Fujii defends shogi's Ryuo title

Fujii defends shogi's Ryuo title

Shogi player Sota Fujii meets the press after defending shogi's most prestigious Ryuo title by beating Akihito Hirose in Game 6 of a best-of-seven series at a traditional Japanese hotel in the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Ibusuki, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2022.

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