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Top Shogi Players by Hints

Guess the 24 faces in this season's top 2 Junni-sen classes (A/B1 and the Meijin)!
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Last updated: September 16, 2025
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First submittedSeptember 16, 2025
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Participated in a manzai competition with another player
Hattori Shin'ichirō
Almost a Lifetime Ōza
Nagase Takuya
4th Ryūō-Meijin in history
Toyoshima Masayuki
His most-defeated opponent is Sanmaidō Tatsuya with 7 wins
Ishii Kentarō
First official Eiō
Takami Taichi
Called the "Prince of the West" from his appearance and voice
Saitō Shintarō
Claimed Habu's last title
Hirose Akihito
Announced his marriage this July
Masuda Yasuhiro
Ranging Rook innovator with one Masuda Prize
Sugai Tatsuya
Waseda School of Political Science and Economics grad
Nakamura Taichi
FIDE Master, rated 2354
Aoshima Mirai
Shares his surname with a Masakazu 7-dan
Kondō Seiya
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His last season was the first where he had a <80% win rate
Fujii Sōta
Has been in B1 since 2022 - longest of all current B1 players
Sawada Shingo
Promoted to 8-dan on 14 June 2025
Itō Takumi
His given name means "a mountain god soaring in the sky"
Satō Amahiko
Came back from 0-3 against Habu to claim his lifetime title
Watanabe Akira
Flashy suits are his signature
Ōhashi Takahiro
Scored his 100th win in 2013 against another player on this list
Ōishi Tadashi
Born in Geneva, Switzerland
Sasaki Yūki
One of Kansai's 4 Young Kings
Inaba Akira
Him vs. Habu is the 2nd most played matchup in shogi history
Satō Yasumitsu
Married to a Ladies' 4-dan
Chida Shōta
First Hiroshima-born player to win a title in 56 years
Itodani Tetsurō
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