Japanese shogi prodigy Sota Fujii becomes youngest to win major title

Japan's 17-year-old shogi sensation Sota Fujii on Thursday became the youngest player ever to win one of the board game's eight major titles after beating the holder in a best-of-five series.Fujii's defeat of Akira Watanabe, one of the game's top players, gave him an unassailable 3-1 lead to clinch the Kisei title. Watanabe, 36, is also the holder of the Kio and Osho titles in the world of shogi."I am very happy that I have achieved a good result," Fujii said following the match, while Watanabe praised him, saying, "A great talent has appeared."Fujii, who will turn 18 on Sunday, achieved th…READ FULL ARTICLE