From: alex <cealciex <at> ADINET <dot> COM <dot> UY>
Date: 14 nov 1999
Subject: RE chess vs shogi

hans,

I personally find chess dull , though complex...
on the other hand, even though am not a good player, I find shogi to be
quite stimulating, mostly due to the promoting feasibility.

brgds,
alex
----- Original Message -----
From: Hans Kaplan <hkaplan <at> SWIPNET <dot> SE>
To: <SHOGI-L <at> TECHUNIX <dot> TECHNION <dot> AC <dot> IL>
Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 3:51 PM
Subject: How is the brain affected


> I am a Shogi-beginner, some chessplayers in Stockholm intruduced me. As
> for many other chessplayers, the identificationsymbols on the
> Shogipieces gave me a rather high resistance
> to even try the game. But what a game. This is a real war-game ! Big
> mistakes can be repaired
> in a short time, this game is far more complex than chess.
> But I dont think its the complexity that makes the game so good, the
> high complexity is perhaps
> not needed, only a result of the brilliant gaming-idea.
> Now to the point. Psychologs are clear over that gaming, even toying, is
> very good for all ages.
> It stimulates the brain. Makes us more vital. Chess have a high
> stimul.grade.
> But to play the same game, with the same simple rules too much, will
> soon reach the stimul.limit,
> the braincells and then the personality can even get a bit destroyed
> from too much stereotype
> work. Here comes the Shogi in as a "salvation", I think that the
> chessplayer fastly become stronger
> after some Shogigames ! The Shogigame gives the brain a real push in the
> right direction.
> Its the new, needed type of stimulance that so fast give a result.
> I also think that things work reverse, if you play much Shogi, try some
> chessgames sometimes.
> This, what I wrote, is perhaps a bit controversial. Tell me if I am
> wrong in some way.
>