The Aoi Cup was held this year at the "Present and Past Pavilion" in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture.
In the semi-finals on June 15, Aishomi Ueno and Eiko Uemi defeated Chiro Kato and Nakae, respectively. During the Challenger Decision Battle on June 16, Eiko Ueko made a low-level mistake, and Ueno Aimi finally gained the right to challenge. The women's title battle once again became a duo of Riki Fujisawa vs Aimi Ueno.
Pre-match interviews between the two sides
Risai Fujisawa: [What does it feel like the opponent is Ueno Ai-Sami] The average age of the top 4 this time is very young, and then there is Nakai, so this time I also look very interesting, but I still think that Ueno Ai-Sami is the most competitive.
【How does it feel to wait for your opponent?】 It's usually a month after the end of the tournament that you start challenging your hand, so this time there's still some incredible feeling.
【How to face the hammer's attack?】 I don't know when it's going to fly over, so I don't know how to face it.
[If you can get the honorary title after 5 consecutive masters], I haven't thought about this.
Aimi Ueno: "Is there any fatigue caused by continuous combat? Yesterday I ate the hotel's banana, and it was much better after eating.
【Do you want to eat two of these on the next plate?】 Is that right? But I've already eaten it (laughs).
[Do you feel that you are hitting your opponent with a momentum?] In the last game with Niu Rongzi, my game of chess was actually not very good, but the result was not bad, so I hope I can take advantage of the situation to chase it.
[I heard that you will study your opponents before the game, how did you do it this time?] I just watched the chess game of the Ritsukui Cup 2 years ago, the content is really too miserable, I feel very ashamed of my own dish, I think it should be much better than that time.
Name of the station: 8th Aizu Central Hospital, Women's Style Aoi Cup Sanbangi 1st Station
Date of the match: 18 June 2021
Kuro: Aishami Ueno 4-dan (Challenger)
White: Rina Fuji (Female Aoi Cup)
Commentary: Junzhi Tsuruyama Eight Paragraphs
Source of commentary: Between the Shadows
Image credit: Japan Chess Academy, Asahi Shimbun, Kyodo News Agency
Result: A total of 240 lots were won in the white mid-game
Duration: 3 hours per side, keep 5 times 1 min to read the second
Translation and Finishing: Making Excuses for Quiet Recently A Bunch of Chess
Figure 1 (1-43)
【Figure 1】This game of chess black 13 rush, Ueno Ai Misami should be prepared. After grabbing the pressure of black 41 in actual combat, after returning to black 43 to defend the top, it felt that the black chess was slightly better.
Figure 2 (44-57)
[Figure 2] The second point of the white 44, from here the two sides entered the battle. The black 57's entry can be said to be a good embodiment of Ueno's chess style.
Figure 3 (58-83)
[Figure 3] The break of the White 58 began, and the two sides entered a confrontational battle, but after the Black 83 Xiaofei, the two sides finally settled the battle peacefully.
Figure 4 (84-92)
[Figure 4] The pressure of white 84 begins, the white chess pieces attack the black chess pieces severely, and the black chess pieces are fished first and then washed, and this game depends on whether the black chess pieces on the left can survive the difficulties.
Figure 5 (93-106)
[Figure 5] However, Ueno Aimi's black 99 became a defeat, and the black chess pieces on the left after the white 106 were all eaten. In this way, this game of chess entered the rhythm of white chess.
Figure 6 (93-106)
[Figure 6] Black 99 At this time, if you choose Black 1 Dafei, the black chess piece on the left should be able to live. In this case, it should be a slightly better situation for black chess.
Figure 7 (107-124)
[Figure 7] When black 119 touches, it is a good time for white 120 to take off first, and white chess begins to attack the black chess above after reinforcing the center.
Fig. 8 (125-142)
[Figure 8] When the white chess piece is destroyed above, the white chess piece is already a clear advantage.
Figure 9 (143-164)
[Figure 9] Although the black chess piece is very fierce, after the white chess piece is worn on the right side, the white chess piece wins.
Figure 10 (165-240)
[Figure 10] In the end, it has nothing to do with winning or losing.
Fig. 11 (1-240)
【Figure 11】After Winning the first set, Riki Fujisawa is only one win away from the five consecutive tournaments of the Female Ryu Tachibana Cup, and the second set will be held on June 19, still in Imazai Pavilion.
Final time: 16:33
The time spent on both sides: 2 hours and 55 minutes for black and 2 hours 59 minutes for white
Post-match impressions of both sides:
Risai Fujisawa: The first half of this game has always been difficult to play, because the opponent has always been dominant, and the situation of this game during the lunch break has not been very good. Dead or alive on the left, if Black 99 chooses Dafei, then I have nothing to do. However, after eating the left side, the situation becomes more complicated.
Tomorrow I hope I can still play my own chess, and I don't want to be crushed by Aimi Ueno.
Aimi Ueno: The dead and alive on the left are really wrong. During the lunch break, it feels like black chess is not bad, but black chess also has no good place to seek to fight. I felt that the officials might be scavenged by their opponents. But I still had a good time at lunch. Tomorrow's chess I also only have a bad premonition, I hope I don't make any more mistakes.
Food Time:
Lunch: Fujisawa Rishi, beef rice, Ueno Aimi, cat mushroom soba noodles
Dim sum: mango pudding