Shogi Hanyu 9th Dan Aiming for "100th title total" to Ryuo

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Shogi Yoshiharu Habu 9th Dan will face one of the eight major titles, the 7th game of "Ryuo Battle" from the 9th, and if he wins, he will achieve the unprecedented "100th title total".

Hanyu Kudan stated his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to put out the power I have now and make it a series that will not leave any regrets."

In the 33rd Ryuo match of Shogi, Masayuki Toyoshima (30), who holds the title, will be challenged by Yoshiharu Habu (50), and the first game of the seventh game will be held in Tokyo from the 9th.

If Hanyu Kudan wins the seventh game this time, the total number of titles he has won since 1989 will be 100, and he will achieve an unprecedented record.

At the eve of the festival held on the night of the 8th, Hanyu Kudan stated his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to make the series with all my strength and no regrets. I want to do my best for a limited time." It was.

On the other hand, Toyoshima Futaku, who is aiming for the first title defense by winning the Ryuo match last year, said, "Last year, I was in the same place, but I was able to concentrate on pointing to shogi. I think it will be, so I would like to concentrate on this and do my best so that I can point to the appropriate shogi. "

The seventh match of the Ryuo match will be held until December, and the one who wins four first will win the Ryuo title.

Battle between Hanyu 9th Dan and Ryuo

"Ryuo Sen" is said to have the highest rank among the eight major titles of shogi, and has often appeared at the milestones of the life of a shogi player in the 9th stage of Yoshiharu Habu.

In 1989, four years after becoming a professional player, Mr. Habu appeared in the Ryuo match with his first title challenge, and won his first title at the youngest record of the time, "19 years and 3 months."

After that, Mr. Habu built an era as the champion of the shogi world, achieved the first ever "seven crowns" that monopolized the seven major titles at that time in 1996, and is awarded to win the same title a certain number of times. I have acquired the qualification of "Eternal title" one after another.

Then, in 2008, we will celebrate the Ryuo battle with Akira Watanabe, who will be handed down in the shogi world.

In this Ryuo battle, the one who wins will acquire the qualification of the first "Eternal Ryuo", and for Mr. Habu, the unprecedented "Eternal Seven Crowns" took place, but Mr. Watanabe reversed from three consecutive losses to four consecutive wins. I won the seventh game in the play.

At this time, Mr. Habu missed the chance, but nine years later, in 2017, he also defeated Mr. Watanabe with 4 wins and 1 loss in the Ryuo match, and achieved the "Eternal Seven Crowns", and the following year, the National Honor Won the award.

On the other hand, it was the Ryuo match that impressed the change of generations, and Mr. Habu lost to the challenger Akihito Hirose in the seventh game of the adult who took the "100th title total" and was the title holder for 27 years. Lost and became uncrowned.