Fujii wins Game 1 of shogi Meijin series

Fujii wins Game 1 of shogi Meijin series

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (R) reviews his match against defending champion Akira Watanabe after winning Game 1 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a hotel in Tokyo on April 6, 2023. If Fujii, 20, wins the series, he will have seven major shogi titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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