One of the eight major shogi titles, the 4th round of the "Oshosen" begins in Tokyo, with Sota Fujii five crowns (20) trying to defend himself, or the challenger Yoshiharu Hanyu 9th dan (52) who will have a total of 100 titles. ) will bring the win or loss back to 5 minutes.
In the 4th station of "Oshosen", a game room was set up at a hotel in Tachikawa, Tokyo, and after Hanyu 9-dan entered the room, Fujii Gokan sat in front of the board.
At 9:00 am, when the game started, Hanyu 9-dan, the first player, hit the "step" of the rook, while Fujii Gokan, the second player, responded by moving the "step" in the same way, and then Okoma's "horn". I was exchanging pieces and advancing each other's pieces.
Fujii Gokan has already successfully defended Eio, Kisei, Throne, and Ryuo this year, and "Oshosen" is the fifth title defense match this year.
On the other hand, Hanyu 9-dan boasts the most titles he has ever won, with a total of 99 titles.
The two will meet for the first time in the "Osho Battle" as a title match, and attention will be paid to whether Fujii Gokaku will win the third title and defend the title, or Hanyu 9th Dan will return the win to 50%.
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 winner of the 4th station is expected to be decided on the afternoon of the 10th.