Kana Satomi (30) was the first woman to participate in the main tournament, where the right to challenge the eight major shogi titles, "Kiosen", was played, but she was unable to win and was eliminated in the first match.
This tournament is one of the eight major titles, a game that requires the right to challenge the "Kiosen", and Satomi Women's Five Crowns made their first appearance as a female player.
The game started at 10:00 am at the Kansai Shogi Kaikan in Osaka, and Satomi Women's Five Crowns, the first player, faced Akutsu Chikara 8th Dan (40) with a tactic of "middle rook" with a rook in the center.
From the beginning to the middle stage, while the pace progressed slowly, Akutsu 8th Dan gradually strengthened the offensive, and Satomi Women's Five Crowns got ahead.
In the final stage, Satomi Women's Five Crowns used up almost all of her time and entered the "one minute shogi" where one move was made in less than 60 seconds.
He showed tenacity until the end, but gave up after 142 moves at 8:13 pm.
We lost in the first match.
Satomi Women's Five Crowns will face Kenshi Tokuda 4th Dan (24) on the 18th of this month at the Kansai Shogi Kaikan in Osaka, aiming to become the first female professional shogi player, in the Japan Shogi Association's "transfer exam".
Satomi Women's Five Crowns "I think it's a little too impatient, I think it's a lack of ability"
After the game, Satomi Women's Five Crowns said, "I thought there was a phase where the situation improved, but I was a little too impatient at that point, or rather, I was going to move a little slower. I think I lacked ability. , I found some issues, so I want to do my best to fix them. The time limit was long, and I was able to point against many strong opponents, so it was a valuable experience, so I want to make use of it in the future.”