Yoshiharu Habu (Japanese: 羽生 善治, Hepburn: Habu Yoshiharu, born September 27, 1970) is a professional shogi player and a chess FIDE Master. He is a former holder of the Ryūō, Meijin, Ōi, Ōza, Kiō, Ōshō and Kisei major titles. He was the first person to simultaneously hold seven major professional shogi titles at the same time and is the only person to qualify as a lifetime title holder for seven major titles. In January 2018, Habu became the first professional shogi player to be awarded Japan's People's Honour Award. In June 2023, he was elected to the board of directors of the Japan Shogi Association (JSA), and chosen by the board to be the JSA president.
YoshiharuHabu (Japanese: 羽生 善治, Hepburn: HabuYoshiharu, born September 27, 1970) is a professional shogi player and a chess FIDE Master. He is a former...
skier YoshiharuHabu (羽生 善治, born 1970), Japanese shogi and chess player Yoshiharu Horii (堀井 美晴, born 1953), Japanese footballer and manager Yoshiharu Horio...
beginners (2nd ed.). Ishi Press. ISBN 978-4-8718-720-10. Habu, Yoshiharu; Hosking, Tony (2000). Habu's Words. translated by Tony Hosking and Yamato Takahashi [ja]...
in Japan. When he published his 7th book, "シリコンバレーから将棋を観る 羽生善治と現代 'YoshiharuHabu and Modern Shogi'", Umeda announced in his blog that he would allow...
first appearance in a major title match came in 2000 when he challenged YoshiharuHabu for the 26th Kiō title. Kubo advanced to the title match by defeating...
(Black) and YoshiharuHabu on October 3, 2012. The opening was Third File Rook. After the 121st move (= 61st move in western notation), White (Habu) found...
the New World Tsukuru Mishima Lead role Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow YoshiharuHabu My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday Shōichi Ueyama 2017 Sekigahara Kobayakawa...
the right to challenge YoshiharuHabu for the 62nd Ōza title. Although Toyoshima lost the first two games of his match against Habu, he won the next two...
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