From: katsu ohnishi <kat007 <at> DIANA <dot> DTI <dot> NE <dot> JP>
Date: 6 nov 1999
Subject: Shogi girl in Thailand

Hi everyone.This is my first post. My name is Katsu Ohnishi. My shogi
strength is 4 dan amateur.
I often play shogi on internet Shogi dojo 24  as H.N.  LH2ikataro(2-3dan
rating :1750-1950).
Today,I'll introduce  "Shogi girl in Thailand" Miss Tarin Clanuwat.
Although 9 months has passed since she met shogi, her now shogi strength
reach near "dan" .She defeated a lady shogi professional player on "Shogi
dojo " only 3 month later she began to play shogi. It was an incredible
event. She is now a university student in Thailand. She also speaks
Japanese and English fluently. She has visited to Japan for studying shogi
for about 10 days last month. She watched Ryu-O-match first round held in
Toba on the spot location.
Her precious photo album is here.
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Springs/8574/front.htm
Her dream is to become a lady and  the first non Japanese shogi
professional player.
After graduation, she will go to Japan to attend the lady professional
preparatory league.
I hope her dream will come true.