From: Rikard Nordgren <e7rikard <at> ETEK <dot> CHALMERS <dot> SE>
Date: 5 feb 1999
Subject: Re: Chu shogi rules update

Colin Paul Adams wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Rikard" == Rikard Nordgren <e7rikard <at> ETEK <dot> CHALMERS <dot> SE> writes:
>
>     Rikard> What? If the lion could jump to a B square when surrounded
>     Rikard> I also think it should be able to return to its original
>     Rikard> square and thus pass turn (this makes more sense).
>
> Well, it doesn't. You are arguing by analogy, but the analogy does not
> hold.

Well... I get the point but if all A squares are occupied then the lion
could jump directly to a B square, right? This implies that it passes an
A square
and therefore it should also be able to skip turn by "passing" an
occupied A square
and returning to the starting square.

Rikard