From: Reijer Grimbergen <grimberg <at> ETL <dot> GO <dot> JP>
Date: 31 jan 1999
Subject: Re: This week in Shukan Shogi (no. 773, January 27th 1999)

Patrick Davin <patrick <at> LYRA <dot> VEGA <dot> OR <dot> JP> writes:

> Reijer comments:
>> Interesting detail: in professional shogi
>> there is a difference between the "higher seat" and the king without the
>> dot, which both go to the senior player. In this game Tanigawa took the
>> higher seat, but Nakahara had the king without the dot. Result of long
>> negotations between two Lifetime Meijins? :-)

> Don't think so.  There's a rule for everything.  :-)

> I've heard that the King without the dot goes to the player senior in age
> (or years as a pro, to be exact).

> The "upper seat" belongs to the player senior in the pecking order.
> Apparently Zen-Ryuo outranks Eisei Judan.

This is interesting. It seems that even the journalists from Shukan Shogi
do not know this. I did not make up the remark above (good heavens, I might
become original! :-) ), but read it in Shukan Shogi. Anyway, I am surprised
they have rules even for that. I always thought it was good manners to allow
your opponent the king without the dot and the upper seat.

Reijer

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