ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 23/11/2(木) 関連記事-将棋の藤井聡太さん史上初の八冠

ニュースで学ぶ現代英語 23/11/2(木) 関連記事-将棋の藤井聡太さん史上初の八冠
Shogi star Fujii holds all 8 major titles

Thursday, Oct. 12, 0:49

Shogi star Fujii Sota has become the first player to hold all eight major titles after winning the Oza championship.
Shogi is a traditional Japanese board game similar to chess.
The 21-year-old Fujii faced Nagase Takuya, the 31-year-old defending champion of the Oza title, in the fourth match of the best-of-five series in Kyoto on Wednesday.
The players spent a long time pondering their moves, and Nagase gradually got the upper hand. After they had both used up their allotted time, they had to make their moves within one minute.
In that situation, Nagase failed to find moves that would lead him to victory. The balance then turned to Fujii, and Nagase conceded after the 138th move of the match.
Fujii won the series with three wins and one loss.
In his hometown, Aichi Prefecture’s Seto City in central Japan, fans were joyful about Fujii’s feat.
At an event to watch the game’s development, a couple in their 70s said their hearts pounded when Fujii was in a difficult situation, and they were happy to see his come-from-behind victory. They said they wanted to thank him, and that they hoped he will keep up the momentum.
An 8-year-old boy said he felt good when Fujii won. The boy’s mother said she hopes children have a mindset of never giving up, like Fujii.
Newspaper extras were handed out in Nagoya city.
A man in his 40s said he likes shogi and has been a fan of Fujii since his debut.
A woman in her 40s said her heart was in her mouth watching the game.
Another woman in her 40s said she thought Fujii’s achievement was amazing, given his young age, and that she feels as if he were a relative. She said she wants him to create new records and history.
In 2016, Fujii made his professional debut at the age of 14 years and 2 months, the youngest ever to do so.

将棋のスター、藤井聡太が王座優勝後、八大タイトルすべてを保持した初の棋士となった。
将棋はチェスに似た日本の伝統的なボードゲームです。
21歳の藤井は水曜日、京都で行われた五番勝負シリーズの第4局で、王座タイトルの前回チャンピオンである31歳の永瀬拓矢と対戦した。
選手たちは長い時間をかけて自分の手を考え、永瀬が徐々に優勢になった。両者とも持ち時間を使い果たした後、1分以内に行動を起こさなければなりませんでした。
その状況で永瀬は勝利につながる手を見つけることができなかった。その後、形勢は藤井に傾き、永瀬は138手目で投了した。
シリーズは藤井が３勝１敗で優勝した。
故郷の愛知県瀬戸市では、ファンが藤井の快挙に歓喜した。
試合展開を見守ったイベントでは、70代の夫婦が「藤井九段が苦しい局面で胸が高鳴り、逆転勝利を見てうれしかった」と話した。彼らは彼に感謝したいと言い、彼がこの勢いを維持することを望んでいると述べた。
８歳の男の子は「藤井さんが勝ったときは気持ちがよかった」と話した。少年の母親は、子供たちには藤井さんのように決して諦めない精神を持ってほしいと語った。
名古屋市内で新聞号外を配布しました。
４０代男性は将棋が好きで、デビュー当時から藤井さんのファンだという。
40代の女性は試合を見ながら胸が熱くなったと語った。
別の４０代女性は「年齢も若く、藤井さんの功績はすごいと思う。親戚のような気持ちだ」と話した。彼女は彼に新たな記録と歴史を作ってほしいと語った。
藤井は２０１６年に史上最年少の１４歳２カ月でプロデビュー。