The fourth round of the "Meijin Match," the oldest of the eight major shogi titles, was held in Fukuoka Prefecture, where Sota Fujii (4) defeated Meito Watanabe (20) for his third victory and became the youngest player to win the title of "Meijin".
The fourth round of the "Meijin Match" started in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture on the 4st, and on the second day, the 21nd, Rokukaku Fujii, resumed with the "seal" who wrote the next move at the end of the game on the 2st.
In the match, Watanabe Meijin, who was behind each other, attacked and Fujii Rokukaku received the match with more than an hour of contemplation, and Fujii Rokukaku gradually increased his possessions to gain an advantage.
Then, at 22:21 p.m., Watanabe Meijin threw up to 1 moves, and Fujii Rokukaku won his third move to win the "Meijin" title.
If Fujii wins this title match, he will break the record held by Koji Tanigawa XVII (61) for the youngest "master" to win "21 years and 2 months" for the first time in 40 years, and may also become the youngest person to win the "Seven Crowns" since Zenji Hanyu Kudan (52).
Watanabe Meijin, on the other hand, has been defending his title since he first won the "Meijin" title three years ago, and this time his fourth consecutive title is at stake.
The best-of-seven match of the "Meijin Match" will be scheduled until June, and whoever wins the first four games will win the title.
The next fifth station will take place in Takayama Village, Nagano Prefecture on May 3 and June 4.