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Ryu-O comes to a boil

This week (15-22 December, 2000) in Shukan Shogi the 6th game of the Ryu-O match between Fujii and Habu. Things are really heating up, as Habu managed to win to level the match at 3-3. It was the first time that Habu did not have a bad position after the opening, but Fujii played very well also and at the moment it is still unclear why Fujii lost.

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