Computer software beats top shogi pro

Computer software beats top shogi pro

HIMEJI, Japan, May 21 Kyodo - Amahiko Sato (front), a Meijin grandmaster, or top professional player of shogi Japanese chess, loses to shogi software "Ponanza" on May 20, 2017, in the final round of the human vs. computer two-match shogi series, at Himeji Castle in western Japan. Sato had also lost in the first round.

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