Polish woman aims to be pro 'shogi' player

TOKYO, Japan - Karolina Styczynska, a 20-year-old Polish university student, plays ''shogi,'' a Japanese game similar to chess, with another student on Dec. 12, 2011, at her home in Warsaw. (Photo by Aleksander Dunin, Kyodo News contract cameraman)(Kyodo)

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