From: Albyn Jones <jones <at> REED <dot> EDU>
Date: 31 jan 1996
Subject: Re: game analysis and annotation

the question of traditional shogi pieces versus "staunton" style chess
pieces seems to me to also depend on pragmatic issues.  why do shogi
pieces have five sides and look different when turned over?  it is the natural
solution to the problem posed by the rules of the game: pieces can change
sides, and pieces don't always promote to the equivalent of
an unpromoted piece.  think for 30sec. about the staunton style set that
would be usable in shogi...

albyn jones
jones <at> reed <dot> edu