From: Larry Kaufman comcast net> Date: 25 jan 2007 Subject: Re: Another question regarding requirements for amateur titles Whether you pay for a certificate or not, you have earned the five Dan= =20 rank according to the rules. However it is well known that ranks earned by= =20 solving problems are not comparable to ranks earned by actual competition.= =20 Still, I imagine you must be at least 2 or 3 Dan in strength to have done= =20 that well in problem solving. The only point of buying the certificate would be to show it to=20 visitors to your home, and for proof that you have that rank, in the=20 extremely unlikely event that anyone ever asked for proof. Larry Kaufman, amateur 5 Dan (from competition, not from problem=20 solving!) ----- Original Message -----=20 From: mail sdccu net> To: topica com> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 10:48 PM Subject: Another question regarding requirements for amateur titles I have a related question regarding the Mainichi weekly problems which= =20 appear on http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/shougi/nintei/ I've scored 5 dan level twice, but have been deterred from claiming any= =20 prize, since I seems that all I've =81gwon" is the right to pay Rakuten--no= t=20 quite a zillion--but still a hefty 141,750 yen or well over $1000. Am I reading the website right? And, assuming I pay them--hell, maybe= =20 $300--for a first dan certificate, would it be worth it? Could I really cal= l=20 myself a 1 dan with a clear conscience? Curious, Eric Kuniholm ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Larry Kaufman comcast net> Reply-To: shogi topica com Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:28:07 -0500 > > I was told once that there is an annual tournament where only winners= >of major amateur titles (presumably all 6 Dans) are invited, and the winne= r >of that tournament gets 7 Dan. I don't know if that info is current. > Also, some amateur players are awarded an honorary 7 Dan because they= >donate a zillion dollars (actually Yen) to Shogi Renmei. They may actually= >be weak players. So don't assume that a 7 Dan is a strong player unless yo= u >know that he earned the rank. This can also apply to other ranks. > > Larry Kaufman (amateur 5 Dan) (No, I didn't buy it!) > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Gergely Buglyo" hotmail com> >To: topica com> >Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 9:52 AM >Subject: Question regarding requirements for an amateur 7 dan title > > >> >> Hi all! Can someone help me out with the rules as to how an amateur 7 da= n >> title is awarded? I've tried googling the Japanese web, but found=20 >> nothing. >> When I was in Japan, one of my friends told me it's awarded after one ha= s >> won their 3rd major amateur title (like Ama-meijin or Ryuo). Is that=20 >> true? >> Thanks for your help: >> >> Gergely >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! >> http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: = shogi-l shogi net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.= aBVYf3.= 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------