Yoshiharu Habu

Oi, Kio, Oza, Osho

Title Match Appearances:  41

Title Match Victories:    35  (Ryuo 4, Meijin 3, Kisei 5, Oi 6, Oza 6, Kio 8, Osho 3)

Tournament Victories:     18

7 consecutive years in Class A (or Meijin)
Career Highlights
1970 September 27thBorn Saitama Province
19827th Elementary School Meijin
Enters shoreikai at 6-kyu
Master: Tatsuya Futakami 9-dan
1984Shodan
19854-dan
Pro debut
19885-dan
19896-dan
2nd Ryuo Match: Habu 4 - Shima 3
Becomes youngest titleholder ever
19907-dan
16th Kio Match: Habu 3 - Minami 1
19925th Ryuo Match: Habu 4 - Tanigawa 3
3 Crown holder
Advances to Jun'i-sen A Class
19938-dan
62nd Kisei Match: Habu 3 - Tanigawa 1
34th Oi Match: Habu 4 - Goda 0
Youngest 5 Crown holder ever (Age 22)
6th Ryuo Match: Habu 2 - Sato 4
19949-dan
52nd Meijin Match: Habu 4 - Yonenaga 2
7th Ryuo Match: Habu 4 - Sato 2
First ever 6 Crown holder
20th Kio Match: Habu 3 - Morishita 0
First ever Eisei Kio
199566th Kisei Match: Habu 3 - Miura 0
4th Eisei Kisei
45th Osho Match: Habu 4 - Tanigawa 0
First ever 7 Crown holder
199644th Oza Match: Habu 3 - Shima 0
Meisho Oza
199738th Oza Match: Habu 4 - Sato 1
Eisei Oi

Source: Shogi Yearbook 1997, 1998

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