The third station of "Oi", one of the eight major titles of shogi, will start in Kobe, and it will be interesting to see if Souta Fujii's five crowns will win the first official game at the age of 20.
The venue for the 3rd station of the "Throne Battle" was Kobe City, and after the Fujii Gokan entered the room first, the challenger Masayuki Toyoshima 9th Dan (32) sat in front of the board and the game started at 9 am.
The "throne battle" is the same as last year, and so far it is 5 minutes with 1 win and 1 defeat.
The first move of the 3rd station is Toyoshima 9th Dan, and after hitting each other's steps ahead of the rook, the "horns" of the big pieces are exchanged to fight.
Of the title defense battles scheduled for this year, the Fujii Five Crowns have won the "Eiou Battle" in May and the "Hulic Cup Kisei Match" on the 17th of this month to maintain the "Five Crowns".
On the other hand, Toyoshima Kudan was defeated in the three title battles of "Throne", "Eiou", and "Ryuo" against the Fujii Five Crowns last year, and it is a title battle that will be faced with humiliation.
Whether the five crowns of Fujii, who celebrated his birthday on the 19th, will win the first official match in his twenties, or whether Toyoshima Kudan will win the second victory first to win the title, the victory or defeat is expected to be decided on the afternoon of the 21st.