Overview

• Game 6 of the 50th Meijin best-of-seven was played Oct. 14–15 in Tahara, Aichi, and ended with a white win by resignation after 154 moves to clinch the series 4–2.
• The result keeps Ichiriki at four major titles — Meijin, Kisei, Honinbo and Tengen — and confirms a second consecutive Meijin reign.
• Match reports describe a complex fight with momentum swings in the middle game before Ichiriki capitalized on a late opening to secure the finish.
• Challenger Shibano Toramaru, 25, was unable to regain the Meijin in this cycle.
• Ichiriki opens the Oza title match against Iyama Yuta on Oct. 17 as he seeks a fifth crown, following what domestic coverage notes as his third title defense this year.