Shogi’s Sota Fujii (18) achieved a total of 200 victories on the 20th. He defeated Ichiki Kimura 9th Dan (47) in the 70th King General Challenger Decision League match (Sendagaya “Shogi Kaikan”, Tokyo). With this, it was 200 wins and 40 losses, including the non-broadcast television game. The win rate of 80%, 3 minutes and 3 minutes is the highest record. Achieved in 18 years, 4 months and 1 day he is also the youngest. The achievement in 4 years, 1 month and 19 days after debut is surpassed only by 3 years, 11 months and 6 days by Zenji Hanyu 9th Dan (50). The league record was 3 wins and 3 losses, which was in line with Akihito Hirose 8th Dan (33) who defeated Takuya Nagase (28) in the same place, but Hirose’s ranking (ranking) was higher, for which he was demoted to the league for the first time. Was.

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Fujii was unaware of the great record. I was just thinking about staying in the league. He defeated Kimura, but Hirose defeated Nagase, so he cried for his low rank, even though he was in the same star. Hirose, who lost after a challengers battle last year, once again faced the rigors of the world of competition. “I feel like it can’t be helped.” I had no choice but to accept reality.

The first title, Kisei, won the throne in August, and the King League in September, aiming for a third crown challenge, stumbled early on. From the first match, Hanyu, Masayuki Toyoshima (30) and Takuya Nagase (28), who won consecutive championships in the battles of Kisei and Throne, lost three consecutive games. All seven members were blessed by a powerful player who had won titles new and old, and the right to challenge Akira Watanabe (teacher, Kiou = 36) was far away. He changed his goal to stay and came back with three straight wins in the second half.

Two years ago, in December, he achieved a total of 100 wins (18 losses) at the fastest of 2 years, 2 months and 11 days. Despite being a rookie, the winning stars mass produced in the rankings, including a new record of 29 consecutive wins. He won the Asahi Cup and the rookie king game. About two years after that, the level of the opponents to fight increased. He has joined the ranks of the best players, including the main tournament of eight major titles and entry into the challenger decision league.

“The most memorable of the 200 victories is the first season of the fifth game of the Holy War.” I was confident in my first victory in the title match. “I was able to get a good result with two crowns. I want to keep improving my ability so that I can consistently go to the top of every game.”

200 wins is a passing point. The second qualifying round will begin next year, but will aim to take one more leap with demotion.[Tatsuhiro Akatsuka]