Sota Fujii, 20, Youngest Ever to Take Shogi Meijin Title
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Sota Fujii
19:30 JST, June 1, 2023
Twenty-year-old challenger Sota Fujii defeated shogi Meijin titleholder Akira Watanabe, 39, on Thursday to become the youngest person ever to take the Meijin title.
Fujii won 4-1 in the best-of-seven Meijin title series held in Takayama, Nagano Prefecture. He has now won seven of the eight major shogi titles.
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