From: Albrecht Heeffer <al <at> NETPOINT <dot> BE>
Date: 21 aug 1998
Subject: Re: Sekita shogi

On Friday, August 21, 1998 3:37 AM, Stephen Leary [SMTP:Xiangqi <at> AOL <dot> COM] wrote:
>
> For me, Sekita is a tougher opponent than Kakinoki 2.  Once in a while it
> wastes moves, like pushing a pawn, my pawn takes, his silver takes,
> I drop a pawn on the same square, his silver retreats, and now it's the
> same position, except it's my move.  That's the only quirk I can think of,
> but Kakinoki wastes moves like this, too.
>

This is not quite the same position! Sekita will have an extra pawn
in hand, which could make the difference between winning and loosing
a game. Anyway, the pawn push is not necessarely a wasted move.

Albrecht Heeffer