Chess Japan delegates interview what kind of things are thinking in the head during the game

Speaking of chess,ARISFAccessionIOCIt is a representative of "brain game" which also has aspects of sports, such as being approved sports, but now chess Japan representative who is training a European warrior ·Shinya KojimaThrough Mr. Chess game, I asked him to talk about "Victory Equation" that we could apply even on a daily basis.

Hello everyone.World newspaperIt is Matsuzaki Atsushi of. I went flying to Southeast Asia, saying goodbye to Europe that I was around the world, which was close to a month. I am currently in Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand.

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By the way, Hungary met a funny person in Budapest 's hotel.

Chess Japan representative Shinya Kojima (23 years old)


He seems to be participating in an international convention held in Hungary to win the title of chess called the International Master who is a Japanese but does not have a holder yet.

One day, because there was a match near the hotel, I asked him to accompany me and interviewed with the theme of "Victory equation".

I was able to listen to valuable stories that can be applied not only in chess and sports but also in various situations of "game" in everyday life.

【profile】


Shinya Kojima
Born on November 15, 1988. I am from Kanagawa Prefecture. Graduated from Keio University College of Policy Studies.

In 2001 I was interested in chess just before entering junior high school and started chess as a competition seriously at the Azabu Gakuen chess circle.
In 2005, he won the 38th All Japan Chess Championship National Tournament at the age of 16. Update the youngest record at the time.
In 2009 he won the FIDE Master title which is the fifth in Japanese.
After graduating from Keio University in 2011, he is working as a free chess player with the aim of winning the first Japanese Master title. Many writing and supervision of chess related books.



Main winning title · Representative history
All Japan Chess Championship National Tournament championship victory: 5 times
All Japan Junior Championship championship: 3 times
All-Japan hundred championship victory: 3 times
Japan Open Victory: 3 times
Japan League victory: 2 times
Chess Olympiad Japan national team: 3 times
Asian Games Japan Representatives: 2 times

Shinya Kojima Official website

I will accompany the first game of the Hungarian series. To the venue near the hotel.


What is he thinking?


A room in this hotel is said to be the venue


Arrived 15 minutes ago


◆ Enjoy incompleteness. That is chess.

World newspaper company (hereinafter, world):
First of all, what is the purpose of coming to Hungary?

Chess Japan representative · FIDE Master Shinya Kojima (Kojima):
It is the acquisition of the International Master title which can not be acquired in Japan. To achieve that, certain outcomes in three times among the 7 international conventions to be held in Hungary by September (* roundabout, eleven participants in the first round), certain results (* 1st time points are 7.5 Points. Wins are converted to 1, draws are converted to 0.5, the prescribed points will change for each event).

world:
Is it okay to recognize martial arts training?

Kojima:
I agree. Of course we have the objective of raising ourselves as we acquire the title. It is an environment indispensable to improving that you can play a lot with a strong opponent.

world:
What is the feeling that you are carrying the country by targeting the first Japanese title?

Kojima:
There is. Because how many people holding a title in the country is an indicator of the competitive power of that country.

world:
Including charms, what is chess?

Kojima:
Computer analysis is popular in the chess world, but we are not aiming to become a computer. Because it is a human, it also enters emotions and makes mistakes. And sometimes those elements divide win or loss. While aiming for perfection, enjoy enjoying imperfections. Is not it chess?

When I entered the room, I chatted with my opponent or unexpectedly frank atmosphere. Participants mainly from local Hungary, Germany, UK, Russia, Mexico, Israel, India, China etc.


Chess board used in game


2264 is an indicator showing the strength of rating. FM has a title FIDE Master which Shinya-kun has now (holders are six in Japan)


Recording paper. Chess has a rule that you have to record the hand you hit.


Today's opponent is a 12-year-old Indian boy. Mother was following me.


Even if you win the game in front of you, I do not know if I can win the next match

world:
Actually I will listen to the story of the game, what kind of things do you do before the game?

Kojima:
I see a lot of strong men's games (games of major chess matches can be seen on the net). I will always check what kind of game the strong player had in the past against my opponent. Considering that, if you were yourself, while referring to it.

world:
Are you preparing thoroughly?

Kojima:
No, preparation is to advance the game favorably to the last. The ideal is to be able to respond flexibly during the game with self-sufficiency. If you are looking for growth before the game, it is not important to do thorough preparations.

world:
However, this time there is a real goal of winning the title. There are also difficulties in achieving both growth and compatibility.

Kojima:
Even if I win the game in front, I do not know if I can win the next match. I think about it. There are seven tournaments by September, but it is an image that it gets stronger and stronger with every game, with result title coming.

Start game



The atmosphere of the place changes. Rather than the whole venue, the feeling that individual desks are tensioned.


Nonetheless, athletes who stand up and are watching other matches during the game. It is free to go to the bathroom. Eating and drinking is OK.


This boy is also a competitor


◆ Like the book early in the middle, like the magician in the middle stage, like the machine at the end

world:
I heard that there is a theory saying "In the chess like the book, the middle stage like a magician, the end stage points like a machine".

Kojima:
First of all, it is the so-called opening until about 20 hands. It can also be said that deployment where opponent's piece does not act yet. How is the game going forward? What kind of club system do you put together? I will point it out without considering the team system that I had planned beforehand.

world:
That's the meaning of a book. What is important here?

Kojima:
It is to protect the basis faithfully. Regardless of which team you choose, there is a theory called theory, and its effectiveness has been studied so far. Sometimes it is necessary to pay tribute to history. I will not point out here and I will carefully point it along the theory street. In that sense, you need the most knowledge at three stages.

world:
Is there a formation that Kojima is good at in the beginning?

Kojima:
There is. However, choosing good ones is also to leave behaviors (weak). There are opponents in chess, so sometimes you can not make it a good team line. In chess, rather than extremely proud of what you are good at, it is more important to value the idea of ​​losing things weak.


world:
And middle stage.

Kojima:
From here onwards you and your opponent's piece will act directly. It is a tragedy. Unexpected things, things that you do not understand will increase.

world:
Does that mean that ad lib is required?

Kojima:
That's right. But that's why you have to think about the hands you pointed to and the meaning of the hand pointed to by your opponent. Why do you point to this hand now? And is the aim aimed at the right? It is the reason of "magician" that the meaning of the hand is connected and unexpected things happen.


world:
What is the situation at the end?

Kojima:
It is a stage where each pair is few and the aim is to checkmate. It can be said that the first mistake is not permitted because the scene of "You can not win without this hand" will come out.

world:
I heard there is a draw in chess.

Kojima:
There are some patterns, for example, a draw will be made if either party offers and agrees if it becomes obvious that it will be a draw if they do not make a mistake each other. Depending on the degree of dominance at the end of the game, it is frequent in chess that winning will be a draw by winning a mistake at the end. It is the last stage to point exactly like "machine", to grasp the winning reliably.


◆ Even if the situation is good, even if it is bad, calmly

world:
I'd like to ask about the mental aspect, but what mind state is pointing during the game?

Kojima:
I try to keep calm even if I am in good condition or bad. For example, it is dominant and sticks to "go on!", And on the contrary it drags a mistake. That will cause mistakes. You only have to think about extra things after the game. Even when in the dominant situation, we always try to find good hands, and conversely resist politely even inferior.

world:
It is a very disgusting player for the opponent.

Kojima:
It may be (laugh). Speaking of the opponent, we may change pieces in the head.

world:
Replace?

Kojima:
I will reverse the standpoint. If I am in the situation of my opponent, I think I'm going to point to myself. By doing that, I think the most disgusting thing for the other person.


world:
In the end, please tell us your future goals.

Kojima:
In the short term, you must win an International Master. In the long term I would like to spread more chess in Japan. Chess has few people to play in Japan, I think there is an image like a part of the interior. But, I want you to know that it is much easier and more fun.

(Sentence / picture: World Newspaper / Atsushi Matsuzakihttp://sekaishinbun.blog89.fc2.com/)