From: manabu.terao mx3 ttcn ne jp Date: 31 aug 2004 Subject: RE: Results from Shogi ESC WOSC 2004 in Munich / Germany Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Save on inkjet and toner, and get free shipping on orders over $50. http://click.topica.com/= caacAsfa2i6YsbnuqMaa/Inksoutlet ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello Shogi Fans, According to the database which Kayama-san is maintaining,=20 Sera-san was the Asahi Student Meijin for the fiscal year 1979. He was also the challenger of the Asahi Ama-Meijin for the=20 fiscal year 1991. According to Amature Shogi Renmei's database, the rating of Sera- san is 2154, while that of Kikuta-san is 2186, as of today. Manabu Terao shogi-l_02 shogi de wrote: >=20 > 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. >=20 > Regards > Marc >=20 > > -----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 > >=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/ >=20 > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- RE-GROW YOUR HAIR STARTING NOW.....Click here for more info! http://click.topica.com/= caacxyda2i6YsbnuqMaf/Medical Hair Restoration ------------------------------------------------------------------- --^---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------