13-year-old professional Go player Sumire Nakamura, 3-dan, takes on the challenge of becoming the youngest ever to win the title. Lost and started as a black star.
On the 19th, Nakamura 3rd Dan faced Ueno Women's Double Crown in the first match of the 3rd match of the "Women's Kisei Battle", one of the women's title matches, at the venue in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Nakamura 3rd Dan, who will be her third title challenge, will win 2 first in this 3rd match. will update the youngest record to win the title.
After 1:00 pm, Ueno Women's Double Crown and Nakamura Sandan all entered the game room, and Nakamura Sandan's first move, which was decided to be the black player, started the game.
In the early stages of the match, Nakamura 3rd Dan had a slight advantage, but from the middle stage onwards, Ueno Women's Double Crown extended their lead with fierce attacks.
Then, at 2:26 pm, Ueno Women's Double Crown won the 162nd move, leaving one more win to defend the title.
After the match, the Ueno Women's Double Crown looked back, saying, ``We had a bad start, but we had some success in the middle, and I think we were able to do our best without any mistakes in the second half.''
On the other hand, Nakamura 3rd Dan, who lost, said, "The early stages weren't so bad, but I feel like I've slowed down in the middle and late stages. Recently, there are a lot of games like that, so I'm going to improve my reading skills and do as much as I can for a week. I want to do it."
The second round of the "Women's Kisei Battle" will be held at the Nihon Ki-in in Tokyo on the 26th of this month.