Today is the day for the challenger deciding match of 51st Oui-sen. The pairing is Meijin Habu vs 5-dan Hirose. As a result of Furigoma, Hirose became Sente. The game started at 10:00am in Shogi Kaikan in Sendagaya, Tokyo. The allotted thinking time per player is four hours and each will have to make a move less than 60 seconds after consuming it. Hirose transferred his Rook to the 6th file and built Anaguma. Habu chose a slow opening and built Anaguma, too. You may watch and replay the game thorough either of the board linked below;
Before the game, Habu made consecutive seven victories while youngster Hirose won three games in a row. They did not compete together in a official game. But Hirose beat Habu in an unofficial game last year. So which will win this game draws people's attention very much.
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