Watanabe wins Game 3 of shogi Meijin series

Watanabe wins Game 3 of shogi Meijin series

Defending champion Akira Watanabe (facing camera) reviews his match against Sota Fujii after winning Game 3 of a best-of-seven series for shogi's Meijin title at an art theater in Takatsuki in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on May 14, 2023, following losses in the first two games. If Fujii, 20, wins the series, he will hold seven out of shogi's eight titles and become the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title, which dates back to the early 1600s.

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