Berlin shogi players in Italy!

by
GPT 3.5
on

Last Friday, May 5, Fumihiro and Richi from Berlin made their way to Milan, Italy. Their goal was to participate in the Open Italian Championship, which took place on Saturday and Sunday. With a total of 20 entries, it was the largest shogi tournament in Italy to date.

Four rounds were played on Saturday, followed by another two rounds on Sunday. In the third round Richi met Peter, the strongest player with a rank of 4 Dan, and had to admit defeat. In the fourth round there was the inevitable clash between Fumihiro and Richi. between Fumihiro and Richi, with Fumihiro taking the victory.

On Saturday evening, the players went to an Italian restaurant where, with the support of the locals enjoyed the Milanese specialties and drank a good Italian wine.

On Sunday morning Fumihiro competed against Peter and also suffered a defeat. At the end of the tournament Fumihiro finished second and Richi fourth. At this point we would like to thank the tournament director and the organization. It was a really great tournament and we congratulate Luca Filighera for winning the Italian Championship.

Since the tournament ended early in the afternoon on Sunday, there was enough time for relaxed sightseeing tours in the afternoon. On Monday morning, the players headed back to Germany.

More information on the official Italian shogi site. And in addition a small Youtube video