ssj@castle.ed.ac.uk (S Johal) (08/15/89)
A number of us here are anxious to promote interest in Shogi, i.e. Japanese Chess. Is anyone out there interested in playing e-mail Shogi? Does anyone have a Shogi playing program? Colin Carruthers, Subindrao Johal, SARI, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, EDINBURGH EH9 3JL. Scotland. Tel: +44 31 668 1550. Fax: +44 31 662 4678. Email: cc@uk.ac.ed.ee
lowerre@Apple.COM (Bruce Lowerre) (08/17/89)
In article <131@castle.ed.ac.uk>, ssj@castle.ed.ac.uk (S Johal) writes: > A number of us here are anxious to promote interest in Shogi, i.e. > Japanese Chess. Is anyone out there interested in playing e-mail > Shogi? Does anyone have a Shogi playing program? Does anyone know how to play it? Is it a REAL game or just another Fairy Chess game?
root@cca.ucsf.edu (Systems Staff) (08/18/89)
In article <34077@apple.Apple.COM>, lowerre@Apple.COM (Bruce Lowerre) writes: > In article <131@castle.ed.ac.uk>, ssj@castle.ed.ac.uk (S Johal) writes: > > A number of us here are anxious to promote interest in Shogi, i.e. > > Japanese Chess. Is anyone out there interested in playing e-mail > > Shogi? Does anyone have a Shogi playing program? > > Does anyone know how to play it? Is it a REAL game or just another > Fairy Chess game? Shogi is widely played in Japan but not much in the west. I don't care for it myself but I sometimes think I'll take another look just as soon as I have mastered go (a REAL game, not a toy like chess :-). Books on shogi and equipment for it are available from Ishi Press International 1400 N. Shoreline Blvd. Building A-7 Mountain View, CA 94043 (415) 964-7294 Thos Sumner Internet: thos@cca.ucsf.edu (The I.G.) UUCP: ...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!cca.ucsf!thos BITNET: thos@ucsfcca U.S. Mail: Thos Sumner, Computer Center, Rm U-76, UCSF San Francisco, CA 94143-0704 USA OS|2 -- an Operating System for puppets. #include <disclaimer.std>
lb2e+@andrew.cmu.edu (Louis Blair) (08/18/89)
Bruce Lowerre writes: >Is [Shogi] a REAL game or just another >Fairy Chess game? Shogi sets can be purchased from Ishi Pres International, 1400 N. Shoreline Blvd., Bldg. A7, Mountain View, CA 94043. According to the rules that came with my set: "Shogi, the Japanese cousin of chess, is descended from the Indian game Chatur-anga. From India the game spread to Persia and then to China and Korea. The Chinese and Koreans created many variations of the original game, and some of these came to Japan in the 8th century. Early Japanese Shogi scarcely resembled the modern game; some versions had different types of pieces and boards ranging in size from 9 x 9 to 25 x 25 grids, with as many as 97 pieces to a side. The modern 9 x 9 board was formalized in the 16th century by the emperor Go-Nora. Shogi became very popular with some of the greatest generals of the 16th and 17th centuries. During this time the first Shogi championship tournaments were held. The second champion, Ohashi, set the modern rules for Shogi. Shogi has a ranking system similar to that used in GO. The lowest Shogi rank is 15 KYU and counts backwards to 1 KYU. After 1 KYU the next rank is 1 dan, the dan ranks increase up to 9 dan. In Japan only professional players have reached the highest dan levels. Shogi enjoys great popularity in Japan and has spread to over 30 countries worldwide." Ishi now also sells subsciptions to a Shogi magazine.