From: Manabu Terao mx3 ttcn ne jp> Date: 03 dec 2004 Subject: Re: Encyclopedia of Shogi Openings Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Free recipes to get you in shape http://click.topica.com/= caacVmfa2i6YsbnuqMaa/PermissionData ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello, In my opinion, Habu no Zuno(Habu's Brain) Vol.1-10 are=20 substantially a successor to Shogi Senpo Dai Jiten. The series=20 were published from 1992 to 1994. I would recommend to buy these series rather than buying Shogi Senpo Dai Jiten if the purpose=20 of purchase is to become stronger by getting opening knowledge. After publication of Habu no Zuno Vol.1-10, four major invention=20 in the opening appeared, Fujii System, Millenium castle, Gokigen=20 Nakabisha and Yokofutori R8e. They are covered in Fukaura's=20 books Kore ga Saizensenda(This is the Front Line)in 1999 and=20 Saizensen Monogatari(Front Line Story)in 2003. Manabu Terao Email: manabu.terao mx3 ttcn ne jp TEL&FAX: 81-3-3708-5603 Alexander Kohaut gmx at> wrote: > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Win a Lexus RX330! Class and beauty rolled up in an SUV! Drive=20 > your family this winter in style. Make it yours! Click below and=20 > sign up now! > http://click.topica.com/caacVl3a2i6YsbnVMdLa/Vente > ------------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 > Assuming that the theory is indeed twenty years out of date, would it be 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 = buy > it in its present form? Or, to put it another way, is anyone planning to > publish a successor - and when? >=20 >=20 > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > > Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Get the latest weather, > > sports, and lifestyle news you can't afford to miss, all > > at a price you can afford to pay! Click now! > > http://click.topica.com/caaa9eYa2i6YsboHGRsa/TopOffers > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > >=20 > > On 2004.12.1, at 04:31 PM, Manabu Terao wrote: > >=20 > > > 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! > >=20 > > 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= =20 > > 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= =20 > > 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= =20 > > 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 ... > >=20 > > Richard Sams > >=20 > >=20 > >=20 > >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Mag. Alexander Kohaut > Schiffm=1B$B Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Free Low-Fat recipes http://click.topica.com/= caacVmea2i6YsbnuqMaf/PermissionData ------------------------------------------------------------------- --^---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------