The second station of "Oi", one of the eight major titles of shogi, has started in Sapporo, and the game has started ahead of Souta Fujii's five crowns (19).
In the second station of "Oi", a game venue was set up in the hot spring town "Jozankei" in Sapporo City, and after the challenger Masayuki Toyoshima 9th Dan (32) entered the room first, the five crowns of Fujii sat down in front of the board. rice field.
The game started at 9 am, and after the first player, Gokan Fujii, had a drink, he struck the step ahead of the rook, and Toyoshima Kudan also struck the step of his own rook and responded.
Of the title defense battles scheduled for this year, Fujii Gokan won the "Eiou Battle" in May, and is facing the battle that he defended in this "Throne Battle" and "Kisei Match".
On the other hand, Toyoshima Kudan fought against the Fujii Five Crowns for three titles, "Throne", "Eiou", and "Ryuo" last year, and all of them have been defeated.
This "Throne Battle" has the same face-to-face as the previous one, and the game is organized until September, but in the first station in June, Toyoshima Kudan has been aggressively attacking and winning.
Whether the Fujii Gokan will defend as it did last year, or Toyoshima Kudan will take the title and play a humiliation, the victory or defeat of the second station is expected to be decided on the afternoon of the 14th.