The first move of the 5th game of the 74th Osho tournament was Takuya Nagase's 26-pawn move.

The fifth game of the seven-game ALSOK Cup Osho title match (sponsored by the Mainichi Shimbun and Sports Nippon Shimbun), in which Osho Sota Fujii (22) is taking on 9-dan player Takuya Nagase (32), began at 9 a.m. on the 8th at Nakanchi, the former residence of Eiichi Shibusawa in Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture.