The first round of the "Ryuo Battle", the highest peak of the eight major shogi titles, was held, and Sota Fujii (20), who was defending the title, lost to the challenger, Akihito Hirose, 8th Dan (35), and started with a loss. rice field.
The 7th game of the "Ryuo Battle" will start on the 7th at the game hall in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, and on the 8th, the second day, Fujii Gokan, the second player, will take the next move at the end of the game on the 7th. I resumed from the "sealing hand" that wrote.
In the match, the challenger, Hirose 8th dan, unleashed sharp attacks one after another towards the end of the game, and the development continued to lead the Fujii five crowns.
On the other hand, Fujii Gokan waited for a chance to counterattack and showed tenacity until the end, but was overpowered and conceded with 107 moves at 6:02 pm.
Hirose 8th Dan won the first match and got off to a good start to win the title of "Ryuo" for the first time in four years.
After the game, Hirose 8dan said, "I got off to a good start, so I want to keep working hard from the second game onwards," and talked about his enthusiasm for the next game.
On the other hand, Fujii Gokan, who was defeated, said, "I lost the situation early on, so I have to improve the content of shogi," and talked about the challenges to defend the title.
The seventh match of the “Ryuo Battle” will be scheduled until December this year, and the first to win four wins will win the title.
The next second station is scheduled to be held in Kyoto City on the 21st and 22nd of this month.