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| Author: | Shenoute [ Mon May 15, 2023 7:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Cho Chikun and Watanabe Akira (shogi 9p) playing |
Cho Chikun and Watanabe Akira (shogi 9p) playing simultaneous games of go and shogi. Cho doesn't seem to do too bad (with a 4-piece handicap). How common is knowledge of the other game in go/shogi professional circles? I remember having seen pictures of Go Seigen and another (go) pro playing shogi together. I also vaguely remember reading about Honinbo Sansa being pretty good at both games. |
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| Author: | kupus [ Fri Jun 16, 2023 11:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cho Chikun and Watanabe Akira (shogi 9p) playing |
Hi Shenoute, You might find this post by John Fairbairn particularly interesting: https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.g ... JanmNr2jMJ The book he referred to, authored by Yonenaga Kunio, can be found at this link: https://tinyurl.com/yr3nm4e9 I remember reading biographies of Shogi professionals in Shogi World magazines, and most of them were 5 dan in Go. Just to mention, Takemiya Masaki is a very strong backgammon player, and Nie Weiping plays bridge. |
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| Author: | Shenoute [ Sun Jun 18, 2023 12:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cho Chikun and Watanabe Akira (shogi 9p) playing |
Thanks, kupus! The post by Jon Fairbairn was a very interesting read. |
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| Author: | gowan [ Mon Jun 19, 2023 7:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Cho Chikun and Watanabe Akira (shogi 9p) playing |
The novel Meijin (Master of Go) by Kawabata has many references to the maijin playing shogi with almost anyone he could find. Maybe of interest is the fact that a (professional?) go or shogi player is generically termed kishi. |
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