On the 10th, the match between Souta Fujii (Kisei / Throne = 18) and Taichi Nakamura (32) in the final match of the 79th season Meijin class B second group of Shogi will be held at Kansai Shogi Kaikan in Osaka city. . It started with. Fujii has already decided to promote to Class B pool 1 in the ninth round on February 7, but if he wins, he will be promoted to 10 rounds in a row for 2 consecutive periods. Currently, he is doing well with 20 consecutive wins in the rankings and 15 consecutive wins in the official match. It will be noticed if the numbers will increase even more.

The nationwide broadcast of the Suntory Green Tea commercial “Iyemon” from the beverage giant “Suntory Beverage & Food International,” which is the second company to appear in Fujii’s commercial, began on the 10th.

At game time, Fujii always has a “joseki” to drink a sip of tea before signaling his first move on the board. The work is known to fans as “first-hand tea.” The first “first move” after CM’s contract with Suntory also attracted attention.

Fujii, who entered the room at 9:41, took out the PET bottle “Iyemon” from the second bag, gently poured it into a paper cup, and then put the PET bottle back into the second bag. It was a “Fujii style” sticking to the routine that focuses on the board while giving consideration to the sponsor.

At 10 am, we thanked each other deeply and the game began. As before, Fujii took a sip of tea, calmed his mind, and then hit the tower with 26 steps. Nakamura turned to the tower’s destination.

Fujii’s past match record is 1 win per match.

The ranking battle is divided into 5 classes, from the highest class A to 2 groups of class C, and the winner of class A becomes a challenging teacher. The time control is 6 hours each. It is expected to settle overnight.