From: Stephen Leary <Xiangqi <at> AOL <dot> COM>
Date: 21 aug 1998
Subject: Re: Sekita shogi

In a message dated 98-08-21 09:00:34 EDT, you write:

<<
 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

  >>

I'm not sure what is gained when the program drops the pawn on the same
square like this several times.  That's my point.  Seems a waste to me.
I get several free moves.  I'd like to know the point of this if it isn't a
programming flaw.

Stephen Leary