From: Larry Kaufman <lkaufman <at> WIZARD <dot> NET>
Date: 14 may 2000
Subject: Re: Rook handicap

At 11:34 AM 5/14/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Larry,
>
>I'm interested in the alternative rook handicap strategy. Do you have it in
>a format you could easily post to the list?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Kerry
>
>
>     Noteworthy were Marc's games at rook.  Playing standard strategy, he
>had lost four times previously against pros and lost his first two games
>here too.  Then, I showed him a game that George Hodges had sent me, in
>which black forces an early bishop exchange and won easily against Nakahara
>Meijin in his prime.  Marc then switched to this strategy and won both
>times!
>     It seems that these lines are better practical choices than
>the traditional josekis.
>     Larry Kaufman, amateur 5 Dan
>
     I plan to do an article on it for the MindSports website, probably in
in about 4-5 months (after completeing two piece and rook & lance).

     Larry Kaufman