Takuya Obata

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Takuya Obata, a Japanese computer scientist, M.Sc in 2011 from the Department of Computer Science, University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo. As Shogi programmer, Takuya Obata is author of Clair 1/128 and 1/128 Rigan, and co-author of Bonanza. Clair 1/128 won the Gold medal in Shogi (5x5), Kanazawa 2010, ahead of runner-up Shokidoki by Harm Geert Muller, while Shokidoki won Gold in Yokohama 2013 ahead of 1/128 Rigan operated by Nakamichi Takashi. Clair 1/128 applies magic bitboards and the Bonanza method of automated tuning.

=Selected Publications=
 * Takuya Obata, Takuya Sugiyama, Kunihito Hoki, Takeshi Ito (2010). Consultation Algorithm for Computer Shogi: Move Decisions by Majority. CG 2010
 * Takuya Sugiyama, Takuya Obata, Kunihito Hoki, Takeshi Ito (2010). Optimistic Selection Rule Better Than Majority Voting System. CG 2010
 * Kunihito Hoki, Tomoyuki Kaneko, Daisaku Yokoyama, Takuya Obata, Hiroshi Yamashita, Yoshimasa Tsuruoka, Takeshi Ito (2013). A System-Design Outline of the Distributed-Shogi-System Akara 2010. SNPD 2013

=External Links=
 * Takuya Obata | LinkedIn
 * Takuya Obata's ICGA Tournaments

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