Shogi Fujii double crown and Kimura former throne "adjournment" successful bid September 20 22:54 to support the disaster area
In the seventh game of the throne match in which Souta Fujii, a shogi player, defeated Kazuki Kimura's former throne, three handwritten "adjourns" written by the two players were put up for a charity auction and sold on the night of the 20th. This year, it will be useful for supporting the areas affected by the heavy rain in July.
In the seventh match of the throne match that took place from July to August, Souta Fujii (18) defeated Kazuki Kimura's former throne (47) with 4-0, followed by Hulic Cup Kisei. Won the title of the throne.
In the two-day throne match, at the end of the first day, the player in charge creates an "adjournment" that writes the "next move" on paper and puts it in an envelope, which will be opened the next day when it resumes.
This time, three handwritten "adjourns" from stations 2 to 4 will be on the Internet at the initiative of the former throne of Kimura in order to help support the areas affected by the heavy rain that hit Kyushu in July. It was put up for a charity auction and closed at 9 pm on the 20th.
As a result, Fujii's "adjournment" at the 4th station, which decided to achieve the double crown, was sold for 15 million yen, and the total successful bid amount was about 22.5 million yen.
The Japan Shogi Association says that the amount may change due to reasons such as being unable to contact the winning bidder, so after confirming the payment, the entire amount after deducting the actual cost will be donated to the support group.