From: shogi-l_02 shogi de Date: 31 aug 2004 Subject: AW: Results from Shogi ESC WOSC 2004 in Munich / Germany Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Save up to 80% on Inkjet & Toner Supplies. 100% Satisfaction=20 Guarantee. Free Shipping on orders over $49. www.inksoutlet.com http://click.topica.com/= caacAsfa2i6YsbnuqMaa/Inksoutlet ------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm quite sure Sera was even informed from Kikuta about the Championship. It seemed to me they have arrived together to the opening ceremony on Friday. Although I have no chance at all against a player with 6D, I like them to take part in tournaments in Europe. Kikuta is very friendly and is always willing to make an interesting kanso sen after the game. Regards Marc > -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Reijer Grimbergen [mailto:grim yz yamagata-u ac jp]=20 > Gesendet: Dienstag, 31. August 2004 03:13 > An: shogi topica com > Betreff: Re: Results from Shogi ESC WOSC 2004 in Munich / Germany >=20 > Even though (to my knowledge) Sera has never won a national=20 > championship, he can be considered at the same level as=20 > Kikuta. Both are=20 > members of RICOH, which has dominated company championships=20 > in Japan for=20 > a long time. Members include Kikuta, Tanigawa Toshiaki (the=20 > brother of)=20 > and Noyama (multiple Asahi Amateur Meijin). Sera is always playing in=20 > the first team of RICOH, often on a higher board than the big guns=20 > mentioned above. He is currently ranked second on the RICOH=20 > rating list,=20 > behind Yamada Yoji (who I do not know very well, but has played in a=20 > number of national championships, reaching the quarterfinals in last=20 > year's amateur Osho tournament). >=20 > I have been fortunate to be invited to a number of RICOH training=20 > weekends and have met Sera often. I have played him a couple=20 > of times,=20 > but of course never beaten him. I am sure that Kikuta and Sera have=20 > played hundreds of times against each other, so it is kind of=20 > interesting they play each other in Europe... >=20 > Reijer >=20 > Larry Kaufman wrote: > >=20 > > So who is Tsukasa Sera, who won all nine games, even=20 > defeating a 6 Dan? > > I note also that apparently there was not a single game won by=20 > > any non-Japanese player from any Japanese player. Perhaps=20 > Europe will=20 > > now be in the situation we have been in for many years in the U.S.,=20 > > where Japanese players dominate the top places in our tournaments. > >=20 > > Larry Kaufman > >=20 >=20 > --=20 >=20 > Reijer Grimbergen > Department of Informatics, Yamagata University > Jonan 4-3-16, Yonezawa, 992-8510 Japan > Tel: +81-(0)238-26-3740 FAX: +81-(0)238-26-3299=20 http://gamelab.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/ Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Need cash fast? Get a $500 CASH ADVANCE overnight! Let=20 YourCashCentral get you the cash you need. http://click.topica.com/caacxyca2i6Ysa7fLMWf/MyOnlinePayday ------------------------------------------------------------------- Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Buy Stocks and Index Funds for just $4 No Account or=20 Investment Minimums and No Inactivity Fees Automatically=20 invest weekly or monthly and build your future. http://click.topica.com/= caacvgga2i6YsbnuqMaf/Sharebuilder ------------------------------------------------------------------- --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: = shogi-l shogi net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.= bnuqMa.= c2hvZ2kt Or send an email to: shogi-unsubscribe topica com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=3DTEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------