In May in the same year he played a game sponsored by Jiji Shipo against Shusai, which had 19 uchikake and ended on December 28 with a win of Shusai (white) by nakaoshi.
同年5月時事新報主催で秀哉戦、打掛け19回で12月28日終局、秀哉(白)中押勝。