From: Leung Kai Wan GRADUATE HKU HK> Date: 23 oct 1999 Subject: Call for players for Shogi tournament(Shogi-ML[Japan]) Hi, The following message is read from newsgroup fj.rec.games.shogi and is forwarded here for your interests. regards, Kai Wan Leung Hong Kong, China Original message: Hello, All Shogi players! Some members of Shogi-ML(in Japan) have a plan of having "4th Sogi-ML Tournament(on Richard's PBeM)". This Tournament starts on 01/Jan/2000 and your entry is welcome. If you are interested, please give me E-mail (mailto:yasudas mail interq or jp). # See http://www.gamerz.net/ Tournament's System: (1)Qualification One who can use Richard's PBeM server( http://www.gamerz.net/ ). can send one or more move commands to PBeM server almost every weekday. and are expected to be available to play during the year. (2) Start Jan/01/2000 End Dec/31/2000. (3) The term is divided by 4 , and in each quater(3 months) players are to play 4 games, so are to play 16 games during the tournament. (4) All games are even games(No-handicap game). (5) Each tournament league entrants is limited to 17 players. And 17 players will play by round robin. (6) Depends on the number of entrants, more leagues are made. Expected league rating: A class-league: Hi-rating members league B class-league: Secondary-rating members league .... ? class-league: Lowest-rating members league. (Last league may be played by less than 17 members.) So please tell me your rating or Shogi strength(DAN/KYU). (7) Rules are mostly same as official rules. But there are 2 exceptions of the rules, how to determine which player moves first and entering king (NYU-GYOKU). The tournament manager will decide which player to move first before tournament opening in a random manner and publish the league table with the information which player to move first. And a player who move first must start(challenge) game in a firtst week of quater. In case of "entering king(NYU-GYOKU)",we do not take rule "numbers of pieces judgement", but we take so called "SENZAKI-RULE" or "touchdown rule". You will win if your King legally and earlier arrives at the initial posiion of the opponent's King without being checked. (8) The game must be finished during the quarter. This is also applicable to games after Sennichite (repetition). Too slow play will be treated as defeat,as following No move over 1 week(without report to oppsite player). Used time over 70 days(on end of quater/not finished). Not started game after 1 week from start of quater. (9) Winner must send report to the tournament manager. The report must reach the manager not later than one week after the quarter. How to make an entry: If you would like to entry, give me E-mail with following information. (mailto:yasudas mail interq or jp) --------------------------------------------------- Full Name: PBeM ID : E-Mail address: Handle: Rating: (or DAN/KYU) --------------------------------------------------- **** DEADLINE for entry is 20/Nov/1999. **** Regards. Yasuda.Shun'ichi/PBeM user-id:yasudas