From: Doug Dysart KASPAROVCHESS COM> Date: 26 apr 2000 Subject: Pros, Playoffs, and NY
I recently found out that some pros retire at a young age, and with
all pro shogi players retirement means no more tournament shogi -
EVER.  But I wonder what a young retiree does.  Do they find a new
career?  Do they sit on the Hawaiian beach every day?  Or, do they go
to Europe and America to be professional chess players?

In all of the recent Ohio shogi tournaments, there has been a tie for
first between 3 or more(!) players.  I ran these events, and I ALWAYS
arrange for playoffs.  But, this raises a dilemma - what to do with
3?  Three is a great number in many things, but in shogi, three's a
crowd!  Here are the systems I know of:
1) Jan-Ken-Pon (paper, scissors, and stone) - the winner gets to sit
while the others see who gets to challenge him;
2) "Osho system" - only the top two players play a play-off game;
3) "Oi system" - all tied players enter the play-off, unless the rank
of the players is the same (i.e. entered the league for the
firsttime), they draw lots (is this also Jan-Ken-Pon?)
4) A system whose name escapes me - is it Oyele? - the highest-rated
players sits while the others fight to challenge him

Does anybody know of any other systems?  And what is the name to this
last system?

Regarding the New York World Championship in May - is there anyone
who needs a roommate on the night of May 22?  We can split the costs
if you're staying to meet the pros that night.






Doug Dysart
Ohio Shogi Club founder



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