Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Shogi festival on 13 September

Finally, it is time to update the blog. On 13 September, I go to Japan Club Kuala Lumpur to take part in the shogi festival that held once a year. I have a great time over there, so wish to come again next year. Following is all the photo I taken the whole day. PRESS PICTURE TO ENLARGE

Departure on 7.18am in the morning

On the Star Line LRT

Outside of the Japan Club Kuala Lumpur, well I think the security don like to be in photo.

Good quality of shogi pieces, half elephant trunk made.

Here also include Go chess board

Go chess pieces box

The room where the event take place

A paper that show the event,

big magnetic shogi pieces that use for teaching

Shogi Board that use for teaching

Event place
Special kind of shogi word art.

shogi chess board

people playing chess

In the middle of the match

event place

event place

From left, President of Shogi Club in Japan Club Kuala Lumpur, Mr. Yoshiki Nakai. 9-Dan professional shogi player, Kenji Kobayashi. President of JACTIM, Sadao Segi. and a random person,, >.< People playing

Left is Xin Wen 2-Dan Go player, Right is my friend Bih Chien

A Japan family

Kids playing

Lunch Time,

Menu

Towel

Tea Cup

Ramen special set

unknown set meal

Tempura set

Beef set

Players picture,

The Legendary Ryou Takehito 1-Dan shogi player, should be the highest ranking of Malaysia players

Winner of the kid chess competition, 2 kids that wear glasses is brother. 1st and 2nd in the competition.

Ryou Takehito, and the right side is 2 kid's father

9-Dan vs 1-Dan

shogi condition,

A book that Mr.Kenji Kobayashi show me, a picture that he is 5-Dan player when he is 23 years old

People playing

KL Meijin

Overall picture

Me with Kenji Kobayashi

Me with Kenji Kobayashi 2

Dinner at sushi king.


In the whole event, there are only 8 Malaysian people. That is Ryou Takehito and his friend, Mr. Yeoh and his family, me and my friend.

Mr. Kenji Kobayashi play with 16 peoples in a row and all the game is finish in one hour, he only lose to 4 of them, and all the game is handicap game. He handicap 6 pieces to all children and about 2 pieces to all adult. I lose to him unfortunately, his combination of all pieces is perfect, it will be unable to win him if you are not going on for an defensive castle. I tell my friend to go for a defensive castle, then he able to stablise his king and Mr. K K resign. He is still an amazing professional player.

How old is Mr. K K in the picture? He is 52 years old. He look so young lol.

The only thing i quite regret is i forget to get the signature from him, lol.

After this event, I will start to train hard on my shogi skill, to be able to go into the world of professional shogi world.