I will report the trend of Shogi society in September 2009.
1. Professional shogi society
1-1. Major 7 title matches
Title matches
| title | status | match condition |
| 22nd Ryuo-sen< | MORIUCHI toshiyuki became the challenger to WATANABE akira Ryuo. | 7 set matches |
| 50th Oi-sen | FUKAURA koichi 4-3 KIMURA kazuki. FUKAURA defended. | 7 set matches |
| 57th Oza-sen | HABU yoshiharu 3-0 YAMASAKI takayuki. HABU defended. | 5 set matches |
| 67th Meijin-sen | HABU yoshiharu 4-3 GODA masataka. HABU defended. | 7 set matches |
| 57th Osho-sen | HABU yoshiharu 4-3 FUKAURA koichi. HABU defended. | 7 set matches |
| 80th Kisei-sen | HABU yoshiharu 3-2 KIMURA kazuki. HABU defended. | 5 set matches |
| 34th Kio-sen | SATO yasumitsu 2-3 KUBO toshiaki. KUBO got Kio title. | 5 set matches |
2. Female professional shogi society
2-1. Major 5 female title matches
| title | status | match condition |
| 20th Female Oi-sen | SHIMIZU ichiyobecame the challenger to ISHIBASHI sachio Female Oi. | 5 set matches |
| 17th KURASHIKI TOKA | NAKAMURA marika became the challenger to SATOMI kana KURASHIKI TOKA. | 3 set matches |
| 31st Female Osho-sen | UEDA hatsumi became the challenger to SHIMIZU ichiyo Female Osho. | 3 set matches |
| 35th Female Meijini-sen | YAUCHI rieko 2-3 SHIMIZU ichiyo. SHIMIZU got Female Meijini. | 5 set matches |
| 2nd MAINABI Female Open | YAUCHI rieko 3-0 IWANE sinobu. YAUCHI defended. | 5 set matches |
That’s all.
See you next report!
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