One of the eight major shogi titles, the 3rd station of the "Oshosen" begins in Kanazawa City, and the first day of the match between Sota Fujii (20), who is aiming to defend the title, and Yoshiharu Hanyu, 9th dan (52), who is aiming to defend the title for 100 years. is over.
In the 7th match of the "Osho Battle", Fujii Gokan won the first game and Hanyu 9-dan won the second game, with one win and one loss so far.
The third game was held at a hotel in Kanazawa City, and the game started at 9:00 am on the 28th.
In the game, Hanyu 9-dan responded to Fujii Gokan, who started offensively from the beginning.
The phase where each other uses the time allotted and waits for the opponent's move continues, and after 6:00 pm, Hanyu 9-dan writes the next move on paper and hands it to the witness. I'm done.
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 ever “seven crowns” and reaching 1,500 wins in official matches, and boasts the highest number of titles won in history, 99 years. If you win, you will reach the 100th stage.
The 7th match of the “Osho Battle” will be scheduled until March this year, and the first to win 4 will win the title.
The victory or defeat of the third station is expected to be decided on the afternoon of the 29th.