The fourth round of one of the eight major shogi titles, "Oshosen," began in Tokyo, and Sota Fujii's fifth crown (20), aiming to defend the title, and the challenger, Yoshiharu Hanyu, 9th dan (52), finished the first day's game. rice field.
The 4th station of "Oshosen" was set up at a hotel in Tachikawa, Tokyo, and after Hanyu 9-dan entered the room, Fujii Gokan sat down in front of the board and the game started at 9 am.
The early stages progressed at a relatively fast pace, but Hanyu 9th dan, the first player, started to attack aggressively, such as throwing out his pieces one after another, and Fujii Gokan responded with a long discussion that lasted more than two hours.
Then, after 6:00 pm, Fujii Five Crowns wrote the next move on paper and gave it to the observer, performing a "sealing hand", and the game on the first day ended.
Fujii Gokan has already successfully defended Eio, Kisei, Throne, and Ryuo this year, and "Oshosen" will be his fifth title defense this year.
On the other hand, Hanyu 9-dan boasts a total of 99 titles, the most ever won, and if he wins this "Oshosen", he will reach the 100th mark.
The two will meet for the first time in the "Osho Battle" as a title match, and attention will be paid to whether Fujii's five crowns will win the third and put a check on defense, or Hanyu 9th Dan will return the win to five minutes.
The 7th game of the “Osho Battle” will be scheduled until March this year, and the first to win 4 will win the title, and the victory or defeat of the 4th station is expected to be decided on the afternoon of the 10th.