From: "Samuel H. Sloan (my real name)" AOL COM> Date: 16 nov 1995 Subject: Re: About SHOGI If you are interested in Chinese chess, I recommend that you join the newsgroup rec.games.chinese-chess. You can also buy my book, "Chinese Chess for Beginners", which is available at the Kinokuniya Bookstore in Shinjuku or through Ishi Press. The Nihon Shogi Renmei in Sendagaya used to hold Chinese chess tournaments once or twice a year while Mr. Oyama was still alive, because he was fond of Chinese chess. The address of the Japan Chinese Chess Association is: Yamada Mitsunori, Secretary General, 4-1-15 Shimoigusa, Suginamiku, Tokyo 167, Japan, tel: 81-3-37151111 ext. 2113, FAX 81-3-33991592. Chinese chess is completely different from shogi. Both games are more closely related to Western chess than they are to each other. Sam Sloan