Meijin (shogi)
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Meijin is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi, and is the most prestigious title, along with Ryūō. The word meijin refers to a highly skilled master of a certain field.
Masao Tsukada (right) playing against Yasuharu Ōyama in 1948 for the Meijin title.
Sekine's Meijin Resignation Ceremony (将棋名人退就位式) in February 1938. Pictured sitting in the foreground are Sekine (left) and Kimura (right). (The person standing in the foreground is Kenosuke Kosuge.)
Kinjirō Sekine 關根金次郞 (1868–1946), the thirteenth Lifetime Meijin and last hereditary Meijin
Sankichi Sakata
Yoshiharu Habu
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Yoshiharu Habu is a professional shogi player and a chess FIDE Master. He is a former holder of the Ryūō, Meijin, Ōi, Ōza, Kiō, Ōshō and Kisei major titles. He was the first person to simultaneously h
Meijin (shogi)
…18th Lifetime Meijin: Toshiyuki Moriuchi (Qualified for title in 2007 at age 36. Still active) 19th Lifetime Meijin: Yoshiharu Habu (Qualified for title in 2008 at age 37. Still active) The Honorary Meijin (名誉名人, meiyo meijin) is another Mejin-related title. Only two have received…
Habu in 2018
Habu playing chess with Peter Heine Nielsen (2014)