From: Ishi Press International ISHIUS COM> Date: 29 dec 1993 Subject: Re: Stalemate in Shogi? >There is a subtle difference in the goals of Shogi and Chess. In Chess, the >objective is to mate the opponent's king, in Shogi it is to capture the king >(although in reality mate effectively signals the end of the game). Therefore, >stalemate is an unknown concept in Shogi, no special rules are required and no >loopholes are available to reach a draw from an otherwise lost position. This still begs the question: what do you do if you have no legal moves? There is no (so far as I know) provision for passing. So one is compelled to move into check, therefore, and then be captured on the opponent's turn? Anton Dovydaitis Customer Support ======================================================================== Ishi Press International 800/859-2086 voice, 408/944-9110 FAX 76 Bonaventura Drive ishius ishius com The Americas San Jose, CA 95134 ishi cix compulink co uk Europe