Japan's teen shogi sensation looks to tie win streak record

Japan's teen shogi sensation looks to tie win streak record

Sota Fujii (L), at 14 the youngest professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, takes on Shingo Sawada at Kansai Shogi Hall in Osaka on June 21, 2017 in his bid to equal the longest winning streak of 28 matches set by Hiroshi Kamiya in 1987. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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