IL=20 Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 4:02 PM Subject: Beginner's Lessons No.1, Getting Orientated: Perspectives on = Shogi and Chess The above article does not teach the basic fundamentals of shogi, it = highlights the merits of shogi over chess from a chess player's = perspective; such as -- the goal of chess is to queen a pawn and win by = attrition, while the goal of shogi is, first and foremost, to checkmate = the opponent's king. If you email me your postal address, I'll be happy to snail mail you a = copy. You have to promise to make further copies and distribute them to = others who show interest in shogi. I believe that the article is = important enough for someone to post on a webpage, but that hasn't = happened yet. In my opinion, the best shogi primer is John Fairbairn's "How to Play = Shogi". It is 24 pages packed full of concentrated shogi information. = Ex. page 24 is a raw listing of dozens of shogi proverbs -- very useful. = =20 Maybe another Shogi-L member would know if "How to Play Shogi" is = still available somewhere? Tim ------=_NextPart_000_00AB_01C3584B.B3C5EBF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Tim,

Is there a possibility of putting this = article=20 online? It sounds like a good article for some of us who also play chess = but=20 would like to convert some of our many chess-playing buddies to the fun = and new=20 dimension of shogi.

Thanks,

Reg

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From:=20 ACCESS-4-FREE COM=20 href=3D"mailto:Mik ACCESS-4-FREE COM">T Rogalski
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Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 = 4:02=20 PM

Subject: Beginner's Lessons = No.1, Getting=20 Orientated: Perspectives on Shogi and Chess

The above article does not teach the = basic=20 fundamentals of shogi, it highlights the merits of shogi over chess = from a=20 chess player's perspective; such as -- the goal of chess is to = queen a=20 pawn and win by attrition, while the goal of shogi is, first and = foremost, to=20 checkmate the opponent's king.

If you email me your postal address, = I'll be=20 happy to snail mail you a copy. You have to promise to make = further=20 copies and distribute them to others who show interest in shogi. = I=20 believe that the article is important enough for someone to = post on a=20 webpage, but that hasn't happened yet.

In my opinion, the best shogi primer = is John=20 Fairbairn's "How to Play Shogi". It is 24 pages packed full of=20 concentrated shogi information. Ex. page 24 is a raw listing of = dozens=20 of shogi proverbs -- very useful.

Maybe another Shogi-L member would = know=20 if "How to Play Shogi" is still available somewhere?

Tim

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