From: DougD <dysartdj <at> UCBEH <dot> SAN <dot> UC <dot> EDU>
Date: 26 mar 1998
Subject: Re: US Shogi Championship, LA, 25/26 April 1998

The issue of an American Shogi Federation seems very important to me, and
it should concern anyone promoting the game in the U.S.  I hope to
continue working with the Int'l Shogi Popularization Society and other
regional clubs on spreading the game, but an ASF would lend much more
credibility to this.

> there is no American governing body (a flaw we should be correcting?).  To
> have the Nationals that are being held next month in CA would make some sense,
> but that tends to skew things to that side of the country?  I don't know if
> (probably in the future) having an eastern US and western US region, each half
> deciding on one representative.

Tony has some excellent ideas here.  Everyone could be saved a lot of
trouble if this system were used, and the winners could get a free trip
from the entry fees, saving lots of trips for lesser players.  Also, each
region is well-represented, strengthening shogi nationwide.

Another idea might be to have one championship in the middle of the
country (St. Louis, KC, Dallas).  It all sounds good.  Maybe we could
find a way to implement it.  I'd be willing.  In the very least, details
should be given months in advance.

Doug Dysart