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Abstract

The Italian Shogi Association (AIS) was founded in Milan on December 4, 1999, by Marco Durante, its first president, to promote Shogi and Japanese culture in Italy. Recognized by the Nihon Shōgi Renmei and FESA, it has organized the Italian Shogi Championship and qualification tournaments for the International Shogi Forum since 1999, involving players of various nationalities.

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Italian Shogi Association

The Italian Shogi Association (AIS) was established in Milan on December 4, 1999, at the initiative of researcher Marco Durante. Marco Durante was elected as the first President of AIS.

The idea to found AIS originated in Japan, where Marco Durante participated in the first International Shogi Forum (ISF) in Tokyo in 1999. Encouraged by the organizers to promote Shogi in a structured way in Italy, he began searching for players interested in the Japanese variant of chess within chess and gaming clubs.

Through the internal magazine of the Italian Association of Heterodox Chess (AISE), he published the history of Shogi and announced the founding of AIS.

During the 1999 “Giochi Sforzeschi” in Milan, the founding group of AIS (Marco Durante, Pieter Stouten, Giuseppe Baggio, Cristiano Garbarini, Enrico Tognoni, and Luca Cerrato) declared the association’s mission, summarized as: “to promote Shogi and Japanese culture throughout Italy.”

The Italian Shogi Association was immediately recognized internationally as the official reference for Italy by the Nihon Shōgi Renmei (日本将棋連盟) and the Federation of European Shogi Associations (FESA).

The International Shogi Forum officially recognized the Italian Shogi Association from its inception as the organizer of qualification and selection tournaments for Italian participants in the ISF.

Since 1999, the Italian Shogi Association has organized the only in-person Italian Shogi Championship.

The Italian Shogi Championship awards two winners: one for the Overall Ranking and one for the Italian Title. Over the years, the Italian Shogi Championship has involved players of numerous nationalities, including Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Japan, Hong Kong, England, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ukraine.

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Italian Shogi Championship (in-person)

1st Italian Shogi Championship
Date: December 4-5, 1999
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 11
Nationalities represented (5): Italy (6), Germany, Norway, Netherlands (2), and Sweden
Overall Winner: Frans Roquas – Netherlands
Italian Winner: Giuseppe Baggio

2nd Italian Shogi Championship
Date: December 9-10, 2000
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 13
Nationalities represented (7): Belgium (2), Italy (4), Germany (2), Japan (2), Norway, Netherlands, and Sweden
Overall Winner: Terje Christoffersen – Norway
Italian Winner: Giuseppe Baggio

3rd Italian Shogi Championship
Date: December 6-7, 2002
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 13
Nationalities represented (7): Belgium (3), Italy (3), France (2), Norway (2), Netherlands, Czech Republic, and Switzerland
Overall Winner: Secelle Hans – Belgium
Italian Winner: Giuseppe Baggio

4th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: December 7-8, 2003
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 12
Nationalities represented (6): Canada, Italy (4), France, Germany (4), Japan, Netherlands
Overall Winner: Koji Noguchi – Japan
Italian Winner: Giuseppe Baggio

NonsoloGo: Shogi Tournament
Date: March 20-21, 2004
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 12
Nationalities represented (1): Italy (12)
Overall Winner: Giuseppe Baggio

5th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: December 10, 2005
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 8
Nationalities represented (2): Italy (7), France
Overall Winner: Jean Francois Pinto – France
Italian Winner: Giuseppe Baggio

6th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: December 9-10, 2006
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 10
Nationalities represented (2): Italy (8), Netherlands (2)
Overall Winner: Arend Van Oosten – Netherlands
Italian Winner: Giuseppe Baggio

Absolute Italian Shogi Championship
Date: April 18-19, 2009
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 10
Nationalities represented (1): Italy (10)
Overall Winner: Giuseppe Baggio

7th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: April 17-18, 2010
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 6
Nationalities represented (2): Italy (5), Ukraine
Overall Winner: Mitsuki Akiyama – Italy
Italian Winner: Mitsuki Akiyama

8th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: May 7-8, 2011
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 11
Nationalities represented (2): Italy (10), United Kingdom
Overall Winner: Peter Hingley – United Kingdom
Italian Winner: Nicola Caridi – Italy

9th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: April 14-15, 2012
Location: Treviso
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 8
Nationalities represented (3): Italy (10), United Kingdom, Sweden
Overall Winner: Peder Gedda – Sweden
Italian Winner: Fabrizio Soppelsa – Italy

10th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: May 25-26, 2013
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 6
Nationalities represented (1): Italy (6)
Overall Winner: Ermanno Bozzali – Italy

11th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: May 17-18, 2014
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 3
Nationalities represented (1): Italy (3)
Overall Winner: Nicola Caridi – Italy

12th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: October 30 – November 1, 2015
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 7
Nationalities represented (3): Italy (4), Spain (2), Sweden
Overall Winner: Lazaro Ruiz – Spain
Italian Winner: Nicola Caridi

13th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: April 23-24, 2016
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 12
Nationalities represented (3): Belarus (3), Japan, Italy (7), Poland
Overall Winner: Vladislav Zakrzhevsky – Belarus
Italian Winner: Ermanno Bozzali

14th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: May 27-28, 2017
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 7
Nationalities represented (1): Italy (7)
Overall Winner: Michele Riondino

15th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: April 28-29, 2018
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 8
Nationalities represented (1): Japan (1), Italy (7)
Overall Winner: Michele Riondino

16th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: May 18-19, 2019
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 7
Nationalities represented (1): Italy (7)
Overall Winner: Giuseppe Baggio

17th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: …
Location: …
Format: …
Organizer: AIS
Participants: …
Nationalities represented (…): …
Overall Winner: …

18th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: May 14-15, 2022
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 16
Nationalities represented (5): Italy (12), Poland, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Belarus
Overall Winner: Vladislav Zakrzhevsky – Belarus
Italian Winner: Luca Cervi

19th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: May 6-7, 2023
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 20
Nationalities represented (9): Italy (…), Colombia (…), Germany (…), France (…), United Kingdom (…), Poland (…), Belarus (…), Hong Kong (…), Japan
Overall Winner: Shcheslionok Peter – Belarus
Italian Winner: Luca Filighera

20th Italian Shogi Championship
Date: May 4-5, 2024
Location: Milan
Format: In-person
Organizer: AIS
Participants: 18
Nationalities represented (8): Belarus (…), Bulgaria (…), Colombia (…), Japan (…), Hong Kong (…), Italy (…), Poland (…), United Kingdom (…)
Overall Winner: …
Italian Winner: Michele Riondino

(Data being updated)
(Thanks to AIS for the data provided)

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International Shogi Forum (in-person)

1st Edition
Date: June 19-20, 1999
Location: Tokyo (Japan)
Format: In-person
Qualified Italian Player: Marco Durante

2nd Edition
Date: October 18-19, 2002
Location: Tokyo (Japan)
Format: In-person
Qualified Italian Player: Giuseppe Baggio (winner of AIS qualification tournament recognized by ISF)

3rd Edition
Date: October 22-23, 2005
Qualified Italian Player: Giuseppe Baggio (winner of AIS qualification tournament recognized by ISF)

4th Edition
Date: November 7-10, 2008
Location: Tendo (Japan)
Format: In-person
Qualified Italian Player: Nicola Caridi

5th Edition
Date: October 27-30, 2011
Location: Rueil-Malmaison (France)
Format: In-person
Qualified Italian Player: Nicola Caridi (winner of AIS qualification tournament recognized by ISF)

6th Edition
Date: December 5-7, 2014
Location: Shizuoka (Japan)
Format: In-person
Qualified Italian Player: Nicola Caridi (winner of AIS qualification tournament recognized by ISF)

7th Edition
Date: October 28-29, 2017
Location: Kitakyushu (Japan)
Qualified Italian Player: Michele Riondino (winner of AIS qualification tournament recognized by ISF)

8th Edition
Date: October 15-17, 2021
Format: Online due to COVID-19 emergency
Location: Online
Qualified Italian Player: Marco Milone

9th Edition
Date: November 7-9, 2024
Location: Tokyo (Japan)
Format: In-person
Qualified Italian Player: Michele Riondino (winner of AIS qualification tournament recognized by ISF)

(Data being updated)
(Thanks to AIS for the data provided)

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World Shogi League (online)

2016 Edition
Date: 2016
Location: Online
Format: Online
Nicknames of AIS representative players: AndreaDrago, Bazzullo, FavaMarco, Francesco_Frank, Lorenzo_Fava, RioMike, enrico, niccar (C), rhadamanthys, sapphires

2017 Edition
Date: 2017
Location: Online
Format: Online
Nicknames of AIS representative players: AndreaDrago, Bazzullo, FavaMarco, Francesco_Frank, Lorenzo_Fava, RioMike, enrico, niccar (C), rhadamanthys, sapphires

2018 Edition
Date: 2018
Location: Online
Format: Online
Nicknames of AIS representative players: AndreaDrago, Bazzullo, FavaMarco, Francesco_Frank, Lorenzo_Fava, RioMike, enrico, niccar (C), rhadamanthys, sapphires

2019 Edition
Date: 2019
Location: Online
Format: Online
Nicknames of AIS representative players: FavaMarco, Lorenzo_Fava, niccar (C), RioMike

2020 Edition
Date: 2020
Location: Online
Format: Online
Nicknames of AIS representative players: FavaMarco, Lorenzo_Fava, niccar (C), RioMike

2021 Edition
Date: 2021
Location: Online
Format: Online
Nicknames of AIS representative players: rhadamanthys, sapphires, RioMike, jacon, Francesco_Frank, Lorenzo_Fava, Bazzullo, FavaMarco

2022 Edition
Date: 2022
Location: Online
Format: Online
Nicknames of AIS representative players: RioMike, rhadamanthys, sapphires, jacon, Francesco_Frank, AndreaDrago, Lorenzo_Fava, Bazzullo, FavaMarco

2023 Edition
Date: 2023
Location: Online
Format: Online
Nicknames of AIS representative players: RioMike, sapphires, jacon, rhadamanthys, Francesco_Frank, AndreaDrago, Bazzullo, Lorenzo_Fava, FavaMarco

2024 Edition
Date: 2024
Location: Online
Format: Online
Nicknames of AIS representative players: RioMike, sapphires, Francesco_Frank, Bazzullo, jacon, enrico

(Data being updated)
(Thanks to AIS for the data provided)