From: Aquinaswannabe hotmail com Date: 6 jul 2007 Subject: RE: RE: P. 143 of "Shogi for Beginners" I just want to make a final clarification, because it's not absolutely clear to me what you were referring to. Please bear with me one more time, and I'm sorry for any inconvenience. Is there any set of official rules of shogi that state that the players should trade their kings if the higher ranked player has taken the king general prior to furigoma and then was awarded sente through furigoma? manabu.terao mx3 ttcn ne jp wrote: > > I don't believe there is any set of official rules of shogi that mention > > such trading of kings after Furigoma. At least, the Guidebook published > in the year 2003 doesn't mention that. > > The timing Fabien mentioned to the Guidebook was before the trading of > kings after Furigoma is on topic. > > Manabu Terao > > Aquinaswannabe hotmail com wrote: > > > > Actually, I only asked that because someone mentioned that the official > > rules discussed this. I'd be happy (in fact, I wish) that there are no > > rules about any of this at all. The fewer the rules, the easier it is > > to enjoy the game. > > > > fat bold cyclop wrote: > > > > > > > > > Aquinaswannabe hotmail com wrote: > > > > > > > > I see. Just out of curiosity: is there any set of official rules of > > > > shogi that mention such trading of kings after Furigoma? > > > Funny, like we, Westerners, need strictly specified set of rules, > > > whereas for Japanese people tradition itself suffice ;-). > > > > > > Regards, > > > fat bold cyclop --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: shogi-l shogi net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.aCqKR7.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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------