From: Arose323 AOL COM Date: 12 nov 2002 Subject: Re: notation --part1_142.26e8e52.2b02542d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi, > I much prefer the notationsystem with numbers and letters. I find it easier > to > idetify. If I have to numbers, I have to consider their order also. If I > have > letters and numbers, it does not matter if I mix them up (P7f or Pf7 would > both > be clearly identifyable). I have rows and columns better seperated in my > mind > then. > I think that this system is closer to the Japanese idea. They use different > symbols for rows and columns as well. Maybe for the western world using > arabic > and roman numerals would be a closer equivalent. I think it all depends on what you are accustomed to... I started with Fairbairn's books years ago, so given my choice I'm a P7f P8d person. Reading the moves in Japanese is no difficulty, as I've done that for a long time as well - even if I can't read the commentary. And if the source uses P76 P84, yes I have to think for a bit because I haven't used it as much, but I can figure it out. I guess my thinking of a chess equivalent would be, yes I can read d4 d5, and yes I can read P-K4 P-K5. I prefer the former, but it doesn't make a huge difference - if I want the information, I'm probably going to have to learn the various notational systems anyway. It would be nice to have a uniform system, but I also believe that if one is going to study shogi, one will have to learn all the common notational systems anyway. Ang --part1_142.26e8e52.2b02542d_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi,

I much prefer the notationsystem with numbers and letters. I find it easier to
idetify. If I have to numbers, I have to consider their order also. If I have
letters and numbers, it does not matter if I mix them up (P7f or Pf7 would both
be clearly identifyable). I have rows and columns better seperated in my mind
then.
I think that this system is closer to the Japanese idea. They use different
symbols for rows and columns as well. Maybe for the western world using arabic
and roman numerals would be a closer equivalent

.

I think it all depends on what you are accustomed to... I started with Fairbairn's books years ago, so given my choice I'm a P7f P8d person. Reading the moves in Japanese is no difficulty, as I've done that for a long time as well - even if I can't read the commentary. And if the source uses P76 P84, yes I have to think for a bit because I haven't used it as much, but I can figure it out.

I guess my thinking of a chess equivalent would be, yes I can read d4 d5, and yes I can read P-K4 P-K5. I prefer the former, but it doesn't make a huge difference - if I want the information, I'm probably going to have to learn the various notational systems anyway.

It would be nice to have a uniform system, but I also believe that if one is going to study shogi, one will have to learn all the common notational systems anyway.

Ang
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