Computer program beats professional shogi player

Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Shinya Sato, a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, plays against the computer program "Yaneurao" at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on March 22, 2014. The computer's robot arm moves shogi pieces based on instructions from the program. Sato was beaten in the second of five matches in this year's human versus computer series.

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