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Ōza (王座) is one of the seven titles in Japanese professional shogi. The word means the throne (king's seat).
The tournament started in 1953. Until 1982, it was a non-title tournament.
The challenger for the title is determined by 1st, 2nd and final preliminary rounds. The player that wins three games out of five first in the championship will become the new Ōza title holder.
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Honorary Ōza
Honorary (Meiyo) Ōza is the title given to a player who won the championship five times in a row or ten times in total.
- Honorary Ōza title holders
- Makoto Nakahara (won championship ten times during the age of non-title tournament)
- Yoshiharu Habu
Winners
Year Winner Score Opponent 1983 Makoto Nakahara 2-1 Kunio Naitoh 1984 Makoto Nakahara 3-2 Hidemitsu Moriyasu 1985 Makoto Nakahara 3-1 Koji Tanigawa 1986 Makoto Nakahara 3-0 Kiyozumi Kiriyama 1987 Yasuaki Tsukada 3-2 Makoto Nakahara 1988 Makoto Nakahara 3-0 Yasuaki Tsukada 1989 Makoto Nakahara 3-2 Teruichi Aono 1990 Koji Tanigawa 3-1 Makoto Nakahara 1991 Bungo Fukusaki 3-2 Koji Tanigawa 1992 Yoshiharu Habu 3-0 Bungo Fukusaki 1993 Yoshiharu Habu 3-1 Koji Tanigawa 1994 Yoshiharu Habu 3-0 Koji Tanigawa 1995 Yoshiharu Habu 3-0 Keiji Mori 1996 Yoshiharu Habu 3-0 Akira Shima 1997 Yoshiharu Habu 3-0 Akira Shima 1998 Yoshiharu Habu 3-2 Koji Tanigawa 1999 Yoshiharu Habu 3-1 Tadahisa Maruyama 2000 Yoshiharu Habu 3-2 Takeshi Fujii 2001 Yoshiharu Habu 3-1 Toshiaki Kubo 2002 Yoshiharu Habu 3-0 Yasumitsu Satoh 2003 Yoshiharu Habu 3-2 Akira Watanabe 2004 Yoshiharu Habu 3-1 Toshiyuki Moriuchi 2005 Yoshiharu Habu 3-0 Yasumitsu Satoh 2006 Yoshiharu Habu 3-0 Yasumitsu Satoh 2007 Yoshiharu Habu 3-0 Toshiaki Kubo 2008 Yoshiharu Habu 3-0 Kazuki Kimura 2009 Yoshiharu Habu 3-0 Takayuki Yamasaki 2010 Yoshiharu Habu 3-0 Takeshi Fujii 2011 Akira Watanabe 3-0 Yoshiharu Habu See also
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