10th Ryuo Ranking Tournament, Group 1
Four players in all advance from Group 1 to the main tournament,
two finalists plus two winners from the Second Chance event.
| | Semifinalists | Finalists | Winner |
| Meijin Yoshiharu Habu |
Murayama |
| 8-dan Satoshi Murayama |
Tsukada | |
| 8-dan Yasuaki Tsukada |
Tsukada |
Tsukada |
| 9-dan Kunio Yonenaga |
| 7-dan Hatasu Ito |
Waki |
| 7-dan Kenji Waki |
Waki |
Tsukada |
| 9-dan Michio Takahashi |
Takahashi |
| 8-dan Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
| 8-dan Taku Morishita |
Morishita |
| 6-dan Ichiro Hiura |
Sato | |
| 8-dan Osamu Nakamura |
Sato |
Sato |
| 8-dan Yasumitsu Sato |
| 8-dan Akira Shima |
Shima |
| 9-dan Yoshikazu Minami |
Shima |
| 8-dan Bungo Fukusaki |
Tanaka |
| 9-dan Torahiko Tanaka |
Group 1 Second Chance Tournament
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Winner |
| Meijin Yoshiharu Habu |
Yonenaga |
| 9-dan Kunio Yonenaga |
Takahashi |
| 9-dan Michio Takahashi |
Moriuchi |
| 7-dan Hatasu Ito |
Moriuchi |
| 8-dan Toshiyuki Moriuchi |
Moriuchi |
Moriuchi |
| 8-dan Satoshi Murayama |
| 8-dan Akira Shima |
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Winner |
| 6-dan Ichiro Hiura |
Hiura |
| 8-dan Osamu Nakamura |
Hiura |
| 9-dan Torahiko Tanaka |
Morishita |
| 9-dan Yoshikazu Minami |
Minami |
| 8-dan Bungo Fukusaki |
Morishita |
Waki |
| 8-dan Taku Morishita |
| 7-dan Kenji Waki |
Relegation Games
3 players are relegated to Group 2.
| Round 1 | Round 2 |
Oi Yoshiharu Habu |
Habu |
7-dan Hatasu Ito |
Habu |
8-dan Osamu Nakamura |
Nakamura |
8-dan Bungo Fukusaki |
[ Selected Games | Ryuo Index |
Shogi Nexus Index ]
97 October 29
Patrick Davin
davin [at] shogi [dot] net