Fujii-Watanabe shogi championship series

Fujii-Watanabe shogi championship series

Sota Fujii (L) and Akira Watanabe, seen in this combined file photo, met in the best-of-five Kisei shogi championship series that began on June 6, 2021, in Kisarazu, near Tokyo.

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  • 2021/6/06 09:44:57
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