From: "Daniel A. Wang" gmail com> Date: 15 jan 2007 Subject: Re: tsume-shogi little question ------=_Part_76543_29459465.1168887541880 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I realize my definition was a tad simplistic, so thank you for specifying that! I probably typed up that response too quickly anyway, with the less than perfect grammar. -Dan On 1/15/07, Larry Kaufman comcast net> wrote: > > This is not quite correct. Defending drops which can simply be > captured with no purpose other than to delay the mate are not considered, so > the longest sequence means the longest one excluding such pointless moves. > Thus, a "mate in five" might in reality be a mate in nine or more. > > Larry Kaufman > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Daniel A. Wang gmail com> > *To:* shogi topica com > *Sent:* Monday, January 15, 2007 8:06 AM > *Subject:* Re: tsume-shogi little question > > Yes, all captured pieces have to be used. > > And for reference, all moves have to be check (threatening the king), the > defender must choose the sequence of moves which delays mate for as long as > possible, and all the pieces not on the board or in your hand is in the > opponent's hand. > > Regards, > -Dan > > > --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: shogi-l shogi net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.aBsjvI.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=TEXFOOTER --^---------------------------------------------------------------- ------=_Part_76543_29459465.1168887541880 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline I realize my definition was a tad simplistic, so thank you for specifying that! I probably typed up that response too quickly anyway, with the less than perfect grammar.

-Dan

On 1/15/07, Larry Kaufman <lkaufman@comcast net> wrote:

This is not quite correct. Defending drops which can simply be captured with no purpose other than to delay the mate are not considered, so the longest sequence means the longest one excluding such pointless moves. Thus, a "mate in five" might in reality be a mate in nine or more.

Larry Kaufman

----- Original Message -----

From: Daniel A. Wang

To: shogi topica com

Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 8:06 AM

Subject: Re: tsume-shogi little question

Yes, all captured pieces have to be used.

And for reference, all moves have to be check (threatening the king), the defender must choose the sequence of moves which delays mate for as long as possible, and all the pieces not on the board or in your hand is in the opponent's hand.

Regards,
-Dan

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