From: John Kenney <KENNEY <at> EMBL-HEIDELBERG <dot> DE>
Date: 23 sep 1992
Subject: Last call for Shogi Workshop

O.K. Shogi fans,
 
	This is the last call for the Shogi Workshop 3&4 Oct. at EMBL,
Heidelberg, Germany.  Please register with me by 25 Sept.  This is a
unique opportunity to learn Shogi or improve your game and get a Japanese
lunch all for only 30DM.  What a deal!  Already 27 participants ranging
from complete beginner to 1-dan have registered.
 
				John.
				InterNet:  Kenney <at> EMBL-Heidelberg <dot> DE
 
Here is the latest schedule as of 23 Sept.
 
          The First European Shogi (Japanese Chess) Workshop
                         in association with
	  Shogi EMBL, EMBL Staff Assoc. and Shogi Deutschland
 
                  European Molecular Biology Laboratory
               Meyerhofstrasse 1, 6900 Heidelberg, Germany
 
                Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October 1992
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Organizers:
Alan Sawyer:    (+49)6221-167191  or  6221-387323
John Kenney:    (+49)6223-3690    or  6221-387298
Pieter Stouten: (+49)6221-381339  or  6221-387472
address:  E.M.B.L., Postfach 10.22.09, D-6900 Heidelberg, Germany
 
Teachers:
Hans Geuns        (3-dan)       Mike Sandeman  (4-dan)
Reijer Grimbergen (4-dan)       Hans Secelle   (2-dan)
Pieter Stouten    (3-dan)	Tomio Sakamoto (4-dan, Japanese Vice-consul)
 
Day 1 Saturday, 3 October: What is Shogi ?
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        Registration: 10:30
 
        Lectures:  formal talks concerning Shogi, the Japanese game of chess.
 
	10:45	Introduction to the workshop (Sawyer)
        10:50	Introduction to the game of Shogi (Stouten)
        11:05	History of Shogi (Sakamoto)
	11:25	Professional Shogi Scene (Grimbergen)
	11:40	Dignity in Shogi (Sandeman)
 
	12:00	Coffee break
 
        12:15	Basic Shogi Concepts (Geuns)
        13:00	Building and breaking down castles (Grimbergen)
        13:45	Psychology in Shogi (Scelle)
 
        14:30-15:30  Traditional Japanese (at EMBL).
 
        Workshops: One teacher and 4 students exploring an aspect of Shogi.
	15:30+	Tsume: how to look for, set up and execute (Geuns)
		Breaking down castles leading to Tsume (Grimbergen)
		Basic concepts in the opening (Kenney)
		The futility of making castles (Sandeman)
		Advanced concepts in the opening (Scelle)
		Gyakuten (turn-around): how to win a lost game (Stouten)
 
        Japanese Shogi Videos: Throughout the afternoon (English translation)
 
 
Day 2 Sunday, 4 October: Let's play Shogi !
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        Quick-Play Tournament: 10:00 - 16:00
 
                Nine rounds. Each player will have 15
                minutes per game with no byoyomi.
                Prizes and more.