From: bogin yahoo co jp> Date: 8 nov 2005 Subject: Re: Watanabe promotion Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- MAKE NEW FRIENDS, MEET POTENTIAL BUSINESS PARTNERS, FIND THAT SPECIAL SOMEO= NE! IT'S EASY, IT'S FUN! AND BEST OF ALL, IT'S TOTALLY FREE! http://click.topica.com/= caaeatFa2i6YsbnuqMaa/Friendsand.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Actually, It think that the announcement was for players ranked 7-dan (not 6-dan) or lower. I may be wrong but I think that in the past a person who held the Ryu-O title for one year was promoted to 8-dan from. However, since Wantanabe Ryo-O was only 6-dan when he became Ryu-O he needed to jump a dan to become= an 8-dan. So, on October 1, he was promoted to 7-dan. Then on November 17, he will be promoted to 8-dan. So, I think that the Shogi Renmei just was trying to streamline the promotion process a little and give it a fine tuning. Now, Ryo-O's that are= ranked 7-dan or lower will be promoted to 8-dan on the first of October of the year that follows the year they became Ryu-O. This was no one will have= to "jump a dan" after they become Ryu-O.=20 Bill Gaudry --- Andrej Kasperovich mail ru> =1B$B$+$i$N%a%C%;!<%8!'=1B(B= > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > New Apple=1B$B!&=1B(BiPod=1B$B!&=1B(Bnano. As Thin as a No. 2 Pencil. Sto= res up to 3=20 > Days of Songs! Get it Here FREE*! > http://click.topica.com/caaeatBa2i6Ysa7fLJaa/Superb Rewards=20 > ------------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 > The Japanese shogi union announced that in "day of shogi" 17th > November,=20 > Ryu-O Watanabe will be promoted to 8 dan.=20 >=20 > In future if professional player 6 dan or less can win Ryu-O title, > he=20 > may be promoted directly to 8 dan. >=20 > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Is your computer freezing up or slowing down? > Repair corrupt files and harmful errors - protect your PC > Take a 2-minute PC health check-up at no charge! > http://click.topica.com/caaeatra2i6Ysa7fLJaf/PC PowerScan > ------------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 >=20 >=20 -------------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail - supported by 10million people http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/10m/ Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- So Much Television, Such Little Time! In Love with Lost(TM) or=20 Devoted to Desperate Housewives(TM)? Take our premier week=20 survey, complete our offers, and get a FREE* DVD set of either=20 show! http://click.topica.com/= caaeatAa2i6YsbnuqMaf/Viewer 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------