gioca ad altri giochi da tavolo?
R.
Ho tre figli e nei giorni liberi li accompagno a fare sport (baseball e danza).
Non sono molto bravo con altri giochi da tavolo, anche se a molti giocatori professionisti di Shogi piacciono, come anche i giochi di carte, il mahjong, le corse di cavalli e gli sport.
D.
Ha avuto una splendida carriera da giocatore professionista. Per favore, ci sveli il suo prossimo obiettivo.
R.
Vorrei giocare la partita per il titolo e vincerlo.
D.
Quale torre raccomanda per i giocatori dilettanti di Shogi?
R.
Per i principianti consiglio le strategie facili da capire, come Bo-gin (Climbing silver) e la torre in quarta.
Personalmente, penso che sarebbe bene esercitarsi molto nei giochi di torre mobile contro torre statica poiché, come ho detto prima, i ruoli del lato sinistro e del lato destro sono chiaramente separati.
Se me lo chiedi, ovviamente, ti consiglio la torre mobile dato che la gioco!
D.
Noi, AIS, stiamo lavorando duramente per diffondere lo Shogi in Italia: siamo ancora solo a metà strada! Le saremmo grati se potesse darci consigli su come giocare a Shogi meglio e su come poterlo diffondere.
R.
Grazie per diffondere lo Shogi in Italia.
Quando impari lo Shogi, divertirsi è sempre la chiave. Puoi trovare e migliorare la tua strategia preferita con il tuo metodo di studio preferito come imitare i tuoi giocatori di Shogi più amati.
Per quanto riguarda come diffondere lo Shogi, è importante aumentare le opportunità di far conoscere e interessare le persone, specialmente i principianti. Quando insegno cerco di immaginare come si sentono e pensano i principianti.
In Italia potrebbe essere interessante confrontare le strategie dello Shogi con una partita di calcio e i pezzi con i giocatori!
Ultimo ma non meno importante, grazie mille, Tobe sensei!
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