Author: martin fierz
Date: 11:52:36 05/17/02
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On May 17, 2002 at 10:47:54, Roy Eassa wrote: >On May 17, 2002 at 06:14:20, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=314 > > >Strangest quote: > >"In chess, it's important to have a good position, whereas in Shogi, it's more >important to be the first one who delivers checkmate!" > > >(I think it's good to be the first one to deliver checkmate in chess, too!) sure - but it's still not strange: shogi is played like bughouse - but with only 2 players. if you capture a piece of your opponent, you can drop it on the board on your next move. this means the character of shogi is like that of bughouse: it's all about mating the king, and never about converting small advantages or playing endgames. aloha martin
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