The fourth game of the 47th Kiou Title series 5-game match ,where Nagase Ouza was challenging Watanabe Kiou was held at Nikoh toshogu in Nikoh city (located in Tochigi prefecture)on March 20th. Score was Watanabe kiou two win, Nagase Ouza one win.
Sente was Watanabe Kiou. Game form was Yagura -Watanabe Kiou VS Central House-Nagase Ouza. End game was very dramatic. Watanabe Kiou played an ingenious moves.
He sacrificed gold(87 moves) and silver(95 moves) . These movements will be recorded in Shogi history.
Watanabe Kiou won with 115 moves. He lost Oushou title on February, but he broke his record in Kiou Title Series. He won 10 consecutive Kiou Title and it’s the second record after Habu 9-dan`s 12th straight victory. Congratulation!
