World Open Shogi Championship

World Open Shogi Championship
SportShogi
Founded2000
Organising bodyFederation of European Shogi Associations
ContinentEurope
WebsiteFESA

The World Open Shogi Championship (WOSC) is an international shogi tournament organised annually by the Federation of European Shogi Associations (FESA). It is held together with the European Shogi Championship and is open to players from all countries, including Japanese professionals and amateurs.

Overview

The championship was established in 2013 as an open world-level event separate from the European title competition. Unlike the European Shogi Championship, which is restricted to European players for the title, the World Open Shogi Championship allows participants from any country to compete for the overall title.

FESA promotes shogi through the annual organisation of both the European Shogi Championship and the World Open Shogi Championship, as well as through its international rating system and support for national federations.[1]

The championship has been held in several European countries, including Germany, France, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Spain and Ukraine. Japanese players have frequently dominated the event, although players from Germany and France have also reached the podium.[2]

History

The first World Open Shogi Championship was held in 2000. Since then, the tournament has usually been organised every year alongside the European Shogi Championship. The 2020 edition was not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event is usually played in Swiss-system format over several rounds. Side events often include blitz tournaments, team competitions and teaching games with professional players from Japan.[3]

The 2022 edition in Ludwigshafen attracted 87 players. Kasey Nishimoto of Japan won the tournament with a perfect score of 9/9.[4]

Results

Sources:[5][6]

Year Location 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place Players
2000 London Ayumu Sato Chiaki Ito Tony Hosking 82
2001 London Yutaka Ishii Larry Kaufman Thomas Pfaffel 36
2002 Brussels Boris Mirnik Gert Schnider Jochen Drechsler 55
2003 Öckerö Yoshiyuki Uemura Boris Mirnik Gert Schnider 48
2004 Pullach Tsukasa Sera Yuji Kikuta Hideki Tashiro 53
2005 Pardubice Tsukasa Sera Yuji Kikuta Hideki Tashiro 64
2006 Colmar Yuji Kikuta Wan Leung Kai Kimio Takahashi 61
2007 Pardubice Boris Mirnik Tobias Marczewski Kimio Takahashi 35
2008 Pardubice Artem Kolomiyets Karl Wartlick Marc Theeuwen 39
2009 Stockholm Karl Wartlick Kimio Takahashi Yuji Kikuta 32
2010 Debrecen Kimio Takahashi Jean Fortin Frank Roevekamp 39
2011 Ludwigshafen Makoto Kawato Kimio Takahashi Yasuhiko Utsunomiya 82
2012 Kraków Yasuhiko Utsunomiya Kimio Takahashi Makoto Kawato 87
2013 Minsk Takumi Ito Sergey Korchitsky Artem Kolomiyets 92
2014 Budapest Karolina Styczynska Makoto Kawato Thomas Leiter 78
2015 Prague Hideaki Takahashi Makoto Kawato Jean Fortin 119
2016 Amsterdam Hideaki Takahashi Shou Otsuka Kazuki Itoh 121
2017 Kyiv Shun Tokuni Sergey Korchitsky Thomas Leiter 66
2018 Berlin Hideaki Takahashi Thomas Leiter Vincent Tanyan 128
2019 Bratislava Hideaki Takahashi Anton Starykevich Thomas Leiter 104
2021 Minsk Sergey Korchitsky Anton Starykevich Vincent Tanyan 67
2022 Ludwigshafen Kasey Nishimoto Uladzislau Zakrzheuski Jean Fortin 87
2023 Strasbourg Anton Starykevich Thomas Leiter Kasey Nishimoto 136
2024 Barcelona Taichi Kobayashi Kasey Nishimoto Kazushi Shibutani 107
2025 Wrocław Anton Starykevich Kasey Nishimoto Zhuo Loon Lim

See also

References

  1. ^ "Federation of European Shogi Associations". Shogi.cloud. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  2. ^ "World Open Shogi Championships". Federation of European Shogi Associations. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  3. ^ "ESC/WOSC 2023 – European Shogi Championship". French Shogi Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  4. ^ "ESC/WOSC 2022 Ludwigshafen – Uladzislau Zakrzheuski European champion 2022". FESA. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  5. ^ https://fesashogi.eu/european-championships/
  6. ^ https://fesashogi.eu/old/index.php?mid=3
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