The votes are counted ...
and it was a real close decision.

Your player of the year 2011 is WATANABE Akira, who got 51 % of your votes!

Congratulations to him and many thanks to all who took part in this voting!

The Shogi Yearbook 2011 is available!
36 commented title match games, 5 games of challenger’s tournaments, reports and statistical informations.

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2012-02-05 Title holder Kubo wins game 1 of the 37. Kio title fight.
2012-02-01 Habu hase done it! Already after the 8th round he wins the A-class league and becomes challenger of Meijin Moriuchi.
Results: Tanigawa - Habu 0-1, Watanabe - Maruyama 1-0, Yashiki - Takahashi 1-0, Goda - Miura 0-1, Kubo - Sato 1-0
2012-02-01 Christian Seel wins the German championship!
2012-01-27 53. Oi Challenger league: Watanabe - Toyoshima 1-0, Funae - Hirose 1-0
2012-01-27 61. Osho title match: Challenger Sato wins game 2 and leads with 2-0.