From: teruko <kismet <at> SPACELAN <dot> NE <dot> JP>
Date: 17 apr 2000
Subject: Re: Shogi Rules (Re: 2 funny things happened)

Thanks for reminding me, but your memory is at fault. I accepted the loss,
Ian took my king before I noticed the check, what I chose to get annoyed
about was that I had leaned so far over the board because I felt crowded by
the spectators that I lost sight of my king. I've tried to correct the habit
since then. I think it was the second Merelbeke tournament should you be in
doubt as to who won.

> Interesting. I remember a player being in an absolutely lost
> position. Let's call him Ian Spence. Ian played a silly bishop move
> that served no purpose but to give check, delaying the inevitable by
> one move. His opponent (let's call him Mike Sandeman) had not seen he
> was in check and proceded with his mating attack. Ian looked up in
> surprise and Mike realized his blunder. Mike got red as a beet and
> made clear in no uncertain terms that Ian had no choice but to allow
> Mike to take the move back and protect his king. The reason Mike gave
> was along the lines that Ian's move was ridiculous, served no purpose
> and therefore should not have been made.