From: Larry Kaufman <lkaufman <at> comcast <dot> net>
Date: 10 jun 2005
Subject: Re: Bonanza download info(WAS: Report on the 15th CSA World Computer Shogi Champ

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     It works fine on my non-Japanese computer, is easy to use, and plays=
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great! There are no  options yet (like time control, handicaps, etc. ) but=
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that's to be expected on a new program.

     Larry Kaufman

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From: "Manabu Terao" <manabu.terao <at> mx3 <dot> ttcn <dot> ne <dot> jp>
To: <shogi <at> topica <dot> com>
Sent: Friday, June 10, 2005 1:32 AM
Subject: Bonanza download info(WAS: Report on the 15th CSA World Computer=
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Shogi Champions


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Hello shogi fans,

Bonanza is freeware. The download info is available in the small talk=20
section
in the http://www.shogiforum.net/

I think you can manage to find how to use it by your own although the ReadM=
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file is written in Japanese, since the user interface is alphabetical excep=
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the characters of shogi pieces.

Regards
Manabu Terao(TAKODORI)

Reijer Grimbergen <grim <at> yz <dot> yamagata-u <dot> ac <dot> jp> wrote:

> There is another recent interesting development in computer shogi. An
> extremely strong program called Bonanza has surfaced out of nowhere. The
> programmer has never entered the CSA tournament and has made the program
> as a hobby while have a normal job. He has worked on the program for two
> years and it has a rating of 2400 at Shogi Club 24, which ranks it among
> the top programs. I played my program SPEAR against it and SPEAR got
> completely blown away. If a hobby program made in two years can become
> that strong, it is conceivable that a new, promising method is found
> that can give computer shogi the final push to challenge top
> professionals. Until we know more about Bonanza, this is of course
> only speculation...

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