From: Chiaki Ito <shogi <at> MAIL <dot> COM>
Date: 31 mar 2003
Subject: Re: Kunio Yonenaga Lifetime Kisei

my bet is that he will run for parliament soon.

chiaki

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From: "bogin" <bogin <at> YAHOO <dot> CO <dot> JP>
To: <SHOGI-L <at> TECHUNIX <dot> TECHNION <dot> AC <dot> IL>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 8:49 PM
Subject: Kunio Yonenaga Lifetime Kisei


> Just wanted to pass on that, according to the "Daily Yomiuri" English
> newspaper,  Kunio Yonenaga Lifetime Kisei(59) has announced on his webpage
> that he is retiring from active play. Besides being an excellent player(26
> years in Class A), his shogi commentaries were always interesting and
> informative. He still holds the record for becoming the oldest Meijin at
> age 49 when he beat Makoto Nakahara in 1993.
>
> Bill Gaudry
>
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