From: Takenobu Takizawa <takizawa <at> CFI <dot> WASEDA <dot> AC <dot> JP>
Date: 19 nov 1996
Subject: 7th Computer Shogi Championship

I would like to announce the 7th Computer Shogi Championship
held February 8-9, 1997 in Japan.
The following is the information about the tournament.

Takenobu Takizawa

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       The 7th Computer Shogi Championship

 Competition Dates: February 8 - 9, 1997

 Competition Venue:   Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel & Towers
          1-9 Maihama, Urayasu, Chiba, 279, Japan
           Phone: 0473-55-5555  FAX: 0473-55-5566

 Registration Deadline: November 30, 1996


 Prizes: First:        200,000 Yen
         Second:       100,000 Yen
         Third:         50,000 Yen
         Best Amateur:  Personal Computer

 Eligibility
 Open to anyone of any nationality.  Only originally produced programs
 may be entered.

 The program should allow a move to be adjusted,in case of input error.
 (Extra time will be reimbursed.)

   Any computer may be used.
   Competitors are strongly urged to bring their own computer.
   CSA may provide an IBM compatible,
   but it might be a relatively slow machine.

 Operator:
  The operator must be one of the principal programmers of the entered
  program. If none of the programmers can come to the tournament,
  one proxy must be prepared by the entrant.

 All games will be evenly played (hirate).
 Perpetual repetition: Draw, 0.5 win point.

 CSA will apply the 300-move rule:  If no one can win within 300 moves,
 then both players get 0.5 win point.

 1st day: Preliminary Contest
   Swiss-style 7 games. The top 5 programs will enter the next day.
   The top 3 of the last tournament will be exempted from this day,
   and proceed directly to the Final.

 2nd day: The Final
   Round robin of 8 programs with each program playing each other once.


 Time Limits:
   Each program has 30 minutes to complete a game. If one side runs out
   of time before 300 moves, then it loses the game.
   The program must measure the time spent on each move, in whole seconds,
   not counting any fractions.
   Otherwise, the operator should use a chess clock.
   Handling (input move) time is excepted.


 Tournament Results:
   Tournament results will be determined by the rules in the order listed
   below:

   1) number of wins
   2) sum of all opponents' scores
   3) sum of defeated opponents' scores
   4) sum of defeated opponents' scores without top and bottom
   5) result of head-to-head competition
   6) order in the last tournament (top 3) or preliminary contest

      draw: 0.5 point

 Game Records:
   Each player must provide a record at the end of each game.
   Format is free.


 Communication(CSA)

 Protocol:
 Black(+) or White(-), from, to, piece name after move
 in hand: 00

 piece name(PAWN to KING): FU, KY, KE, GI, KI, KA, HI, OU
 Promoted $B!!!!!! (B  $B!!!!!! (B   : TO, NY, NK, NG, --, UM, RY

 Resign   : %TORYO $B!!!! (B(without "+-")
 Take back: %MATTA
 Quit     : %CHUDAN


 5-7 characters + LF code (0x0a).

 example:
    +7776FU      Black move Pawn 77 to 76
    -0034KA      White drop Bishop to 34
    +2423TO      Black move Pawn 24 to 23 and promotion


 use RS232C
 bau rate : 1200bps
 data     : 8 bits
 parity   : none
 stop bits: 1 bit

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         The 7th Computer Shogi Championship Application Form

 1. Your Name (or Team Name)


 2. Address


 3. Telephone No.


 4. E-mail Address


 5. Computer (CPU, Clock)


 6. Name of the Computer Program


 7. Programming Language


 8. Commercial/ShareWare/Other

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 Application Fee: 10,000 Yen


  Please transfer to the following bank account by cable:

   Fuji Bank, Higashi Shinjuku Branch, Tokyo, Japan
   Ordinary Account No. 1412286
   Account Holder: Computer Shogi Association
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