From: Eric Cheymol laposte net> Date: 02 sep 2007 Subject: Hiroshi Honma, 6 Dan, in Europe until may 2008, and in Paris now Hello, Two days ago, we have met Hiroshi Honma, 6 Dan and his wife in their=20=20 home in Paris. They have found a pretty little flat in a quiet street, in the 3rd=20=20 district of Paris, very near of the wellknown conservatoire national des arts et m=E9tiers. But it is useless to reach this place=20= =20 by car : it is almost impossible to find a place to park your car :=20=20 seldom places, small streets in this aread or red axis (you are not=20=20 allowed at all to park in a red axis street), or it's an almost sure=20=20 fine on your windscreen. But wha has a car in Paris ? And who has a=20=20 driving license among shogi players who live in Paris or in the=20=20 suburb ? Hum ... not that many in fact ... It seems that shogi is a=20=20 pedestrian activity, at least in Paris !! Here is for the district.=20=20 By chance, Mizutani san, who works in the cultural office of the=20=20 Ambassy of Japan in Paris, went to the airport with a car with=20=20 chauffeur to take Honma san and his wife. They didn't need to look=20=20 for a place to park the car :-)) If Honma san has invited you in his home, don't arrive out of breath=20=20 at the door of the building : you will need all your force to climb=20=20 the steep stairs up to the 5th storey of the building to reach his=20=20 pretty home. So, If you meet him there, simply be on time, otherwise=20=20 you would loose all your games by lack of forces. Besides, he is far=20=20 enough strong to win all games even if you are in good form !=20=20 Therefore, don't give a form handicap stupidly :-)) Then, we went to a little tea-room nearby where coktails and petits=20=20 fours are served. This place is not that big but it is well=20=20 enlightened !! A good possibility to play some games in good condition ? Naturally, we have discussed about his planning in Europe, here is=20=20 what is planned up to now : up to end of october -> in Paris from the 1st to the 20th november -> in Germany from the 21st to the 30th november -> in Alsace from the 1st december until end of february -> in England from the 1st march to end of april -> in Paris a week at the beginnning of may -> in Madrid then until end of may -> in Paris On the 12th and 13rd april 2008, a delegation of several shogi=20=20 professionnals from Osaka will make a visit to Honma san, among them=20=20 Kubo and Hirafuji. Kubo has already been in Paris with Honma, it was=20=20 in 1994 !! If you have read this mail until now, here is a good news : Honma san=20= =20 will come on wednesdays evenings in the "A Saint Jacques" caf=E9 to=20=20 give shogi lessons ! The first meeting starts on the 5th september at=20= =20 19:30 ! And one minute later, all places are taken ... of course I am=20= =20 kidding (like my son says often), this only will be two minutes=20=20 later !! Honma will give lessons until we are all 4 or 5 Dans ... we=20=20 can all dream about this, but it is a good aim to reach. Here is the address of this caf=E9 : Caf=E9 =C0 Saint Jacques, 10 rue Saint= =20=20 Martin, 75004 Paris, Chatelet station. See the little red circle on=20=20 this page . These lessons are of course mandatory ... in order to hope to qualify=20= =20 for the next International Shogi Forum which will take place on the=20=20 8th and 9th november in Tendo, Japan. The details are not known yet,=20=20 I only know the dates ot this great event. I don't know which country=20= =20 will have a team or only one place. Anyway, it is worth to try to=20=20 qualify. So I encourage all players to work and motivate himself for=20=20 this event. All players can qualify : when I read the final table of=20=20 the last European Championships, I see surprises among the results,=20=20 this confirms to me strong improvements among middle kyu players.=20=20 Some of them deserve a dan grade. Honma san wants to play shogi again and again, his wants to teach=20=20 shogi to all again and again. So if you are in Paris, some day until=20=20 end of october, don't miss the chance to meet him. Or another place=20=20 in Europe (see all dates above). First lessons tomorrow ... hum ... I=20= =20 almost need to check the rules ... I don't have played for so much=20=20 time ! You can organize meetings, tournaments or teaching lessons if you=20=20 want. But don't forget sightseeing : France is a nice country, there=20=20 are many pretty places to visit :-)) Europe has a lot of nice places=20=20 worth ot visit ! So don't miss the chance to meet Honma san. It is definitively a good=20= =20 opportunity to improve your level or to promote shogi in your=20=20 country. If you have ideas, talk to your friends about it. In june,=20=20 it will be too late :-) Best shogi wishes, Eric Cheymol ---------------- Get the European shogi archives at http://eric.macshogi.com/ The first Mac OS X Shogi Database Program at http://www.macshogi.com/ Eric Cheymol ---------------- Get the European shogi archives at http://eric.macshogi.com/ The first Mac OS X Shogi Database Program at http://www.macshogi.com/ --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: = shogi-l shogi net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.= aCGIy8.= 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 --^----------------------------------------------------------------