From: Reijer Grimbergen yz yamagata-u ac jp> Date: 22 aug 2007 Subject: This week in Shukan Shogi (no. 1186, February 21st 2007) A double header in this report, as it features both the 5th game of the Osho match between Habu and Sato and the 1st game of the Kio match between Moriuchi and Sato. Both were very interesting games. The Osho match game because of the long entering king battle and the Kio match game because the position was very close and complicated from start to finish. Here are the games with comments: [Black "Sato Yasumitsu, Challenger"] [White "Habu Yoshiharu, Osho"] [Event "56th Osho-sen, Game 5"] [Date "February 15th and 16th 2007"] 1.P7g-7f 00:00:00 00:00:00 2.P8c-8d 00:00:00 00:02:00 3.S7i-6h 00:00:00 00:02:00 4.P3c-3d 00:00:00 00:04:00 5.P6g-6f 00:00:00 00:04:00 6.S7a-6b 00:00:00 00:07:00 7.P5g-5f 00:00:00 00:07:00 8.P5c-5d 00:00:00 00:20:00 9.S3i-4h 00:00:00 00:20:00 10.S3a-4b 00:00:00 00:26:00 11.G4i-5h 00:00:00 00:26:00 12.G4a-3b 00:00:00 00:29:00 13.G6i-7h 00:00:00 00:29:00 14.K5a-4a 00:00:00 00:33:00 15.K5i-6i 00:00:00 00:33:00 16.G6a-5b 00:00:00 00:42:00 17.S6h-7g 00:01:00 00:42:00 18.S4b-3c 00:01:00 00:46:00 19.B8h-7i 00:01:00 00:46:00 20.B2b-3a 00:01:00 00:47:00 21.P3g-3f 00:05:00 00:47:00 22.P4c-4d 00:05:00 00:48:00 23.G5h-6g 00:07:00 00:48:00 24.P7c-7d 00:07:00 00:48:00 25.B7i-6h 00:18:00 00:48:00 26.G5b-4c 00:18:00 01:27:00 27.K6i-7i 00:18:00 01:27:00 28.P9c-9d 00:18:00 01:27:00 29.K7i-8h 00:49:00 01:27:00 A classic Yagura opening. With all the opening fireworks by Sato, this is almost a surprise. Of course, Sato has prepared a new idea here as well. 30.P9d-9e 00:49:00 01:30:00 31.P2g-2f 01:03:00 01:30:00 32.S6b-7c 01:03:00 01:34:00 33.P2f-2e 01:41:00 01:34:00 34.P7d-7e 01:41:00 01:51:00 35.P7fx7e 01:48:00 01:51:00 36.B3ax7e 01:48:00 01:52:00 37.P6f-6e 01:48:00 01:52:00 38.B7e-4b 01:48:00 01:57:00 39.B6h-4f 01:48:00 01:57:00 40.R8b-9b 01:48:00 01:58:00 41.S4h-5g 01:48:00 01:58:00 42.K4a-3a 01:48:00 01:59:00 43.S5g-6f 01:48:00 01:59:00 44.K3a-2b 01:48:00 02:00:00 45.P1g-1f 01:51:00 02:00:00 46.P1c-1d 01:51:00 02:41:00 47.R2h-1h?! 03:00:00 02:41:00 This is Sato's new idea. It prepares for an edge attack, moving the rook out of the potential line of fire of the white bishop at the same time. However, the edge attack never materializes and the white bishop is going in a completely different direction. The consensus in the press room was that this was not an idea that should be repeated. Interestingly, not a word was spent on this move in the post-mortem analysis. This may be because of everything that happened later in the game, or maybe both players wanted to study the idea some more at home to try it again later. 48.S7c-7d 03:00:00 03:05:00 49.P*7e 03:53:00 03:05:00 50.S7dx7e 03:53:00 03:39:00 51.S6fx7e 03:53:00 03:39:00 52.B4bx7e 03:53:00 03:40:00 53.S7g-6f 03:53:00 03:40:00 54.P4d-4e 03:53:00 03:40:00 55.B4f-3g 03:53:00 03:40:00 56.B7e-5c 03:53:00 03:40:00 57.S*8c 03:54:00 03:40:00 58.R9b-9c 03:54:00 03:40:00 59.B3g-8b+ 03:54:00 03:40:00 60.B5c-4d 03:54:00 03:41:00 61.S8c-7b+ 05:06:00 03:41:00 62.P6c-6d 05:06:00 04:56:00 63.+B8bx6d 05:09:00 04:56:00 64.S*6c 05:09:00 04:56:00 65.+B6d-8b 05:11:00 04:56:00 66.S6cx7b 05:11:00 04:58:00 67.+B8bx7b 05:11:00 04:58:00 68.N8a-7c 05:11:00 04:58:00 69.S*8b 05:34:00 04:58:00 70.P*6d 05:34:00 04:58:00 71.P*7g 06:24:00 04:58:00 Not a move black wants to play, but the pressure of the bishop on 4d is too much. Sato of course realized here that his position was bad and is already preparing to fight back with everything he has. However, after the game Habu surprised everyone by saying that there wasn't any point during the game when he thought he was better... 72.P6dx6e? 06:24:00 05:09:00 Too eager. Habu should have taken one more move to prepare his attack by either 72.R9b, which creates the option of taking either the silver of bishop (if 73.Sx7c+) at any time, or 72.N8e. Habu is overlooking a simple but nasty trick until it is too late to do anything about it. 73.S6f-5g 06:24:00 05:09:00 74.S*6f 06:24:00 05:17:00 75.S8bx9c= 06:24:00 05:17:00 76.L9ax9c 06:24:00 05:26:00 77.+B7bx7c 06:25:00 05:26:00 78.S6fx6g+ 06:25:00 05:31:00 79.G7hx6g 06:25:00 05:31:00 80.S*6f 06:25:00 05:31:00 81.S5gx6f 06:44:00 05:31:00 82.P6ex6f 06:44:00 05:40:00 83.G6gx6f 06:44:00 05:40:00 84.B4dx6f 06:44:00 06:09:00 85.S*3a 06:44:00 06:09:00 Habu will have been kicking himself for overlooking this. 86.G3bx3a 06:44:00 06:09:00 Or 86.K1b R*6b with more or less the same problem. 87.R*6b 06:44:00 06:09:00 88.G4c-4b 06:44:00 06:09:00 89.R6bx6f+ 06:44:00 06:09:00 Sato has turned the tables. The white attack is stopped and black now has the four major pieces, so all that remains to be done is making an entering king and black wins because of the overwhelming point difference. Still, making an entering king requires a different outlook than used for normal shogi and even professionals don't get enough practice to master this type of play well. In the next phase of this long game, Habu is making it very difficult for Sato to enter and even though he can't completely prevent it, Sato is running out of time and starts seeing some ghosts. 90.P*6e 06:44:00 06:11:00 91.+R6fx6e 06:46:00 06:11:00 92.S*5g 06:46:00 06:11:00 93.+B7cx8d 06:51:00 06:11:00 94.P*6f 06:51:00 06:13:00 95.P8g-8f 07:10:00 06:13:00 96.G*2g 07:10:00 06:18:00 97.R1h-7h 07:13:00 06:18:00 98.S*6g 07:13:00 06:18:00 99.K8h-8g 07:14:00 06:18:00 100.S6gx7h= 07:14:00 06:18:00 101.K8g-7f 07:14:00 06:18:00 102.S7hx8i+ 07:14:00 06:19:00 103.K7f-7e 07:34:00 06:19:00 104.+S8ix9i 07:34:00 06:22:00 105.+B8dx9c 07:36:00 06:22:00 106.R*7c 07:36:00 06:31:00 107.K7e-8d 07:36:00 06:31:00 108.N*8a 07:36:00 07:03:00 109.L*8c 07:40:00 07:03:00 110.L*9a 07:40:00 07:05:00 111.S*7d 07:43:00 07:05:00 112.G*7b 07:43:00 07:07:00 113.N*8e 07:43:00 07:07:00 114.R7cx7d 07:43:00 07:09:00 115.+R6ex7d 07:43:00 07:09:00 116.S*6c 07:43:00 07:09:00 117.+R7d-7f 07:47:00 07:09:00 118.N8ax9c 07:47:00 07:09:00 119.N8e-7c+ 07:48:00 07:09:00 120.B*5a 07:48:00 07:09:00 121.P*6b 07:53:00 07:09:00 122.G7bx6b 07:53:00 07:09:00 123.+N7c-8b 07:57:00 07:09:00 124.G6b-7b 07:57:00 07:13:00 125.K8d-9d 07:57:00 07:13:00 126.B5a-7c 07:57:00 07:13:00 127.R*8a 07:57:00 07:13:00 128.B7cx1i+ 07:57:00 07:17:00 129.R8ax9a+ 07:57:00 07:17:00 130.L*7a 07:57:00 07:17:00 131.L*7e 07:59:00 07:17:00 132.P*7d 07:59:00 07:17:00 133.K9dx9c 07:59:00 07:17:00 134.P7dx7e 07:59:00 07:17:00 135.+R7f-6e? 07:59:00 07:17:00 It is hard to criticize Sato for missing the way to win in byoyomi after such a long struggle. Still, after 135.+R8e black wins rather easily. For example, 136.S7d +Rx7d Gx8b looks pretty bad for black, but after Lx8b+ Lx7d S*8c white has no way to get to the black king. Sato feared that giving up the rook would be important if white would also make an entering king. However, Habu said after the game that he didn't think there was any chance that white could enter in this position. 136.+B1i-7c 07:59:00 07:18:00 137.+R6ex6c 07:59:00 07:18:00 138.G7bx6c 07:59:00 07:19:00 139.+R9ax7a 07:59:00 07:19:00 140.R*4a 07:59:00 07:21:00 141.+R7ax4a 07:59:00 07:21:00 142.G3ax4a 07:59:00 07:21:00 143.K9c-9b 07:59:00 07:21:00 144.P6f-6g+ 07:59:00 07:21:00 Habu suddenly felt that making an entering king was a possibility, probably having enough points to force a replay. Sato realized that the game was starting to slip away here. After the game he admitted that he was losing his cool a little here, not knowing exactly what he was doing. Fortunately, Habu is lending him a helping hand. 145.R*8a 07:59:00 07:21:00 146.K2b-3b 07:59:00 07:23:00 147.N*8e 07:59:00 07:23:00 148.+B7c-6d 07:59:00 07:25:00 149.R8a-6a+ 07:59:00 07:25:00 150.+P6g-6f 07:59:00 07:28:00 151.+N8b-7b 07:59:00 07:28:00 152.R*5a 07:59:00 07:28:00 153.+R6ax5a 07:59:00 07:28:00 154.G4ax5a 07:59:00 07:28:00 155.R*8a 07:59:00 07:28:00 156.R*9d 07:59:00 07:32:00 157.S*9c 07:59:00 07:32:00 158.L*9a 07:59:00 07:32:00 159.R8ax9a+ 07:59:00 07:32:00 160.+B6dx9a 07:59:00 07:32:00 161.K9bx9a 07:59:00 07:32:00 162.R9d-6d 07:59:00 07:32:00 163.N8e-7c+ 07:59:00 07:32:00 164.G6cx7c 07:59:00 07:32:00 165.+N7bx7c 07:59:00 07:32:00 166.+P6fx5f 07:59:00 07:32:00 167.L*5i 07:59:00 07:32:00 168.R6d-6h+ 07:59:00 07:32:00 169.L5ix5g 07:59:00 07:32:00 170.+P5fx5g 07:59:00 07:32:00 171.B*8a 07:59:00 07:32:00 172.L*5b? 07:59:00 07:37:00 A natural looking defense against Bx5d+, but this was probably Habu's only chance to go for an entering king with 172.K4c. With time on the clock, it seems strange that he again is overlooking a rather simple combination. 173.P4g-4f 07:59:00 07:37:00 174.R*4i 07:59:00 07:38:00 175.P*5e 07:59:00 07:38:00 176.R4ix4f+ 07:59:00 07:39:00 177.P5ex5d 07:59:00 07:39:00 178.K3b-4c 07:59:00 07:39:00 With P4f, P*5e and Px5d, black has put pressure on the white king, forcing him out to 4c. 179.L*6i! 07:59:00 07:39:00 Again a combination where Habu can't get out of. 180.+R6hx6i 07:59:00 07:41:00 181.B*8g 07:59:00 07:41:00 And now white has to give up the rook, because P5c+ is devastating. With the rook in hand, black can stop the white king from entering. 182.L*6e 07:59:00 07:41:00 183.B8gx6i 07:59:00 07:41:00 184.L6ex6i+ 07:59:00 07:41:00 185.R*6c 07:59:00 07:41:00 186.K4c-4d 07:59:00 07:41:00 187.R6cx6i+ 07:59:00 07:41:00 188.P*6g 07:59:00 07:41:00 189.L*4i 07:59:00 07:41:00 190.+R4f-5f 07:59:00 07:43:00 191.P5d-5c+ 07:59:00 07:43:00 192.G4bx5c 07:59:00 07:43:00 193.G*6f 07:59:00 07:43:00 194.+R5fx3f 07:59:00 07:47:00 195.P*3g 07:59:00 07:47:00 196.G2gx3g 07:59:00 07:47:00 197.B8ax4e+ 07:59:00 07:47:00 198.+R3fx4e 07:59:00 07:47:00 199.N2ix3g 07:59:00 07:47:00 200.P*4h 07:59:00 07:49:00 201.N3gx4e 07:59:00 07:49:00 202.B*3g 07:59:00 07:49:00 203.N4ex5c+ 07:59:00 07:49:00 204.B3gx7c+ 07:59:00 07:51:00 205.S9c-8b= 07:59:00 07:51:00 206.+B7c-3g 07:59:00 07:52:00 207.P*3h 07:59:00 07:52:00 Resigns 07:59:00 07:55:00 After 208.+Bx3h white is mated: 209.R*4f Kx5c (B*4e Rx4e is also mate) P*5d Kx5d S*5e etc. If white leaves the pawn on 3h, this becomes a deciding foothold to stop the white king from entering. Habu thought for 3 minutes, but then decided that there was no way for his king to enter and resigned. Great game that turned out to be the longest that Habu and Sato ever played against each other. With his back against the wall, Sato managed to pull out the win, but he is still 3-2 behind in the match and playing with the white pieces in the next game. [Black "Sato Yasumitsu, Challenger"] [White "Moriuchi Toshiyuki, Kio"] [Event "32nd Kio-sen, Game 1"] [Date "February 11th 2007"] 1.P2g-2f 00:00:00 00:00:00 At the party before the game, Sato was told that the paper that organizes this match is celebrating its 115th anniversary. Sato told in his speech: "Tomorrow I will win in 115 moves", which got a good laugh from the audience. 2.P3c-3d 00:00:00 00:05:00 3.P7g-7f 00:00:00 00:05:00 4.P9c-9d 00:00:00 00:06:00 5.P2f-2e 00:02:00 00:06:00 6.B2bx8h+ 00:02:00 00:06:00 7.S7ix8h 00:02:00 00:06:00 8.S3a-2b 00:02:00 00:06:00 9.P9g-9f 00:11:00 00:06:00 10.S2b-3c 00:11:00 00:11:00 11.S3i-4h 00:13:00 00:11:00 12.S7a-6b 00:13:00 00:16:00 13.P1g-1f 00:19:00 00:16:00 14.P1c-1d 00:19:00 00:21:00 15.P3g-3f 00:22:00 00:21:00 16.P6c-6d 00:22:00 00:27:00 17.S8h-7g 00:27:00 00:27:00 18.G4a-3b 00:27:00 00:32:00 19.S4h-3g 00:30:00 00:32:00 20.S6b-6c 00:30:00 00:56:00 21.S3g-4f 00:30:00 00:56:00 22.S6c-5d 00:30:00 01:08:00 23.P3f-3e 00:31:00 01:08:00 24.P3dx3e 00:31:00 01:08:00 25.S4fx3e 00:31:00 01:08:00 26.P6d-6e 00:31:00 01:08:00 27.P5g-5f 01:10:00 01:08:00 28.S5d-4e 01:10:00 01:08:00 The Kakugawari with tempo loss is a very difficult opening and both players go at it from the start without bothering to put their king in a safe castle. 28.S4e invites the next aggressive move, and Sato is not the kind of player to turn down the invitation to a fight. 29.B*6c 01:25:00 01:08:00 This is not as bad for white as it looks. The point is that the white bishop doesn't have a safe promotion square on 9f because the edge pawns have been pushed. White hopes to develop his pieces while attacking the bishop. 30.B*6d 01:25:00 01:23:00 31.P5f-5e 01:29:00 01:23:00 32.S4e-5d 01:29:00 01:34:00 A difficult choice. In the press room 32.Bx5e was analyzed. The main variation was 33.R5h S5d Rx5e Sx5e B*1h! G7a B3f+ P9e which seems unclear. A few days after the game, Katagami (5-dan) who was commenting this game for Shukan Shogi checked some variations with the players over the phone and was given a rare insight in how both players assessed this position. Instead of the variation above, Sato had been worried about 32.Bx5e R5h S5d Rx5e Sx6c Rx5c+ R5b. Moriuchi said that getting a rook in hand would definitely be a good thing. He didn't like 32.Bx5e P*3g and S4d is now answered by P2d Px2d Rx2d. Rather than the wild variation analyzed in the press room, both player had looked at the deeper strategies behind this complicated position. 33.B6c-8e+ 01:32:00 01:34:00 34.P8c-8d 01:32:00 01:36:00 35.+B8e-7e 01:37:00 01:36:00 36.B6dx7e 01:37:00 01:44:00 37.P7fx7e 01:37:00 01:44:00 38.S5d-6c 01:37:00 01:48:00 Of course, white wants to take the pawn on 5e, but after 38.Sx5e P7d Px7d R5h S3c-4d B*2h! black is better. Pulling back this silver is admitting strategic defeat. Moriuchi said as much in the post-mortem: "That was a meaningless strategy". 39.G6i-6h 02:08:00 01:48:00 40.P8d-8e 02:08:00 02:06:00 41.P2e-2d 02:13:00 02:06:00 42.S3cx2d 02:13:00 02:26:00 43.S3ex2d 02:13:00 02:26:00 44.P2cx2d 02:13:00 02:26:00 45.R2hx2d 02:13:00 02:26:00 46.P*2c 02:13:00 02:33:00 47.R2d-2h 02:24:00 02:33:00 48.B*4d 02:24:00 03:08:00 49.B*4e 03:28:00 03:08:00 Sato spent more than an hour on this move, which is quite a lot considering that in the Kio match both players have only 4 hours. From Moriuchi's point of view, 48.B*4d gives the initiative to the opponent in a position that is worse, but without obvious holes. This is a strategy often played by professionals with a bad position, hoping that the opponent will force his hand. Sato is of course well aware of this (having done it himself many, many times), but is unable to find any good way to continue. The position seems clearly better for black with the bishop still in hand and also having the extra pawn to drop, and its also black's turn to move. After thinking long and hard about this position, Sato reached the following remarkable conclusion: "My opponent's sitting king is better than my sitting king". This lead him to the following strategy: forcing white to move his king. 50.K5a-6b 03:28:00 03:30:00 Moriuchi doesn't feel strongly about moving the king, so he plays the most natural looking move. However, Sato had been worried about 50.Bx5e S4f S5d, although he himself pointed out that P*5b might be alright, because white must play K4a, which again moves the sitting king. It is unlikely that Moriuchi gave this variation much thought. 51.R2h-5h 03:30:00 03:30:00 52.P8e-8f! 03:30:00 03:38:00 Sato underestimated this counter attack and this made him lose his cool a little. His lead, which was marginal to begin with, is slowly disappearing... 53.P8gx8f 03:30:00 03:38:00 54.P*8h 03:30:00 03:40:00 55.S7gx8h 03:42:00 03:40:00 56.R8bx8f 03:42:00 03:40:00 57.P*8g 03:42:00 03:40:00 58.R8f-2f 03:42:00 03:41:00 59.P*2h 03:42:00 03:41:00 60.S*3f 03:42:00 03:50:00 61.B4ex3f 03:44:00 03:50:00 62.R2fx3f 03:44:00 03:50:00 63.S*4e 03:44:00 03:50:00 64.B4d-2f 03:44:00 03:51:00 65.K5i-6i 03:44:00 03:51:00 66.R3f-7f 03:44:00 03:51:00 67.S8h-7g 03:47:00 03:51:00 68.R7fx7e 03:47:00 03:51:00 69.P5e-5d?! 03:54:00 03:51:00 The obvious move is 69.R5f B3e R8f and after P*8e R3f Bx6h+ Kx6h N3c S5f Sato concluded that black is better. When looking closer, he found K7b instead of P*8e, which he didn't like. However, this is a very dangerous move, putting the king in the line of fire and in the post-mortem Sato himself said that it would have been very unlikely that white would play K7b in a real game. When you have thought of a move that looks dangerous but might be good, it is very hard to make the decision to count on the opponent not playing the dangerous move. Therefore, Sato decides to play the simple silver exchange. 70.P5cx5d 03:54:00 03:51:00 71.S4ex5d 03:54:00 03:51:00 72.S6cx5d 03:54:00 03:55:00 73.R5hx5d 03:54:00 03:55:00 74.R7e-8e 03:54:00 03:55:00 75.P2h-2g 03:56:00 03:55:00 76.B2f-3e 03:56:00 03:56:00 77.R5d-3d 03:56:00 03:56:00 78.B3ex6h+ 03:56:00 03:56:00 79.S7gx6h 03:57:00 03:56:00 80.G3b-3c 03:57:00 03:56:00 81.S*7f 03:59:00 03:56:00 82.R8e-8b 03:59:00 03:57:00 83.R3d-3f 03:59:00 03:57:00 In the post-mortem, Moriuchi admitted that he thought he was winning here. Katagami gives an interesting analysis of the player's psychological state in this position. Moriuchi felt that he had been with his back against the wall all game, but now finally had turned the corner. On the other hand, Sato had been thinking that the position was difficult all along, so there is not much difference in the way he is perceiving the current position. This difference may have been the deciding factor in this game, as we will see next. 84.B*4e 03:59:00 03:58:00 85.R3f-2f 03:59:00 03:58:00 86.P*3f? 03:59:00 03:59:00 Moriuchi's state of mind gets the better of him. The right way to play is 86.G*3e and after 87.N3g B3d, white wins the rook, which will be very helpful in attack. Both players agreed that this would still be difficult, but probably better for white. The point is that even after G*3e, the position is still not easy to win. Furthermore, the shape of G3e, B3d and G3c is pretty ugly. Wasting a precious gold to get a position that is not clearly winning is very hard to play for someone who thinks that the position is winning anyway, as Moriuchi was thinking at that moment. With little time left, Moriuchi chooses the cheaper pawn drop, which unfortunately for him is the losing move. If he would have considered the position unclear, like Sato, he might have played the risky 86.G*3e instead. 87.R2f-2e 03:59:00 03:59:00 88.B4e-5f 03:59:00 03:59:00 89.G4i-5h 03:59:00 03:59:00 90.G3c-4d 03:59:00 03:59:00 91.B*2b 03:59:00 03:59:00 92.P*8f 03:59:00 03:59:00 93.P8gx8f 03:59:00 03:59:00 94.N2a-1c 03:59:00 03:59:00 95.B2bx4d+ 03:59:00 03:59:00 96.P4cx4d 03:59:00 03:59:00 97.R2e-3e 03:59:00 03:59:00 98.P*8h 03:59:00 03:59:00 99.N8i-7g 03:59:00 03:59:00 100.S*4i 03:59:00 03:59:00 Moriuchi is trying everything, but even in byoyomi Sato doesn't make a mistake. 101.S*5c! 03:59:00 03:59:00 The deciding move. White can't take this silver because of R5e, which picks up the bishop and kills white's attack. 102.K6b-7a 03:59:00 03:59:00 103.R3e-3a+ 03:59:00 03:59:00 104.B*3h 03:59:00 03:59:00 105.G5h-5g 03:59:00 03:59:00 106.P8h-8i+ 03:59:00 03:59:00 107.P*5h 03:59:00 03:59:00 108.B5fx4g+ 03:59:00 03:59:00 109.G5gx4g 03:59:00 03:59:00 110.B3hx4g+ 03:59:00 03:59:00 111.G*6b 03:59:00 03:59:00 112.R8bx6b 03:59:00 03:59:00 113.S5cx6b+ 03:59:00 03:59:00 114.K7a-8b 03:59:00 03:59:00 115.B*7a 03:59:00 03:59:00 Resigns 03:59:00 03:59:00 Here Moriuchi resigned, because it is mate after 116.Gx7a +Rx7a etc, 116.K9b R*8b K9c N8e and 116.K8c R*8b K7d Sx6e +Bx6e R8e+ etc. Sato wins the opening game of his fifth consecutive title match challenge (a record) in exactly 115 moves, just like he predicted. "I should have been a fortune teller instead of a professional shogi player" was his reaction. A very high level game, which promises a lot for the rest of this match. -- Reijer Grimbergen Department of Informatics, Yamagata University Jonan 4-3-16, Yonezawa, 992-8510 Japan Tel: +81-(0)238-26-3740 FAX: +81-(0)238-26-3299 http://gamelab.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/ --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: bobd science uva nl EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.a7fLI9.Ym9iZEBz Or send an email to: shogi-unsubscribe topica com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=TEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------