Shogi: First victory for a member of the Shogi Association in the Ryuo qualifying rounds - High school student Yamashita 3-dan defeats a professional shogi player (Kyodo News)

The 38th Ryuo Championship Ranking Tournament 5th Group final was held on the 12th at the Kansai Shogi Kaikan in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture, and after a thousand days of replays, high school student Kazutoshi Yamashita (16), a member of the Shogi Promotion Association of professional shogi training institutions, defeated Akihiro Takada (22), a 5th dan, to win the championship.