From: Martin Danerud <danerud <at> FY <dot> CHALMERS <dot> SE>
Date: 30 oct 1995
Subject: Internet Shogi Server

Hello, everyone!

I am a somewhat isolated shogi player from Sweden. I have one question that
is important to the future popularity of shogi in the world. Why does not a
separate internet shogi server exist? Playing shogi on the go server does
not work, really. Everyone there thinks that you like to play go. The chess
servers and the go server are very successful. I would guess that several
hundred shogi players outside Japan, and several English speaking players
from Japan as well, would be interested. An internet shogi server would be
much more useful to all the shogi players spread out over the world than
endless discussions about "King in check" or "Shogi variants", even though
those topics may interest a few people.

                                                Best regards,

                                                Dr. Martin Danerud

                                                e-mail:danerud <at> fy <dot> chalmers <dot> se