From: Larry Kaufman WIZARD NET> Date: 13 jun 1999 Subject: U.S. Ratings This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BEB536.9AC955E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On the eve of my departure for three weeks in Japan, I have updated = the U.S. ratings. Special congratulations go to Mr. Jiro Yoshinari 4 = Dan of the D.C. shogi club, who despite being around 50 years old = managed to jump from the number 20 position among U.S. players last = January to number 3! I have always had more trouble with Mr. Yoshinari = than with any other 4 dan, and I always thought he was way underrated, = so it's nice to see his results confirm my expectations. =20 Among players now living in the U.S. I remain in 1st place at 2343 = by a trivial two point margin over 14 year old Ta. Asada of Los Angeles, = who was training to become a pro in Japan when his family moved to the = U.S. After Mr. Yoshinari at 2251 comes Mr. Tsuruoka of Illinois at = 2246, Mr. Yoneoka of Los Angeles at 2234, Mr. Suzuki of New York (the = U.S. champion) at 2231, and Rob Uechi of Washington state (the second = ranking U.S. citizen, and the only non-Japanese citizen ever to receive = professional training in Japan) at 2229. =20 On the unrelated topic of who has done the most for shogi in = America, although I don't want to see this become a debate, I'd just = like to mention that George Fernandez also deserves consideration for = this unofficial honor. While nearly everyone else in American shogi is = either completely from an American chess background or from a Japanese = background, George, a Cuban-born American chess player with a Japanese = wife, has done a great deal to bring the two disparate groups together. = Many of the problems we experience here in shogi are a result of the = cultural differences between us, and George has done much to bridge the = gap. =20 Larry = Kaufman, USSF Ratings Chairman ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01BEB536.9AC955E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
     On the eve=20 of my departure for three weeks in Japan, I have updated the U.S. = ratings. =20 Special congratulations go to Mr. Jiro Yoshinari 4 Dan of the D.C. shogi = club,=20 who despite being around 50 years old managed to jump from the number 20 = position among U.S. players last January to number 3!  I have = always had=20 more trouble with Mr. Yoshinari than with any other 4 dan, and I always = thought=20 he was way underrated, so it's nice to see his results confirm my=20 expectations. 
     Among=20 players now living in the U.S. I remain in 1st place at 2343 by a = trivial two=20 point margin over 14 year old Ta. Asada of Los Angeles, who was training = to=20 become a pro in Japan when his family moved to the U.S.  After Mr.=20 Yoshinari at 2251 comes Mr. Tsuruoka of Illinois at 2246, Mr. Yoneoka of = Los=20 Angeles at 2234, Mr. Suzuki of New York (the U.S. champion) at 2231, and = Rob=20 Uechi of Washington state (the second ranking U.S. citizen, and the only = non-Japanese citizen ever to receive professional training in Japan) at=20 2229. 
     On the=20 unrelated topic of who has done the most for shogi in America, although = I don't=20 want to see this become a debate, I'd just like to mention that George = Fernandez=20 also deserves consideration for this unofficial honor.  While = nearly=20 everyone else in American shogi is either completely from an American = chess=20 background or from a Japanese background, George,  a Cuban-born = American=20 chess player with a Japanese wife, has done a great deal to bring the = two=20 disparate groups together.  Many of the problems we experience here = in=20 shogi are a result of the cultural differences between us, and George = has done=20 much to bridge the gap.
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