China News Service, July 17 (Xinhua) According to a report from the Japan Broadcasting Association, on July 16, the 17-year-old Japanese chess player Sato Fujii won the first title of "Chess" in his career.
According to reports, Shogi is also known as Japanese Chess. On the 16th, at the 91st "Chess Battle" held in Osaka City, Satoshi Fujii defeated Akira Watanabe and won the title of "Chess Battle".
Fujii is 17 years old and 11 months old. This victory made him the first high school student champion in the history of Japanese chess. In addition, he also broke the record of "the youngest champion in history" for the project after 30 years.
When asked about the impression of winning his first title at a press conference after the game, Fujii replied: "I haven't really felt the feeling of winning the title, but I'm especially happy."
According to previous reports, in October 2016, 14-year-old Satoshi Fujii became the youngest professional chess player in the history of Japanese chess. After that, he also defeated Yasushi Kada in the Dragon King final match, achieving a 29-game winning streak in the official game, setting a record of 28 consecutive victories in 1987, created by Kanda Kutani (56).