A computer programmed to play shogi, also known as Japanese chess, defeated an active professional player in a public match for the first time ever March 30.
Shinichi Sato, 30, lost to the Ponanza program, developed by Issei Yamamoto, in a Shogi Master versus Machine Match. (Kyodo News)
将棋のプロ将士とコンピューターソフトが3月30日対戦し、現役プロが史上初めて公式の対局でコンピューターに敗れた。
The Japan Times ST: April 12, 2013