From: Rikard Nordgren ETEK CHALMERS SE> Date: 21 sep 2000 Subject: Rating system Apropos Thailand wanting to join the FESA USSF rating system. Some time ago Mr Martin Danerud president of the FESA argued for the foundation of a world shogi federation. Now it seem to be the time for such an organization. More and more countries outside Japan are forming their organizations and it would be neat to have a common rating system (as in the case of the merging of the FESA and USSF systems). The best thing would be if the Japanese shogi federation created the world shogi organization as the chinese Xiang Qi federation organized a Xiang Qi world organization that has a rating system (I think) and organize the world championship. Shogi has very much to gain on such an organization. Rikard Nordgren