Japan Chess Association
The Japan Chess Association (JCA) ( Japanese 日本 チ ェ ス 協会 , Nihon Chesu Kyōkai ) is the umbrella organization for chess players in Japan .
history
Under the name Japan Chess Tournament Association ( 日本 チ ェ ス ト ー ナ メ ン ト 協会 , Nihon Chesu Tōnamento Kyōkai ), an association of chess players from all over Japan was formed in 1967. The aim of the group was to represent Japan in the international chess world. In the following year this goal was achieved with the admission as the 75th national chess federation in the world chess federation FIDE , at that time already under the new name Japan Chess Association .
After the death of Yasuji Matsumoto (松本 康 司), who had been Vice-President since 1974 and President of the JCA since 1977, then General Secretary Miyoko Watai initially took over the presidency in 2003. After Matsumoto's planned term of office had expired, however, no new elections were held, so that Watai is still the general secretary and de facto president of the association .
Championships
The first open Japanese chess championship was held in 1968 in the form of a tournament, the first and second placed then competed against each other in a four-game competition. In this first competition, Yukio Miyasaka (宮 坂 幸雄) prevailed against Eizō Hoshino (星野 栄 造).
From the following year, it was then the winner of a candidate tournament who was allowed to challenge the defending champion; the format of the competition over four games was initially retained. In 1981 the system was fundamentally reformed, since then the national champions have been determined in a 13 to 14 round tournament based on the Swiss system, which is usually played during the Golden Week . 30 to 36 players who have qualified in the various regional championships or through a good placement in large national tournaments take part in this tournament.
In 1975 a separate women's championship was held for the first time, the winner was Miyoko Watai. From 1980 to 1995 Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) dominated the championship, up to and including 1984 under her maiden name Naoko Takahashi (高橋 尚 子). As a result, the women's championship was suspended for several years and only played again in 2001. After another break in 2002, the women's championship was held every year without interruption, currently it usually takes place at the beginning of August in the form of a tournament based on the Swiss system over six rounds.
year Open championship winner Winner women's championship 1968 Yukio Miyasaka (宮 坂 幸雄) 1969 Yukio Miyasaka (宮 坂 幸雄) 1970 Yukio Miyasaka (宮 坂 幸雄) 1971 Yukio Miyasaka (宮 坂 幸雄) 1972 Yukio Miyasaka (宮 坂 幸雄) 1973 Gentarō Gonda (権 田 源 太郎) 1974 Gentarō Gonda (権 田 源 太郎) 1975 Kenji Hamada (浜 田健嗣) Miyoko Watai (渡 井 美 代 子) 1976 Gentarō Gonda (権 田 源 太郎) Emiko Nakagawa (中 川 笑 子) 1977 Gentarō Gonda (権 田 源 太郎) Emiko Nakagawa (中 川 笑 子) 1978 Gentarō Gonda (権 田 源 太郎) Miyoko Watai (渡 井 美 代 子) 1979 Gentarō Gonda (権 田 源 太郎) Miyoko Watai (渡 井 美 代 子) 1980 Gentarō Gonda (権 田 源 太郎) Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1981 Kōbun Oda (小田 講 文) Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1982 Kōbun Oda (小田 講 文) Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1983 Hiroyuki Nishimura (西村 裕 之) Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1984 Hiroyuki Nishimura (西村 裕 之) Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1985 Hiroyuki Nishimura (西村 裕 之) Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1986 Gentarō Gonda (権 田 源 太郎)
Paul Kuroda (黒 田 ポ ー ル)Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1987 Jacques Marie Pineau Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1988 Tomomichi Suzuki (鈴木 知道) Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1989 Loren Schmidt Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1990 Gentarō Gonda (権 田 源 太郎) Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1991 Joselito Sunga Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1992 Mats Andersson Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1993 Domingo Ramos Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1994 Jacques Marie Pineau Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1995 Hiroyuki Nishimura (西村 裕 之) Naoko Takemoto (竹 本 尚 子) 1996 Domingo Ramos
Hiroshi Takemoto (竹 本 寛)
Tomohiko Matsuo (松尾 朋 彦)Not carried out 1997 Gentarō Gonda (権 田 源 太郎) Not carried out 1998 Gentarō Gonda (権 田 源 太郎) Not carried out 1999 Akira Watanabe (渡 辺 暁) Not carried out 2000 Akira Watanabe (渡 辺 暁) Not carried out 2001 Akira Watanabe (渡 辺 暁) Not carried out 2002 Gentarō Gonda (権 田 源 太郎) Miyoko Watai (渡 井 美 代 子)
Kang Guen Guoko2003 Simon Bibby Not carried out 2004 Ryō Shiomi (塩 見 亮)
Kiyotaka Sakai (酒井 清 隆)Emiko Nakagawa (中 川 笑 子) 2005 Kiyotaka Sakai (酒井 清 隆) Melody Garcia 2006 Shinya Kojima (小島 慎 也) Haruko Tanaka (田中 晴子) 2007 Shinsaku Uesugi (上杉 晋 作)
Shinya Kojima (小島 慎 也)Emiko Nakagawa (中 川 笑 子) 2008 Shinya Kojima (小島 慎 也) Emiko Nakagawa (中 川 笑 子) 2009 Sam Collins Narumi Uchida (内 田 成 美) 2010 Ryōsuke Nanjō (南 條 遼 介)
Shinya Kojima (小島 慎 也)Narumi Uchida (内 田 成 美) 2011 Ryūji Nakamura (中 村 龍 二)
Masahiro Baba (馬 場 雅 裕)Ekaterina Egorova 2012 Ryōsuke Nanjō (南 條 遼 介) Epiphany Peters 2013 Junta Ikeda (池田 惇 多) Narumi Uchida (内 田 成 美) 2014 Ryōsuke Nanjō (南 條 遼 介) Narumi Uchida (内 田 成 美) 2015 Masahiro Baba (馬 場 雅 裕) 2016 Tran Thanh Tu
Graduation system
Similar to the various Japanese martial arts and martial arts , as well as Go and Shogi , the JCA also awards Dan degrees in chess . In contrast to Go, for example, there are no Kyū grades in the JCA ranking system .
Dan grades are usually awarded when certain ratings are reached, with the JCA rating from 1st to 5th Dan and the FIDE Elo rating from 6th to 10th Dan . Currently, the conditions for awarding the individual degrees are as follows:
Degree condition 1st Dan 1500 (JCA) 2nd Dan 1700 (JCA) 3rd Dan 1900 (JCA) 4th Dan 2100 (JCA) 5th Dan 2200 (JCA) 6th Dan 2250 (FIDE) 7th Dan 2350 (FIDE) 8th Dan 2450 (FIDE) 9th Dan 2550 (FIDE) 10th Dan 2650 (FIDE) Degree condition
Alternatively, Dan degrees can also be awarded to holders of certain FIDE titles. Title holders from other national associations who join the JCA automatically receive the corresponding Dan degrees.
FIDE title Corresponding Dan degree Grand Master (GM) 10th Dan Grand Master of Women (WGM) 8th Dan International Master (IM) 8th Dan International Champion of Women (WIM) 6th Dan FIDE Master (FM) 6th Dan FIDE Women's Champion (WFM) 4th Dan International arbitrator (IA) 7th Dan FIDE title Corresponding Dan degree
The winners of the Japanese chess championships are also awarded Dan degrees if they do not already have them at the relevant time. A one-time national champion is therefore entitled to the 5th Dan, a three-time master to the 6th Dan, and a six-time master to the 7th Dan.
In addition to these possibilities, Dan degrees can be awarded for successful participation in problem tournaments organized by the JCA , as well as directly on the recommendation of the JCA board.
Publications
With Chess Tsūshin ( CHESS 通信 , "Chess News"), the JCA publishes a membership magazine with tournament reports, annotated games, articles on chess theory and news from national and international chess. The magazine appears every two months as a loose-leaf collection. The editorial team currently consists of Miyoko Watai and Shinobu Hano.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Foundation and goals , homepage of the Japan Chess Association (Japanese)
- ↑ Yasuji Matsumoto Has Passed Away , Homepage of the World Chess Federation FIDE, January 11, 2003.
- ↑ a b Domestic Archives , Homepage of the Japan Chess Association (Japanese)
- ↑ JCA 段位 規程 (= "JCA graduation regulations") , homepage of the Japan Chess Association (Japanese)
- ↑ Imprint . In: Chess Tsūshin , May / June 2013.
Web links
- Official JCA homepage (Japanese)
- The JCA at the World Chess Federation FIDE .