New Record Set for Youngest Othello Player

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New Record Set for Youngest Othello Player

At the World Othello Championship held in the Czech Republic this October, 11-year-old Japanese boy FUKUCHI Keisuke became the youngest player to ever win the tournament. A year after he began playing Othello, he won the nationwide primary school championship in Japan, and five years later he became world champion. On the flight back, the Japanese pilot TANIDA Kunihiko made a surprising announcement. After offering his congratulations, he mentioned that he had also won the championship 36 years ago at the age of 15. Until then, Tanida had been the youngest person to hold the championship title.

10月じゅうがつ
juugatsui ni
(this) October
チェコちぇこ共和国きょうわこく
cheko kyouwakoku
the Czech Republic
de
in
おこなわれた
okonawareta
held
世界せかいセロおせろ選手権せんしゅけん
sekai osero sennshukenn
(the) World Othello Championship
で、
de,
at
11じゅういっさい
juuissai no
eleven-year-old
日本人にほんじん
nihonnjinn,
Japanese (boy)
福地ふくち啓介けいすけくんが
fukuchi keisuke kunn ga
Fukuchi Keisuke
歴代れきだい
rekidai
ever
最年少さいねんしょう
sainennshou de
(became) the youngest player
優勝ゆうしょうしました。
yuushou shi mashita.
to win (the) tournament
オセロおせろ
osero wo
othello
はじめて
hajimete
(he) began playing
1いちねん
ichi nenn
a year
de
after
小学生しょうがくせい
shougakusei no
primary school
全国ぜんこく大会たいかい
zennkoku’taikai de
(the) nationwide championship in Japan
優勝ゆうしょう
yuushou,
(he) won and
その5ねん
sono go nenn go ni
five years later
世界一せかいいち
sekaiichi ni
world champion
なりました。
nari mashita.
(he) became
かえりの
kaeri no
back
飛行機ひこうき
hikouki
(the) flight
で、
de,
on
日本人にほんじん機長きちょう
nihonnjinn’kichou no
(the) Japanese pilot
谷田たにだ邦彦くにひこさんが
tanida kunihiko sann ga
Tanida Kunihiko
サプライズさぷらいずアナウンスあなうんす
sapuraizu no anaunnsu wo
(a) surprising announcement
しました。
shi mashita.
made
祝いいわ言葉ことば
oiwai no kotoba no
offering (his) congratulations
あとに、
ato ni,
after
自分じぶん
jibunn
[himself]
mo
also
36さんじゅうろくねんまえ
sannjuuroku nenn mae
thirty six years ago
15じゅうごさい
juugo sai no
fifteen the age of
ときに
toki ni
at
優勝ゆうしょうした
yuushou shita
(he) had won (the) championship
to
that
ったのです。
itta no desu.
(he) mentioned
谷田たにださんは
tanida sann ha
Tanida
これまでの
koremade no
until then
最年少さいねんしょう
sainennshou
had been the youngest person
優勝ゆうしょう記録きろく保持者ほじしゃでした。
yuushou kiroku hojisha de shita.
to hold (the) championship title

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