Original address: https://mainichi.jp/articles/20220508/k00/00m/040/055000c
Akira Hara: Fumihiro Hon-Inbo, summit battle "I'm ready" 7th game 10th opener
From: Daily News
Authors: Nimbui Hitsho, Takeuchi Ryo
Translation and finishing: Make excuses to be quiet And forgot yesterday
Honinbo Bunyu – The 77th honin-in-battle between Izuyama Yutaku-kudan and Ichiri Liao chess saint was played on May 10 at the Kinnawa Pavilion in Kanazawa City. In the last issue, Yuta Iyama tied the record of ten consecutive hegemons of the 25th Honin Motoyasu. This time, Yuta Iyama will attack the eleven consecutive hegemons of the ancients. In addition to the title of Honinbo, Iyama Yuta also holds celebrities, thrones, and sages. Yuta Iyama, who holds four crowns, can be said to be a "peak showdown" against the first force in the sequence. Before the series started, we asked Yuta Iyama about her ambitions for the series.
Challenge the eleven-in-a-row of unprecedented champions
- The Battle of Ben in fang is about to begin.
Yuta Iyama: Just last year, after reaching ten consecutive championships, I was going to impact 11 consecutive championships, and I felt that time passed quickly, but I didn't expect that it had been so long. Defending the title in the last issue under very difficult circumstances and being able to challenge for a big record this year is a great opportunity for me.
——Since winning Ben in Fang, he has not tasted defeat and has impacted The eleventh consecutive hegemon of Ben Yin Fang.
Yuta Iyama: In the entire Japanese Go world, the Ten Consecutive Championships of Honinbo are the great records of Teacher Zhao Zhixun, and I witnessed the birth of records when I was a child. I also didn't expect to be able to tie this record and challenge the new record.
——Yili Liao has become a challenger, what do you think of this time in the circle of the Benyinfang War?
Yuta Iyama: Yu Zhengqi once maintained a complete victory, and then the content of the chess game before the final round was very substantial. I thought that Yu Zhengqi would get the right to challenge in this way. However, in the last round, facing Shibano Tiger Maru, who was in a disadvantaged record, he felt that it was possible to go down to the overtime. Of course, it is also possible that Yili Liao immediately followed and gave Yu Zhengqi some pressure. Yili Liao finally seized the opportunity of such a moment, and after the end of the loop, it was also confirmed that Yili Liao was a pre-race favorite.
——In the chess holy war, the record of the chess holy war stopped at "9".
Yuta Iyama: The thing will break one day, so I don't really care too much about recording myself. However, recent series have reached a decider, and I have also been forced into a desperate situation in the chess holy war. In this case, it is really difficult to win in the tiebreaker all the time. Although the outcome of the Chess Holy War is regrettable, the Battle of Ben in Fang has once again ushered in an opportunity. So do your best in the face of the Ben in-Fang War now.
——This time, many people thought that they would complete the great reversal like the Ben in fang war.
Yuta Iyama: Indeed (laughs). However, the series went down to the decider, which also made the whole series look a lot better. However, instead of saying how the opponent was in the last set, there were many mistakes in his judgment, and there were indeed many places to reflect. At this time, we must first recognize our current strength and then continue to work towards our next goal.
—— In the Nongshim Cup last November, he won four consecutive victories against The Chinese and Korean masters, but lost the title of chess saint this year. How do you evaluate your current status?
Yuta Iyama: Last year's state can't be said to have been smooth, but judging from the results, the title battles have been won, and then there are certain results in the Nongshim Cup, which I feel is the best performance in recent years. Although I lost to my opponent in the chess holy war with 3 wins and 4 losses, I missed out on obvious wins in the 3rd and 4th rounds, and I did encounter some setbacks in this regard. However, after the chess holy war, the schedule was also more generous, and he also made a lot of preparations for the Ben in-fang battle. I hope that I can readjust my state from the beginning of the Ben infang War.
Evaluation of Yili Liao: Do not let the opponents show their housekeeping skills
——Do you feel any change in the style of yili Liao's chess?
Yuta Iyama: Basically it's still very stable, at least the general direction has not changed. After all, it is a very high level of chess players, coupled with the study of AI in recent years, the chess style is now closer to AI. In particular, in recent years, Yili Liao has made a lot of efforts in this direction.
In an interview last year, you said that you would conduct research through AI in the layout stage, and now it is the same?
Yuta Iyama: I still spend time on layout research, because it is difficult to open up the gap in the layout stage now, but once it is a little bit behind, the situation will be much more difficult at once. Studying chess is already the norm, in which case we can come up with our own stuff and get creative. I think everyone is trying to do that.
——In the face of a force that is familiar with AI, will you choose the means that AI did not think of?
Yuta Iyama: I don't quite choose a fixed layout (laughs). Of course, I also do this subconsciously, if a situation is fixed, it will be broken by the opponent. After all, you need to face the same opponent in the seven pieces of chess, so you have to consider many layouts, which is also something you have been thinking about.
——What is the difference between Yili Liao and Shibano Tiger Maru?
Yuta Iyama: The style is a little different, and Ichiritsu has always considered what efforts to make to defeat his opponents, and he will consider a lot of things in this regard. Shibano Tiger Maru's words are more about fighting with themselves and focusing on what they can do. Of course, Shibano Tiger Maru will also study opponents, but he will always maintain his own rhythm and fight in his favorite rhythm. This is how I feel after playing with them, from the perspective of the world, a chess player like Yili Liao, a Chinese and Korean chess player is very good at studying the opponent, and then will not easily show his ability to the opponent.
——What kind of style is Yuta Iyama?
Yuta Iyama: My words will focus on how to play my best side, of course, I also need to wrestle with my opponents, so I will consider both.
- It seems that he still hopes to win the World Series.
Yuta Iyama: This has been my goal for a long time, I am already the oldest type of person in the World Series, but winning the world championship has always been a big motivation for me. In the Nongshim Cup, I think if I can maintain this state, I have a chance, but this state is difficult to maintain all the time. Conversely, if you don't get any better in this situation, I think it's hard to get a good result in the World Series. So in the end, you still have to improve your strength. When I am in good shape, I do have opportunities, but when I am in a normal state, the gap in strength is revealed, so this aspect has always been my subject. For example, if the state is not good, try not to put your own state to the bottom, which is also the most critical place where I need to maintain a good state for a long time.
Fight as hard as you can to the end
—— This time the Battle of Benyinfang can be said to be a "peak showdown".
Yuta Iyama: The year with Shibano Tiger Maru was a duel between two triple-crowned players, but I didn't care about that. I believe that many people think that this is a peak showdown, and all I need to do is prove it through the chess game. The top players' matches can only prove themselves by the results.
What kind of series will hopefully be.
Yuta Iyama: Because I have played many times with Ichirio, I am familiar with each other, and every game of chess will be a very difficult game. From the beginning of the layout, I will still do my best in every game, no matter what the situation, I will fight to the end.