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Akira Hara: The big boss of the Go world who raised 13 professional players such as Ueno Aimijo Shogi Sei Coach of Kazuki Fujisawa's coaching

Excerpt from: Nikkan Sports

Author: Tatsuhiro Akatsuka

Translation and Collation: Make excuses to be quiet And show off your death

Since 2007, Hiroshi Kawahara, a disciple of Ichiichi Fujisawa, became a professional chess player, and by April this year, Hiroshi Kawahara, who officially became a professional chess player, has trained 13 professional chess players. Among these disciples, in April of this year, Ueno Aisami Ryuki became the first female chess player to win a championship in an international tournament, as well as Guan Hangtaro Tengen, an active title holder. Encourage them to play to their strengths and then give the most appropriate advice. This cultivation method brought Fujisawa's disciple rank to forty-nine dan. Fujisawa's father was Hideyuki Fujisawa, who won 23 crowns. The son of a famous chess player, he is now a famous teacher.

Fujisawa can be said to be the "big alliance master" of the Japanese Go world. Regarding the guidance method of "playing to their own strengths", Fujisawa said, "Let the children play chess, you know where the children's strengths are." They can grasp their state and personality. See clearly what they value most in essence, and then guide them."

More than 20 years ago, Japanese chess players had no place to face Chinese and Korean chess players in international competitions. Fujisawa aims to cultivate: "Chess players who can stand on the World Series in the future." In April 2000, the "Children's Go Classroom" was opened in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Unconsciously, he implemented the guidance method that his father had taught him to "play where he likes to play, so that he can have the strength to win chess". Let the children play chess freely. "Making up for shortcomings is not the most important thing, the most important thing for me is to improve their strength."

After seeing talented children in the Go classroom, in 2008 the "6-year-old assault professional chess player group" was established. At that time, Kwan Hang Taro and Ueno Aishami joined the group. At that time, Guan Hangtaro, who was still at the level of the rank, was attracted to him because "he has his own things when fighting, although he is usually very naughty, but if he concentrates, he may exert great strength".

Fujisawa also understood the characteristics of each disciple. Ueno loves Misami and doesn't like to play scores, even if she does dead or alive. "If you argue with her, it won't work." Because Ueno's attention span is very focused, coupled with the rapid progress, she is allowed to learn on her own.

Three years ago, Ueno Aisami won consecutive victories in the TV chess battle "Dragon Star War", and Fujisawa made Ueno Aisami change the rhythm of life. "Dragon Star Wars started at 8 p.m., and Ueno's habits were to live according to the standard of a 10 a.m. match. I asked my disciple Kemi Motomu to play chess with her at 8 p.m." Fujisawa's preparations and countermeasures were effective, and Ueno Aisami won the second place in this event.

Hiroshi Kawahara, who became a professional chess player in April this year, lost five consecutive games after five consecutive wins in last year's fixed-stage tournament. At this time, Fujisawa said, "Go to the temple and sit and meditate." After overcoming the difficulties in his mentality, he has since won 5 consecutive victories and successfully become a professional chess player.

Fujisawa said: "I will extend and pay attention to everything in many ways, get information from various places, and say the most appropriate words at the best time." Instead of coaching them when they're innings, coaching them when they're relaxed will be more effective."

As a mentor, Fujisawa also pays attention to business owners, Nobel Prize winners, and observes the every move and books of The Head Coach of Professional Baseball in Japan. This allows you to discover more ways to coach. "If you focus on cultivating disciples and then make an effort, you can train so many professional chess players." I feel like a coach, an agent, or a mentor rather than a teacher."

The emergence of artificial intelligence has also changed the way of playing Go. In order to allow more chess players to learn AI, Fujisawa is also conducting research on AI Go. "After the times are changing and the opportunities for exposure to Go have increased, the number of Japanese children learning chess is also growing. But how to get the children to concentrate or be motivated by Go is our eternal problem."

It's the season when a lot of people are embarking on new paths. I believe that there are also many people who already have subordinates. Do not instill the empiricism of the past into subordinates, nor do they stick to a certain form. Fujisawa's guidance may be the state of the ideal guide pursued by modern society.

Hideyuki Fujisawa's father, Hideyuki Fujisawa, was an honorary chess saint who traveled to China to coach chess players

Fujisawa's father, Hideyuki Fujisawa, who is known as the "Hideyuki Teacher", once came to host the "Hideyuki Juku". More than 40 years ago, we began to hold two training camps a year. Among Fujisawa Hideyuki's disciples were Takao Sōji Kudan, who had won the fame, and his granddaughter Fujisawa's roku Ryūmoto, and of course, not only his protégés, but also Hideki Ieda Kudan, Satoshi Yuki Kudan, and Hideyoshi Sakai, who graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Kyoto University and later became a professional chess player after winning the amateur world championship, were also mentored by Hideyuki Fujisawa. In the 1980s, he also traveled to China to guide Chinese chess players and make great contributions to the improvement of the strength of Chinese chess players.

Fujisawa said: "In the matter of cultivating the next generation, I feel that I have inherited the mantle of my father."

Help them find the answers

Fujisawa's guidance method belongs to the "guidance type", not the "education type" of instruction and order.

In the official website of the Japan Guidance Alliance, the definition of "guidance" is "to help them find the answer." The goal of the master and apprentice is to win the championship and make the disciples realize that "this goal is a clear answer". Then act according to the situation of the disciple, so that the disciples can exert their maximum energy. In order to support the disciple, the teacher needs a certain degree of communication skills.

Fujisawa has already possessed such abilities as a mentor.