From: Jonathan Tisdall SN NO> Date: 14 apr 1997 Subject: Re: proverbs/tesuji At 19:29 14.04.97 +0900, you wrote: >>I was wondering if there is a standard proverbial formulation regarding >>seed pieces/pawns. > >What do you mean by seed pieces? > > Um, pieces that are in the neighbourhood of the enemy king. There is a proverb to the effect of: Attacks grow from seed pieces, as I have since been instructed to pluck from the webpages of RJ Hare. http://www.ed.ac.uk/~rjhare/shogi/moreproverbs.html is well worth a visit. jt