Kisei (shogi)

is one of the eight major titles in Japanese professional shogi. The word Kisei means an excellent player of shogi or go. Although 聖 can be translated as "sage", in this context it is probably better to see it in English as master or grandmaster, as in chess. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary editor Jack Halpern, published by Kenkyusha 1990

The Kisei tournament started in 1962. With the creation of the Kisei, there were five major title tournaments along with the Meijin, Tenth Dan (Ryūō), Ōshō, and Ōi titles. It was held twice a year until the year 1994. The challenger for Kisei title holder is determined by first, second, and final preliminary rounds. The player that wins three games out of five first in the championship will become the new Kisei title holder.

Lifetime Kisei

The title is awarded to a player who has won Kisei Championship five times. Active players may qualify for this title, but it is only officially awarded upon their retirement or death.

The following professionals have qualified for this title:

Yasuharu Ōyama (deceased) Makoto Nakahara (retired) Kunio Yonenaga (deceased) Yoshiharu Habu (active) Yasumitsu Satō (active) Sōta Fujii (active)

Winners

No.YearWinnerScoreOpponent 1 1962 Yasuharu Ōyama 3-1 Masao Tsukada 2 1963 first Yasuharu Ōyama (2) 3-0 Tatsuya Futakami3 1963 second Yasuharu Ōyama (3) 3-1 Kozō Masuda4 1964 first Yasuharu Ōyama (4) 3-2 Shigeru Sekine5 1964 second Yasuharu Ōyama (5) 3-0 So-etsu Homma6 1965 first Yasuharu Ōyama (6) 3-2 Kozō Masuda7 1965 second Yasuharu Ōyama (7) 3-2 Tatsuya Futakami8 1966 first Tatsuya Futakami 3-1 Yasuharu Ōyama9 1966 second Yasuharu Ōyama (8) 3-0 Tatsuya Futakami10 1967 first Michiyoshi Yamada 3-1 Yasuharu Ōyama11 1967 second Michiyoshi Yamada (2) 3-2 Makoto Nakahara12 1968 first Makoto Nakahara 3-1 Michiyoshi Yamada13 1968 second Makoto Nakahara (2) 3-1 Yasuharu Ōyama14 1969 first Makoto Nakahara (3) 3-0 Michiyoshi Yamada15 1969 second Kunio Naitō 3-1 Makoto Nakahara16 1970 first Yasuharu Ōyama (9) 3-1 Kunio Naitō17 1970 second Makoto Nakahara (4) 3-0 Yasuharu Ōyama 1971 first Makoto Nakahara (5) 3-1 Yasuharu Ōyama19 1971 second Makoto Nakahara (6) 3-1 Tatsuya Futakami20 1972 first Makoto Nakahara (7) 3-1 Kunio Naitō21 1972 second Michio Ariyoshi 3-2 Makoto Nakahara22 1973 first Kunio Yonenaga 3-1 Michio Ariyoshi23 1973 second Kunio Naitō (2) 3-2 Kunio Yonenaga24 1974 first Yasuharu Ōyama (10) 3-1 Kunio Naitō25 1974 second Yasuharu Ōyama (11) 3-0 Kunio Yonenaga26 1975 first Yasuharu Ōyama (12) 3-1 Tatsuya Futakami27 1975 second Yasuharu Ōyama (13) 3-0 Tatsuya Futakami28 1976 first Yasuharu Ōyama (14) 3-1 Kiyozumi Kiriyama29 1976 second Yasuharu Ōyama (15) 3-2 Kunio Yonenaga30 1977 first Yasuharu Ōyama (16) 3-1 Keiji Mori31 1977 second Makoto Nakahara (8) 3-2 Yasuharu Ōyama32 1978 first Makoto Nakahara (9) 3-0 Michio Ariyoshi33 1978 second Makoto Nakahara (10) 3-1 Tatsuya Futakami34 1979 first Makoto Nakahara (11) 3-1 Hifumi Katō35 1979 second Makoto Nakahara (12) 3-0 Hitoshige Awaji36 1980 first Kunio Yonenaga (2) 3-1 Makoto Nakahara37 1980 second Tatsuya Futakami (2) 3-1 Kunio Yonenaga38 1981 first Tatsuya Futakami (3) 3-0 Makoto Nakahara39 1981 second Tatsuya Futakami (4) 3-0 Hifumi Katō40 1982 first Keiji Mori 3-0 Tatsuya Futakami41 1982 second Makoto Nakahara (13) 3-1 Keiji Mori42 1983 first Hidemitsu Moriyasu 3-2 Makoto Nakahara43 1983 second Kunio Yonenaga (3) 3-1 Hidemitsu Moriyasu44 1984 first Kunio Yonenaga (4) 3-0 Koji Tanigawa45 1984 second Kunio Yonenaga (5) 3-2 Osamu Nakamura46 1985 first Kunio Yonenaga (6) 3-1 Osamu Katsuura47 1985 second Kunio Yonenaga (7) 3-0 Osamu Nakamura48 1986 first Kiyozumi Kiriyama 3-1 Kunio Yonenaga49 1986 second Kiyozumi Kiriyama (2) 3-1 Yoshikazu Minami50 1987 first Kiyozumi Kiriyama (3) 3-0 Kazuyoshi Nishimura51 1987 second Yoshikazu Minami 3-0 Kiyozumi Kiriyama52 1988 first Torahiko Tanaka 3-2 Yoshikazu Minami53 1988 second Makoto Nakahara (14) 3-2 Torahiko Tanaka54 1989 first Makoto Nakahara (15) 3-1 Yoshikazu Minami55 1989 second Makoto Nakahara (16) 3-2 Nobuyuki Yashiki56 1990 first Nobuyuki Yashiki 3-2 Makoto Nakahara57 1990 second Nobuyuki Yashiki (2) 3-1 Taku Morishita58 1991 first Yoshikazu Minami (2) 3-2 Nobuyuki Yashiki59 1991 second Koji Tanigawa 3-0 Yoshikazu Minami60 1992 first Koji Tanigawa (2) 3-1 Masataka Gōda61 1992 second Koji Tanigawa (3) 3-0 Masataka Gōda62 1993 first Yoshiharu Habu 3-1 Koji Tanigawa63 1993 second Yoshiharu Habu (2) 3-2 Koji Tanigawa64 1994 first Yoshiharu Habu (3) 3-1 Koji Tanigawa65 1994 second Yoshiharu Habu (4) 3-0 Akira Shima66 1995 Yoshiharu Habu (5) 3-0 Hiroyuki Miura67 1996 Hiroyuki Miura 3-2 Yoshiharu Habu68 1997 Nobuyuki Yashiki (3) 3-1 Hiroyuki Miura69 1998 Masataka Gōda 3-0 Nobuyuki Yashiki70 1999 Koji Tanigawa (4) 3-0 Masataka Gōda71 2000 Yoshiharu Habu (6) 3-2 Koji Tanigawa72 2001 Masataka Gōda (2) 3-2 Yoshiharu Habu73 2002 Yasumitsu Satō 3-2 Masataka Gōda74 2003 Yasumitsu Satō (2) 3-0 Tadahisa Maruyama75 2004 Yasumitsu Satō (3) 3-0 Toshiyuki Moriuchi76 2005 Yasumitsu Satō (4) 3-2 Yoshiharu Habu77 2006 Yasumitsu Satō (5) 3-0 Daisuke Suzuki78 2007 Yasumitsu Satō (6) 3-1 Akira Watanabe79 2008 Yoshiharu Habu (7) 3-2 Yasumitsu Satō80 2009 Yoshiharu Habu (8) 3-2 Kazuki Kimura81 2010 Yoshiharu Habu (9) 3-0 Koichi Fukaura82 2011 Yoshiharu Habu (10) 3-0 Koichi Fukaura83 2012 Yoshiharu Habu (11) 3-0 Taichi Nakamura84 2013 Yoshiharu Habu (12) 3-1 Akira Watanabe852014Yoshiharu Habu (13)3-0Toshiyuki Moriuchi862015Yoshiharu Habu (14)3-1 Masayuki Toyoshima872016Yoshiharu Habu (15)3-2 Takuya Nagase882017Yoshiharu Habu (16)3-1 Shintaro Saito892018Masayuki Toyoshima3-2Yoshiharu Habu902019Akira Watanabe3-1Masayuki Toyoshima91 2020 Sōta Fujii 3-1 Akira Watanabe 92 2021 Sōta Fujii (2) 3-0 Akira Watanabe932022Sōta Fujii (3)3-1Takuya Nagase942023Sōta Fujii (4)3-1Daichi Sasaki952024Sōta Fujii (5)3-0Takayuki Yamasaki962025Sōta Fujii (6)3-0Kazuo Sugimoto972026Sōta Fujii (7)3-0Shin'ichirō Hattori

Records Most titles overall: Yasuharu Ōyama, Makoto Nakahara and Yoshiharu Habu, 16 Most consecutive titles: Yoshiharu Habu, 10 in a row (2008-2017)

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