Hattori Wins Deciding Match, Will Challenge Ryuoh Champion Fujii
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Shinichiro Hattori is a shogi player. He plays a game with a board and pieces.
Hattori played against Kanta Masegi. This was the third game of a special match.
The winner of this match becomes the challenger. The challenger can play for the big title.
Hattori won the game. Now he will play against Sota Fujii.
Fujii is the Ryuoh. Ryuoh is a very important shogi title.
Masegi did not win the match. He wanted to get a new rank in shogi.
This rank is called 'tobitsuki'. Masegi did not get this rank.
Masegi said he wants to get stronger. He wants to come back and play again.
Hattori has the rank of 'shichidan'. This means level seven.
Masegi has the rank of 'godan'. This means level five.
The match had three games. It is called a 'best-of-three' match.
Hattori will now play Fujii for the Ryuoh title.
Vocabulary9 words
- shogi
- a Japanese game like chess
- match
- a group of games between two players
- challenger
- a person who plays for a big title
- Ryuoh
- the name of a very important shogi title
- rank
- a level that shows how good a player is
- tobitsuki
- a special way to get a higher rank fast
- shichidan
- level seven in shogi
- godan
- level five in shogi
- best-of-three
- a match with three games; the winner gets two wins
Quiz
Answer key
1. Shinichiro Hattori 2. Sota Fujii 3. No
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Shinichiro Hattori is a _____ player.
Hattori played against Kanta _____.
This was the third game of a special _____.
The winner of this match becomes the _____.
Hattori won the game. Now he will play against Sota _____.
Fujii is the _____. This is a very important shogi title.
Masegi wanted to get a new _____ in shogi.
This rank is called '_____'.
Masegi did not get this _____.
Hattori has the rank of '_____'.