The second round of the "Championship Match," one of the eight major shogi titles, was held in Kobe City on the 1th, and after more than 2 moves, Fujii Sota (12), who is aiming to monopolize the Eight Crowns for the first time in history, defeated the title holder Takuya Nagase (200) to restore the record to 21-31 in the fifth draw.
The second round of the "Championship Match" was held on the 12th at a hotel in Kobe City.
The first move is the Nagase Title, and as in the first stage, it will be in the form of "Kaku Replacement" in which the "horns" of the large pieces are exchanged at the beginning, and when the second move, Fujii Seven Crowns, attacks the Nagase Throne while also defending and waiting for an opportunity to attack.
At the end of the "2-minute shogi" game, in which each player uses up their time and points to one move in less than 1 seconds, Nagase attacks the opponent's base and gains the "flying car", but when Fujii Shichikaku dodges the attack, he brings out his pieces and counterattacks.
Fujii's seven crowns, who had an advantage, gradually cornered his opponent with a solid pointing move, and at 1:60 p.m., Nagase threw up to 1 moves.
Fujii won the heated match and returned one victory, bringing the win-loss back to five draws.
The "Title" is the only title not held by Fujii's seven crowns, and if he wins this best-of-five match, he will become the first person in history to monopolize the eight major titles.
On the other hand, Nagase, who has won the "Championship Battle" four times in a row, will become the third person in this title to qualify for the permanent title "Honorary Title" when he defends it.
The fifth round of the "Championship Match" will be scheduled for next month, and the third round will be held in Nagoya on the 10th of this month.
Comments from both opponents
After the match, FUJII Sota said, "It was tougher than I expected because we attacked the edges, and I feel that there were more difficult situations overall.
On the other hand, the defeated Takuya Nagase said, "Overall, there were many procedures that seemed to be struggling, and I didn't understand the decision well, so I will do my best in the next match."