Go's "Honinbo Battle" was held in Fukuoka Prefecture in the 4th station, and Yuta Iyama (33) won and defended the title.
The four crowns of Iyama won the 11th consecutive title in the Honinbo match, and set a new record for consecutive titles in the seven major titles.
In the seventh game of the "Honinbo Battle", the title-bearing four crowns Iyama had not lost three games to the challenger Ryo Ichiriki Kisei (25), and had one more game to defend the title.
The 4th station was held at the Kyushu National Museum in Fukuoka Prefecture, and after 6 pm on the 12th, Iyama Kisei forced Kisei Ichiriki to abandon and defended the title with four consecutive victories.
With this, the four crowns of Iyama achieved 11 consecutive victories in the "Honinbo War" and set a new record for the 10 consecutive victories achieved by Cho Chikun (65) in 1998.
At the same time, the record of consecutive championships in the seven major titles has also been set.
After the game, Iyama Shikaku said, "It's been a long time to have a hard time in terms of content, and there are many points to reflect on and issues, but I'm glad I was able to connect to the results in a difficult situation. I was watching as a Go fan, but I never dreamed that I could challenge it, and I am very honored to be able to break the record. "