藤井、最年少で永世称号　棋聖５連覇、５３年ぶり更新―将棋

　将棋の藤井聡太棋聖（２１）＝竜王・名人・王位・王座・棋王・王将と合わせ七冠＝に山崎隆之八段（４３）が挑戦する第９５期棋聖戦５番勝負の第３局が１日、名古屋市で指され、後手の藤井七冠が１００手で勝ち、３連勝で防衛を決めた。２０２０年７月に史上最年少の１７歳１１カ月で初タイトルの棋聖を獲得以来、これで連続５期となり、初の永世称号となる「永世棋聖」の資格を得た。
　２１歳１１カ月での永世称号は史上最年少で、１９７１年に永世棋聖の資格を得た中原誠十六世名人（７６）＝引退＝の２３歳１１カ月の記録を５３年ぶりに塗り替えた。永世棋聖は、故大山康晴十五世名人や羽生善治九段（５３）らに続き６人目。ただし、永世称号を名乗るのは原則引退後となる。（2024/07/01-20:00）

Japanese shogi star Sota Fujii on Monday became the youngest winner of "eisei" lifetime status for a shogi title by fending off a challenge for his "Kisei" title.
   Fujii, who also holds six other titles, defended the Kisei title in the central Japan city of Nagoya by winning the first three matches in a best-of-five series against challenger Takayuki Yamasaki, 43.
   He gained the eisei Kisei status at the age of 21 years and 11 months by winning the title for five straight years, starting with his first win in July 2020.
   The previous record for the youngest eisei status was set 53 years ago by the now-retired Makoto Nakahara, 76, when he became eisei Kisei in 1971 at the age of 23 years and 11 months.
   The latest feat makes Fujii the sixth eisei Kisei, joining the ranks of the late Yasuharu Oyama and 53-year-old ninth-dan player Yoshiharu Habu. The eisei title is used after retirement in principle.