WORLD SHOGI NEWS★2026.6.18 A memorial gathering for the late Hifumi Kato and More

lt come to the English Shogi News, brought to you by the Chunichi Shimbun. In this edition, we bring you three stories: Game 1 of the Kisei best-of-five match, where Shinichiro Hattori challenges Sota Fujii; the introductory greetings from the newest professional players; and a memorial gathering for the late Hifumi Kato ―――――――――――――――――― ★Chunichi Shimbun's Official Shogi Channel (Japanese)    / @chunichishogi   ★Produced by Chunichi Shimbun Co., Ltd. 1-6-1 Sannomaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture https://www.chunichi.co.jp/ ★Supervised by Nekomado https://nekomado.com/