From: Peter Banaschak <Peter.Banaschak <at> T-ONLINE <dot> DE>
Date: 4 apr 2001
Subject: Book on Chess history (incl. Shogi)

(I know that advertising in mailing lists is justly being
frowned upon; however I trust I may point you to a
(hopefully) interesting book.)

To whom it may concern:

Just yesterday my PhD thesis

Peter Banaschak
Schachspiel in Ostasien. Xiangqi, Changgi, Shogi. Quellen zu
ihrer Geschichte und Entwicklung bis 1640.
München: iudicium, 2001
ISBN 3-89129-656-8
xix, 233p.
DM 58,--, EUR 29,65, SFR 52,50, ÖS 423,--

has come off the press and may now be ordered in any book
store or directly from the publisher. It deals with the
sources on the early history of the East Asian Chess
variants, including Shogi. The book is in German; an English
edition may be expected for late in next year.

Best wishes, Peter