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Hara: First defense played "Jinx defeated" Rina Fujisawa style Honinbo at the position ceremony
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On December 14, in the 40th Battle of Theo-Yori Honinbo, the enthronement ceremony of Fujisawa Rishi Ryūmoto-in-bo, who defeated Hosei Shiho-san, took place at a hotel in Tokyo. More than 40 people congratulated Fujisawa's first female stream, Honinbo, on defending her title. In his speech, Risai Fujisawa said: "I am very happy to break the curse of no one defending the title." While resting assured, he also said that he "hopes to have a good result in the World Series next year."
The first inning of the 40th Nyū Ryū Motonbo Battle began on 28 September, and in the end, Fujisawa Shōshū Ryū Motoho ended the tournament with a 3-game winning streak. Last year, Fujisawa Won the Female Stream Bundo for the fourth time in 2 years, but the previous three defense battles ended in failure, but this year did not repeat the same mistakes, as desired to achieve the first defense of the title.
In his speech, Fujisawa's vegetable girl Ryumoto said, "I realized that I was going to lose several times in the first round." A tough battle was fought in front of his contemporaries Hoshishiho. Then he also mentioned that the 4th Wu Qingyuan Cup World Women's Go Championship held in July was suspended from the top 8, saying: "It is a pity that I did not get decent results."
Kobayashi Kyaw, chairman of the Japan Chess Academy, who issued a certificate to Fujisawa Rishi, said: "The number of places that I feel can be praised is increasing every year," and after saying the strength of Fujisawa Satoshi, he also encouraged, "I hope to have good results in the world championships."
Masayoshi Mitsuto, chairman of Kyodo News Agency, who presented the trophy and the prize money, looked forward to the future performance of Fujisawa In his speech: "The performance of Fujisawa Rishi this year is obvious to all, and it can be said that it is a breakthrough trend. Facing the male chess players also gained a lot of records, the state is very good. In the world of Go, both men and women are a world that speaks with strength. I hope that in the fight with male chess players, the Go world will be more topical."
The organizer of "Kamatsuen" in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, the counterpart of the first round of the Nyumoto Inhoku Battle, and the chairman of Iwate Daily Newspaper, Higashigen Sengen, also delivered a speech, in addition to the name of Fujisawa Rishi, he also mentioned the name of Shohei Otani, who had achieved excellent results in the MLB, saying: "Seeing the young people in their 20s with outstanding results, feeling the future of Japan is bright", the young people who have blossomed in all walks of life issued a message.
The five crowns of the Shogi shogi kana also came to congratulate and present flowers. Kana Satomi blessed, "As long as Fujisawa Leaves the chessboard, she is a very cheerful and smiling girl." And her performance also stimulated me to work harder. I hope she can achieve better in the future."