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2009 US Shogi Championship was held in the weekend of April 10 - 12, in , San Francisco(Please check our photos at the event here). The winner was Mr. Nozawa from Chicago Shogi club. Mr. Nozawa will play for Shogi World Championship in November as a qualifier from United States.

The results for preliminary tournament have started to come in and we are happy to announce a winner from Belarus!

The winner is Sergei Korchitsky and the following is a Kifu from the final match between Sergei Korchitsky and Peter Pavlovich:

[Black "Sergei Korchitsky"]
[White "Peter Pavlovich"]
[Event "Belarus Championship 2009, final tournament"]
[Round "6"]
[Date "15.03.2009"]
[Result "1-0"]

Poland is the first country to announce a winner of its preliminary tournament for the 3rd Shogi World Championship Tournament, which will be held in the weekend of November 13-15, 2009, in New York, hosted by New York Shogi Club.

The winner is Bartek Klin and the following is a Kifu from the final match of the preliminary tournament between Bartek Klin (Sente) and Adrian Woloszyn (Gote):

The New York Shogi Club announced The 3rd Shogi World Championship Tournament:

The New York Shogi Club cordially invites you to The 3rd Shogi World Championship Tournament, to be held in the weekend of November 13-15, 2009, in New York, supported by the Nihon Shogi Renmei and the City of New York, among other sponsors.

The winner will be awarded with the title of The Amateur Shogi World Champion, along with the cash prize of US$3,000（subject to change）!

The tournament details will be announced from time to time by the New York Shogi Club via e-mail, and will be posted on this website.