The second station of Go's "Women's Meijin Battle" was held on the 16th, and the 13-year-old professional Go player, Nakamura Kaoru 2nd Dan, who challenged the title battle for the first time, was defeated by Rina Fujisawa's four crowns (23), the youngest in history. I didn't win the title at.
Nakamura 2nd Dan was promoted to a professional shogi player at 10 years and 0 months, and was promoted to "2nd Dan" at 12 years and 0 months. I achieved it in 13 years and 1 month.
On the other hand, Fujisawa Women's Meijin, who has the title of "Women's Meijin", won the first station on the 14th and faced the second station on the 16th with one more victory until defense.
The game was held at Nihon Ki-in in Tokyo, and the black number Fujisawa Rina's four crowns firmly expanded their positions in various parts of the board and gained an advantage from the beginning.
On the other hand, Nakamura 2nd Dan was blocked from fighting back everywhere, and in a difficult development, he was tenacious until the end, but at 4:23 pm, by 203 moves, Fujisawa Women's Meijin's four crowns won and defended the title. He won the fifth straight victory since 2017, when he won the "Women's Meijin Battle" for the first time.
Nakamura was the youngest player in history to win the title.
After the game, Rina Fujisawa said, "It was a tough battle, but I'm honestly happy to be able to defend it. I think Mr. Nakamura will continue to grow, so I'm looking forward to it, but I feel it's a scary existence."
On the other hand, Nakamura Nidan said about his first title match, "I'm a little disappointed because the content was not good in both stations, but I was able to play against Mr. Fujisawa on a big stage and learned, and I felt the strength of the game. I want to reach the title battle and fight, "he said.