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On the 22nd, the 70th Shogi King General War Challenger Decision League was opened at “Shogi Kaikan” in Sendagaya, Tokyo, competing for the right to challenge Akira Watanabe (Master Kiou = 36). At 7:17 pm, the attention card, Sota Fujii 2 crown (18) vs Zenji Hanyu 9th Dan (49), which started at 10 am, was in the middle of the game, and Hanyu came out of the game close and won with 80 movements. It named the first white star of the youngest professional in history, who had a bad game with four consecutive losses so far. On the 19th, he won the right to play the seventh match against Ryuo. Before turning 50 on the 27th, he won the last game in his 40 years in a row and got off to a good start.
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Hanyu’s hands shook violently. It is a gesture when you are aware of victory. 77 First movement 2 Goka. I pushed Fujii Tam, who had escaped at 26, out of my head. “In the end, I saw a traffic jam and I thought I was finally winning.” In response to the last game in his 40s, he simply said, “There was nothing special and I was thinking about doing my best.”
In February 2018, he lost four consecutive games in the official game since first playing in the Asahi Cup Open Semifinals. Now the station has escaped fierce competition. “I haven’t had an opportunity like the opportunity so far. I’m glad this time.” He seemed relieved.
The youngest professional in history has won the Kisei title and the throne in quick succession this year. Hanyu, who was in the upper position, is now in the lower position because the ranks of the last four seasons were higher. This is because if the opponent is the title holder, the rank will be lower even on the ninth dan. I accepted the harsh reality.
In the previous season, Ryuo Battle Challenger Decision Battle, he earned the right to challenge the Ryuo Battle with the solidity of yesteryear. Returning to the big stage, which takes 100 years to win the title, for the first time in two years. At the meeting, he was asked about Fujii’s success and admitted its existence, saying, “I have a great record of two crowns. I am studying and referring to daily games and chess scores.”
As the number of games with strong young players increases, I realize the need to admit the latest shogi. “There are too many things to think about. I don’t know if I understand recent shogi, but I try not to lag behind,” he understands his position.
Around the same time as the King’s League, the seventh game of the two-day Ryuo match will be added starting in October. While spending four days including moving around, he also plays Deluxe Member’s King’s League and other games. The best riders who have won a total of 99 titles (7 Ryuo, 9 Masters, 18 Throne, 24 Throne, 13 Kiou, 12 Kings, 16th Kisei) also aspire to acquire the right to challenge here.[Tatsuhiro Akatsuka]
◆ King Shosen One of the eight main battles for the Shogi title (the others are Ryuo, Master, Eiou, Throne, Throne, Kiou, Kisei). The challenger decision league is a free-for-all battle with four seeded players from the previous period (Hirose, Toyoshima, Fujii, Hanyu) and three who won the first and second qualifying rounds (Nagase, Kimura, Ten Sato). The person with the highest rating is the challenger. In the 44th term of 1995, Hanyu, who had six crowns except for Eiou, who did not yet exist at that time, challenged King Koji Tanigawa. Tanikawa, who played the game after the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake, defended with 4 wins and 3 losses. In the 45th legislature the following year, Hanyu, who defended all six crowns and reappeared as a challenger, won four consecutive victories over Tanigawa. Got the first of the seven crowns.
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