Kimura is the 17th most common Japanese surname.
Yoshiharu Habu 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.
Yoshio Kimura is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet.
Meijin (名人) is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi, and is the most prestigious title, along with Ryūō. The word meijin refers to a highly skilled master of a certain field.
Kisei (棋聖) is one of the eight major titles in Japanese professional shogi. The word Kisei means an excellent player of shogi or go and has been translated as "shogi saint".
Ōi (王位) is one of the eight major titles in professional shogi, and it means "the king's rank".
Shogi is a two-player strategy board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan.
Yoshio is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.
Yasuharu Ōyama was a professional shogi player, 15th Lifetime Meijin and president of Japan Shogi Association. He studied shogi under Kinjiro Kimi. He won 80 titles, 44 other type tournaments and 1433 games in life, and was awarded five lifetime titles: Lifetime Meijin, Lifetime Jūdan, Lifetime Ōi, Lifetime Kisei and Lifetime Ōshō. Among his 80 titles, 18 were the Meijin title. He has appeared in the Meijin title match 25 times winning 18; he also holds the record for the most consecutive Meijin titles, the most overall Meijin titles, and being the oldest player to challenge for the Meijin title, at age 63 in 1986.
The Double Fortress is a shogi opening in which both players construct Fortress formations.
The 6-Piece handicap in shogi has both of White's major pieces, the rook and the bishop, removed as well as their lances and knights. Thus, White is left with pawns, golds, and silvers.
Central Rook vs Side Pawn is an older joseki for a Central Rook position by White played against a Static Rook position played by Black that captures White's side pawn on 34.
Masayuki Toyoshima is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a former holder of the Ryūō, Meijin, Ōi, Kisei and Eiō titles.
Yoshio Kimura may refer to:
Hisashi Namekata is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan.
Kazuki Kimura is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former Ōi title holder. He is also the oldest player to win a major title for the first time.
The 9-Piece handicap in shogi has all of White's pieces removed except for the king, their right gold, and their line of pawns.
Ichitarō Doi was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan, and was the first president of the Japan Shogi Association.
Tatsunosuke Kanda was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8-dan and also 9-dan, which was an honorary rank, after death.
Mikio Kariyama is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 4-dan.
