Event with 1,574 shogi games logged as world record

Event with 1,574 shogi games logged as world record

TOKYO, Japan - Participants pose for photos on Nov. 18, 2012, at a shogi event for children of elementary school age or younger held at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, which was recognized as a world record by holding 1,574 games at one time and at one place.

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