On February 8, the 21-year-old Fujii achieved another milestone in his status as the undisputed champion of the Reiwa generation, before losing on February 10.
Despite the modern obsession with "time efficiency," the popularity of Sota Fujii and shogi suggests that we still value the art of deep thinking.
Breaking the record set 40 years ago is a splendid feat. This autumn, Sota Fujii has a chance of holding all eight shogi crowns at once.
