From: manabuterao-lj <at> infoseek <dot> jp
Date: 18 nov 2003
Subject: RE: SSC rules clarification

Although I've never been to SSC, the phrase that if a player makes an 
illegal move, he must change it, seems a local rule there. 

Rgds
Manabu


T.Rogalski wrote:
> The first two Shinjuku Shogi Club English rules of play state:
> 
>    "a.  Taking back moves, and giving advice are prohibited.
> 
>     b.  The usual rules of the Shogi Renmei apply:  doubled pawns, dropped 
>     pawn mates and the dropping of pieces which cannot move, are all 
>     illegal.  If a player makes an illegal move, he must change it.  If he 
>     plays his next move without changing the illegal move, he loses the 
>     game."
> 
> My understanding is that if a player makes an illegal move, he loses the 
> game immediately, and is never allowed to "take it back".  This is an 
> aspect of the shogi rules that I always liked, yet the above appears to 
> state a contradiction.  Can anyone shed some light on this, or is this 
> simple a case of poor English translation?
> 
> BTW, there is no date on these rules, but it does list one of the 
> professional teachers as Habu, 8-Dan, so clearly this translation is 
> dated.  Also, one of my games ended with me taking my opponent's king, 
> when he made some other move while he was in check, and he raised no 
> objection to his loss, just a little frustration at himself.
> 
> Tim Rogalski,
> Shodan of the D.C. Shogi Club

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