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Meijin (名人) (shogi)
Meijin (名人), meaning "master", is the oldest and most prestigious of the eight major titles in Japanese professional shogi, decided each year by a best-of-seven title match.
Professional shogi player (将棋棋士)
Professional shogi player (将棋棋士, kishi): a Japan Shogi Association-certified pro competing in eight title matches; entered via the Shoreikai apprenticeship to 4-dan; over 230 players, all currently male until Tomoka Nishiyama's 2026 Hakurei-based eligibility.
Shogi (将棋)
Shogi (将棋), Japanese chess, is a two-player strategy game on a 9x9 board with 20 pieces per side, unique for piece drops of captured pieces and promotion of most pieces; governed by the Japan Shogi Association.
Shogi Puzzle
Shogi puzzle, chiefly tsume shogi (詰将棋), is a shogi checkmate puzzle where every attacking move must check, the defense resists longest, and the unique solution uses all pieces in hand.
Sōta Fujii (藤井聡太)
Sota Fujii (藤井聡太, born 2002), Japanese professional shogi player, JSA player no. 307, 9-dan; youngest ever professional (2016) and in October 2023 the first player to hold all eight major titles, with 37 title wins.