From: Larry Kaufman WIZARD NET> Date: 10 jan 2000 Subject: Deep Blue Shogi The following is taken from an open letter from Feng-Hsiung Hsu, coauthor of Deep Blue (the computer that won a six game match from champion Kasparov), as quoted in "This Week in Chess": "The only chance that you would ever see the chess chip commercialized would be if someday I decide to build a shogi chip. Then you might see a new chess chip designed as a by-product. I would not hold my breath though. I have some other interests that have higher priorities." Larry Kaufman