From: bogin yahoo co jp> Date: 31 aug 2004 Subject: Japanese Amatuer Shogi Association Ratings 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- According to the Japanese Amateur Shogi Association's web-site, Mr. Tsukasa= Sera is ranked #148 with a rating of 2154. It appears he has played 149 rated games and has a winning percentage of .670. Mr. Hiroshi Kikuta is ranked #135 and has a rating of 2186. He has a winning percentage of .720 based on 207 games played. Mr. Masashi Segawa is ranked #7 and has a rating of 2418. He has a winning percentage of .750 based on 228 games. The top player on the list is Mr. Masakazu Hayasaki (7-dan). He has a rating of 2481 and a winning percentage of .930 based on 952 games.=20 I believe the total of games played is the culmulative total played since a= person became a member of the Japanese Amateur Shogi Association. The web-site says that their ratings are based on games played since January 1,= 2001 and on more than 30 games played. But, since there are quite a few players with well over 1000 games played and even some with even over 3000 games played, I think they go back further than 2001. If you would like to see the list of all players rated 2100 and above (and as a matter of fact all other players rated by the Japanese Amateur Shogi Association) then you can find it under ratings at=20 http://www.amaren.com/ Unfortunately, the information is in Japanese only. I am not sure how they calculate these ratings and I could not find it on the web-site. But, I do believe that The Japanese Amateur Shogi Association= does recognize Shogi Club 24 ratings so perhaps both ratings are calculated= similarly. Maybe someone else knows for sure. Bill Gaudry __________________________________________________ GANBARE! NIPPON! Yahoo! JAPAN JOC OFFICIAL INTERNET PORTAL SITE http://mail.ganbare-nippon.yahoo.co.jp/ 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------