Fujisawa beats 'go' game title holder to win top honor

Fujisawa beats 'go' game title holder to win top honor

TOKYO, Japan - Female "go" player Rina Fujisawa (R) grabs her first major title of the women's "Honinbo" when she beat title holder Chiaki Mukai 3-0 in the best of five matches in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2014, becoming the youngest holder of the top honor at the age of 16 years and a month.

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