Yoshiharu Habu

Profile

Yoshiharu Habu 9-dan
Native name	羽生善治
Date of Birth	27 September 1970
Place of Birth	Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture
Teacher	Tatsuya Futakami 9-dan
Ryuo group	Group 1 (35 terms in group 1 or above)
Junni class	Class B1 (29 terms in class A or above)

TItle history

TItle	Terms won	Terms in title match	Notes
Ryuo	7 terms (terms 2, 5, 7-8, 14-15, 30)	16 terms (terms 2-3, 5-9, 13-16, 21, 23, 30-31, 33)	Lifetime Ryuo
Meijin	9 terms (terms 52-54, 61, 66-68, 70-73)	17 terms (terms 52-55, 61-63, 66-74, 76)	19th Lifetime Meijin
Oi	18 terms (terms 34-42, 45-47, 52-57)	23 terms (terms 34-49, 52-58)	Lifetime Oi
Oza	24 terms (terms 40-58, 60-64)	26 terms (terms 40-65)	Lifetime Oza
Kio	13 terms (terms 16-27, 30)	17 terms (terms 16-28, 30-31, 33, 40)	Lifetime Kio
Osho	12 terms (terms 45-50, 52, 54-58)	19 terms (terms 44-59, 63, 65, 72)	Lifetime Osho
Kisei	16 terms (terms 62-66, 71, 79-88)	20 terms (terms 62-67, 71-72, 76, 79-89)	Lifetime Kisei

Non-title championships

Tournament	Wins	Notes
Asahi Open	5 titles (terms 3, 5, 7-9)
Asahi Championship	4 titles (terms 23-25)
All-Japan Pro Tournament	3 titles (terms 8, 10, 16)
Ginga	5 titles (terms 8-9, 12, 14, 20)
NHK Cup	11 titles (terms 38, 41, 45, 47-48, 50, 58-61, 68)	Lifetime NHK Cup
Fast Shogi Championship	3 titles (terms 26, 29, 36)
JT Cup	5 titles (terms 12, 19, 24, 31-32)
Tatsujin	1 title (term 1)
Shinjin-O	1 title (term 19)
Kachinuki	4 titles (terms 11, 13, 20, 22)
Tenno	2 titles (terms 3, 4)
Young Lions	2 titles (terms 10, 12)

Promotion history

Rank	Date
6-kyu	December 1982
1-dan	1984
4-dan	18 December 1985
5-dan	1 April 1988
6-dan	1 October 1989
7-dan	1 October 1990
8-dan	1 April 1993
9-dan	1 April 1994

Annual Shogi Awards

Term	Season	Awards
14	1986	Highest win rate - Rookie of the year
15	1987	Highest win rate - Most games won - Fighting Spirit Award
16	1988	MVP - Highest win rate - Most games won - Most games played - Longest win streak
17	1989	MVP - Highest win rate - Most games won - Most games played - Longest win streak
19	1991	Fighting Spirit Award
20	1992	MVP - Highest win rate - Most games won - Most games played - Longest win streak
21	1993	MVP
22	1994	MVP - Most games won
23	1995	MVP - Special Award - Highest win rate - Most games won
24	1996	MVP
26	1998	MVP - Most games played
27	1999	MVP
28	2000	MVP - Highest win rate - Most games won - Most games played - Longest win streak
29	2001	MVP
30	2002	MVP - Most games won - Most games played
32	2004	MVP - Most games won - Most games played
33	2005	MVP - Most games played - Longest win streak
34	2006	Excellent Player - Game of the Year
35	2007	MVP - Most games played - Most games won - Game of the Year
36	2008	MVP - Game of the Year
37	2009	MVP
38	2010	MVP - Most games won
39	2011	MVP - Most games played - Most games won
40	2012	Special Award - Excellent Player - Most games played - Most games won - Game of the Year
41	2013	Excellent Player - Most games played - Most games won - Game of the Year
42	2014	MVP - Game of the Year
43	2015	MVP - Special Game of the Year
44	2016	Excellent Player
45	2017	MVP - Game of the Year
46	2018	Game of the Year
50	2022	Fighting Spirit Award - Game of the Year

Links

Yoshiharu Habu | Kishi Database