ology ▁Category : H istor ical ▁lingu istics <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁professional ▁sh og i ▁player , ▁ranked ▁ 9 - dan . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁L if etime ▁Me ij in ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁title ▁eight ▁times , ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁former ▁Ry ū ō , ▁Ki ō ▁and ▁ Ō sh ō ▁title ▁holder . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁former ▁senior ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Japan ▁Sh og i ▁Association . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mor i uch i ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁in ▁Y ok oh ama . ▁His ▁grand father ▁was ▁sh og i ▁professional ▁, ▁who ▁died ▁about ▁ten ▁years ▁before ▁Mor i uch i ▁was ▁born . ▁When ▁Mor i uch i ▁was ▁young ▁and ▁would ▁visit ▁his ▁grand m other ' s ▁house , ▁she ▁would ▁show ▁him ▁old ▁issues ▁of ▁Sh og i ▁World ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁kept , ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁when ▁Mor i uch i ▁first ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁sh og i . ▁ ▁Mor i uch i ▁started ▁playing ▁in ▁sh og i ▁tournament s ▁as ▁an ▁elementary ▁school ▁student ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁there ▁that ▁his ▁rival ry ▁with ▁Y oshi har u ▁Hab u ▁began . ▁Hab u ▁lived ▁in ▁neighbor ing ▁Tokyo ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁same ▁age , ▁so ▁the ▁two ▁often ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁tournament s . ▁Mor i uch i ▁even ▁went ▁to ▁watch ▁Hab u ▁win ▁a ▁tournament ▁whose ▁entry ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁Tokyo