From: NOSOVSKY <stigma.ltd <at> G23 <dot> RELCOM <dot> RU>
Date: 8 jan 1999
Subject: Moscow SHOGI OPEN

It was finished Moscow SHOGI OPEN
Only 4 players have participated in this Tournament.
Some days after you can see pictures from Tournament at Russian Shogi
WWW-page..
First place won Konstantin Nikonov 3 points from 3 games.
Second place won Lev Kislyuk 2 points from 3 games
Third was Pavel Makarov 1 points from 3 games
The last was  Ilya Fain 0 points from 3 games.
Refere of Moscow Open Alexander Nosovsky
Nikonov Konstantin have 7 Dan in Renju he beat all his opponents in Shogi.
We have not Shogi ranks but we play with computer program PM-Shocky/95
1.01Beta which is freeware.
Someone from Japanese players told that may be this program plays above 4
Kyu.
All three winners beat this program regulary.
We would like to receive free program with better rank.
You can also play with Konstantin Nikonov at PBM-server his userid is
vanalaud.
Regards from cold Moscow Nosovsky