From: Eric <topica <at> macshogi <dot> com>
Date: 14 apr 2005
Subject: Re: Chess game of Habu in Germany

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Hello,

> I managed to get the notation (kifu) of a chess game played from Habu
> Yoshiharu
> in the chess open near Stuttgart 14 days ago.
>
> Luckily, his opponent in round #2 was a good friend of mine, Erik Deues
> (FIDE ELO app. 2100).
> We are both member of the same chess club near Munich.
>
> You may play the game online here:
> http://www.shogi.de/players/games/20050305.htm

Thanks for the game, happy to replay a good chess game of Habu !

> Erik told me he felt he had no chance.
> When I told him his opponent had played his 3rd chess tournament ever
> and is one of the top Shogi Pros in Japan, he was quite astonished.

Yoshiharu Habu's performance in chess is impressive. Here is a try to=20=
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list his chess tournaments, it seems that they are all here, I didn't=20=
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manage to find another one. Perhaps somebody can help ? Is there=20=20
another tournament from Habu ?

May 2000      -> Chicago Open, USA
April 2001    -> Saint-Quentin En Yvelines (near Paris), France (Habu=20=
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performed an IM norm)
May 2002      -> second Nao Chess Masters, Paris, France
June 2003     -> World Open in Philadelphia, USA
January 2004  -> 11 Western Championship, Agoura Hills, USA
November 2004 -> 40 American Open, L.A., USA
March 2005    -> Deizisau, Germany

You can read reports about Yoshiharu's tournaments in Paris (games=20=20
available as well) here :
<http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/reportage/pros/habu/yvelines/habu-=20
gb.html>
<http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/reportage/pros/habu/nao/habu-gb.html>

Chicago Open :
<http://www.ishipress.com/habu.htm>
<http://www.chesstour.com/chio00.html>

On <http://www.chesslive.de/>, 31 games are available (17 with white=20=20
and 14 with the black pieces)

Fide's record about Habu :
<http://www.fide.com/ratings/id.phtml?event=3D7000537&moder=3D4>

All the best,

=C9ric

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