Category: Shogi News
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Day1 finished, Osho battle, Round 3
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20230128/k00/00m/040/169000c The 3rd round of Osho battle commenced on 28th-Jan. Sota Fujii, the current Osho title holder, is the first move (first move side is called black, and the opponent is white. It is opposite from the chess). Fujii started the game by P-2f which is his usual move. He is pure static rook player…
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The eve of Round 3, The 72nd term Osho 7th battle
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20230127/k00/00m/040/300000c The 3rd round of the Osho battle will be held on 28th and 29th in January. The current title holder Sota Fujii is accepting a challenge from Yoshiharu Habu. The current score is 1-1. After Fujii won the 1st round, Habu revenged. The scene of next game is Kanazawa city, Ishikawa prefecture. It has…
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Young Superstar vs Old Legend, The 72nd term Osho 7th battle, Round 2
https://mainichi.jp/articles/20230122/k00/00m/040/193000c The 2nd round of 72nd term Osho 7th battle had been held on 21st and 22nd in January, at Sansuikan Hotel in Takatsuki City, Osaka. The new super star Sota Fujii (20 years old) is being challenged by the old super star Yoshiharu Habu (52 years old). Although Habu is the legendary player as…
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B1 Ranking League
Final games of B1 ranking league were held on 9th March 2022. There are 13 people in the B1 league, and each person play 12 games in one year. Before the day, Fujii was in the first place, but victory was required to promote to A1 class, because Akira Inaba and Shota Chida were only…
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Sota Fujii gained 5th crown
The biggest news in February was the Sota Fujii. He gained the Oushou title from Akira Watanabe on 12-Feb. Watanabe (Master, Kiou) is one of the best player in the current professional league, but Fujii defeated him with 4 – 0 score. Winning rate is now 80.95% for this year (as of end Feb), which…