One of the eight major shogi titles, the third game of "Oshosen" has started in Kanazawa.


Attention will be paid to which of Sota Fujii's five crowns (20), who is aiming to defend the title, and Yoshiharu Hanyu, 9-dan (52), who has a total of 100 titles, will win the second win first.

The third station of the "Osho Battle" was held at a hotel in Kanazawa City.



At 9:00 am on the 28th, the start of the game was announced, and the first player, Fujii Gokan, closed his eyes after putting his mouth on the drink, took a breath, and hit the rook ahead, Hanyu 9th dan. I opened the corner road by moving Ayumu.

Among the titles that Fujii has, he has already successfully defended Eio, Kisei, Throne, and Ryuo this year.



"Oshosen" is the 5th title defense match this year.

On the other hand, Hanyu 9-dan has set numerous records, such as achieving the first “seven crowns” in history and reaching 1,500 wins in official matches, and boasts the highest number of titles won in history, 99 times. If you win, you will reach the 100th stage.



For the two of them, this "Osho match" was their "first meeting" as a title match.



The seventh match of the “Osho Battle” will be scheduled until March this year, and the first to win four wins will win the title.



The victory or defeat of the third station is expected to be decided on the afternoon of the 29th.