From: Larry Kaufman MSN COM> Date: 25 feb 2002 Subject: Re: Official rating [was: How to play shogi on the web?] ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C1BDE1.E4DA7D60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ----- Original Message ----- From: Daniel M. Toebbens Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 5:37 AM To: SHOGI-L TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL Subject: Official rating [was: How to play shogi on the web?] On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Paul wrote: > I suggest www.shogidojo.com, which has an english version to. You have = to > register, but then it's just to play. Since they have a ratingsystem, y= ou > soon find opponents of your own strength. BTW, are the ratings given there official in any way? I started earlier playing online then in tournaments (just back from my first :-) and will most probably play much more games online, too. So those ratings will be higher probably then my 'real official' ones. Daniel Toebbens Although ShogiDojo ranks are "official" only in their own environmen= t, it is widely accepted that they are much stricter than normal club ran= kings in either Japan or in the West. Most players are ranked about 2 Da= n ranks or 4 kyu ranks higher in clubs than on Shogidojo. Larry Kaufman ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C1BDE1.E4DA7D60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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From: Daniel M. Toebbens
Sent: M= onday, February 25, 2002 5:37 AM
To: SHOGI-L TECHUNIX TECHNION AC IL
Subject: Official rating [was: How to play shogi on the web?= ]
 

On Fri, 22 Feb 2002, Paul wrote:

>= I suggest www.shogidojo.com, which has an english version to. You have t= o
> register, but then it's just to play. Since they have a ratings= ystem, you
> soon find opponents of your own strength.

BTW, = are the ratings given there official in any way? I started
earlier pla= ying online then in tournaments (just back from my first :-)
and will = most probably play much more games online, too. So those
ratings will = be higher probably then my 'real official' ones.


Daniel Toebbe= ns

     Although ShogiDojo ranks are "offi= cial" only in their own environment, it is widely accepted that they are = much stricter than normal club rankings in either Japan or in the West.&n= bsp; Most players are ranked about 2 Dan ranks or 4 kyu ranks higher in c= lubs than on Shogidojo.

Larry Kaufman

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