Fourteen-year-old Sota Fujii, the youngest-ever professional shogi player who has just set the longest winning streak of 29 matches, is not only known for his outstanding talent but his fiery competitive spirit that often triggered tearful outbursts when he lost as a child."He is the personification of fighting spirit. He grew up by taking the frustration of a defeat and directing it to the next match," said Masataka Sugimoto, Fujii's 48-year-old mentor who ranks seventh dan, or the third-highest rank in the professional world of the chess-like traditional board game.
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