From: Dick Iwakura <dickcon <at> HK <dot> NTTDATA <dot> NET>
Date: 13 jun 1996
Subject: A reply to Mr.Terao

Manabu Terao - Nihon Sun Order Admi. Dept. wrote:
>
> dickcon <at> HK <dot> NTTDATA <dot> NET wrote:
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> >
> Iwakura-san, I will be willingly to help you as far as I can take time.
> > Instantly, I have two questions.
>
>   1, How many questions have you received to reply?
>
>   2, It seems you have received the questions in a personal E-Mail for the
>      attention of you. Do all the question senders agree that the contents
>      of the personal E-Mails to be unveiled to someone else like me?
>
>       Konbanha Terrao san,

        Thanks a lot for your kind reply.

        I reviewd your excellent anlayze of 2 mai-ochi game well. I believe
        2 mai-ochi and all other handicap gamea are very important for the
        beginners to be more skilful shogi players because Shitate can study
        many of good Tesuji from Dan class players. By the way, I am quite
        happy tonight because I won the game with 4 Dan player this evening
        under Ryu-O tournament in our club (The winner will obtain about
        US$1,000 sponsored by some big Japanese big companies here).  He took
        the strategy of 3rd file ranging rook with Anaguma.  However, I already
        studied the lesson from Mr.Mushano in NHK TV lecture which explains how
        to attack Furi-Ana. Usually my score with 4 Dan players are very
        inferior but according to this formula, I moved Koma exactly and then
        Gote's Anaguma was completely bunkrupted.
        Koma position like:  77 Kei, 66 Kaku, 95 Fu, 85 Gin.  From this stage,
        the movements of 95 Fu, Do Fu, Do Gin are the famous formula as you have
        already known it wel.
        I believe this is why to study formulas are very important.
        I won this 4 Dan last time also by Onigoroshi formula because he did not
        know the 62 Kin protection.  However, this strategy is effective only
        for one time as trick.

        1. I recieve 3-4 questions everyday. But I can not spend my time so
           oftenly, so that the mails are pended to reply like snow Daruma.

        2. This is very important to get the agreement from the persons
           who give me personal e-mails. I am sure to ask peopls's agreement
           first before sending you their questions.

        I hope my little efforts may contribute to spread shogi into the world
        step by step because I love shogi and believe all shogi players are good
        fellows.
                                                Yoroshiku Onegai Shimasu!

                                                Best regards

                                                Dick Iwakura
                                                Hong Kong Shogi Club