From: Alexander Kohaut <alexander.kohaut <at> gmx <dot> at>
Date: 2 dec 2004
Subject: Re: Encyclopedia of Shogi Openings

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Assuming that the theory is indeed twenty years out of date, would it be
advisable to wait for the successor to Shogi Senpo Dai Jiten rather than bu=
y
it in its present form? Or, to put it another way, is anyone planning to
publish a successor - and when?


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> On 2004.12.1, at 04:31  PM, Manabu Terao wrote:
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> > Although I have not seen the Encyclopedia of Chess Openings and
> > cannot compare one with the other, 'Shogi Senpo Dai Jiten' is
> > written for Japanese readers and I think it's difficult for
> > ordinary Westerners to read.
> >
> Maybe it would be simpler just to say "Shogi Senpo Dai Jiten" is in=20
> Japanese!
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> I am sure there is no English translation of this book. Tony Hosking=20
> undoubtedly found it in the shogi library which he jointly owns with=20
> Les Blackstock. As far as I know, Tony cannot read Japanese apart from=
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> the kanji for the shogi pieces. That is enough, of course, to read=20
> shogi game scores and all the opening variations in this book, but not=
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> being able to read evaluations of positions is a problem. I think=20
> "ordinary Westerners" (assuming that Tony Hosking falls into this=20
> category) can get a lot of information from shogi opening books without=
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> reading the comments, which are usually quite sparse anyway. The only=20
> problem with "Shogi Senpo Dai Jiten" is that the theory is presumably=20
> about 20 years out of date ...
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> Richard Sams
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