Shogi player Souta Fujii’s five crowns have decided to be promoted to the highest rank “A class” in the ranking battle that decides the rank of the shogi player, and next year they will join the game of top players who challenged the “master battle”. became.
Gokan Fujii (19) was enrolled in the second “B-class 1st group” from the top in the ranking battle with “master” at the top, and was the single leader in the round-robin battle with 13 people.
Then, on the 9th, at the Shogi Hall in Tokyo, he faced a match once morest Yuki Sasaki 7th Dan (27) and won a fierce battle that lasted until midnight. I finished it.
As a result, next year, Fujii Gokan will be promoted to “A-class”, where top players will compete for the right to challenge “master battle”.
According to the Japan Shogi Association, it was the second youngest record in history to be promoted to “A class” at 19 years and 7 months, following the 18 years and 1 month recorded by Hifumi Kato (82) in 1958. That is.
After the game, Gokan Fujii said, “Although the battle continued to be difficult as a whole, I’m glad I managed to get promoted. There were many challenges, so I’d like to look back and do my best to get involved in the battle for the masters.”