From: Nick Bardsley <nbardsley <at> ICC <dot> CO <dot> UK>
Date: 24 nov 1999
Subject: Re: Capturing a Chu Lion

Hello Lionel,

My head is beginning to spin now. But I do know what you say under...

'3. When one of your Lions has just been captured, whatever is the =
capturing
   piece, you cannot capture any opponent Lion at your very next move, =
except
   by using one of your own Lion as the capturing piece and provided the
   capture fulfills rules 1 and 2.  This rule DOES NOT apply when your =
Lion
   has just been captured by rule 1.'

...is wrong.

The following two statements sum up the rules in MSM with less =
repetition then exists in MSM:

i) If an enemy Lion captures a Lion or a Lion and another piece, any =
piece may take that particular enemy Lion on the next move if it is able =
to according to its rules of movement and capturing.

ii) If an enemy piece other than a Lion captures a Lion, only another =
Lion may take an enemy Lion on the next move, subject to the rules of =
capturing. Subsequently, all pieces may take enemy Lions if able to.

Your statement contradicts these statements and MSM in several respects =
which should be fairly apparent on rereading. I am not surprised by =
this. I had to reread the rules about re-capture 3-4 times before I had =
them straight.

Cheers,

Nick Bardsley