One of the eight major shogi titles, the 5th station of "Oshosen" has started in Shimane Prefecture.
Attention will be paid to whether Sota Fujii, who has the title, five crowns (20) or the challenger, Yoshiharu Hanyu, 9th dan (52), will try to win the title.
The 5th station of the "Osho Battle" was set up at a ryokan in Ota City, Shimane Prefecture, and after Hanyu 9-dan entered the room, Fujii Gokan sat in front of the board.
The game started at 9:00 am, and when Fujii Gokan, the first player, hit the ``step'' of the rook, Hanyu 9-dan moved the ``step'' to open the corner, and then exchanged the horn with the rook of Okoma. It has become an intense development of the movement.
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 7th match of the "Osho" will be scheduled for next month, and whoever wins 4 first will win the title.
This is the first meeting between the two as a title match, and both of them won the first game until the 4th game, and while it was 2 wins and 2 losses and it was 50%, it will be interesting to see who will win the title.
The victory or defeat of the 5th station is expected to be decided on the afternoon of the 26th.