whiz 復習
藤井総太くんが五段に昇段しました。
‘Shogi’ whiz Fujii sets another record as he climbs the ranks
Setting “shogi” records has become second nature for teen phenom Sota Fujii.
The 15-year-old became the first junior high school student to reach the rank of 5-dan following his victory on Feb. 1 over Hirotaka Kajiura, 22.
They were facing off in a lower league competition that eventually reaches the Meijin title, considered the most prestigious shogi title.
It was Fujii’s ninth straight win in the lower league competition, assuring him of having one of the three best records with one match still to play.
The shogi players with the three best records in Group Two of the C Level are promoted to Group One of the C Level. Promotion to Group One automatically makes a player a 5-dan.
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201802020056.html
whiz / (h)wíz(米国英語), wíz(英国英語) /を取りあげます。北アメリカではwhizzとzが２つになります（Oxford living dictionaryより）。過去に何度か「ブーン、ビューンと飛ぶ」と動詞としての意味で触れられていますが、『ジーニアス英和辞典』（第五版、大修館書店）で調べなおすと「（ある分野の）達人、名人」とありました。またwhizz-kidで“A young person who is outstandingly skillful or successful at something.”（神童）となることがわかりました（同上英英辞典より）。「神童」以外に「若い切れ者、天才的青年実業家」も意味します。まさにwhizzな速さで昇段をしていく藤井五段を表しているようです。(flying bird)
