From: "dr. Eduard Werner (Edward Wornar)" <edi <at> SERBSKI-INSTITUT <dot> DE>
Date: 17 apr 2000
Subject: Re: Shogi Rules (Re: 2 funny things happened)

Dnja Sun, 16 Apr 2000 sæe pisali:
> Is there a handy glossary I can use for some of these conversations?  It's
> frustrating watching a conversation talk about 'nifu' and not understanding
> anything until someone points out what 'nifu' means.

'nifu' means 'two pawns' (actually, the kanji 'fu' means 'step' as an
abbreviation for 'step-soldier' but it's usually rendered as 'pawn') and it
means the illegal position arising when you drop a pawn on a file with an
unpromoted pawn of your own. The question is mainly whether illegal moves
should be taken back or lose the game.

> At this point I know how the pieces move ... and probably not much else.
> To my knowledge there is not a club close to me.  I feel if I were to show
> up at a tournament, I'd be lost.  How does one overcome all this
> uncertainty (especially when there appears to be so much argument about
> what the rulews really are?

Hmm, you could start playing in the shogi ladder to get some confidence. I
wouldn't be too worried about the rules, most of the problems are actually
academic (i.e., they turn up too seldom to be of real importance). If this
worries you, just kill the thread ;-)

Best

Edi
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