Nakai Ueno Isa into the section Takao Shinji: I hope they play men's matches

According to Japan's NHK News, on April 1, 13 young chess players will officially become Japanese professional beginners. Among them, 10 years and 0 months of Nakai will become the youngest female chess player in the history of the Japanese chess academy, and 12 years and 9 months of Ueno Isa will become the third youngest professional chess player in the history of the Japanese chess academy.

On March 26, a ceremony was held at the Japan Chess Academy in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Certificates will be awarded to 13 young Japanese chess players, including Nakai and Isa Ueno, who will officially enter the professional chess tournament on April 1. At the same time, it was announced that Takao Shinji Kudan would become the new head coach of the Japanese Go team.

Starting next month, Nakae- naka, who will be promoted to the 5th grade of elementary school, will officially become the youngest professional chess player in Japan (10 years and 10 years old and months), and she has entered the section through the Japan Chess Academy to cultivate top chess players who can compete against Chinese and Korean chess players.

At the on-site press conference, Zhongyi said with a nervous expression: "I want to become a chess player who can compete in the world, please pay more attention." ”

In addition, Tokyo chess player Yasa Nori, who will be promoted to the first grade of junior high school from the following month, officially became a female professional chess player at the age of 12 years and 9 months by finishing first in the "Female Flow Chess Player Recruitment Examination", becoming the third youngest professional Go player in the history of the Japanese chess academy.

Ueno Said: "Thank you very much to the people who took care of me. In the future, I want to become a chess player who can win the women's title battle. ”

There are only about 6 new professional chess players in the Japanese chess academy in the past year, and this year it has reached an all-time high of 13, of which 8 are women. The main reason for the surge in female chess players is that in addition to the fact that they can take the chess player recruitment examination like men, they can also take the "female flow chess player recruitment examination". It was this time that Ueno Passed the exam to become a professional chess player.

In addition, a new system of "female stream special recruitment recommended chess players" has been established in which professional chess players who meet certain standards are recommended as professional chess players.

The total number of professional chess players affiliated to the Japanese Chess Academy is about 350, and women can not only participate in the "Women's Flow Chess Tournament", but also participate in the seven title battles in which male chess players participate.

According to the Japanese Chess Academy, in the World of Go, Japanese players were once the strongest players in the world, but in recent years they have been overtaken by China and South Korea, and it is becoming more and more difficult to win championships in international competitions. Takao Seiji Kudan, who is the head coach of the Go team, said: "It is the first time that the Japanese Go team has gathered so many young chudan players. In the future, I hope that two female chess players will compete with male chess players."

(Elk)