Japan's young shogi star sees record win streak snapped

Japan's young shogi star sees record win streak snapped

Yuki Sasaki (L) hands Sota Fujii his first loss in 30 career matches in shogi Japanese chess on July 2, 2017, at Tokyo Shogi Hall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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