From: Jeroen Tiggelman <Tiggelman <at> CONSUL <dot> NL>
Date: 28 feb 1997
Subject: Re: flaw in Matt Caster's argument (handicaps ...)

George Jost <gjost @ CA.NEWBRIDGE.COM> wrote:
I>other end of the spectrum. Suppose for the sake of argument that I'm
>a beginner at the game of Shogi. I can't find any non-begginer player to
>play against. So I play other Kiu player's at sufficient handicaps and win.
>After a while I become a "dan" player having beaten a few higher Kiu
>players who arose in the same manner. [...]

Isn't this exactly the reason why (in a sparse environment) we have
promotion comittees and such to prevent this? I think that in absence
of any non-beginners, there is no one qualified to determine grades.

BTW, I found neither argument convincing.

Jeroen
  Tiggelman <at> consul <dot> nl