The day before he played the match of his life, Shoji Segawa was swimming in a pool and enjoying the night view from his 40,000 yen room in the Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.</PARAGRAPH>
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<TD><FONT SIZE='1'><B>Shoji Segawa –
debuts Dec. 12 as a pro "shogi" (Japanese chess) player against amateur
champ Toru Shimizugami at Shogi Kaikan in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
Indulging in luxurious treatment before important games had become something of a ritual for the 35-year-old systems engineer from Yokohama.
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