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35 year-old popular amateur shogi Champion Shoji Segawa is pictured here playing 17-year old third dan Sato at Shinjuku's Kinokuniya Hall. Segawa is attempting to turn professional by passing the Japan Shogi Association's examination. In an unprecedented move, the association has attempted to capitalize on Segawa's popularity by throwing the examination games open to a paying public and marketing the event as the "Salaryman's Dream". Sadly, Segawa lost this opener when Sato launched a come-from-behind endgame attack. A kind of sayonara checkmate. Segawa needs to win three of the 6 match series to gain pro status
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