Shogi "Oshosen" 6th station Fujii five crowns and Hanyu 9th dan game ends on the first day

One of the eight major shogi titles, the 6th station of "Oshosen" started in Saga Prefecture, and Sota Fujii five crowns (20), who is trying to defend the title, and the challenger Yoshiharu Hanyu 9th dan (52) played on the first day. finished.

The 6th station of "Oshosen" was set up in Kamimine Town, Saga Prefecture, and started at 9:00 am with 9th Dan Hanyu as the first mover.

After exchanging Okoma's "horns" in the early stages of the game, Hanyu 9th dan took an aggressive stance, and the pieces collided early on.

Fujii Gokan was also attacked by the opponent, and waited for a chance to counterattack, and after about an hour of long thought between each other, they formed a formation, and after 6:00 pm, Hanyu 9-dan wrote the next move on paper as an observer. The first day's game ended after performing a "sealing hand" to pass to.

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.

For the two, this is the first time they've met in a title match, and Fujii Gokan has 3 wins and 2 losses against Hanyu 9th Dan, and is just one win away from defending.

Up to the fifth game, the first mover has won every time, and Hanyu 9-dan, who is on the way to winning the title, wants to win this match, which is the first move, and bring it to the final game.

The 6th station will be resumed at 9:00 am on the 12th by opening the ``sealing hand'', and the victory or defeat is expected to be decided on the afternoon of the 12th.

Taku Morishita, 9th Dan, analyzes ""Fastball" vs. "Protean Jizai""

We asked Takashi Morishita (56), managing director of the Japan Shogi Association, about the “Osho Battle” between Sota Fujii (20) and Yoshiharu Hanyu (52).

Morishita 9-dan analyzed that 9-dan Hanyu, who has won two wins so far against Fujii Gokaku, who has an age difference of 32 years, is demonstrating his true potential by using various tactics. In the 1st, 3rd and 5th stations of the back, he has his own strategy such as "Ichimo loss angle change", "Ganki", and "Yokotori".In the end, they were all defeated, but Hanyu The ninth dan wins with major tactics, such as "Aikakari" in the second game and "Kakugawari" in the fourth game.Even with a strategy that can not be said to be a major, he is making shogi exactly, and even with the latest model Go Fujii Hanyu 9-dan has long been said to be an all-around player who is said to be truly “protean”, but the first game he wins is a shogi game that can be said to be a complete victory, and the amazingness of Hanyu 9-dan It made me realize,” he recalled.

On the other hand, regarding Fujii Gokaku, he said, "I show my opponent the ball I throw" before the game, saying, "If Fujii Gokaku is on the draw, the second move is '8 four steps', and how the opponent comes. Even if you always hit the "step" of the rook destination.

It has long been called the "king's move", but when I heard from a shogi player that the AI ​​is faithful to the AI ​​because the second move is always "8 4 steps" on the draw, I thought it makes sense.

In this way, Fujii Gokan shows the ball to the opponent saying, 'I'm going to throw this,' but the ball has a speed of about 170 kilometers."

Regarding the feelings of both of them about the title match this time, "Last year, Hanyu's winning percentage was in the 30% range, but he recovered from that and grabbed the right to challenge this time. His original strength is incomparable. At the age of 52, even though Hanyu is a 9th dan, I think he is feeling his decline.I felt his tenacity for this match as to how to compensate for it and bring out the positive side.Also, Fujii's five crowns Although he has won the title match 11 times, he has never been cornered in the 7th game, so he has never been cornered, so when he was brought to the final stage, he was called "the world's invincible Sota Fujii". ``Even if you say that, it's still difficult to stay calm,'' he said.

On top of that, regarding the highlights of the 6th game, I expected that "Fujii Gokan will risk his life to win. I'm looking forward to seeing how Hanyu 9-dan will fight."