Shogi match in Tokyo reaches unusual end as player with leg pain resigns
A match during the top-level Meijin shogi ranking tournament on Dec. 13 came to an unusual end when 40-year-old Akira Watanabe resigned because of leg pain.Watanabe, who holds a ninth-dan ranking, ...
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New 'shogi' hall for lovers of the traditional game shown in Tokyo
"Shogi" fans have a new destination to flock to in the capital where they can play the traditional game and attend commentary and lecture sessions to improve their games. The Japan Shogi ...
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Japan's record-breaking teen shogi player Sota Fujii was a child prodigy with a fiery spirit
Fourteen-year-old Sota Fujii, the youngest-ever professional shogi player who has just set the longest winning streak of 29 matches, is not only known for his outstanding talent but his fiery ...
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Shogi sensation Fujii becomes first to win all eight major titles
KYOTO--Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii made history again, becoming the first player to win all eight major titles of the board game on Oct. 11. Fujii, 21, defeated Takuya Nagase, 31, the Oza holder ...
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Shogi match in Tokyo reaches unusual end as player with leg pain resigns
Shogi player Akira Watanabe prepares to return home after suffering leg pain during the sixth-round match in the Meijin A-Class ranking tournament that prompted him to resign, in Tokyo's Shibuya ...