From: Yoshi Niwata <yokoyoko <at> SEA <dot> UCATV <dot> NE <dot> JP>
Date: 23 oct 2002
Subject: Re: Handicap games on Tokyo Dojo

Dear Gary,

It is OK to challenge Dan people for a handicapped match as long as they are
in Free room. (They will refuse if they do not like to play handicapped
match.)
Concerning the pause before the first move, possibly, he accepted to play
with you casually without checking you challenged the handicapped match!
Then he needed some time to start. Even for dan people, some people are not
familiar with handicapped match very much.

For your information, there is a club for handicapped match on Tokyo dojo.
Dan people of that club normally wait in 11-kyu room to be challenged by the
club member (you need to access by "official guest" as 12-kyu to challenge
for a handicapped match. (difficult to explain...) This club is called
"Koma-ochi village".
They are very kind and teach very well after the match.

Someday, please catch me at Tokyo dojo. I will take you to the club!!

Sincerely,

Yoshi Niwata (HN: Daruma78, Tokyo dojo)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Shogi Discussion List [mailto:SHOGI-L <at> TECHUNIX <dot> TECHNION <dot> AC <dot> IL]
> On Behalf Of 'Gary Whelan'
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 2:55 AM
> To: SHOGI-L <at> TECHUNIX <dot> TECHNION <dot> AC <dot> IL
> Subject: Handicap games on Tokyo Dojo
>
>
> Has anyone else tried this?  Lately, I've been
> logging on to Tokyo Dojo and challening Dan level
> players to handicap games.  As long as it's
> a "free" game they're perfectly willing to play
> (though there is sometimes a long pause before
> the first move, as if my opponent is startled to
> see some of his pieces missing!).  Is this OK to
> do or am I committing some oafish breach of
> etiquette?
>