Japanese shogi prodigy Fujii becomes youngest to win major title

Japanese shogi prodigy Fujii becomes youngest to win major title

People celebrate in Seto in Aichi Prefecture on July 16, 2020, after Japan's 17-year-old shogi sensation Sota Fujii, a native of the central Japan city, defeated defending champion Akira Watanabe in a best-of-five series to clinch the Kisei title, one of the board game's eight major titles. Fujii became the youngest player ever to win a major shogi title at 17 years and 11 months.

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