Kōzō Masuda (升田 幸三, Masuda Kōzō, March 21, 1918 – April 5, 1991) was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 9-dan. He is a former...

winners for each year. The Kōzō Masuda Award (升田幸三賞 Masuda Kōzō shō) and the Kōzō Masuda Special Prize (升田幸三賞特別賞 Masuda Kōzō shō takubetsu shō) are two...

1976), manga artist Kōzō Masuda, Japanese shogi player Mitsuhiko Masuda (増田光彦, born 1937), Japanese professional golfer Naoya Masuda (益田直也, born 1989),...

for the strategy in the subsequent years. Fujii went on to receive the Kōzō Masuda Award for his use of this strategy in 2013. 1. P-76 P-34. The most common...

(8) 4-2 Kōzō Masuda 11 1952 Yasuharu Ōyama 4-1 Yoshio Kimura 12 1953 Yasuharu Ōyama (2) 4-1 Kōzō Masuda 13 1954 Yasuharu Ōyama (3) 4-1 Kōzō Masuda 14 1955...

recognized for his contributions to opening theory and received the 32nd Kōzō Masuda Award for the 2004–5 shogi year for his development of the New Quick...

Lead role 2009–11 Jin Sakamoto Ryōma 2 seasons 2010 Wagaya no Rekishi Kōzō Masuda 10-nen-saki mo Kimi ni Koishite Hiroshi Maruyama 2011 Pandora III Kakumei...

pieces. SCAP insisted that this could lead to the idea of prisoner abuse. Kozo Masuda, then one of the top professional shogi players, when summoned to the...

1988): Technique Award 42nd Annual Awards (April 2014 – March 2015): Kōzō Masuda Special Award 2005: 25 Years Service Award (Awarded by the JSA in recognition...

(2011), "Best Winning Percentage" (2014), "Most Games Won" (2014), “Kōzō Masuda Award” (2014), and "Fighting-spirit" (2021). Sugai has finished in the...

March 2007): Player of the Year, Most Games Played, Most Games Won, Kōzō Masuda Award 35th Annual Awards (April 2007 － March 2008): Player of the Year...

2014 5-dan: August 13, 2020 Hoshino received the Japan Shogi Association's Masuda Award for his "Accelerated Silver 37" variation for the Cheerful Central...

Kunio Yonenaga (米長 邦雄, Yonenaga Kunio, June 10, 1943　- December 18, 2012) was a Japanese professional shogi player and president of Japan Shogi Association...

2007 7-dan: May 20, 2021 Kondō received the Japan Shogi Association the Masuda Award for 2001 as well as the Annual Shogi Awards for "Best Winning Percentage"...

2015 5-Dan: June 18, 2020 Imaizumi received the Japan Shogi Association's Masuda Award for the 2007–2008 shogi season for his idea of playing "R-32" on move...

March 1983): Technique Award 22nd Annual Awards (April 1994 – March 1995): Masuda Award (for the Side Pawn Capture, Bishop-33 variation) 1979: Shogi Honor...

Player" and "Best Winning Percentage" in 1985. He also received the Kōzō Masuda Award in 2016 for his development of the Tomioka Bishop Exchange, Reclining...

Club Award 44th Annual Awards (April 2016 – March 2017): Special Award, Kōzō Masuda Award Special Prize 1977: Shogi Honor Fighting-spirit Award (Awarded...

Renshō Nada (2) Kōzō Masuda 13 1963 Kōzō Masuda (3) Hifumi Katō 14 1964 Yasuharu Ōyama (4) Masao Tsukada 15 1965 Yūzō Maruta (2) Kōzō Masuda 16 1966 Hifumi...

throughout his career. He won the "Dedicted Service Award" for 1996–1997, the Kōzō Masuda Award for 2000–2001, and the "Special Game of the Year Award" for 2013–2014...

March 2003): Special Award 31st Annual Awards (April 2003 – March 2004): Masuda Award 34th Annual Awards (April 2006 – March 2007): Game of the Year 1983...

gakoi) The castle is named after Makoto Nakahara, for which he won the Kōzō Masuda Award in 1996. The Nakahara castle was originally part of the Nakahara...

Tsukada Kenji Waki Akira Watanabe Nobuyuki Yashiki 8-dan Chikara Akutsu Kōzō Arimori Shōta Chida Mamoru Hatakeyama Naruyuki Hatakeyama Ichirō Hiura Kazushiza...

Bishop Pullback strategy which is named after him. He received the 16th Masuda Award (April 2009 – March 2010) for developing the strategy. Iijima's promotion...

Awards during his career: the Kōzō Masuda Award for 2002–2003, and the "Special Game of the Year" for 2009–2010. His "Masuda Award" was for his development...

Year Special Prize 46th Annual Shogi Awards (April 2018 – March 2019): Kōzō Masuda Award 47th Annual Shogi Awards (April 2019 – March 2020): Most Games...

award for 2002–2003, the "Fighting-spirit" award for 2003–2004, and the Kōzō Masuda Award for 2010–2011. He also received the association's "Shogi Honor...

2024 Retired: June 19, 2024 Chūza received the Japan Shogi Association's Masuda Award for his "Chūza's Rook" opening variation in 1998. Chuza is married...

Shogi Association Annual Shogi Awards for "Best New Player" in 2001, the Kōzō Masuda Award in 2013 and "Special Game of the Year" in 2020. Matsuo has finished...

professional shogi in March 2009 at age 61 for health reasons. Nakahara won the Kōzō Masuda Award in 1996 for developing the "Nakahara castle" (中原囲い (Nakahara Gakoi))...