Reo Fujita (9), who became the youngest professional Go player in history, played a commemorative game with the top player of the Kansai Ki-in in Osaka on the 2nd.
Leo Fujita, a third-year elementary school student, passed the Kansai Ki-in's new "Special Recruitment Regulations for Gifted Talents" test this year, becoming the youngest professional player in history on the 1st.
On the 2nd, at the Kansai Ki-in in Chuo-ku, Osaka, Ms. Fujita was handed a new dan license and a match was held to commemorate her becoming a professional player.
When the match began with Yosei Ki, 8th dan (27), the top shogi player of the Kansai Ki-in, Mr. Fujita, the first player, started throwing stones with a tense expression.
After that, Mr. Fujita continued to play calmly, but he was pushed towards the end of the game, and Mr. Fujita resigned after about two hours, and Yohachidan won.
After the match, Mr. Fujita was asked by the press if he was happy to play against Yohachidan, and he nodded shyly.
Yohachidan said, "I thought it was amazing that he had so much ability that I couldn't believe he was 9 years old. He was a good reader, and he was able to make moves that I couldn't think of. I'm looking forward to the future." I was.
According to the Kansai Ki-in, this game will not be reflected in the official record, and the schedule for Mr. Fujita's debut as a professional player is undecided.