From: Joakim Andersson <joakimandersson <at> SWIPNET <dot> SE>
Date: 17 jun 1999
Subject: Ang: Re: More Scandal in the US Shogi Championship

Why it is so much talk about the U.S.A championchips?
I thought that this list will be about shogi,if so much more about this
scandal?,I do not know,I do not care at all,I will unsubscribe to list
Kind regards,Joakim

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> On 17 Jun 1999 12:26:27 GMT, acshunnow <at> aol <dot> com (Acshunnow) wrote:
>
> ><<I was given only one opponent during the first day of play. >>
> >
> > How late did you show up?
>
> I arrived at 12:30 PM, which was 2 1/2 hours after the registration
> for the tournament started.
>
> It is true that I was late, but when the director gave me a first
> round opponent, he told me that this counted as part of the
> tournament.
>
> I told this to George Fernandez and he said something to the director
> in Japanese.
>
> I do not know what happened. Did Fernandez tell the director not to
> let me in because I was too late? I do not know. I do know that I
> arrived during the middle of the second round of play and my lateness
> was entirely due to the remoteness of the location which was on a golf
> course in Hoffman Estates which is a rural area 30 miles from Chicago.
> Had they made any effort to do so, they could have given me a second
> round opponent and allowed me to compete for the championship and I
> would not be protesting now.
>
> Sam Sloan
>

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