From: Malcolm Maynard UNISERVE COM> Date: 19 jun 1999 Subject: Re: Promoting shogi 'Ben Bednarz' wrote: [... snip, snip, snip -- for brevity ...] The handicap system is one thing I like to emphasize to new players (IF I can find any) about shogi. That's one of my favourite things about shogi; it gives a beginner a much better chance at winning and is, I feel, a lot better than the usual chess bit of the stronger player winning anyway but just not getting as many points for it... > c. Emphasize the advantage of shogi relative to chess. In my mind, these > are: less opening memorization (unless you're a pro), very infrequent draws, > less significant advantage for being the first player, an exciting finish to > every game, effective handicap system. > d. Look for players willing to learn something new. This might mean mostly > younger players, but it doesn't need to be so. I think you could find a good > audience in high schools, since that is when many chess players just start to > become serious about chess. -- <=------------------------------------------=> Malcolm B. Maynard e-mail: vindaloo uniserve com Postal: P.O. Box 18534 Delta, BC V4K 4V7 Canada Cell Phone: (604)818-2613 <=------------------------------------------=>