Habu wins Game 2 of shogi's Osho series

Habu wins Game 2 of shogi's Osho series

Veteran shogi player Yoshiharu Habu reflects on Game 2 of a historic best-of-seven series for shogi's Osho title after evening the series by beating defending champion Sota Fujii at a Japanese hotel in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on Jan. 22, 2023. If Habu, 52, captures the Osho title from 20-year-old Fujii, holder of four other major titles, it would be his 100th title, an unprecedented achievement. (Pool photo)

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