Participant Player Introduction
Organiser's Recommendation
Japan
Reina Takahashi
(27)
- Profession:
- Company employee
- Skill:
- 1-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 三間飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 八代弥七段(7-dan Wataru Yshiro)
I want to win by attacking as hard as I can.
Mongolia
Munkhzul Turmunkh
(19)
- Profession:
- chess player
- Skill:
- Chess ability -not bad; shogi ability: not nice
- Favorite Strategy:
- 攻撃(Attack)
To test the level after long delay.
Asia, Oceania
Australia
Michael Gearing
(30)
- Profession:
- Teacher
- Skill:
- 2-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 三間飛車、向飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 羽生善治九段、村中秀史七段(9-dan Yoshiharu Habu, 7-dan Shuji Muranaka)
I want to enjoy the experience playing at a tournament, at least win one game against someone better than me, and meet some great shogi players. Let's play!
China(Shanghai)
许衎昀 xu kanyun
(34)
- Profession:
- Staff
- Skill:
- 5-dan
Thailand
Koranat Saengwat
(30)
- Profession:
- Self‐employed
- Skill:
- 2-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 角頭歩戦法、玉頭位取り My favourite opening is kaku to fu, but I mostly play something like king-head vanguard pawn.
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 谷川浩司九段
China(Beijing)
丁泽宇 Ding,Zeyu
(26)
- Profession:
- Risk Management
- Skill:
- 3-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 四間飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 羽生善治九段、中原誠十六世名人
With one thought, all mountains are unhindered. (一念即出,万山无阻。)
New Zealand
Michael Mackinven
(53)
- Profession:
- Consultant
- Skill:
- 3-kyu
- Favorite Strategy:
- なし
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 高田尚平七段(7dan Shouhei Takada)
May Shogi continue to spread throughout the world.Thank you to organizers.
Indonesia
Hans Aldi Christian Sutedja
(20)
- Profession:
- University Student
- Skill:
- 2-kyu
Fall seven times, stand up eight.
Hong Kong
陸尚勤
(35)
- Profession:
- Economist
- Skill:
- 1-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 四間飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 羽生善治九段
Let's enjoy Shogi!
Taiwan
張京鼎
(16)
- Profession:
- Student
- Skill:
- 4-dan
Europe, Africa
Norway
Asle Olufsen
(58)
- Profession:
- Programmer
- Skill:
- 1-kyu
- Favorite Strategy:
- 矢倉
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 羽生善治九段
Hope to qualify from the Continental Championship.
Germany
Bilal Dardour
(26)
Poland
Szymon Brejdak
(21)
- Profession:
- Worker
- Skill:
- 1-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 居飛車、特に角換わり
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 豊島将之竜王
I just win Online Polish Championship Tournament and got delegated to play it,so I'm here.About my expectations for myself,to be honest I don't know.I will try to win it all.
Slovakia
Patrick Kandrac
(27)
- Profession:
- Student
- Skill:
- 2-kyu
- Favorite Strategy:
- 振り飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 香川愛生女流四段
Italy
Marco Milone
(40)
- Profession:
- Film producer
- Skill:
- 1-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 三間飛車石田流
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 谷川浩司九段(9-dan Koji Tanigawa)
Shogi has changed my way of thinking, allowing myself to improve my life.
Belarus
Anton Starikevich
(19)
- Profession:
- Student
- Skill:
- 4-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 四間飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 久保利明九段
I'd like to improve my shogi power and have fun playing my favourite game.
Ukraine
Sergiy Trokhimyshyn
(31)
- Profession:
- SME’s support manager in Zhytomyr regional development agency
- Skill:
- 1-kyu
- Favorite Strategy:
- 中飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 羽生善治九段(9-dan Yoshiharu Habu)
Even participating in the tournament will be a great honor for me. I'm not a very strong player, but I hope I can show a good games level.
Netherlands
Joost Berkvens
(40)
- Profession:
- Co-owner of the advice and development agency for renewable energy named Odura located in Den Bosch
- Favorite Strategy:
- 角交換、右玉、ミレニアム囲い
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 羽生善治九段
As a retired (western) chess player I got interested in Shogi almost two years ago after reading an interview with PH Nielsen. It immediately caught me because of its dynamic nature and richness in culture. I'm looking forward to the ISF to play people throughout the world with the same interest, but would love to play the ISF in Japan one day to have the real experience!
Hungary
László Abuczki
(35)
- Profession:
- Regulatory Affairs Officer
- Skill:
- 5-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 振り飛車穴熊
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 木村一基九段、折田翔吾四段
I am glad I can play with shogi fans around the world even if it’s an online tournament. I will do my best to leave a good kifu.
Austria
Marco Dietmayer
(33)
- Profession:
- Technician
- Skill:
- 3-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 特になし
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 羽生善治九段
I'm happy to be here, and hope to play some beautiful games to represent my country well.
France
Erik Roeloffzen
(31)
- Profession:
- Computer engineer
- Skill:
- 1-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 石田流
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 北尾まどか女流
Maybe I would like to finish all games without illegal move or Time out.
Uganda
Bakaze Robert
(32)
- Profession:
- Sports administrator
It gives me great pleasure to represent Uganda at the International Shogi Festival.
Russia
Mikhail Ivanov
(61)
- Profession:
- Pensionary
- Skill:
- 2-dan
Portugal
Simão Pedroso
(21)
- Profession:
- University Student
- Skill:
- 4-kyu
- Favorite Strategy:
- 嬉野流
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 升田幸三実力制第四代名人
I like Shogi very much. I hope to perform well in the ISF-2021 games.
Belgium
Jean François Hastir
Switzerland
Stefan Mueller
(48)
- Profession:
- Self‐employed
- Skill:
- 1-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 中飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 高田尚平七段
I got introduced to Shogi in 2013. I have become passionate ever since. I wish there were more people playing in New Zealand.
Iceland
Einar Örn
(48)
- Profession:
- Student
- Skill:
- 5-kyu
- Favorite Strategy:
- 攻撃は最大の防御
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- ギリシャの Athanasios Drakakis さん
My shogi strength was estimated by a shogi friend of mine.
Finland
Ilmari Juutilainen
(42)
- Profession:
- Data scientist
- Skill:
- beginner
- Favorite Strategy:
- 袖飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 香川愛生女流
I am expecting a memorable experience - I have never played in an international tournament before.
Sweden
Anders Ågren Thuné
(23)
- Profession:
- Student
- Skill:
- 1-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 横歩取り
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 佐藤天彦九段(9-dan Amahiko Sato)
My goal is to enjoy the games, and I hope to make it as far as possible.
United Kingdom
Felix McPeake
(27)
- Profession:
- Quantitative Trader
- Skill:
- 2-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- ひねり飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 升田幸三実力制第四代名人
I look forward to playing some tough matches!
Spain
Daniel Arús Blanch
(29)
- Profession:
- Marketing
- Skill:
- 1-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 居飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 渡辺明名人
I am Dani Arús from Spain. I discovered shogi 5 years ago and it became a passion. I love to play shogi and to share good times with everyone. My favourite openings are ibisha games. I would like to play ISF 2021 to share experiences with the best players from around the world.
Greece
Athanasios Drakakis
(39)
- Profession:
- Translater
- Skill:
- 2-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 四間飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 藤井猛九段
The only loser is the one who does not participate.
North America, Latin America
Colombia
Hans Bayer
(33)
- Profession:
- International Trade / Shogi and Chess Teacher
- Skill:
- 2-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 相掛かり
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 藤井聡太三冠、中村太地七段、カロリーナ・ステチェンスカ女流初段(Oui/Eio/Kisei Sota Fujii, 7-dan Taichi Nakamura, Sho-dan Karolina STYCZYNSKA )
Meet my shogi friends, get better and enjoy shogi
Guatemala
Alejandro Reina
(27)
- Profession:
- Database Engineer
- Skill:
- 1-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 三間飛車石田流
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 羽生善治九段、藤井聡太三冠(9-dan Habu Yoshiharu, Oui/Eio/Kisei Sota Fujii)
You only live once, so enjoy it
Brazil
Koshiro Hama
(33)
- Profession:
- Cook
- Skill:
- 4-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 奇襲振り飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 藤井猛九段(9-dan Takeshi Fujii)
I wish to play good Shogi to make Brazilian supporters proud.
Brazil
Nicholas Jun Kamada de Toledo
(23)
- Profession:
- Engineer
- Skill:
- 5-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- ひねり飛車、相掛かり
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 糸谷哲郎八段(8-dan ITetsuro Itodani)
My aspiration to this tournament is to learn as much as I can, being able to play the best shogi I can for now. See the best players of other countries playing their all and play against them.
United States
KEIJI TOMITA
(51)
- Profession:
- Waiter
- Skill:
- 4-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 棒銀
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 加藤一二三九段(9-dan Hifumi Kato)
Canada
Steven Arai
(28)
- Profession:
- Administrative Assistant
- Skill:
- 9-kyu
I look forward to the opportunity of being able to play against people from around the world.
United States
YUJI BANNNO
(49)
- Profession:
- Finance
- Skill:
- 3-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 矢倉、角換わり、振り飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 石川陽生七段
Peru
Dante Leonardo Acuña Valencia
(31)
- Profession:
- Project Manager
- Skill:
- 3-dan
- Favorite Strategy:
- 振り飛車
- Favorite Shogi Player:
- 久保利明九段
Every day I enjoy learning Shogi and Japanese culture. I am glad to participate in this wonderful tournament. I will do my best at the ISF 2021!