Generation shift animation

Each fiscal year, the top 50 rated players are color-coded by birth decade. Press play to watch the stars of shogi change from FY1964 to today. Click the chart below to jump to that year.

The top 50 rated players at each fiscal year end (professionals only, with at least 1 game that year) are grouped by birth year (where listed on the JSA pages). Ratings are this site's own values.Method ／ Ranking race ／ Same-age race