From: Sam Sloan <sloan <at> ISHIPRESS <dot> COM>
Date: 12 dec 2002
Subject: Re: Proposal

I would not be in favor of any format which involves playing this event
over the Internet.

Internet events are not taken seriously. The results are not recognized.

I am sure that nobody would cheat. It would be difficult to cheat even if
somebody wanted to, since shogi playing computer programs are so much
weaker than normal human players. Still, nobody is going to regard the
results of an Internet event as valid.

I would propose however not a four player round robin but two matches of
two players each and then a play off match. That way, you might be able to
gain publicity with a match for the European Shogi championship. The winner
could then play Larry Kaufman for the World non-Japanese championship.

Sam Sloam