Webmaster: hirohiigo

Name: Eric De Las Casas
Location: Louisiana, USA
E-mail: hirohiigo [at] 81squareuniverse.com
Joined the Staff: October 2009

hirohiigo is an amateur shogi player from the southern United States. He pays for the website and maintains its content, as well as administrates the forum and Shogipedia.


81 Dojo Chief Programmer: Kota

Name: Kota
Location: Japan
Joined the Staff: November 2009

Kota is a shogi-loving programmer from Japan who began work on 81 Dojo in November 2009. He maintains Shogi-Server and makes sure 81 Dojo is up and running.

81 Dojo Programmer: Hidetchi

Name: Hidetchi
Location: Japan
Joined the Staff: December 2009

Hidetchi is an amateur shogi player from Japan. He is in charge of 81 Dojo and manages the 81SU Championships. He also creates shogi lecture videos on Youtube.


81SU Forum Moderator: Tellmarch

Name:Tellmarch
Location: France
Joined the Staff: March 2011

Tellmarch was the first 81-Ou and first two-time winner of the European Shogi Championship. He moderates the forum by making sure there is no spam and enforcing site rules.

Shogipedia Administrator: Lightlike

Name: Lightlike
Location: Germany
Joined the Staff: March 2011

Lightlike is an amateur shogi player from Germany. He administrates Shogipedia and makes sure articles are accurate and formatted correctly.

Weekly Tsume Manager: Ryou Takehito

Name: Ryou Takehito
Location: Australia
Joined the Staff: March 2011

Ryou is an amateur shogi player from Malaysia currently studying in Australia. He maintains the Weekly Tsume. He also writes the blog Ryou's Shogi World.