From: Kuniholm mail sdccu net Date: 8 jun 2006 Subject: Re: Japanese Shogi Books for the "illiterate" Marc, Well, armed with the information that one could order from Amazon Japan, I = proceded to order the "Habu's Rule" Pawn Tesuji book (ISBN: 4819703722) and= the 3 Move Tsumeshogi volume (ISBN: 4819701673). I paid with a US credit c= ard and they shipped quickly, albeit exorbitantly. The books both turn out = to be very accessible to this non-Japanese reader, and the Habu book especi= ally is much better than I expected, with several diagrams devoted to each = problem, with explanations of why some moves don't work along with the corr= ect solution. I also decided to track down the mystery volume "Shogi Openings Without Tea= rs," which Fairbairn mentions in the preface to the bilingual "Guide to Sho= gi Openings," by Aono Teruichi. One problem is that Aono calls this previou= s work =8F=AB=8A=FB=92=E8=90=D5=8FW, which is a mere collection, with no me= ntion of "tears." I found two volumes on Amazon by Aono with this identical= title: one (ISBN: 4381006038) published in 1980, and another (ISBN: 438107= 1174) published in 1994. The first, published three years before the biling= ual volume, is almost certainly the book referred to in the preface. The pr= oblem is that it is out of print. The second may be a reprint of the first.= Anyway, I ordered it and it does seem much like a companion volume to "Gui= de to Shogi Openings." . It covers openings--Central Rook, 3rd File Rook, B= ishop Exchange, etc.--not covered in the bilingual volume, and is in the sa= me, easy to follow, three moves per diagram format. Although it is not bili= ngual, it should present no difficulties to anyone who already has "Guide t= o Shogi Openings." Whether it turns out to be the third of a series, or a r= eprint of the first, will be something someone with more Japanese than I wi= ll have to figure out. Anyway, keeping everyone posted, and I look forward to hearing how others a= re doing with their orders from Japan. Has anyone, for instance, ordered fr= om Rakuten, which appears to be the best online Shogi shop? Eric ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: mre2007 cs columbia edu Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 10:30:15 -0400 (EDT) >Eric: > >I too would be intersted in your findings. Also, I would appreciate if any= >respondants might also post the relevant ISBN numbers and/or links to >www.amazon.co.jp. I have ordered books from Amazon in the past, and >although they change a per item handling fee and rather steep shipping, >they are fast and reliable. Also, I would be intersted in organizing a >"group buy" that would save us some money on shipping as well if anyone is= >interested. Of course, the cheapest way to go about this would be to have >someone in Japan purchase the books (they wouldn't have to pay Amazon's >shipping or handling charges) and then have them drop the books in the >mail. If anyone's interested in this, let me know and I will think further= >about how to organize it. I live in the US, so this offer may only be >helpful to others from the States. > >Take care, >-Marc Eisenbarth > >> 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/caaePuwa2i6YsbpbRQxa/PC Powerscan >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> First of all, as a beginning Shogi player, let me thank all of you who a= re >> making the game more accessible to the West. >> >> Having read both the Aono/Fairbairn bilingual books, it occured to me >> that a lot could be gained from available books on Shogi in Japanese onl= y, >> just from consultation of the diagrams and examination of the move >> sequences, even though the finer points of the commentary might be lost.= >> >> A Japanese friend of mine is going back home this summer and said she >> could pick up a few books for me. My question to anyone who has seen the= m >> is: are any or all of the following >> essentially diagram and answer books that do not require much reading >> ability? Or would you specifically recommend others? >> >> Habu's four volumes on tesuji >> Sato's three volumes on the Yagura >> Mori Keiji's two endgame Books >> Urano Masahiko(?)'s 3 and 5 move tsumeshogi books >> Rakuraku(?)'s Next Move Series (216 problems) >> >> Thanks, >> Eric Kuniholm >> >> >> >> >> > > --^---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------