In his book titled “Kuyashigaru Chikara” (The ability to feel regret), professional shogi player Masataka Sugimoto explains what makes the board game fascinating: “If I may oversimplify, you win a game of shogi if you can cause your opponent to make just one wrong move in the final stage.”
Generational talent Sota Fujii continued his unstoppable rise to king of the shogi record books by becoming the youngest holder of the oldest and most prestigious title, the Meijin.
Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii won the prestigious Meijin championship on June 1, making him only the second player in the Japanese board game's history to hold seven major titles simultaneously after Yoshiharu Habu.
Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii won the prestigious Meijin championship Thursday, making him only the second player in the Japanese board game's history to hold seven major titles simultaneously after Yoshiharu Habu. The 20-year-old Fujii, who has improved his skills with the use of artificial intelligence software, clinched the best-of-seven Meijin…