From: Martin Danerud <emwda <at> EMW <dot> ERICSSON <dot> SE>
Date: 22 apr 1996
Subject: Promoting shogi at a public lecture

Dear shogi players,

In September I am planning to promote shogi at a public lecture at the
Goteborg Main library at Goteborg in Sweden. I am constructing a
demonstration board using the international pieces for this purpose.
Besides showing the rules of shogi, my intention is to put the game into
its cultural historic context and let shogi mirror Japanese culture and
history. So now I turn to you at SHOGI-L.
I would like to know as many details as possible about the earliest
history of shogi. I would like a collection of the earliest annotated
games. I have seen that there are go games by famous Japanese historical
persons. Do such games and/or connecting anecdotes exist also for shogi?
Is there any video showing shogi, which could give some genuine shogi
atmosphere? I have lived in Tokyo for one year, and I have heard about
the city where shogi equipment is made. Does anyone have illustrating
material about this city? It does not matter if this material is in
Japanese or English, since I will have to transform it to suit a Swedish
audience anyway. If you have printed material in Japanese or pictures I
would be happy to receive that at my home address below, or you could
send information in English via e-mail, or even via the SHOGI-L, if your
information is of general interest.

                                          Sincerely yours,

                                          Dr Martin Danerud
                                          Oxledsvagen 61
                                          S-433 67 Savedalen
                                          SWEDEN
                                          e-mail:emwda <at> emw <dot> ericsson <dot> se