The seventh game of Shogi's "Ryuo Battle" will start in Kyoto City on the 22nd, and Masayuki Toyoshima, who has the title, will be won by Souta Fujii's Triple Crown, which is the youngest in history. Or, the game is expected to be decided on the afternoon of the 23rd.
In the "Ryuo Battle", the triple crown of Fujii, who has the titles of "Throne", "Eiou", and "Kisei" at the highest peak in the order of the eight major titles, challenges Ryuo Toyoshima, and the first station is the youngest "four crowns" in history. Fujii Triple Crown is winning.
The second station started at Ninna-ji Temple in Kyoto City on the 22nd, and before the game, Ryuo Toyoshima said, "It's a difficult situation to drop the first station, but I want to do my best so that I can point to a good shogi without losing my concentration until the end." The crown said, "Since the first station was caught by Ryuo Toyoshima, I would like to correct it and think through each move to point to it."
Whether the Triple Crown of Fujii will win in a row to gain momentum toward the "Four Crowns" or Ryuo Toyoshima will return to Thailand with 1 win and 1 loss, the second station is expected to win or lose on the afternoon of the 23rd.
Triple Crown Fujii "I can still be stronger" NHK independent interview
Souta Fujii, the youngest player in history to win the Triple Crown, which holds three of the eight major titles of shogi, responded to an independent interview with NHK.
Mr. Fujii said, "I think there is still room for me to become extremely strong. I always want to be aware of that and become as strong as possible."
Mr. Fujii defended "Hulic Cup Kisei" and "Throne" among the eight major titles, and won a new "Eiou" last month, achieving the youngest triple crown in history at 19 years and 1 month. bottom.
In the middle of this month, Mr. Fujii spoke about his current feelings and his enthusiasm as a professional shogi player in an independent interview with NHK for the first time since he achieved the Triple Crown.
When asked about the "Throne Battle" and "Eiou Battle" that won this summer, "Both are well pointed to by Masayuki Toyoshima in the middle of the early stages, and there are many shogi that make it painful, so you can make a difference with fine judgment. Since there are many cases, I thought that I had to improve the accuracy of my judgment, "he said, and analyzed that it was necessary to look back on the game from a long-term perspective and face his own challenges.
Also, regarding the opponent Ryuo Toyoshima, "I felt that I was pointing very concentratedly through one game, especially when I sandwiched the board. Especially before and after the game resumes, my concentration may drop. I have to emulate. I felt the strength of Ryuo Toyoshima more concretely in many games, so I have a lot to gain. "
Regarding the achievement of the triple crown, which is the 10th person in the shogi world, "I am honored that all the people who have won the triple crown in the past are great shogi players, but for me," the future "is more important than the" current situation ", so the number of titles I don't think I'm aware of it. Since the title holder is one of the representatives of the shogi world, I want to behave firmly, but there is no such thing as a "title holder-like shogi", and in the end I have to point to my own shogi. "No," he said, saying that he still feels that he will do his best in the game in front of him.
From this month, Mr. Fujii is challenging the 7th game of "Ryuo Battle", which is the highest peak in the order of titles, against the same Ryuo Toyoshima.
While the youngest "four crowns" in history will take place, the first match will be decorated with white stars, and the second station will be settled on the 23rd.
Mr. Fujii said, "I was able to win the first station, but I think that I am facing more challenges that I felt in the throne and Eiou battles. I have to face each other and point to each move. "
He added, "I still think that I still have a lot of room to become stronger, so I always want to be aware of that, improve it, and become as strong as possible."