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On October 14, 2025, in Taizhou, Jiangsu, a retired soldier jumped into a river and smashed a car window with a brick to save a trapped driver, pulling them to safety as bystanders watched.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 1, 2023 - A view of the World Tourism Expo in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 1, 2023, 2019. The World Tourism Expo officially opened on the same day. The World Tourism World-Expo is the world's first tourism-themed comprehensive world-expo with a floor area of nearly 40,000 square meters. It is an international professional and intelligent museum integrating cultural exhibition and communication, collection and research, exhibition and exchange, tourism and leisure with the theme of world tourism. It is mainly composed of underground permanent interactive exhibition area, exhibition hall of tourism culture and art courtyard, chess courtyard, central square, Chinese style copper Hall, traditional ancient architecture, outdoor temporary exhibition courtyard, international art garden (park), international tourism sculpture park, cruise hall, etc.

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Youngest shogi pro extends win streak to 17

OSAKA, Japan, May 12 Kyodo - Sota Fujii, at 14 the youngest professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, extends his record winning streak to 17 matches with a win over 31-year-old Kazuhiro Nishikawa in Osaka on May 12, 2017.

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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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Imaizumi passes pro 'shogi' player test at 41

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Imaizumi, who passed the test to become a professional player of "shogi" or Japanese chess at the age of 41 on Dec. 8, 2014, is seen in this photo.

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Student-cum-pro 'shogi' player wins 'Ryuo' title

TOKYO, Japan - Osaka University student Tetsuro Itodani wrests the "Ryuo" crown, one of the seven major professional titles in "shogi" or Japanese chess, from champion Toshiyuki Moriuchi 4-1 in the best of seven games in Kanazawa, central Japan, on Dec. 4, 2014. It was the 26-year-old Hiroshima native's first major title.

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Professionals teach int'l school kids 'shogi' rules

TOKYO, Japan - Taichi Nakamura, a professional 6-dan (grade) "shogi" Japanese chess player, explains the rules of the game in English, along with two of his colleagues, to students at St. Mary's International School in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2014.

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Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

YAMAGATA, Japan - A shogi, or Japanese chess, game with "human pieces" is played on April 26, 2014, in the Japanese northeastern city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, known for Japan's largest production of Shogi pieces. People in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two professional shogi players. Some 90,000 people are expected to see the two-day event.

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Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

YAMAGATA, Japan - A shogi, or Japanese chess, game with "human pieces" is played on April 26, 2014, in the Japanese northeastern city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, known for Japan's largest production of Shogi pieces. People in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two professional shogi players. Some 90,000 people are expected to see the two-day event.

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Professional shogi player beats computer program

OSAKA, Japan - Masayuki Toyoshima, a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, plays against the computer program "YSS" in Osaka on March 29, 2014, with an industrial robotic arm moving the shogi pieces based on instructions from the program. Toyoshima scored the first win by a pro shogi player in the third of five matches in this year's human- versus-computer series.

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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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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Sugai, a professional shogi or Japanese chess player who holds the 5 "dan" ranking, plays a game against a computer program dubbed "Shuso" at the 3rd Denno shogi championship at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 15, 2014. Shuso won the first round of five planned matches between the program and professional players.

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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Sugai, a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, plays against the computer program "Shuso" at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 15, 2014, with an industrial robot arm moving shogi pieces based on instructions from the program. Sugai was beaten in the first of five matches in this year's human versus computer series.

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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Sugai, a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, plays against the computer program "Shuso" at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 15, 2014, with an industrial robot arm moving shogi pieces based on instructions from the program. Sugai was beaten in the first of five matches in this year's human versus computer series.

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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Sugai, a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, plays against the computer program "Shuso" at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on March 15, 2014, with an industrial robot arm moving shogi pieces based on instructions from the program. Sugai was beaten in the first of five matches in this year's human versus computer series.

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Polish woman to join professional shogi training program

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Karolina Styczynska, a 22-year-old Polish college student. The Japan Shogi Association said June 23, 2013, that Styczynska has passed an examination to join a program to train professional female players of the game, known as Japanese chess. She is the first foreign woman to join the Kenshukai training program. So far, no foreign woman has become a professional shogi player.

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Top shogi player loses to computer program

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Miura (L), a top professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, seen on the way to being defeated in a public match in Tokyo on April 20, 2013, by the computer program GPSShogi. At right is Tomoyuki Kaneko, a University of Tokyo associate professor who is a member of the team that developed GPSShogi.

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Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

TENDO, Japan - A shogi (Japanese chess) game with ''human pieces'' is played on April 17, 2010, at a hall in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, a place known for its production of Shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instruction from two professional shogi players.

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Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

TENDO, Japan - A shogi (Japanese chess) game with ''human pieces'' is played on April 17, 2010, at a hall in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, a place known for its production of Shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instruction from two professional shogi players.

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AI-powered Chinese chess robot challenges grandmasters in Shenzhen

STORY: AI-powered Chinese chess robot challenges grandmasters in Shenzhen DATELINE: Oct. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:39 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese chess robot competing with grandmasters STORYLINE: SenseRobot, an AI-powered Chinese chess robot, competed with two professional human rivals with one draw and one win respectively in Shenzhen, south China on Saturday. After losing the game to SenseRobot, Liu Dahua, a Chinese chess grandmaster, spoke highly of the robot's ability to see the big picture in the game. The robot, developed by Chinese artificial intelligence software company SenseTime, has been installed over 100 endgame settings and 26 levels of matches. It can offer Chinese chess teaching service. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shenzhen, China. (XHTV)

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(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-CHESS CULTURE

(220831) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A girl plays chess at a chess tent in Vladivostok, Russia, on Aug. 31, 2022. A chess tent was set up on a street in Vladivostok to promote chess culture. Chess fans can play for free and get guidance from professional tutors. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-CHESS CULTURE

(220831) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People play chess at a chess tent in Vladivostok, Russia, on Aug. 31, 2022. A chess tent was set up on a street in Vladivostok to promote chess culture. Chess fans can play for free and get guidance from professional tutors. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-CHESS CULTURE

(220831) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A boy plays chess at a chess tent in Vladivostok, Russia, on Aug. 31, 2022. A chess tent was set up on a street in Vladivostok to promote chess culture. Chess fans can play for free and get guidance from professional tutors. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-CHESS CULTURE

(220831) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People play chess at a chess tent in Vladivostok, Russia, on Aug. 31, 2022. A chess tent was set up on a street in Vladivostok to promote chess culture. Chess fans can play for free and get guidance from professional tutors. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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(SP)RUSSIA-VLADIVOSTOK-CHESS CULTURE

(220831) -- VLADIVOSTOK, Aug. 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People play chess at a chess tent in Vladivostok, Russia, on Aug. 31, 2022. A chess tent was set up on a street in Vladivostok to promote chess culture. Chess fans can play for free and get guidance from professional tutors. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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Computer software PONANZA against Japanese chess master

Photo taken April 9, 2016, shows Japan's Takayuki Yamasaki, a professional shogi, or Japanese chess, player, during a match against PONANZA, a computer software, at Chuson-ji Temple in the northeastern Japan town of Hiraizumi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Computer software PONANZA against Japanese chess master

Photo taken April 9, 2016, shows Japan's Takayuki Yamasaki (far R), a professional shogi, or Japanese chess, player, during a match against PONANZA, a computer software, at Chuson-ji Temple in the northeastern Japan town of Hiraizumi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Polish woman loses 1st game in bid to become pro shogi player

Karolina Styczynska of Poland, who is bidding to become the first foreign female professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, loses her first game of a qualifying tournament in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan shogi champ Habu plays chess against Chinese player

Professional Japanese shogi player Yoshiharu Habu (L), also the top-ranked chess player in Japan, takes on a Chinese opponent during an international chess event in Niigata, Japan, on July 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Polish Styczynska to be 1st foreign female "shogi" player

Karolina Styczynska of Poland poses with a large "king" piece from "shogi," a chess-like Japanese board game, in Tokyo on June 28, 2015, after she was entitled to become a professional shogi player. Styczynska, a 24-year-old student at Yamanashi Gakuin University who took up shogi after coming across it in a popular Japanese manga, will become the first foreign female shogi player. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

A shogi, or Japanese chess, game with "human pieces" is played on April 25, 2015, in the Japanese northeastern city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of Shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two female professional shogi players. Some 100,000 people are expected to see the two-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

A shogi, or Japanese chess, game with "human pieces" is played on April 25, 2015, in the Japanese northeastern city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of Shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two female professional shogi players. Some 100,000 people are expected to see the two-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi game played with 'human pieces' in Tendo

A shogi, or Japanese chess, game with "human pieces" is played on April 25, 2015, in the Japanese northeastern city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of Shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two female professional shogi players. Some 100,000 people are expected to see the two-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pro shogi player beats computer program

Professional shogi (Japanese chess) player Chikara Akutsu beats shogi software program "AWAKE" in Tokyo on April 11, 2015. Human players scored a 3-2 win against the computer. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pro shogi player beats computer program

Professional "shogi" (Japanese chess) player Chikara Akutsu plays a game against the computer program "AWAKE" in Tokyo on April 11, 2015. Akutsu sealed a 3-2 victory for human beings in their annual best-of-five series against computer programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo