Kana Satomi's four crowns are the first women to advance to the title battle



In the qualifying for the 48th Konami Group Cup, Kana Satomi 's four crowns defeated Yuta Komori 5th Dan and decided to advance to the main race. This is the first time in history that a woman has advanced to the main battle in a title battle that is not a women's shogi tournament.

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The battle begins with a double rook that swings each other, and then the Satomi Onna-ryu four crowns return to the static rook. The Satomi Onna-ryu four crowns pushed in from the right side of the board, keeping their own balls safe and winning firmly.

Regarding the decision to advance to the main race, Satomi Women's Four Crowns said, 'I didn't think I could win so far. I think I was able to put out more than my ability. I'm glad I can point to one more station.' I told you.

In addition, following this victory, the Satomi Women's Four Crowns, whose most recent official match record was 10 wins and 4 losses, qualified for the professional shogi player transfer exam . This was also the first time for a woman to say, 'It's a great honor,' but when it comes to taking the exam, 'I didn't really think about it (laughs), so I didn't think I could win today, so I'd like to think about it again. I will. '

Furumori Godan recalled that he couldn't predict what kind of shogi he would come up with because the Satomi-jo-ryu four crowns refer to various shogi, and as a result, he said, 'It has become an unexpected shogi.'

Satomi Women's Four Crowns, nicknamed 'Izumo's Inazuma,' became a professional female shogi player in 2004 after going through a women's training group. When he got his first title, Fujihana Kurashiki in 2008, he also seized a female master and a female king in 2010, becoming the youngest female triple crown in history.

From 2011, he joined the incentive association, which is a training institution for professional shogi players. In 2012, she won the throne of the women's style and became the four crowns of the women's style. In 2013, she won the queen and became the five crowns of the women's style. After this, although the title once retreated to the double crown, he won the women's throne and returned to the triple crown. In addition, we were promoted to the second dan of the incentive society for the first time for women and the third dan of the incentive society.

However, he was closed for about two years due to poor physical condition before the opening of the third dan league, where he bet on the fourth dan promotion (entering a professional). Although she was the first woman to win the third dan league, in 2018, due to the age limit of 26 years old, it was decided to withdraw from the encouragement party. Since then, he has been active as a female shogi player and has achieved the first six crowns in history.

By the way, the examiner of the professional shogi player transfer examination is stipulated that '5 new 4th dan players are selected in the order of the chess player number', so if the examiner is to be selected immediately, the sword player number 328, Akihiro Takada 4th dan, sword player number 329・Tomoki Yokoyama 4th dan, Go player number 330 ・Mikio Kariyama 4th dan, Reo Okabe 4th dan, Go player number 332 ・Kenshi Tokuda 4th dan.

·postscript
A press conference was held from around 19:36 by the Satomi Women's Four Crowns. The following is a brief summary of the content.

Kyodo News:
How do you feel about entering the main race?

Kana Satomi's four crowns (hereinafter referred to as Satomi):
I didn't think I could win so much, including today's game, so I'm very happy to be able to play one more game.

Kyodo News:
The combination of the main race has not been decided yet, but please be enthusiastic.

Satomi:
It's been a tough battle, but I want to do my best so that I can use my strength.

Kyodo News:
You want to think about the transfer exam in the future, but what about getting the first female qualification?

Satomi:
I am honestly happy that I was able to increase my winning percentage. I feel that there is a transfer exam apart from that. I haven't thought much about it so far, so I would like to think again.

Kyodo News:
By the way, what is your response to the record of 10 wins and 4 losses?

Satomi:
I don't really feel that I've become stronger, but I think it's good for me to be able to point to it without giving up, because there were some shogi that were very difficult for Kiou. I think I was able to fight so that I could fully demonstrate my strength in terms of physical strength in the long-time shogi tournament of 4 hours.

Asahi Shimbun:
When I interviewed about the transfer exam just a year ago, the answer was 'I haven't thought about it so far, I don't think I'm in a situation to think about it.' About a year later, I have the impression that the answer 'I'll think about it' is positive. What is that point?

Satomi:
I'm not very positive (laughs), but taking the transfer exam is a big decision, so I'm not really thinking about taking it at the moment. However, since I actually got such a qualification, I want to reconsider. It may not be that positive.

Mainichi Shimbun:
I'm sorry for the transfer exam, but what about when you think about it, for example, if you want to talk to someone?

Satomi:
I think it depends on the situation, but first of all, I may think for myself and ask the people around me for their opinions. First of all, I think my feelings are the first.

Chunichi Shimbun:
This time, she participated in the main race for the first time as a woman. It may be difficult to answer, but what are the factors that left the results so far? Have you been aiming for the main race for a long time, or have you changed your approach?

Satomi:
Originally, I didn't have 4 hours in a female shogi tournament when I became a female shogi player, so I sometimes experienced it in a new title match, but my stamina was exhausted in terms of physical strength. There was a thing that I had to do something about the physical strength of shogi. While thinking about my physical strength, I wondered if I managed to get into a situation where I could fight with confidence. There were a lot of painful shogi, so I can't say that I won properly, but I think it was good that I didn't give up and didn't look too far ahead and concentrated on the game in front of me. Also, the joy of being able to point to strong teachers was another emotion, and I think that turned into emotions that were really fun for shogi, and I think it was a good result.

Chunichi Shimbun:
It is the first woman to advance to the main race and qualify for the transfer exam. I think Mr. Satomi is the one who has run the top of the women's style and has received the expectations of being the first woman. Is there any pressure? Or is it not so conscious?

Satomi:
I am very happy to have you pay attention to it. However, as for my receipt, I give top priority to improving my strength without being conscious of it, so I'm glad that it went around and appeared in the results, and I'm glad that it appeared in that way. I think it's Tana.

Yomiuri Shimbun:
In terms of physical fitness, did you do anything to improve your physical fitness? Also, how do you devise how to use your time?

Satomi:
There are various factors in physical fitness, so you can spend your time in good health on a daily basis, take a break in yourself when you lose your concentration during the game, and so on. There wasn't much patterning, and we responded flexibly on the spot. As for the way of fighting, there is not much 'let's use this because it is 4 hours', but depending on the battle type, identify the key points at the important points. I wasn't so conscious of my time. I was conscious of spending time at key points, skipping where I skipped.

Yomiuri Shimbun:
What has changed?

Satomi:
Well, the rest is content, but feel free to try the shape you want to try. It's a serious game, but I tried to incorporate and point to fun elements within myself.

Yomiuri Shimbun:
After the end of today's game, I seemed surprised when I was offered a lot of recorders. Did you have the greatest consciousness for yourself?

Satomi:
That's right (laughs), I was surprised because I was fighting for impressions normally. I am glad that many people came and paid attention to it.

Kobe Shimbun:
Returning to the transfer exam, it may not be that positive. I was in the third dan of the encouragement party, and sometimes I was one step closer to becoming a professional shogi player, but with various preparedness, what exactly do you think is difficult to make a decision?

Satomi:
Is it your feeling? I feel like I want to receive it within myself. I have received the support of the people around me, and I have heard their voices, but I hope that I will have a strong feeling within myself.



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