From: Nick Bardsley <nbardsley <at> ICC <dot> CO <dot> UK>
Date: 2 feb 2000
Subject: Chu Shogi castles

Do any well defined castles exist for Chu Shogi? As a beginner making my =
way through the handicap examples in George Hodge's Middle Shogi Manual, =
I'm wondering particularly about the decision to keep Golds at home or =
send them to the battle front (leaving a rather small defence force of =
the Drunken Elephant and the 2 Blind Tigers). I also wonder about the =
fact that the King and his entourage/castle do not seem to move from the =
centre. This is, of course, very different from Modern Shogi - is it =
always best practise? (I recognise it very often is.)

Any views on these points or Chu castle formations in general out there?

Nick Bardsley