From: Marco Durante <Marco.Durante <at> NA <dot> INFN <dot> IT>
Date: 27 sep 1998
Subject: Re: kyu test?

1. How does one go about being tested in order to attain a kyu rating?
2. I assu
hod, how else should I
prepare?

If you are in Tokyo, I would suggest to visit the official federation:
NIHON SHOGI RENMEI, in Sendagaya (on the JR line).
It is very easy to get a grade there. There are so many players, and they
are open all day. They charge 1,000 yen during weekdays and 1,300 yen
during weeknds for one full day. You can play as much as you want, and at the
end of the day they will give you a card with your kyu-grade. For dan-grades
the porocedure is slightly more complicated and expensive.
They also have a very nice Shogi shop at the first floor, with a few
books in English, and a lot of shogi boards and pieces.
As Patrick Davin points out, there is no game record and no time limit -
actually the games are generally very fast and wild!
The phone number is (03) 3408 6167, but they speak only Japanese.

Enjoy!

Marco Durante