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Habu likes Shogi

This week in Shukan Shogi the 4th game of the Oza match between Habu and Fujii. Habu really likes to play shogi, it seems, as he won game 4, which means that after the Kisei and the Oi, the Oza will also be decided in the final game. It could have been different though, as Habu needed all his magical powers to avoid losing the game and his Oza title:

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