Toshihiko Kawaguchi (1936-2015), an 8-dan pro shogi player, famously stated that only those who are meant to become Meijin (grand master) can win a Meijin-sen match “because every Meijin is ...

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii became the youngest player ever to clinch five major professional titles in the Japanese board game, doing so just six months short of his 20th birthday. Fujii defeated ...