【Summary】Yuta Iyama still maintains a sense of existence

Original address: https://mainichi.jp/articles/20211228/dde/012/040/009000c

Akira Hara: Presence in Go Fumihiro Hon-Inbo

From: Daily News

Author: Ryo Takeuchi

Translation and Finishing: Make excuses to be quiet And send more today

In the World of Go, Yuta Iyama, who maintains the "Grand Triple Crown" of Honinfang, Chess Saint and celebrity, returned to the Five Crowns this year and then also has a prominent performance in international competitions. In addition, Fujisawa became the first female chess player to enter the quarter-finals of the tournament in one of the seven major tournaments, and Aisa Ueno won the championship in a mixed men's and women's tournament, and the female chess players also performed very well.

In the opening game of the chess holy war that began in January, as in 2020, it was also Yuta Iyama who faced Kono Rin, and finally Yuta Iyama won 4 and lost 1 to defeat his opponent to achieve a 9-game chess streak. During the Battle of Honinbo, which began in May, Yuta Iyama once again faced Shibano Tiger Maru. The battle between Yuta Iyama, who attacked the 10-game game, and Shibano Tiger Maru, who was fighting for revenge, went on to become a series that went down in history in the 7th set. In the first set, Yuta Iyama won, but Shibano Tiger Maru won three consecutive games from the second set, just one win away from winning the title. However, Yuta Iyama, who was forced into a desperate situation, showed the style of "absolute king". In the 5th set, he won 3 consecutive wins to complete the big reversal, and after achieving 10 consecutive championships in Ben infang, he equaled Zhao Zhixun's record of consecutive hegemony.

Not only that, Yuta Iyama's performance was taken by Ichiri Liao in the Ichigoku Holy War, but in the end he won the title of Ichiri Liao with 3 wins and 2 losses. Once again in the Celebrity War, he faced Yi Li Liao, at one point with 2 wins and 3 losses, but won back-to-back wins in the 6th and 7th sets to reverse the defending title. After that, he defeated Shibano Tiger Maru 3-2 in the Battle of the Throne to regain the title, returning to the five crowns again after 2 years.

The performance in the World Series is also very good. In June, he defeated Sheiko Jiudan in the round of armor and won four consecutive victories in the Nongshim Cup between China and Japan. At the same time, new forces are emerging. Seki Kaitaro Tengen, who entered the tournament for the first time in the Tengen War, defeated Ichirio with 3 wins and 1 loss. The fastest fix in history was awarded the title 4 years and 8 months later.

In the Japanese women's Go world, Rikyo Fujisawa successfully defended or won the title with an undefeated record in four women's title battles (Oyori Tachibana Cup, Nyoru Honin-bong, Nyomi Celebrity, and Fanxing Cup). Her best rival, Aimi Ueno, regained the title after defeating Suzuki Inochima in the Women's Chess Holy War, but lost to Fujisawa Risato in the Fanxing Cup. However, in November, the Hiroshima Aluminum Cup Wakaku Battle won the championship, and after last year's Fujisawa Risato won the championship, the female chess player won the championship for two consecutive years.

Junior high school chess player Zhongyi Yi erdan has won 13 consecutive victories this year, and has a good result of 43 wins and 18 losses throughout the year. In addition, Xie Yimin's seven dan entered the final in the final preliminaries of the celebrity battle round robin circle, and Niu Rongzi's third dan also entered the tournament in the seven main tournaments.

And in December, 48 crowns in his career and created an era of Otake Hero Honorary Hosei announced his retirement.

The results of the 2021 title battle are as follows:

Chess Holy War Yuta Iyama 4-1 Kono Pro

Ten Duan Battle Shibano Tiger Pill 2-3 Xu Jiayuan

Honnobo Ko iyama Yuta 4-3 Shibano Toshimaru

Qi Jihad Ichigo Liao 2-3 Iyama Yuta

Celebrity Battle Yuta Iyama 4-3 Ichiri Liao

Shibano Toshimaru 2-3 Iyama Yuta

Tengen Battle Ichiri Liao 1-3 Seki Kai Taro