From: Manabu Terao mx3 ttcn ne jp> Date: 17 mar 2006 Subject: Re: Examination system to become a pro Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Packet8 Digital Phones Service can save you up to $999 annually on your phone bill! First Month Free! Free Activation! Save $110 instantly. Wow. 1-877-868-1135 http://click.topica.com/= caaexdPa2i6YsbnuqMaa/ TMONE ------------------------------------------------------------------- Manabu Terao mx3 ttcn ne jp> wrote: '2004 Yamada Atsutoshi' should read '2004 Yamada Atsumoto' in Ama Osho. >=20 > Larry Kaufman comcast net> wrote: >=20 > > This is good news for shogi. It will encourage strong amateur play= ers=20 > > to work hard on their game in the hope of becoming pros. > > Can you tell us which amateur (or lady pro) players in the past fe= w=20 > > years might have qualified for this examination? I recall that two of m= y=20 > > "amateur" teachers had even records in official games against pros=20 > > (something like 4-4 each I believe) but this was nearly twenty years ag= o.=20 > > Probably others have similar records now. >=20 > I can't say that right now since the criteria to evaluate the performance= =20 > of the official games with pro such as number of games, winning percentag= e > etc.., is still uncertain. >=20 > However, I can make a list of the winners of major four Armature Shogi > Tournaments as below.(Since Japanese Kanji names can often have plural > pronunciations and I don't know most of them personally, some names=20 > in Roman below may have errors, although I tried my best for them to=20 > be correct.) >=20 > * Armature Ryuoh > 2005 Shimizugami Toru > 2004 Kato Yukio > 2003 Higashino Tetsuo > 2002 Watanabe Toshio > 2001 Nakafuji Makoto >=20 > * Ama Meijin > 2005 Asada Takushi=20 > 2004 Yamada Atsumoto > 2003 Yamada Atsumoto > 2002 Hayasaki Masakazu > 2001 Nagaoka Toshikatsu >=20 > * Asahi Ama Meijin > 2005 Yoshida Masakazu(He is now in Shoreikai.) > 2004 Amano Takashi > 2003 Kiriyama Takashi > 2002 Yamada Atsumoto > 2001 Yamada Atsumoto >=20 > * Ama Osho > 2005 Watanabe Toshio > 2004 Yamada Atsutoshi > 2003 Shimizugami Toru > 2002 Segawa Shouji(He is now pro 4dan) > 2001 Takeda Shunpei >=20 > I read in some magazine that Shimizugami-san has a desire to become pro. >=20 > Regards > Manabu Terao Your free subscription is supported by today's sponsor: ------------------------------------------------------------------- Get your VoIP on with Packet8's Videophone. Crystal clear images of your loved ones. Free Month. 30 day money back guarantee. 1-877-868-1135 http://click.topica.com/= caaexdTa2i6YsbnuqMaf/ 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------