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Annual Shogi Awards
Awarded forAchievements of professional or amateur shogi players of the previous calendar year
Presented byJapan Shogi Association
First awarded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Websitehttps://www.shogi.or.jp/player/winner.html

The Annual Shogi Awards (将棋大賞 shōgi taishō) are a number of prizes awarded yearly by the Japan Shogi Association to professional and amateur shogi players who have achieved particular success. The first Annual Shogi Awards were presented in 1974.[1][2]

Winners

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Below is a table of the awards given and the award winners for each year.

No. Shogi Year Player of the Year Special Award Excellent Player Fighting Spirit Game of the Year Special Game of the Year Best Winning Percentage Most Games Won
51[3] April 2023 – March 2024 Sōta Fujii (4) Takumi Itō (1) Tadahisa Maruyama (1) Sōta Fujii vs. Masayuki Toyoshima (71st Ōza Tournament Challenger Playoff) Takuya Nagase vs. Sōta Fujii (71st Ōza Title Match Game 4) Sōta Fujii (6) (46 wins – 8 losses, 0.852 winning percentage)
(51 wins apiece)
50 April 2022 – March 2023 Sōta Fujii (3) Akira Watanabe Yoshiharu Habu Sōta Fujii vs. Yoshiharu Habu Sōta Fujii vs. Yasuhiro Masuda Sōta Fujii (0.828 winning percentage) Sōta Fujii (53 wins)
49 April 2021 – March 2022 Sōta Fujii (2) Akira Watanabe Tatsuya Sugai Masayuki Toyoshima vs. Sōta Fujii Takumi Itō (0.818 winning percentage) Sōta Fujii (54 wins)
48 April 2020 – March 2021 Sōta Fujii (1) Akira Watanabe Masayuki Toyoshima Akira Watanabe vs. Sōta Fujii Sōta Fujii vs. Ayumu Matsuo Sōta Fujii (0.846 winning percentage)
  • Sōta Fujii
  • Takuya Nagase
(44 wins apiece)
47 April 2019 – March 2020 Akira Watanabe (2) Kazuki Kimura Masayuki Toyoshima Takuya Nagase Masayuki Toyoshima vs. Kazuki Kimura Akihito Hirose vs. Sōta Fujii Sōta Fujii (0.815 winning percentage) Sōta Fujii (53 wins)
46 April 2018 – March 2019 Masayuki Toyoshima (1) Akira Watanabe Akihito Hirose Amahiko Satō vs. Yoshiharu Habu Mana Watanabe vs. Hatsumi Ueda Sōta Fujii (0.849 winning percentage) Daichi Sasaki (46 wins)
45[4] April 2017 – March 2018 Yoshiharu Habu (22) Sōta Fujii Tatsuya Sugai Masayuki Toyoshima Akira Watanabe vs. Yoshiharu Habu
Sōta Fujii (0.836 winning percentage) Sōta Fujii (61 wins)
44[5] April 2016 – March 2017 Amahiko Satō Hifumi Katō Yoshiharu Habu Toshiaki Kubo Yasumitsu Satō vs. Kōichi Fukaura Kana Satomi vs. Hatsumi Ueda
(0.750 winning percentage apiece)
Shōta Chida (48 wins)
43[5] April 2015 – March 2016 Yoshiharu Habu (21) Akira Watanabe Amahiko Satō Akira Watanabe vs. Amahiko Satō Kenjirō Abe vs. Yoshiharu Habu Shintarō Saitō (0.769 winning percentage) Amahiko Satō (41 wins)
42 April 2014 – March 2015 Yoshiharu Habu (20) Tetsurō Itodani Masataka Gōda Yoshiharu Habu vs Masayuki Toyoshima Mitsunori Makino vs Ryuuma Tonari Tatsuya Sugai (0.796 winning percentage) Tatsuya Sugai (43 wins)
41[5] April 2013 – March 2014 Toshiyuki Moriuchi (2) Yoshiharu Habu Masataka Gōda Yoshiharu Habu vs. Taichi Nakamura Hiroyuki Miura vs Toshiaki Kubo Yasuaki Murayama (0.767 winning percentage) Yoshiharu Habu (42 wins)
40[5] April 2012 – March 2013 Akira Watanabe Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Taichi Nakamura Yoshiharu Habu vs. Akira Watanabe Kana Satomi vs. Hatsumi Ueda Takuya Nagase (0.786 winning percentage) Habu (51 wins)
39[5] April 2011 – March 2012 Yoshiharu Habu (19) Akira Watanabe Masataka Gōda Akira Watanabe vs. Tadahisa Maruyama Taichi Nakamura (0.851 winning percentage)
  • Yoshiharu Habu
  • Masayuki Toyoshima
(44 wins apiece)
38[5] April 2010 – March 2011 Yoshiharu Habu (18)
  • Toshiaki Kubo
  • Akira Watanabe
Akihito Hirose Akihito Hirose vs. Kōichi Fukaura Toshiyuki Moriuchi vs. Takeshi Fujii Amahiko Satō (0.795 winning percentage) Yoshiharu Habu (43 wins)
37[5] April 2009 – March 2010 Yoshiharu Habu (17) Toshiaki Kubo Kazuki Kimura Toshiaki Kubo vs. Yasumitsu Satō Kōichi Kodama vs. Kōta Kanai Masayuki Toyoshima (0.763 winning percentage) Masayuki Toyoshima (45 wins)
36[5] April 2008 – March 2009 Yoshiharu Habu (16) Makoto Nakahara Akira Watanabe Toshiaki Kubo Akira Watanabe vs. Yoshiharu Habu Atsushi Miyata (0.757 winning percentage) Toshiaki Kubo (49 wins)
37[5] April 2007 – March 2008 Yoshiharu Habu (15) Yasumitsu Satō Kōichi Fukaura Kōichi Fukaura vs. Yoshiharu Habu Yasuaki Murayama (0.783 winning percentage) Yoshiharu Habu (44 wins)
36[5] April 2006 – March 2007 Yasumitsu Satō Yoshiharu Habu Akira Watanabe Kōji Tanigawa vs. Yoshiharu Habu Chikara Akutsu (0.776 winning percentage) Yasumitsu Satō (57 wins)
35[5] April 2005 – March 2006 Yoshiharu Habu (14) Yasumitsu Satō Shin'ya Satō (0.787 winning percentage) Akira Watanabe (41 wins)

Kōzō Masuda Awards

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The Kōzō Masuda Award (升田幸三賞 Masuda Kōzō shō) and the Kōzō Masuda Special Prize (升田幸三賞特別賞 Masuda Kōzō shō takubetsu shō) are two prizes awarded to professional or amateur players who have made an outstanding contribution to the development and evolution of shogi openings by way of innovation or excellence in shogi theory or tactics. The awards are named after the innovative player, Kōzō Masuda. The Masuda Award is given out yearly since 1995 while the Masuda Special Prize is awarded infrequently.[5][4]

Winners

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Masuda Award

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Masuda Special Prize

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References

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  1. ^ "Shōgi Saiyūshūkishishō ni Habu Nikan" 将棋 最優秀棋士賞に羽生二冠 [Habu 2-crown chosen "Player of the Year"] (in Japanese). NHK. April 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018. 将棋大賞は, 日本将棋連盟が1年間に活躍した棋士に与える賞で, 昭和49年に設けられ, ことしが45回目の表彰です。[Tha Annual Shogi Awards are given out by the Japan Shogi Association to players for their performances during the previous year. The awards were started in 1974, and this year marks the 45th year they have been presented.]
  2. ^ "Shogi Taisho Jushosha Ichiran" 将棋大賞受賞者一覧 [List of Annual Shogi Award Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Dai Gojūikkai Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha no Oshirase" 第51回将棋大賞受賞者のお知らせ [51st Annual Shogi Award Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 1, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Saiyūshūkishi Habu Yoshiharu Ryūō, Tokubetsushō ni Fujii Sōta Rokudan. Dai Yonjūgokai Shōgi Taishō Kimaru" 最優秀棋士賞に羽生善治竜王, 特別賞に藤井聡太六段. 第45回将棋大賞決まる [Shogi News: 45th Annual Award Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Kishi Dētabēsu: Shōgi Taishō Jushōsha Ichiran" 棋士データベース: 将棋大賞受賞者一覧 [Professional Shogi Player Database: List of Annual Shogi Award Winners] (in Japanese). Japan Shogi Association. Retrieved April 5, 2018.