After winning the first game, but losing the second and third games to the defending Gosei Ichiriki Ryo 9p. Iyama Yuta 9p faced yet another kadoban, after also having faced one in his Honinbo title defence. Despite this he still managed to win this 4th game. The 4th game was played in Nigata, which is a port city on Honshu, Japan's main island. The Next game will be played in Chiyoda, Tokyo on the 29th of August. The Gosei is one of the 7 major titles in Japan, and Iyama has held the title for 7 consecutive years (2012-2017), after which he lost it in 2018 against Kyo Kagen (which made Kyo Kagen the fastest pro who won a title after gaining pro status, at 5 years and 4 months), after which the title switched hands to Hane Naoki, and Ichiriki Ryo respectively.
