A 13-year-old professional Go player, Kaoru Nakamura, won the title challenge right for the first time in the league match to decide the challenger of "Women's Meijin".
According to Nihon Ki-in, the female title challenge at the age of 13 is the youngest record in history.
Nakamura 2nd Dan (13) participated in the league match to decide the challenger of "Women's Meijin" and achieved the top result among 7 contestants with 5 wins and 1 loss.
As a result, she won the title challenge right at 13 years and 0 months, and will face Rina Fujisawa's four crowns (23) in the third game starting in April.
According to Nihon Ki-in, the youngest record when deciding on a female title challenge so far was 15 years and 11 months, which was set by Rina Fujisawa's four crowns in 2014, and Nakamura Nidan set this record for about 8 years. Updated for the first time.
In response to this, Nakamura Nidan, who attended the press conference, said with a smile, "I was really happy because I didn't expect to be in the title match so quickly. I want to do my best to put out my strength." ..
Rina Fujisawa Women's Four Crowns "I Want to Grow"
Rina Fujisawa (23), who has the title, attended a press conference at the Nihon Ki-in in Tokyo in response to the fact that the challenger of the "Women's Meijin Battle" was decided to be the 13-year-old Nakamura Kaoru 2nd Dan.
Rina Fujisawa said, "I've known Mr. Kaoru since I was 4-5 years old and had a different aura. She hasn't realized how to fight in the title battle yet, and it's a strange feeling." Did.
On top of that, "I have the impression that Mr. Kaoru is getting stronger and stronger, and I can't tell what kind of battle it will be until I try it. Of course, this is the first title battle with a Go player who is 10 years younger. As Mr. Kaoru gets a lot of attention, I feel that he will be overwhelmingly seen as a heel player and will face the match. I also want to grow, "he said with enthusiasm.