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The NHK Cup (shogi), or as it is officially known the is a professional shogi tournament organized by the , or JSA, and sponsored by the Japan's public broadcaster . == History == Formerly known as the , the 1st NHK Cup was held in 1951 with eight are awarded ''kishi'' status and the rank of professional 4 dan.}} The winner was Yoshio Kimura, who held the Meijin title at the time. Prior to 1962, the tournament was broadcast only on the radio, but starting with the 12th NHK Cup (1962), the tournament moved to television. The 26th NHK Cup (1976) was the first to be broadcast in color. Up until and including the 15th NHK Cup (1965), only Class A professionals were allowed to participate. When the number of players was increased from 8 to 16 for the 16th NHK Cup (1966), the tournament became open to other professionals as well. The number of players was increased again from 16 to 26 for the 27th NHK Cup (1977) and to its current level of 50 for the 31st NHK Cup (1981). In addition, the preliminary tournaments also started with the 31st NHK Cup. were allowed to participate for the first time in the 43rd NHK Cup (1993). Hiroe Nakai was the first woman to participate in the tournament. To commemorate of tournament's 60th anniversary, the number of players was increased to 51 players for the 60th NHK Cup (2010) to allow a second woman professional to participate. The number of players returned to 50 for the 61st NHK Cup (2011). Although tournament games are typically recorded in advance in a closed studio for broadcast at a later date, the final of the 45th NHK Cup (1995) was the first to be held before a studio audience. This was repeated again for the final of the 49th NHK Cup (1999). The final for the 57th NHK Cup (2007) was the first to be broadcast live. To commemorate the tournament's 50th anniversary, the final of the 50th NHK Cup (2000) was held at the . This was the first time that a final was held outside of Tokyo. The tournament returned to radio in 2010, when the final of 60th NHK Cup was also broadcast on the NHK Radio 1. The finals for both the 61st and 62nd NHK Cups were also broadcast on NHK Radio 1. In addition, each tournament game can also be viewed online for a short period of time after it has been broadcast and for a small fee using the NHK On Demand service. This video-on-demand (VOD) service, however, is currently only available to those living in Japan. In April 2014, NHK discontinued this service for the 64th NHK Cup. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「NHK Cup (shogi)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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