Shogi player Habu marks unprecedented 1,500th win

Shogi player Habu marks unprecedented 1,500th win

Shogi player Yoshiharu Habu meets the press after beating Takayuki Yamasaki in the opener of a 12-game round-robin B1-class tournament that would lead to the most prestigious Meijin title in Osaka on June 16, 2022, marking his 1,500th career win, a feat not achieved by any other player in shogi history.

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