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Yoshiharu Habu
Y Habu 
 

Number of games in database: 45
Years covered: 2001 to 2016
Last FIDE rating: 2399 (2359 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2415
Overall record: +16 -12 =13 (54.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 4 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (12) 
    B42 B47 B76 B33 B90
With the Black pieces:
 Semi-Slav (6) 
    D47 D44 D45
 Sicilian (4) 
    B50 B51 B90
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   P K Wells vs Y Habu, 2005 0-1
   P Nikolic vs Y Habu, 2007 0-1
   Y Habu vs S Merkesvik, 2015 1-0
   T Beckman vs Y Habu, 2003 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   34th World Open (2006)
   World Open: Open Section (2003)
   Rilton Cup 2014/15 (2014)
   8th Dubai Open (2006)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Basel Masters
   Naiditsch vs Y Habu (Jan-02-16) 1-0
   V Burmakin vs Y Habu (Dec-30-15) 1/2-1/2
   Y Habu vs K Georgiev (Dec-28-15) 0-1
   G Tomov vs Y Habu (Jan-05-15) 0-1
   Y Habu vs S Merkesvik (Jan-04-15) 1-0

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YOSHIHARU HABU
(born Sep-27-1970, 54 years old) Japan

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He is a champion of shogi (Japanese chess). He is also a FIDE Master.

Wikipedia article: Yoshiharu Habu


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 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 46  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Y Habu vs E Bogdanov 1-0182001Saint-Quentin OpenB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
2. Y Habu vs Delchev 0-1472001Saint-Quentin OpenB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
3. Y Habu vs Lautier  0-1662002SimulB33 Sicilian
4. T Beckman vs Y Habu  0-126200331st World OpenA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
5. Y Habu vs O Nelson  1-039200331st World OpenB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
6. Y Habu vs Sadvakasov  0-134200331st World OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
7. Y Habu vs W Paschall  ½-½29200331st World OpenB01 Scandinavian
8. T Beckman vs Y Habu  0-126200331st World OpenA49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
9. Benjamin vs Y Habu  ½-½64200331st World OpenB50 Sicilian
10. R Burnett vs Y Habu  1-037200331st World OpenE78 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, with Be2 and Nf3
11. Y Habu vs M Cebalo  ½-½382005Hoogeveen Essent opB76 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
12. P K Wells vs Y Habu 0-1282005Essent OpenD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
13. Pelletier vs Y Habu 1-0512005Zurich WeihnachtsopenD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
14. M Prusikin vs Y Habu  ½-½222005Zurich WeihnachtsopenD45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
15. A Grishina vs Y Habu  0-1342006Dubai OpenE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
16. Y Habu vs C Vaidya  1-0442006Dubai OpenC18 French, Winawer
17. E Ghaem Maghami vs Y Habu 1-0392006Dubai OpenB50 Sicilian
18. Y Habu vs M M Abdul  ½-½282006Dubai OpenC02 French, Advance
19. P Doostkam vs Y Habu  ½-½612006Dubai OpenA28 English
20. Y Habu vs P Darini  1-0522006Dubai OpenB01 Scandinavian
21. R Babaev vs Y Habu  ½-½592006Dubai OpenC07 French, Tarrasch
22. Y Habu vs Miroshnichenko  0-1612006Dubai OpenB65 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...Be7 Defense, 9...Nxd4
23. H Aryanejad vs Y Habu  ½-½362006Dubai OpenB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
24. I Zenyuk vs Y Habu  0-149200634th World OpenD47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
25. Y Habu vs L B Hansen 0-169200634th World OpenB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
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Apr-27-12  Nightsurfer: Hi, dear <Atking>, thank you very much for your posting of <Apr-18-12> when you have made us pay attention to that thrilling event at beautiful <Chateau Villandry>/France in the autumn of 2011> when the SHOGI-<Meijin>'s Yoshiharu Habu and Toshiyuki Moriuchi have faced Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in International Chess, herewith the reportage http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... that features that very interesting encounter.
Apr-27-12  Nightsurfer: In case that you would ask why all that fuzz about SHOGI?! Just have a look at a very entertaining feature that the German-language program of <MTV>!! has aired on that great Japanese version of Chess, please turn to the link as follows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9eZ... .

And there you will see Rene Gralla play a short game of demonstration against <Daniel "Budi" Budiman>, herewith more information about the latter: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel... , who is a very popular TV-journalist who covers electronic games in <MTV>'s magazine GAME ONE together with his partner <Simon Krätschmer>, herewith more information about <Simon Krätschmer>: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_....

Both <Daniel "Budi" Budiman> and <Simon Krätschmer> have been the presenters of that very production on SHOGI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9eZ... that has been aired by <MTV>.

Oct-18-12  Nightsurfer: I would like to express my sincerest <domo arigato> to <Atking> who has shared with us the information that the life-time Meijin <Yoshiharu Habu> has taken part in a mixed event of Chess and <Shogi> at Kobe in September 2012 - together with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ; the thrilling challenge has been covered by the blog of beautiful Alexandra Kosteniuk, please see http://www.chessblog.com/2012/10/co... and by <Kyodo News>, please check out http://english.kyodonews.jp/photos/...!
Oct-19-12
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  HeMateMe: Well, this is something different. You don't hear much about Japanese chess players.
Dec-24-12  wordfunph: FM Yoshiharu Habu --- the "Garry Kasparov of Shogi"!
Oct-31-13  Zugzwangovich: Shogi news: Moriuchi leads Watanabe 2-0 in the best-of-seven Ryu-O series, which as <ughaibu> points out can be considered to be a world championship. Watanabe's been the winner of this series for the last nine years.
Jan-02-14  nummerzwei: He's back in the ring, playing currently in the 24th Cracovia Festival in Krakow, Poland.
Apr-25-14  Rookiepawn: A nicer (or more neutral) way of saying "non-Japanese" is "gaikokujin".

Regarding Go, it fascinates me because the simplicity of the rules (you can start playing after no more than 10 minutes of explanation) hide an ocean of complexity. Strategically talking it seems to me far more subtle than chess, for it is really hard to know whether you're winning or losing.

After a Go game, I see little white and black spots flickering before my eyes...

Dec-02-14
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  Penguincw: When 2 "chess" legends crash: http://en.chessbase.com/post/kaspar....
Dec-02-14
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  WannaBe: <Penguincw> Thank you so much for that link, I've taken the liberty and sent CG.com the 2 PGNs from the rapid games. =)
Dec-05-14
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  WannaBe: Yeah!! The games are in the database! Thank you CG. =)
Apr-16-15  Catholic Bishop: This guy may be the most naturally gifted intellectual game player of all time, considering his stature as possibly the strongest Shogi player in history, a 2400 fide rating in chess, as well as being amateur 2 dan in Go.
Apr-16-15
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  keypusher: <Catholic Bishop: This guy may be the most naturally gifted intellectual game player of all time, considering his stature as possibly the strongest Shogi player in history, a 2400 fide rating in chess, as well as being amateur 2 dan in Go.>

Sounds like he just can't concentrate.

Apr-16-15  Catholic Bishop: <keypusher: Sounds like he just can't concentrate.> Why would he need to? He's been earning an average of around a million USD a year from 1993 to this year from Shogi alone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshih...

He's married to a popular Japanese actress, has enough free time to dabble in chess, even occasionally making GMs look like patzers from those Paul Morphy games. I'd say concentration is not something he's mightily concerned with.

Apr-16-15
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  keypusher: <Catholic Bishop: <keypusher: Sounds like he just can't concentrate.> Why would he need to? He's been earning an average of around a million USD a year from 1993 to this year from Shogi alone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshih...

Lighten up, Your Eminence.

Nov-12-15  BIDMONFA: Yoshiharu Habu

HABU, Yoshiharu
http://www.bidmonfa.com/habu_yoshih...
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Feb-11-23  Zugzwangovich: Trying for his 100th career title at age 52, Habu yesterday conjured up a scintillating attack to upend Sota Fujii, the greatest heavyweight going today, and tie their best-of-seven Osho title match at 2-2. Fujii's only 20 but for the last few years has been kicking butts left and right a la Tal in his early 20s.
Feb-11-23
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  Check It Out: Is there a link for more info?
Feb-11-23
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  HeMateMe: Wasn't the Yoshiharu the 'unwinnable' test that prospective Starfleet captains are put through, in the training academy in Star Trek?
Feb-11-23
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  beatgiant: <HeMateMe>Kobayashi Maru. So you got the language, number of syllables, and last vowel right. Still, I highly doubt classmates in school teased Yoshiharu as the impossible test kid.

This is probably better than the time you mistook an Australian flag for a British one. Bravo....

Feb-11-23
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  Check It Out: Come for the deets, stay for the lulz.
Feb-11-23
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  HeMateMe: I have never mistaken the Australian flag and Brit union jack, only the accents.

G'day.

Feb-11-23
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  beatgiant: <HeMateMe> See Kibitzer's Café (kibitz #280585), where you posted <I found a British themed chess T-shirt!> but the picture in the link was a rook with Australian flags and "Check, Mate!" but I grant you were probably just having a lark.
Feb-11-23
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  HeMateMe: Never take me too seriously...
Feb-11-23
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  beatgiant: <HeMateMe> I was trying to be unserious, but sometimes it doesn't come out right on the web. Something like... an impossible test.
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