▁residents ▁only . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Mor i uch i ▁defeated ▁Hab u ▁in ▁the ▁final s ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁tournament ▁after ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁changed ▁to ▁an ▁open ▁tournament ▁allowing ▁anyone ▁to ▁particip ate . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Mor i uch i ▁finished ▁tied ▁for ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁. ▁Both ▁Mor i uch i ▁and ▁Hab u ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁held ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁which ▁were ▁broadcast ▁on ▁television . ▁Mor i uch i , ▁however , ▁lost ▁his ▁semi - final ▁game , ▁whereas ▁Hab u ▁won ▁his ▁and ▁then ▁subsequently ▁the ▁final ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁" 7 th ▁Element ary ▁School ▁Sh ō gi ▁Me ij in ". ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Mor i uch i ▁entered ▁the ▁Japan ▁Sh og i ▁Association ' s ▁app rent ice ▁school ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁ 6 - ky ū ▁as ▁a ▁prote ge e ▁of ▁sh og i ▁professional ▁. ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁professional ▁status ▁and ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁ 4 - dan ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Sh og i ▁ ▁Sh og i ▁professional ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Mor i uch i ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁professional ▁sh og i ▁tournament ▁when ▁he ▁defeated ▁▁ 2 ▁games ▁to ▁none ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁, ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁repeat ▁as ▁champion ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁when ▁he ▁lost ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Shin jin - Ō ▁to ▁Hab