From: bogin yahoo co jp> Date: 1 mar 2006 Subject: Re: Time limits Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unlimited International Calls to Certain Counties with Packet8. Our International VoIP Plans offer subscribers a easier way to save on overseas calls. 1-877-868-1135 http://click.topica.com/= caaexd4a2i6YsbnuqMaa/ TMONE ------------------------------------------------------------------- I believe in most title matches the players have a certain ammount of time to complete the game. When they use their alloted time, they move into "byo-yomi" where each player has to make a move within so many seconds (30 seconds is pretty standard). So, often a player can aford to take two hours= or so per move because the amount of time they may have to finish the game before they enter "byo-yomi" =1B$B!!=1B(Bmay be 4, 6 or even 8 hours.=20 Unlike chess, in shogi you are not required to make a certain number of moves within a certain time period. Time forfeits are pretty rare and most players usually use up most of their alloted time. Often, you can get an idea of the amount of time each player has per game by checking the times listed for the final moves. In the game you mentioned, Habu resigned 7:45 into the game so that means each player was probably given 8 hours for the game. Bill Gaudry --- Steve Polley yahoo com> =1B$B$+$i$N%a%C%;!<%8!'=1B(B > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Sign Up for Packet8 and tell your phone company > to VoIP-Off. First Month Free! Then up to 50% off your > phone bill. Free Equipment! Packet8 1-877-868-1135 > http://click.topica.com/caaexdRa2i6Ysa7fLJaa/ TMONE > ------------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 > Would someone please explain how the time limits work in a Shogi > match?=20=20 > What is confusing me is this- according to Reijer's analysis of game > 5=20 > of the current Osho match, Habu took almost 2 hours to play the 11th=20 > move- (PxP.) If this were a western chess match, Habu would already > be=20 > in almost surely fatal time trouble. (And my favorite chess player is >=20 > Kasparov- so I've seen a Grandmaster in time trouble alot!) So how=20 > does Shogi differ in this respect? >=20 > Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > First Month Free! Save up to 50% on your phone bill.=20 > Free Activation, Free Equipment! Packet8 > 30-day money back guarantee. 1-877-868-1135 > http://click.topica.com/caaexdQa2i6Ysa7fLJaf/ TMONE > ------------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 >=20 >=20 -------------------------------------- TSUKAME EIKOU! KAGAYAKE EGAO! Yahoo! JAPAN JPC OFFICIAL PARTNER INTERNET PORTAL SITE http://pr.mail.yahoo.co.jp/wintergames/ 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/= caaexd2a2i6YsbnuqMaf/ TMONE ------------------------------------------------------------------- --^---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------