FUJII Sota defended his title against NAGASE Takuya, with a score of 4 wins and 1 loss.

FUJII wins Oshosen for the 4th time in a row, and already reached 28 titles, achieving the record of 5th place all-time so far.

In game 5, FUJII surprised everyone by opening with a very common move he never played before in any official match, he opened the bishop diagonal in stand of pushing the rook pawn. FUJII declared a few weeks ago he would like to play some new moves this year, and confirmed he will try new openings in his next match against NAGASE in the Meijinsen.

FUJII’s JSA page : https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/307.html

NAGASE’s JSA page : https://www.shogi.or.jp/player/pro/276.html

OSHOSEN 2025 official website : https://www.alsok.co.jp/info/alsokhai-oushousen/

Mainichi official Oshosen blog : https://mainichi.jp/oshosen2025

Game 1 : January 12-13 2025

Game 2 : January 25-26 2025

Game 3 : February 5-6 2025

Game 4 : February 15-16 2025

Game 5 : March 8-9 2025