From: "Stouten, Pieter [R&D/0467]" PHARMACIA COM> Date: 10 apr 2003 Subject: Re: 4th International Austrian Shogi Championship [Forwarded on behalf of Thomas Pfaffel hotmail com>] Hi Bill! The reason why we make a playoff is, that we decided in advance of the tournament to make a playoff anyway. So this tournament could be seen as a qualifying tournament for the finals. So the advantage is also, that we will hopefully have some interesting games. (and from practice we could gain playing strength :) ) Regards Thomas | From: bogin YAHOO CO JP> | Subject: Re: 4th International Austrian Shogi Championship | Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 09:24:17 +0900 | | Congratulations on a fine tournament. The level of play must | have been quite high for a 2k to beat a very strong 5d. Even in | a handicap game that result would have been quite surprising | but in an even game it is even more remarkable. What's more | this was an OTB tournament, not Interent or Email, so there | can be no doubt about the result. It just goes to show that on | any given day anything is possible. | | I have just one question. This was the tournament was called | the Austrian Championship, and there appears to have been a | clear winner, $B#M#M (Br. Schnider, with 5 out of 6. So, why is | it necessary to have a playoff for title of Austrian Champion? | | Bill Gaudry ----------------- This communication is intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is legally privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please note that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Anyone who receives this message in error should notify the sender immediately and delete it from his or her computer.