From: Larry Kaufman <lkaufman <at> WIZARD <dot> NET>
Date: 25 feb 2000
Subject: Handicap Series

     My article on four piece handicap has now been posted to the Mind
Sports site.  It can be found at:
http://www.msoworld.com/mindzine/news/Orient/shogi_handicap1.html
     This article is unique in that I challenge existing theory on the
handicap.  I am asking all strong shogi players to take a look and to let
me know if they find any flaw in my analysis or in my conclusion that the
climbing gold is the best way for black to play the handicap.
     The analysis is much more succinct and convincing than the articles I
ran here a year ago, as I've had time to refine the idea.

     Larry Kaufman, Amateur 5 Dan