Profile
| Yoshiharu Habu 9-dan
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| Native name
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羽生善治
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| Date of Birth
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27 September 1970
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| Place of Birth
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Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture
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| Teacher
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Tatsuya Futakami 9-dan
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| Ryuo group
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Group 2 (35 terms in group 1 or above)
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| Junni class
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Class B2 (29 terms in class A or above)
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TItle history
| TItle
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Terms won
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Terms in title match
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Notes
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| Ryuo
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7 terms (terms 2, 5, 7-8, 14-15, 30)
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16 terms (terms 2-3, 5-9, 13-16, 21, 23, 30-31, 33)
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Lifetime Ryuo
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| Meijin
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9 terms (terms 52-54, 61, 66-68, 70-73)
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17 terms (terms 52-55, 61-63, 66-74, 76)
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19th Lifetime Meijin
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| Oi
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18 terms (terms 34-42, 45-47, 52-57)
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23 terms (terms 34-49, 52-58)
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Lifetime Oi
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| Oza
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24 terms (terms 40-58, 60-64)
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26 terms (terms 40-65)
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Lifetime Oza
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| Kio
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13 terms (terms 16-27, 30)
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17 terms (terms 16-28, 30-31, 33, 40)
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Lifetime Kio
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| Osho
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12 terms (terms 45-50, 52, 54-58)
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19 terms (terms 44-59, 63, 65, 72)
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Lifetime Osho
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| Kisei
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16 terms (terms 62-66, 71, 79-88)
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20 terms (terms 62-67, 71-72, 76, 79-89)
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Lifetime Kisei
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Non-title championships
| Tournament
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Wins
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Notes
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| Asahi Open
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5 titles (terms 3, 5, 7-9)
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| Asahi Championship
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4 titles (terms 23-25)
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| All-Japan Pro Tournament
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3 titles (terms 8, 10, 16)
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| Ginga
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5 titles (terms 8-9, 12, 14, 20)
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| NHK Cup
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11 titles (terms 38, 41, 45, 47-48, 50, 58-61, 68)
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Lifetime NHK Cup
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| Fast Shogi Championship
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3 titles (terms 26, 29, 36)
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| JT Cup
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5 titles (terms 12, 19, 24, 31-32)
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| Tatsujin
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1 title (term 1)
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| Shinjin-O
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1 title (term 19)
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| Kachinuki
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4 titles (terms 11, 13, 20, 22)
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| Tenno
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2 titles (terms 3, 4)
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| Young Lions
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2 titles (terms 10, 12)
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Promotion history
| Rank
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Date
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| 6-kyu
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December 1982
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| 1-dan
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1984
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| 4-dan
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18 December 1985
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| 5-dan
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1 April 1988
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| 6-dan
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1 October 1989
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| 7-dan
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1 October 1990
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| 8-dan
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1 April 1993
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| 9-dan
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1 April 1994
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Annual Shogi Awards
| Term
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Season
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Awards
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| 14
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1986
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Highest win rate - Rookie of the year
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| 15
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1987
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Highest win rate - Most games won - Fighting Spirit Award
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| 16
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1988
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MVP - Highest win rate - Most games won - Most games played - Longest win streak
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| 17
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1989
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MVP - Highest win rate - Most games won - Most games played - Longest win streak
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| 19
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1991
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Fighting Spirit Award
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| 20
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1992
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MVP - Highest win rate - Most games won - Most games played - Longest win streak
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| 21
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1993
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MVP
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| 22
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1994
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MVP - Most games won
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| 23
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1995
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MVP - Special Award - Highest win rate - Most games won
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| 24
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1996
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MVP
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| 26
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1998
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MVP - Most games played
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| 27
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1999
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MVP
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| 28
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2000
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MVP - Highest win rate - Most games won - Most games played - Longest win streak
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| 29
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2001
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MVP
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| 30
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2002
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MVP - Most games won - Most games played
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| 32
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2004
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MVP - Most games won - Most games played
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| 33
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2005
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MVP - Most games played - Longest win streak
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| 34
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2006
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Excellent Player - Game of the Year
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| 35
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2007
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MVP - Most games played - Most games won - Game of the Year
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| 36
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2008
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MVP - Game of the Year
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| 37
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2009
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MVP
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| 38
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2010
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MVP - Most games won
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| 39
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2011
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MVP - Most games played - Most games won
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| 40
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2012
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Special Award - Excellent Player - Most games played - Most games won - Game of the Year
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| 41
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2013
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Excellent Player - Most games played - Most games won - Game of the Year
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| 42
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2014
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MVP - Game of the Year
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| 43
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2015
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MVP - Special Game of the Year
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| 44
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2016
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Excellent Player
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| 45
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2017
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MVP - Game of the Year
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| 46
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2018
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Game of the Year
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| 50
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2022
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Fighting Spirit Award - Game of the Year
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Links
Yoshiharu Habu | Kishi Database