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Shogi star Fujii Sota at 20 turns into youngest participant to win Meijin title

Twenty-year-old shogi sensation Fujii Sota has turn into the youngest participant to win the Meijin title, the oldest of the eight main titles within the Japanese board recreation.

He has additionally turn into solely the second participant in Japan’s shogi historical past to carry seven main titles.

Fujii defeated defending champion Watanabe Akira within the fifth match on Thursday of the best-of-seven title sequence.

The second day of the match in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, started with Fujii taking part in his sealed transfer, resuming from the place the 2 left off the prior day.

Both began aggressively. In the afternoon, they spent greater than 1 hour every considering their subsequent strikes.

Fujii regularly drove the defending champion right into a nook, and Watanabe conceded after the 94th transfer.
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