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 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 ...

Tokyo, Japan - November 21, 2024 Former shogi Meijin title holder Hifumi Kato, 84, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2024, after receiving a certificate from The Guinness World ...

Iyama also currently holds the Meijin, Oza and Gosei titles. He extended his Honinbo tournament championship winning streak, which started in 2012, to 11 to break the previous record of 10 ...