---= - Begin Original Message ---- From: "J. Andrew Lipscomb" <ewwa CHATTANOOGA NET> >>Then, one of the other players (also 4 Dan) happened to notice = it >>and pointed it out, not knowing that it was improper to do so. = =A0 >(I might add that for a player to make 4dan without learning such a= >basic point of etiquette suggests we have work to do in teaching >those matters.) =A0 Actually, strength has nothing to do with etiquitte; if anything, there is probably an inverse relationship between strength and etiquitte! OK, that's probably true only for chess - I haven't noticed that so much in shogi. But, as westerners catch on, this = rule will apply once more. >In any case, the player pointing it out should be severely warned <= BR> >not to do it again--if he did then repeat his offense, expulsion >would be warranted IMO. Sounds reasonable. >(1) Is it usual for players to record the moves during the game in = >U. S. shogi tournaments? No, but I envision it being required for some tournaments in the future. Call me crazy. I'm still working on it, myself. &nb= sp;I have caught the shogi habit of not scoring my games, but as a chessplayer, <= BR> I feel it a duty to myself and the game to write it down. >(2) Are sets for the blind available? I haven't seen one. >(3) Is it the rule everywhere that the TD/arbiter/referee cannot interfere? I don't know if there is a "rule," but I do know that an expe= rienced chess TD that I know has always said that it's best for the TD to "butt out" as much as possible and leave it between the playe= rs. This is the best way to go, in my opinion. If someone wants to ma= ke a claim, let them. Otherwise, let the game play itself out naturally. It's better to be a spectator than an interference. ---- End Original Message ----

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