From: Benjamin Good <bg18+ <at> ANDREW <dot> CMU <dot> EDU>
Date: 13 jan 1999
Subject: Re: Chu shogi rules question

Excerpts from mail: 12-Jan-99 Chu shogi rules question by Michael
Vanier <at> BBB <dot> CALTE
> I have a question about the Lion's move (don't we all? :-)  If a Lion is
> surrounded by pieces of its own side on all eight adjacent squares (or less
> for a side or a corner) is it still permitted to make a passing move
> i.e. move and return to its original square?  Of course, this is almost
> certainly never going to happen, but it needs clarification for
> completeness.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mike

i'm not an expert, but i would say no.

ben