From: Steve Polley yahoo com> Date: 6 feb 2006 Subject: RE: Kio Match- Feb. 4th. Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Business Virtual Office VoIP Phone System. Big Business Functionality for a Small Business Telephone price. Packet8 Business Sales 1-877-868-1135 http://click.topica.com/= caaer6Fa2i6YsbnuqMaa/ TMONE ------------------------------------------------------------------- May I ask you one more question? I undertsood that Habu moved first-is=20 that correct? Because it looks to me like White's King( or the second=20 player if you will)- it looks like the king at the top of the board is=20 about to be checkmated and that was Moriuchi's king I thought? In other= =20 words who was black- bottom of the board and who was white- top of the=20 board? Thank you! PS I am trying to learn to read Japanese- but=20 langauges with characters rather than alphabets are very difficult for=20 Americans! Manabu Terao wrote: >=20 > Hello Steve, >=20 > Unfortunately Japanese newspapers in English version does not cover the > 7 crown matches yet either in-print or on-line. >=20 > Yes. the newspapers and shogi specific magazines always interview the=20 > players > after a game. They publish players' and commentators' comments after the > game. >=20 > I think they do not think there are demands for such shogi news in=20 > English. > It might be a good idea that you would keep writing a letter/an email to= =20 >=20 > the newspapers to let them know that you would like to read them in=20 > English.=20 > "Ask and you shall receive." >=20 > As to the first game, Moriuchi won it with 166 moves. At the=20 > resignation, > no mate for Moriuchi's king while Habu's King is in hisshi(blinkmate). >=20 > Cheers > Manabu Terao >=20 > > Do any of the on line Japanese newspapers print articles about the 7= =20 > > Crown matches in English? I was trying to see if the Japan Times had a= n=20 > >=20 > > article about yesterday's game, but perhaps I'm not looking in the righ= t=20 > >=20 > > section. Would it be sports or entertainment? It's frustrating as I= =20 > > don't read Japanese- I can look at the final position and usually guess= =20 > > who won- but if there are any articles in English, I would love to read= =20 > > them. Is it customary for the newspapers to interview the players afte= r=20 > >=20 > > a game, as it would be in the USA? > > Manabu Terao wrote: > > >=20 > > > Hello shogi fans, > > >=20 > > > As a result of Furigoma, Habu made a first move. You can watch and= =20 > > > replay the game at > > > http://www.ehime-np.co.jp/tokushuex/0602kiousen/kifu/ > > >=20 > > > The opening strategy is going to be both Yagura. > > >=20 > > > 3 wins in advance will be the next Kio. Enjoy the game between > > > 35 year old rivals. > > >=20 > > > Best regards > > > Manabu Terao > > >=20 > > > Manabu Terao mx3 ttcn ne jp> wrote: >=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/= caaerela2i6YsbnuqMaf/PC Powerscan ------------------------------------------------------------------- --^---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------