Calopteryx writes "A computer has beaten a human at shogi, otherwise known as Japanese chess, for the first time. As New Scientist reports, computers have beaten humans at western chess before, but that game is relatively simple, with only about 10^123 possible games existing that can be played out. Shogi is a *bit* more complex, offering about 10^224 possible games."<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftech.slashdot. org%2Fstory%2F10%2F10%2F12%2F1516220%2FComputer-Defeats-Human-At-Japan ese-Chess%3Ffrom%3Dfb" target="_blank" title="Share on Facebook"><img src="http://a.fsdn.com/sd/facebook_icon_large.png"></a>
  
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