The 3rd game of "Kiosen", one of the eight major shogi titles, will be held in Niigata City on the 5th.
Sota Fujii five crowns (20) wins the title if he wins, becoming the youngest to achieve "six crowns", while Akira Watanabe (38), who holds the title, is on the way to winning the 11th consecutive victory in the "Kiosen". In the situation, the game will be featured.
The third game will start at 9:00 am on the 5th, and the winner will be decided in the afternoon.
One of the eight major titles of shogi, "Kiosen", the fifth game will be held on the 5th, and the third game will be held at a hotel in Niigata City. I did an "inspection" to check the room.
Fujii Gokan currently holds five titles: "Ryuo", "Oi", "Eiou", "Osho", and "Kisei".
When he won the game on the 5th and won the "Kioh Battle", he became the second person in history to achieve the "Six Crowns" since Yoshiharu Hanyu (52), who achieved it in December 1994 at the age of 24 years and 2 months. We will also update the youth records.
On the other hand, Watanabe double crown has continued to defend the title since winning the "Kioh Battle" for the first time 10 years ago. situation.
The third game will start at 9 am on the 5th, and it is expected that the winner will be decided in the afternoon.
which one is better?
Ask Morishita 9-Dan
We spoke with Takashi Morishita, 9-dan (56), managing director of the Japan Shogi Association, about Sota Fujii (20), who is facing the "Kiosen" with the aim of achieving the youngest "six crowns" in history.
This year, Fujii Gokan has a winning percentage of 80% and 2 minutes, which is the top, and he has only lost once in the first game.
Regarding this, Morishita 9th Dan said, "It's easy to fight when the strong Fujii Gokaku takes the initiative in the first move, so it's natural that the opponent will have a hard time, but even so, if you can win like that, in the end, the opponent will be better. You can't win against opponents on the second hand, and you may wonder what kind of tactics are available.From my own experience, I think that "the best way to win is to win."It is said that you can win if you repeat winning to some extent. The opponent is already unconsciously thinking that they will lose.The difference is very big."
Regarding Akira Watanabe (38), who lost two games in a row in the "Ki King Battle" and had no back, he said, "I had a chance to win the first and second stations. Shogi that Fujii five crowns did not make a mistake. No. As a result, Fujii won the five crowns, so I think I have to be aware that my opponent is the Fujii five crowns, so Watanabe double crowns are a little harder. He is such a great gamer that he has won 10 consecutive 'Ki-Oh' matches and has also won the 'Eternal Ki-Oh', so even though he was cornered by the kadoban, I want him to come back."
Where is the strength of the Fujii five crowns?
Seen by Tanigawa 17th Master
Koji Tanigawa 17th Meijin (60) said, "Both the first and second stations are very difficult. In the middle of the game, when you don't know what is the key point or what is the correct answer, you can keep pointing to the best move all the time. We are progressing in an advantageous manner,” he recalled.
Also, regarding the strength of Fujii Five Crowns, "After all, it is reading depth and accuracy. AI recommends, but it is difficult for humans to point, and Fujii Five Crowns also has such a hand. At least, I think that pointing based on the depth and accuracy of reading leads to high accuracy."
On top of that, he said, "It's an unbelievable result, such as having lost only once in the first move this year. I think it means that my weaknesses have disappeared from the beginning. I want other senior players to inspire me, but the top Even after becoming a shogi player, I think that there is a high possibility that we will increase the number of titles in the future, even if we only see the number that we continue to win more than 80% every year."