From: lkaufman comcast net Date: 08 aug 2005 Subject: Re: Non-standard handicap question --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12985_1123480256_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you a lottery player?Play smarter! Improve your=20 odds and detect winning patterns. Access the best=20 kept lottery secret on the Net. Easy to use! http://click.topica.com/= caadOuba2i6YsbnuqMaa/Lottery Vault=20 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Although a Silver is roughly midway between a lance and a bishop in av= erage value (or a bit closer to lance), silver handicap is definitely close= r to bishop handicap than to lance. This is primarily because the lance in = the corner may easily become irrelevant or even a liability in case of a qu= ick fight, while the silver is never likely to be out of play. Also, the bi= shop handicap is a bit less than it should be, because the initial position= of the bishop makes it a target for the rook. In my opinion, it is precise= ly the relatively small gap between silver and bishop handicap that explain= s why silver handicap never became a standard handicap step, in place of th= e awkward bishop/lance alternation.=20 Larry Kaufman, Amateur 5 Dan -------------- Original message --------------=20 > Is a Silver Handicap considered greater or less than=20 > an alternating Bishop-Left Lance handicap?=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > ____________________________________________________=20 > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page=20 > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs=20 >=20 Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Hershey=92s=AE or Ghirardelli=AE Chocolate? Take our Nationwide Chocolate Survey today! Receive a FREE* $100 restaurant gift card of your choice or $100=20 worth Hershey=92s=AE or Ghirardelli=AE Chocolate for participating!=20 http://click.topica.com/= caadOv3a2i6YsbnuqMaf/Chocolate Survey ------------------------------------------------------------------- --^---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --^---------------------------------------------------------------- --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_12985_1123480256_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable = 
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     Although a Silver is roughly midway between a= lance and a bishop in average value (or a bit closer to lance), silve= r handicap is definitely closer to bishop handicap than to lance. This is p= rimarily because the lance in the corner may easily become irrelevant or ev= en a liability in case of a quick fight, while the silver is never likely t= o be out of play. Also, the bishop handicap is a bit less than it should be= , because the initial position of the bishop makes it a target for the rook= . In my opinion, it is precisely the relatively small gap between silver an= d bishop handicap that explains why silver handicap never became a standard= handicap step, in place of the awkward bishop/lance alternation. 
 
     Larry Kaufman, Amateur 5 Dan
 
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