From: Theodore Hsu <ted <at> hsu <dot> org>
Date: 16 feb 2004
Subject: Re: Hi and Introductions

the links you will find in www.shogi.net/shogi.html will give you a lot of
stuff.
check them all out.
also, don't forget to look at archived messages on the discussion group,
there are lots of instructional messages.

you also might like to fly out to SF for the US shogi championship. check
out the announcement in the shogi discussion group archive. (the group you
sent a message to)

ted

----- Original Message -----
From: <caverchad <at> maverickgrotto <dot> org>
To: <shogi <at> topica <dot> com>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 7:20 PM
Subject: Hi and Introductions


> Hi,
>
> I'm new to Shogi, and not even a rated chess player.  I love the game, but
I'm sure I don't play on near the level any of
> you do, so I hope to learn something reading here.
>
> I was introduced to Shogi by a co-worker of mine, Nick Schoonmaker, who I
believe is a friend of Larry Kaufman's.
>
> I have read the John Fairbairn book and the Trever Leggett book and have
been working through some Tsume Shogi
> problems I've found on the net, but my biggest problem is finding someone
to play against.  I can play Nick, but he has to
> give me a 6 piece advantage to make it fun for us both.  While being able
to handicap that way is one of the great things
> about Shogi, I'd like to be able to play some even games.  I've found
Pocket Shogi for my palm, and can beat it on the
> easiest level, and I've seen the Ishi Press Dos game, but I'm just not
willing to part with $50 for a dos based game.  I did
> get the Microsoft Classic games off Ebay for under $10, and it included a
version of Shogi, but I noticed a huge bug.  It
> won't promote my rook.  It'll promote it's own rook, and any other piece
of mine, but not my rook.  That's not gonna work.
>
> I have played a few games on the shogi club 24 site, but since few of the
people I've played speak English and I don't
> speak Japanese, It's hard to have someone critique my game.
>
> Nick sold me an extra set of plastic pieces he had and I made a folding
wooden board, so I'm ready to go.
>
> Any other English resources I can tap into?
>
> I've found this version of chess to be far more exciting then western
chess.  Why hasn't it caught on more in the west?  I
> see more written in English on Chinese Chess than Shogi.
>
> Thanks
>
> CF
>
> Chad Fenner
> caverchad <at> maverickgrotto <dot> org
> http://cavercf.batcave.net/
> "Push the button, Max"
> -- Professor Fate
> Can you name that movie?
>
>

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