Female Go player Sumire Nakamura (14) competed in her final title match before transferring to Korea Kiwon, but lost 1 win, 2 losses, and was unable to defend her title for the first time.
Nakamura Female Kisei is planning to transfer to Korea Ki Institute as a ``visiting player'' starting next month, aiming for a higher level.
Prior to this, the third game of the "Women's Ki Seisen" match, which she holds the title for, was held at the Nihon Ki-in in Tokyo, where she was challenged by Risa Ueno 2-dan (17).
The game was announced to begin at 1 p.m., and Ueno 2-dan, the black player, started the game by hitting the Go stones.
This is the first ever title match between two teenagers, and while Ueno Ni-dan puts up a solid attack from the beginning, Nakamura Female Kisei is also defeated.
Ueno 2-dan showed no signs of slowing until the end, and at 3:05 p.m., the Nakamura women's Kisei surrendered after 233 moves, preventing him from defending his title for the first time.
At the press conference after the match, he said, ``I wasn't good enough. I'll take advantage of this loss to work harder in Korea and become stronger, and I'll do my best to repay the support to everyone who supported me.''
Five years ago, Ms. Nakamura became the youngest professional shogi player in history at the age of 10 years and 0 months, and last year, at 13 years and 11 months, she earned the title of ``Female Kisei.''
She broke the record for the youngest woman to win the title.
Nakamura said she plans to compete in official matches for which she is eligible at Nihon Ki-in until this month.
Meanwhile, Ueno 2-dan won her first title.
She became the title holder along with her older sister, Aisaki Bi, who holds the Women's Master and Women's Tate Aoi Cups.
This is the first time in 37 years and two months that the sisters have held the title together. ``I had no idea that the sisters would hold the title together, but I think it's amazing and I'm happy.As title holders, I want to do my best to play Go in my own way.'' I was talking.