The 1980 Meijin Title Mateh Nakahara Meijin ‘Yonenaga 9-dan [Nalahara Metin) — ve — Yonsnaga (dan) Game 1: Yonanags —v— Nokakara: Double Forse 1.27, Ra: 2.80, PH 9 574 S00:4 21 Sab Ba, 1 Gan ha 7, te 80, oa 9 ra a 16 ie aid ane Pan hat nai i eter yf: Gana, ra 47 cy eam Rin 836 Pal 28 fa eo, ay nde 4 3k 8 Pa a, tae gure 3 ace heh i Pr te 97. F, feist "os, ra Pa 8y ba a0 Pa, Pe, OSs ee wae sre nade fee on wie Lae Cs to" ahah ras a0 Sut, RDS eon 1. P21, Pd: 2 P26, Pe 3. 67h, Gab; A. P28, PRde 8, Rx2d, Pe: 6. R2F, $87. PSE, Pod B. Sah, PIG. 9, Rt, Ce; "0. Pot, Pt; 1 Pet Hx 12.76, A 1S. Ng, Kes 1. aN, eB, GW: 16. FOF Ge: 17. Sah, Pde: 18, Ka}, SAn; 79. PSH, Gd; 2. 25. $461, Prt; 26. RxBt, Ne; 27. 8:7, Pte: 26, FSi, Pe; 28, Sabu, Gxée; 3476s, |AHt; 35. GxBh, Lad; SO. AxObr, B'Se; 37. Pat, 42, SP4a, Ke, 43. NOG, Fze; 44. P21, adie AB 26, Aa2Q!: ats, Pagh: 47. R°9, 24; 4B, NwGo, S26: 49, PD, Ke; 6D. BT Bea St. ua, Hua 52. Pe, SuSTs 83. Kh, 6°99: 54. Rane 2 1. Po, Pd: 2, Sh, P34 3. 879, $60: «#2, San; 5 Sh, Gh 5. Gh, Pod: 7 Pai, Kas: PAF, GBD: § KG, P14 10.6: S20 11. Pot, Pad: 12. 81, Ba; 12, PM, PSH, 14, Pee, Pv: 15. N35 (8-5; 16, Gon6s, PBs; 17- BE, Babs 16K, KBs 19D, RD, 20. Kh, $7; 21, Bat, BEd; 22. 8.9, Sd 20. Pt, Bab, 28.N-25, 5:2 25: 61, R00; 26. Sop, Pe: 21 Pin, Pater 28 Babe, Pot 20 Pat, 2.1: 30. 394, P05: 31K, Pagt: 32 Pte, Sn, 32. BSH, N'29, 38. Rh, Nate: 40. Lx9s, GBH: 41, Peo, Pde: AD. Sao, Pet 87, Rade, ed: 48. Dx2an, Kae AB Pata, Prat $0, Pade, P29" 51, Bide, Fad: 62. A. Uda: A. RGph, RAO: Ra. Rae, S29 7, Page: 86, PON, L*Sa: 57. GxSe, +Pxbs 68. Axe le; 60 rsh: 60. RaSh, HLA BY KBR, Pe, 62, PB, PxBL GD. Px, Kh BA. HPade, Code: 66, S84, Pails Gb. STQCT!, Pete, GT. ate, Rdg 88. 6p, +15, 69. U6 Reant: 7D, Gia, PTH: 1. GHP, 72: Se, sRsGi; 73. KBs, Ge; 74, Ne, RaOr 76. SuOe, GaSe: 78 Arze, Kg. 77. Rae, S°6>; 78, Bt, PY: 79. P74 Lxde: 80. Ko, 48x64; 85. P*7e, Gb; 86. Pd, +730; 67. A200, G*S0: 88, HRAB, ‘Gamo: Nekahars ~~ Yonanoye: Double Fortress 1, Pat, Pad 2. S8h, P34 3. $79, $6; 4. P21, SB. San, Gh 5. GM, Pad: 7 PBL Kas: 8, KG, Gb; 8, P21, P79, 10. Gh, $36 Ti. 87, Ba; 12. Pa, Pag, 13.Pil, Pte 14. Goh Oy, Pas, 15:8 0h, see: 16 KT, 876 17. KG, PO; 18. Lig $86, 19.20, Note 20, Fin, $96: 21. Bat, Fide; 22.559, P4e: 2. Gy, Sass 24 Poe, Ne; 25! 2h, Pat; 26. Psat, Nee: 27” Pt, NnTor: 28. Gepx7a Sc Site; 24, 86s, Be. 35, 40a, Re 96 +B-7H, RK, 97. 2d, Px2d Rr9s, KA 42. RrOd, Prt; 44 +A, Ssh 4, U4, Sash 46, Ono $6047, Node, Prt AB Pe, BOTi:49, Pans Babe O.Pe Kee 51, #735, Bre: 52. Ges, Bet, 82, 6, Potb, St. +Patb, /Sx6! 56, S'79, G95. 86. Ldn. PaBet” 51. 4FiGp, P°4h: 58 SuBt. “90 50. apxab, Kae: 60. ida, Pg; GI. Raa. P40; €2. Rade, sie Game’: Vonenoqa—— Nekahara! Double Foros 8. Gh, Pd: 7. PBI, Kas: 8, FOF, Gab: 8 KG, P74: 10. Gh, Se Bu, Nee; 16. 6:35, Ce; 17. $59, Kb; 1B. Pst, PGs, 10 Pe, Pd 20. Ki, PO: 7. Kh, Oo; 22. Gogh, Gu) 22. AA, Res 24 581, P63; 26, 82%, Na; 26. N.39, 60:27. Peoe, WeSQk> 28. Sis, Pat) 29, $l LAOK: 20. Let, Poe: 21, Lnde, Rede #29704, Rn 53. Pate, Peta; 34, BxGct, Subs; 38 Nude, PO, 36. GBp 79, Load 37. Naser, Made: 38. R-In, Ne: 3B. GxOl, S25; 40. Ra, BH; A S49, S2nis 42. Pte, Nize 42. Pelt, Pate 44, 2H, 98x 45, Pet, Leto: 48, Pre, LANG AT, Pra, Ld: alt finde, P24, 49, Rd, L*2e 50. Razet, nde: 6), P20, x24; 52. Pde, Gxze, 62 3°, Sh 54. L°2s, P21; 85, N'3o, PPM. 56, Niza, Ri: 67. KIL Poh Game: Nakane — v1 — Yoana: Double Fortes 1. POI, Pad: 2. S8h, Pet 3. $79, $6: 4. P21, S.; 6. Sth, GH 41, Pet, Pad: 12, 87, Ba; 13. Pt, Pe; 14. GSNGy, Ghee, 15 Bh, 8-40-16. K7i, Ka: 17. KOH, POd: 18. Sa, Se: 19. P20, N-Te 20, $24, K2br 21. Ste, POs; 22, Pubs, Nebo, 23. S41, Pld; 24.824 Pat; 28, Pal, BxBt; 26, B4@t, AaB; 27. P°8g, FBS 2B, Pe, Px 28, B77, BEd 20. Bue, Site; 31, B"Gc, Rd: 32. BSbE, BG: 39, Pe, Pete: 38. Pld, Leta: 35. N-7g, NXT; 36. Su7o, PH; 37 {Seuh, Ba7hv, 38. OXI, GroH 38. sxe, GAEHD: 4. W'SA, S930, {1 Bade, Later 42, P25, Gado; 42, Por, GBInze, 44, Rader,‘rans nat uneahed tne hints nce documents ond TSA ‘hoon! A comprare titan! site flowed by deed “ie ject 10 Tatete id Jon Wel fo at Sho! vant ‘ee cetet on Ch Show nett oe untier otpe ver increasing cnt of prodvtion of SHOGI which nevi cou to bate, have forced a madert incest in the cover pica fom ths ‘nue’ The cover price har ramained at 2p ince se Ne 18 the la inrose Delay mainly ct wstatnexto core pontge ‘nus mse taruany. The new subrorpron resets yen De ‘s botre af current wbserbvans wil un 08 3¢ 19 ox Cotto October ~ ato coming are two now pocter Shi se fll dete eave head tha the 2nd Dutch Shogi Chanpionsis ia Utncht ‘on ih ond Beh October wil now be hes wirout hands. 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No part of this publeation may be orm or by ary means, electron, mechenioak photocopying, recording or thenvise without prior written permission of The Shogi Associaton Lid, BO. Box 17, BROMLEY. Kent UK, ‘The Shogi Association Ltd., and the magazine “SHOGI are officially recognized by NIHON SHOGI RENMEI (The Japan Shogi Federation) Contents ISSUE NO. 27 SEPTEMBER 1980 1980 MEIJIN TITLE MATCH. . et HOW TO BREAK DOWN CASTLES PART 5... 4 ‘TSUME SHOGI COMPETITION. 6 TANIGAWA’S TRIUMPH aT SHOGI HISTORY & THE VARIANTS... ° BREAKING INTO THE ENEMY CAMP PART 5. 44 HOW TO PLAY THE CENTRE GAME........17 ‘THE PROFESSIONALS . 20 1 “neds pares art Brantnd with the seman fiat and meter, ‘layer are vetoed to sve bythe nroame thai at htrcat barronage refered to Maly by ter en ramet “Taume Shogi ond Hash problems for which we have retained th lapanese stam of counting move sng. NOTATION of Shosl and thi atation wil be weed anasto Ina ogre ack Bays ub the bourd Explanation of the syste a fellow rch square on the bow i given m reference On + grid bis Nurs ‘0m found acon the Yop of te bow fem Fight to ltt wa eters Soe the right hard si Thus ary square can be given an ext derignaion, rere i gives it tolomed bythe rr ere, ‘2a, "6" means the square tobe found on the 6th Mle and xt the 6th Eich pice i given a inal eter thus: nae 2 12 ets" doe n0¢ promote tere ave nv re Domes of more, tan we wartng sere th 2 Sher wt Se ond seta Sve v0 0 oh wa ist © dane hak Selec re oem "8, Re~ meant Rack move to Symbols that follow mover: 77 ‘sane wory bad move Symbol show the outcome of a vition — 1 Tmeins "srg tour Black”flow to break down Castles How to break dovin the Fortress dont by Wit In law | SR A 3 | | el | Pg) | (Ti In ieprom 1 White na jun played Pe In anawar to Blac's Pe, Now Blak en agin fereiouroriaisht 4 Hone of memost severe attec ais the Forres caste, Edge attack using a Climbing Sivertn Daya 4 tte oniy mow for Whit i 9 defied ia xe with 3 paw 526 Space {WDieram ‘itr sing t2 26 tho Knight tht artic th seme wih Niet, See Sar Diawam?of = Pow ie effcuit 1 conamaste, ‘Attacking the Geld on 3b Fon aly ee nig 9 ak 98765 4921 ae a 2 8 a4 QUISTORNONREOMOMUORANS Tsume Shogi competition ‘eskerWopnetic Soe Set” value £4.50 ‘ene in va tion now Cel A = B®Sanigawa’s Triumph MEWIN LEAGUE — DIVISION 3 [1979/80 SEASON), lack Nada 9-dan (6 wins —2 lone) (hie: Tana San (7 na to) 1. pat, Patt) 2. Soh, Psd: 3. 5:9, Se); 4. P2K, Sab; 5. Sh, Gab; 6.6m, Pd 7. PS, Keay BGs, Gb; 8, KB), SacK) 10. Patz), e611, 8741, Pag, 12. GBNSel21, 788). 1 a] 2 Fal Hoving the whe pleas | didat hase mush cont ce what the 1a Pat, Gobtes 14 PAHO, POBL: 1B. PSF, PMO): 18, P2et, Srelial: 17. B50), BetS8), 18, Pat12), K3a2); 19. S4gt Porton), 20: Pate, Bare, 21. NOx, 87H, 22. PAelED), MPLA} 29. Raa?) 26010198. INE2), Ib IF YOU LIKE BIRDS — — — Try TOR/ SHOGI ! All the pieces have the names of birds. The board is only 7 x 7 squares end there are 32 pieces in all, Tori Shopi is played with drops ard was invented ca, 1799, ONLY £8.50 Plus postage & Packing ploaso as under: INLAND — 602 — OVERSEAS — £ 1.00 (surface) g9g7654324 Ee ‘Manifestation of style ‘Tee moms play for a almost antic! whee plays hem, tut rom es, but Nad e ong in definee and | wont to attack ist even Fick King Cy wok pont) fF eI thought — I oave sah of 25, Kent), 8.40117); 26. RIND, PAL: 27, BAND, 7A) 28, KiB), P6071: 29.Peba6),SxB9; 20. KAN, REIT: SH), $876 54924 ul lw Exchanging the 6-le Pawn ster taking cont of 7e f tural bu | ould net understae the meaning brhind 30, Sh hough ht ing for tho Bishan on 6d tor rerenting with Sd wa corset style bt ‘inking tat fo rovest str faring Sek to dap on Bt ws st, i Unfathoning | played 30... Rb. But Black put me in aiiaties by Df the waa point 70, wane cise cane by beret, 38. P76; 34. Su7a(t), 76:98. Gaze, S11n; 38. RL, PBL) 7ge7e543 Unsvoidable decisive fioht However, if | suffered Black's 94, PY7e, | would note ale to mov, Wee elves 26 SS¢1 my intention wet 19 anenar 36. RK, wi 136. Bx7e! 37. Bude, ge: 3B Gee, G°Zts but Fauedenly change oy ‘pine ond alayed 96... PYF instead. But rt turnout wl or me. ‘You may smile bareue | thought that afer 37. Pr6e, Bxés) 38. C74, Pp, 39, Gxbs, GPa; worked. Out after 39. OTe AO, BF, the fine ‘BR. Pe: i the crite move, the in biog 29. Nie, {ena ony rae, he Gown tnd someting th i be 20. re, AO. $5, 2); 41. 2H alt) ta Sap, Dagel30) a. Abt) 42 Kath, PS; 98765439214 a Ele} lb fe ls & Ale fe if io 5 Reversal of prospects "aca played 38. 6c insantiy but after the game be sak he erated ery mcr having played It. Iitoad of 38 40, P"6e int 40. Geel, 47am: a1. Gx, unt out. ter 9.760, 28. ater at Be7gt; $2. Gx7elt), #844; 59. Set, Poot; 84. 4°21, Peag(; 58. ‘Selg, Pgs (Il 88. NuSer, NeSe; #7 ‘Sup, Niza. 8 62, St & mk 2 [# Resignation tnitm hi 39, PG, sari asi star the ame that vom hare wae tziency of ie poe "nae arsed for time during the game, the 7G, 6... $8479 looks wortlns Out It balance wat reiates, 1 " ad play 6. Node, but {B, S°217I, NxdsH: 58. Neds, NDA; 60, L°ZiZ), NIN): BI. $424, N34; 62. Sg, $21; 63. Laat, Neal: 68. Ks, Pel: 6E. Sei, agQa: oa. mh, S°3m6) OF Meson 9876543273 se > lal |e Ea leo & [Fi a a z | ale Ble me Hi aT + 8 2b Ste] [Jo te i FE| |p we [After he cond N30 (61 1 NS), 62. P23, Nxt 85. PHF, Ste: ny Banging o wel or | was pting my whole near into the mows. Attrvercs, | beat Manusite Scan end panes erosionShogi History . and the 1 am delighted to announer that aftr mary. years of psinetaking sn caressa Cary tinting aie oh ea les ot pus ot eke eas ‘hag variants, a ong lar spntcant sd far reaching now decanter sic a a th ih ma soma no or The currant rosarch means However. that we mast radial alter our thinking and concusion aout hae afar In advion to tis we ae now In clase co-oeatien wit) Manso Manabu 9Y Chisel ane thraugh thet gentleman ith the Kyoto, Unisty ‘Shogi Mistry Group. Ae mentions Inte Int ste urn Ne wo hap ‘00m andi boing done on spect 0 hog Meter. Cea eae Sot formed with regard to. DoD upwards and hard and fat re for finden evr (have askad dotn Fubairy kinly to sunvmarse the pratnt sto of section of ti ancl therfore dels wih history and he ben somewhat 1aapted tam 9 Maniseriat inter ‘or 3 paxile frteowing vook. The second part 97 the artic wl gve pecs alteration othe pbzhed ‘ules for Chu ard Do shog! together with some other relent dla Mo stoa! oe Sooo Hodes at * The artic Obs Shop ans ayand wil be held ever tis ese 10 make ee ee stars and novel oF Helan times, the ist desenption of show not Wheres thi book mestions go nd boskganmon but doesnot gis the ful, give the mover of the pac forshog, says tata pisom promote {© Gol on reaching the thied rank, and myst rin the apporan's “The paces are the same asin modem sho exeept st nomenton made ties of the board eth inital et. Koichi One version ht only ar 8x 8 bored: the ster foe 8 ® x8 towrd ‘orm of ches, whichver version, is early coqna with the tha orm ‘chem krone the word: eoesay Sovthat Bl ‘The dtiemely Japanese feature of drops wes not then Keown but itis 32 concept of 3 lege bometion tone had sady bean er promotion war compulsory, howoer, ao la, ‘dsrbes slag sho Is siniieant Dirodaced “Tare ao + 13.213 shoal. The Kings ae placed in he ‘then. The Silver Generale are net tothe Gold Gane ond {Coppar Generis ond next to them are the tron Genera. {910 the four corners. The ton Gama cannot go bak in Dragons sti front of the Krghts snd fy along the fou ‘agonsis The Fre Charis itn tant oY the Lance fan 90 any datenes forward or baat A Gorter sts Variants oe ee ee Be Fo Fo sw er Fo Fe Is wood tht shown shove. But tere i som doubt shout the moves. fortoselecn not ordoary ais men en ewe L 1 e Genet Soom FT mi lel [el el a 4 | [|p iFc| HT Vio cm Goteiwemn forthe Flying Brom, ahs dhe poet third ran, xcept ‘rtogeraldivctone (Bu trot a 00M sme, he 50) “The coneusion we can dea fem thi detal In Wichuok that he are Invented. fo eonelsion on be drawn from the refer t the smo ‘eserption of tele vosion, 9overs hw ahoa ple shouldbe ten {Forth nama of the pac] wither uate serpt or eure erpt will do. ‘The strokes shoul bo thin but old os belly show tne cutie. The eharctar on the tp hat the pce should be age ad bold neither usr ait of ‘sive sript and shou bait nace sya ‘The character for Gold [on the vndarsde of the paca ppbee then on 2 and held in the hand before wring on Fst promotion applied to most piece. Second the Rook and Bishop id ot thon et (they do not promote Yo Got). Tid, by the sre ‘remoning and ifthe constuction of the lege shoot neorert, hi are ‘Acoording to Mukavs the proterence for binaries canbe stibated w ‘on oct of 713 whisnrevsed many ames ito binomes. If he is raht he ye lu oa ey dating fr sha The oper tine oe times the King bing realy Jase Geral inthe top aif ofthe Lanes (rreyent chart) ans Kent (auto! Hors) mane fferriag 10 incre promoted Rook i iarally Dropon Jae and the ‘mo of ryame [Degen Horm: ofemoted Biesop) nar buen itorpread by Yamamoto Teka ae uate ne baing an akernatve form of 0) ‘The bale name of the pacer. so of courm wa terme: generat, hors, chovbt snd soliers. This apie even te the Rk nd Bishop. The rs ‘mooning ef atugyo (the Bishop) nat “Angora! gow” but more ‘rotshly “horned chariot", recent reaersh hawing shown fst tha sve {efor t0 diferent type sf ehanot than the 8a of his (the Rook). “The trajonreferenew on Both sees ste otto te mythologea eats but to hore of rent tate From thes rofrences to 8 now ype of harlot or cart and to mapiicet hore Okayame Keju_ her dedscnd thet the Rook and Bishop woe Introduead inthe wary 106 eer, his bing aime when whathe ents the Worthrn heres eat of Asie tho Mongo begat to have anitmpct ‘o-nstd for seme tine, but thor Is nothinunrasonanie in hat. ‘Thovsh thre ie much less 12 go on Okuysma also desries she intration of shoo elo the 8th conory. Bu whether team from Chin, Is cmmaniy seed, ie argabla. Manseawa ane Kime “Yoehinor in parr four the theery fat sha won waremited from Indi the Est vis a northern (Titan, Chine) route and a southern (Gurmase, Tha route, and tat shoal drives rom the version that fotlawad she suthem rast by way, sventuaty, of Sout China end Kore, paaps singin Keren th he marten rain ‘Yet fora the briant work done by the reesrchers manconeé abo, Anowtedor of shogt before the 12th camury ie tl lngely Nort ta inopisatd gloom of hietory. Inthe 12th eantury, however, vefeenes ho. saves begin to ba fat The Shinewupekut of Fuliwor 20 ‘Akahra (VO585) contain the rst such martion and ther we ls Imomions in the diay of + Lord Steward f the Emerese (1120), i the Gary ot Fujiwara na Yosnange (1149) and in othor books and dare throughout the vest ofthat eantiry. The rterencs ate stog ad ene Shop and ws hee fo sure they tan the forme enn Nchare ‘No trther fight pensrater the oom forthe nest 150 yeas, thes In he rai sodcenty mantone 'arge shop and middle shogl without saying ‘tt they sr ov Row ently sey were played. Ie pabably ste te ‘Sour tat mild shot rors to th name stn hee, even tReUDH he sho i te Hain vesion oe the 15 x 18 warson aa guertion tet cannot ‘Sener ute 20 safely 1: ie tempting to at up a synimecial paradigm of 9 9 tne shes. 12 12 middn shop and 15 15 lrg shop Eu we have no en ata ‘ran the litle shoe! Became @ 9. In any vent, whateer ane hs Mer te mentusny teenie popular sug te be retered to simpy 10 ‘Sago Geach, gave the fllowing protocol for shosi: ‘whan you feee your shogh opponent open the box ‘containing the pieces ard put the plsea onthe boor nif finah sting them up feo quickly #3 branch Of pottsts. ef aso impale to be to dow ad to make {he appenent wait: Proce threfom so that you ean a lp the pieces in jst th right time. This apps obo to bom mia shog ana te son” lunge shoe And that this was Hot ow the Hoion re sho ean parhaps ananka) Sendaa “Mayes show with Sedeya Motoyuet-.. ecaved “Thoush ths mey Flats t0 mid shoot (hie, ke the later larg ssh for 9 Free King ite eviking thatthe many Alar referees ofthe time sm w maintain the datinetion between shoal, mide shog ad tte ‘how. For trtnen, the diary of the fatter ef the Emperor Gahenerono, ‘Gonuksin, (8 Kanon Gyo} has nan etry for the 22nd ofthe ght fhonth 1436: “Hts Mey (the Emperor playa lite shod wit the ‘anpotu (ohst aevmer fo te Emperor nal thou gamer he Farah Tort” Similar tefeenesssbound thvoushout the 18th carry, ane idewd pelican tel Kaners (epee. prime miner ad Kaspoke) marion: She names of the midile show oleae inhi ara Kasten Menogwtar 2 boot pained in 1011 (but probably weten eri, Shay! Rozus fo" Zashit, purports tow. 9 copy of decurmt ted 1443. otwitutaning tte {Siz kinds of sop! ilurrted) i dnribes only four lindr of sho, tnowadge of midle and ita shop apparently {sna josiiy for 1011 being takn or rand The gros ow dete oe Tage Sho or eet she 0 stu {trom the Hels verso with 13% 1 sduoen and 180 pices, goat (ror heal 117 217 secre, 402 pend, low port arnt thoy (300 1 Spunre, aco 92 pis) and grand abel (25% 25 square, 258 pieces xt by 201 yore Wier fe not mecebio tat tis book of 1442-cum-1817 is genuine, Fewoud be 90 divasttnalystantieat tht it seoms bert to be sexta tout I, There me eererat yood if insnctuive round for doubting It nywats Apart Hom it. olation tere. are some niggling itera! ‘Seonestoncie. The soar sit of he goes sso worth considering One oetcie to the sre of ny form of soy in he nde aps ve ack ‘strat boroming bostde or prem and poopie ho row tho Om Pieces often had t explain them to th borowen. There wa no ation zest oud or pice matars ust every end of te mio ops 0 thet ite ecu to imagine any ory irae boars that may have erste There lao nots single pace of equipment suniving from thew bane befor, or much defor, Edo tim, ane any pudgenents as to when Hoar lore hog! was eplacal by wrest shou (both eae do shoal Japanese) [As just mentioned, eck of equpmort hamperod the spr of shog! (h the mid apur.Ancthorebrtace war that ow prope are shan erate ‘nous to fea the eatiaraphy onthe pleces. Tho less obovate games of fe and beckgurien sere much wart leem and ate popu Bening Dostinas. root of thelack of popularity of shoal can pehapr be inlerad from the feet tht unske gs and beskgnmion it estat abject to the Frequent prohibitions suns gambling thogunste becare ardent player and prokaby Irom them reached the boratoning merchant chan Wem cl, however, tat only wide flit thog rand this for At any rote te nox tine ws Rea OF any naw develonmens in shou is Inthe tte 16th canary when Hite shog. ‘ith érop uddonly appeared inthe erature. How and when drops came about the iterate, amazhay, dows sy Had crop bean knows in the ety formate days any af the ae ‘ames rom mide shpl up, thom gees would sarly twe norma ropewore ot known anti leat the 16th eantnyara trem the T5ty conury onwards. Though solders were ro le {Givan’ the poculor mture of We ogi pleas ~ the lack of slour ‘otras ani cammon in lapan — ita sty to sme (osly in Fotesect, ‘of eoere} how chops came tse introduced ‘Sut rope may hove been at ate the mide of th TE cantury. Tha ‘sa tenuous tition that attrbutes variate change fo fog! © the Emperor Gonara (1856-1557) tat there reno documants te support xcept in an oblique way, » urge diagram in the Shoshoy Zoshi TARTAR Aare, BEL [aS lala IS 3 el [eL iel ee Ra PP eae ay [ete ez T ee a xe eee a ets hey i E fees eg el ee [Esme Ae ee) 3" oF 1058 sey nothing about the extra Drank Eledhant aiendy kaown In middle shoo: (he top art of Alagrem simply shows the moves of sme of the pica). Ths aston 1696, however, ae the comment that warremoved by ord of Gonar, ‘i hare ne other doesent with la sho denerbed eave toon for granted a bsing town and the mover of hare pica Inthe last tamas that exist mle so se almost never expined. It may be Sionfeant for We desing ofthe iarper gomer that they 40 expan the Dnt legnanes move ei of cours purtinot to ak whether this erga th sos is amine ‘xcamted i 1943-44 fom egrovoot the Asakura stun in Fuku They have rast these plete thet would! be modes for si litle shogi and ne fothers There see Kino Golde Silver, Knights, Lanes, Pau, Rooks Bisons (101) ~ and Drunk Elphant: Apart frm the oc of the other lace the przonce of Knights sume to la out mile hoa ‘im the environs ef Kyoto. Strangely thet too was 2 Orurk Elephant. It dated erourd 1350, which sgiflcay, but ther ie m9 sling whathar os purgd fom i show becomes lfectvly 2 socor King tht slo har Yo be captured. W thie ‘oolnd tales! too. done could maka the anne most onolvable Since the Drunk Elephant could oe aeopped in the promotion zor for {uick promotion and more than onon. The appawancn of dope ar the ‘Teappeorance ofthe Drunk Eepent could be connected. idle shog, im sont, sume te Rave sured antouched (et th Shops thar is no muntion this wary. But in 1612 Tokuges ley, {he reer of 8 dapon mad se forthe fie tme in ebeturie, netted andor the Superatennt et Shines and Temples 8 Yours of Us and ‘hog At frst he appointed the pert Honinko Sore, th foremost player heap of the Gaard af Ge and he pused the tog! neumboney (0 toes ‘hog! evuld exerci over publhion mad the form of shop se, with ‘ropa layed by Sansa end Sokei extremely dominant. At leat some ‘of the_post player the fllewed ther did, Hower, sho play mid hoa Th fist Ite Sokan pubishel in 1687 + coltion of 5 mide Shoal probleme. He Solan Ill id the mms in 1746 but hs deabteme (it that is wat they ars: oF ao they dure poation2) Rave no salons fare very Nard. They repent pinnate of midla shot setieverant fr to ante ony 300f the SO ee bnonenatetoiy slved ‘Thora eo sgesten eat se past intrney sf tha angi fy mil host epaciay compared 10 the retvely dl (rst ent slow) opening, tat to ployer conenaraon en andgnne probit this conte ‘eatly to He deliv. At any fate oat only ak extant ioral goes Despite its dele mide shogh fos not died te Mame has kere inthe prore canary ‘he doyen of itleshet players Marin Oyen Yesuhars har “Ever since | vt all | hve ston played idl shou. My eiutions and tenaciourshog tye probe due to the hnluore it has hi I elie the reson thik sors ‘at spout improving he cohesion of my pcos tet Ihe played mile shogi” (Shon! Seka No. 7, 1970) “voushout the 17th eantuy litle shod bloomed, ovshadowsd in “njoyine = golden ape, th Gani ar atthe and of ot entry. ct ‘ofbooks brown ths ater son verantet notin. ‘Any opinion m0 when thve gre wert ented have tobe sebulcus, ‘Thera ae doubts engendered by Shap Robes mo Zishik) aloud ‘mentioned, bet the'e tre doula to whet, soar Com large ti grey "6 can etogerse mo venous tog int tuo main soups: hoe know te ployed and tna th apraranty wor not To the ft le osongs {he utemauoare (18 x 18) fry beh sore too fhe Feature tat {he poets oe elated anal ethr deat slomonts of warfare cr animals te uhieh = conversion opitve he wen eddcd {acta be, elt x. Somewhere along theline, af cure, lange sos da. ret and greed shox compra 3 group on thar own dtngiahed bythe aa that to the two type of blscw ofthe fest family fnautananes Of wor snd animal) ded «tive! Buddhist wordy ach a Curdans Of the Gods ord Dew hot isin Stop! Zishit als mention of 9.36 x95 huge-bowd (sk yohu) ste! wie, I ally ase, preumably Beonges to Mis Oru too Nt survisngy tis amured ht print Invented tess ge Yate (wal thea sot orale Wana se bade Whereas the Iasrutons for Having the fet family of ges ke often efetve Inthe og ierture and very much detective Inthe cane of larg shog! i atonysabvous that instructions a2 ing ven: With te Bigwr goup of gues the irformition i mich rors dolce. and omradiory, and Insuucionssbout the rule of lay are tly eckrg ‘Te mova ae given though net ela, bit promotin ruler, rule about host of ether inportint practi pois ae comply gored ‘efience to Sho Zshi' denarioton of ast great sos ‘Soutnern Barbwian ulow iin Chines (another sign of she ecardoalinluenes pehape) ‘dagoras or one stop to the let sideways” Carter on the page Ie lt ‘herbed se prometina to a White Elephant ut how ie aar gee 1 the ‘omotion sone I cannot move forward tet tothe iaynstion. Shaye Fotushu no Zuzhiki ges the mow as two stps tether sdb or one S80 forward or back of Onesies on the two forward ciagoal, wth which Kolon Sho Zui agrees. Shoshos Zutik|, lowes, sree with Shoo! Baan. The moves of most of the other peer sro snilnty oped, wiih somaties tres ef four vations, and tare ie ne pattern of aprement Another prablam we Save & t0 do with tte word odors itera, te ‘areal This word in uted te dasribn tha tyon of move diced tw ‘ote ls in the Southern Barber's ave evel, Thk power of move is eommon an similar sree or more dotmovis exit. Because this Word oF this type of Mmeve is no longer used in Jopanese fume we mo longer now what means, Does If mean the soos ean 96 1B either square even it this nvoies ping, or doe » bce on th fet ‘Square prevent trom jumping tothe szond that, ra lied ransing piece There are lots Of sts st vidoe ether way. aut not exctge {ay to bine ther inte said wall of fact Noverhalase the Baines of ‘siderse defray in fovowr of shoeing the meenion ‘het lomtng i not allowed, and ths inedentaly Ye backed by hate Feage for the “anes") Two song plocos of avidencs ars often quoted: one = the ‘known mow of the Eanle in bird shou! (the ks limitad ranging nieos {Wt th author woided using specific words Ike ary in decrbig the ‘moves: the other Is that a word seeifeally meaning Jump (su) used in the same fonts, thowgh pices that cu are ever alo ermovee In ‘he same decton. Mort ofthe otereidenes has odo with the tnguoge ‘or tne text but e mig abo be conederes that limited rarging mses ‘=e known in Cire ches. Initial setup sever solidly packed 25-square ranks of pieces on each side. ‘sume odor nets ping defies common sone. But this lemme dshornsd by modern shop! rwsarcors fn Japan by thai belief that these gamer wer never plafed, nor were they ment to lived. They are garded idiots ofthe type nowads npc by the Gulnsr Book 9 Resorae. Though an sesumprion hes to be made Payers in Span tat jumping isnt allowed. Part of the decrption of Yamete shi in Shogi Zushik/ — 8 eiferene version from that now proposed by TSA 12 arate are contodtory os to imply tow were eomaltayaifrant wavs of pling Ose vesion {in two source but both differing ‘Shagi Zushit’ and Kokon Show Zu} has pecs with poner ery Hinted ewer. This some fragmentary lispuste evidence im Kkon Sho Zu 4nd I possible dite lot 17th eontry — make it ot imposibie thet it was playet wit) cps. The ether version, from Stag Zuehie, tae many longrarge plese, which rule out erope, And there ae other important iframe. "Now al duet eter apeared in pint about wean of he 179 cary But not only ei they appear out of the blu: they seen #0 Rave gone Saiions noting sow has eer apowared except for the 181T (hog! "tecemy sw 8 von Danikasesque book by an Aaoricin ito had the ‘pen. Are te lige shogis further evidence of mperintlignn beige basing throush Extn? Bra shoo! le definitely 2 nineday worder. Despie tadonally ting tributed to the 9th Mijn Ohad Soni i wor invented by hs pup ‘eyota Coney It ws fixe publisse in 1028 but apparently sles were sor ae anced aition with sn stave games snd a ancicap sytem Si ered tm 1833. Tat rll ad tmpack, when Ie marie sna [eis uncoubtedy a very fine game though with the name somewhst sited, and it has recently been Fahy poplrwith thor who even [Anat from the mederntiestonde toa. which lclery aston ite Shoal I would mertion two other eves veriant Neve wide shoo nd shot of the seven Kingdoms ‘They are completely outside the maine 3 Japaneen eho Wide stog sid to hove been inverted by the Confucian schol Ogyt Sera (1666-720) spparetiy ae »canasous derivative af Chines cree, id ornate in Chin, nvertad ty Chao Wachis (1035-1110. Carty ‘to Stun Wenkung of the Sing dynesty. The eason tt mentioned Fer, fant the tatsn ta doubt tat Hie aan rmntioned 7 the Japaese Tora, tr that war partir popator with te Tlanua shegon ‘Yoshimane's son Mundtaka (1628-1700) and his concubines But ft popularity may not have been unconnected with the fet thatthe wlot ‘pulote penstios of cinking cups of wine for various miadaneancure, ‘Soha eg move and ong! * and rule Of ploy for athe above mentioned Shog variants Purthor gsc (a a We now glue the moje sterstions she wil nad tobe mad te the rls that have beta published for some of he Shi verans It must te svoned DeLDatShoa: wpm In Issue No, 25 wo odrurses No Shog ats and ated that she gore rope A nw left nae baen prepared aed the sass hm nas ie {tat naw oti, Price ony € 16,00 pe st plus portage and packing pleats at Bp for UK er £280 for oveaine srtacn ma verte sil one £8 50 ‘As fr Dal Shog (15 x 18) ls concerned it le owas na four othe ices in the 35 had the wang Bomations makes on ther (De); The Flying Dragon (FD) pomating t = Square Mov (Si: (Si) becoming Fran Stowe (FSH,All theve (our sieces corey promete 103 Gold Gaeral. Ne hae now Iranutecared te necesary repacamnts and i =nyore wo hes BOUDht 4 Del Shop st wll contrt us we il send you the epacamen pacts fete of charge. A nen Tevet on al Shog tin prepration snd il be neunced Indie cours “The publ sla OH Shon and the Ingres the aprred n ‘layblo wrt of axe pres and moos Ine bial seton “even ar wid sopear tht way wae rt flayed ar al ls hugh ie ensayo aid ‘avo he mart [As fr 2s Dai Shoals concer it also thoush tobe a eae sat ts rot carried over to that gone amough, apn, thi snot yetconvicingy 42 arin amount af eifculty hae been expertcad In tha several of Gea of eanfunon shout the rules ar wells, untrturtey, sting rule Ditreutes have Dean expirienend inthe exact underining of the Lien andi secia rules evading capture. os wll a In the wea. of iy new leat of 8 pages At Is ning completion and wl be tiie by mid. Ostober priced £00 Including petage, Thi anit ‘il Heneatorth al Se included with ony Mice She wt from TSA “To etrifyanystea f contusion tht they may sl pst me aproduce row thought tebe uit nitive ne since the covery of he irae ‘ors, wry mets hove ovr tebe one dou Ie ie she inantion 9 eventually publish the hioried gars of Midas ‘Shes! In SHO mogszna, out tis wil bo Jono over «pared ome 20 Fight 29, cevosed tothe normal are. : RULES FOR MIDDLE SHOGI 11) The Sth - 12th ranks furthest from each player are known ss that player's “Promotion Zone", Whenever a player's pieces (except the King, Free King or Lion) enter tis zone, they have the option of “promotion”. That is, they may acquire addtional fr other powers. The promoted status i shown by tarning the pleco ovse and onee a piece has bees promatad it semaine In bidaie shout waenever apiece (exespt « Paver) moves into the ‘promotion zone and itis not promoted it may not promote on {hat players next move, wale iemmakes a capture (wtih may te anywhere on the board). But thereafter t may promote, wiether ‘Sr not a eaptire ie mado, 29 long ac the move wholly ox party ‘within the premotion zone I the Pawn is not promoted at the 9th rank it MUST remain awn anti it reaches the 12th rank at which stage it MUST promote. This rule is conceirably a type of penalty for forgettin fo" promote the Pan, since theco would scarcely te cae ‘which the Pawn would not he promoted upon entry to the zone, 2) The Lion is very special piace indeed and bas wn extremely ‘complex move us given above, ‘Thee are alo special rules regarding its capture 8) A Lion may expture an oppesing Lion that is ox a (2) {glnre ONLY IF the oremy Liam a unprotected, b) If your Lion is captured by one of your opponent's pieces other than his Lion, then you may not capture his Lien immediatoly, xeept with axother Lion, but must wait (tbere is one exception to these mle, seed) below) 6) If your Lioa is on an aacont square to the enemy Lion, ‘you may capture It (whether It is protected or not) ia the normal way, by “iqui", oF by capturing It and moving on 42) “Double Capture” positions ‘ules 2a) and 2b) are overidden fp cass where your Lion. can capture two pisces including the opposing Lion le the Same more; Your epposeat may then eapture sour Lion immediatly. However, tho PIRET pices so captared may NOT be a Fama cen Gateewen, NOTES: 1) Should your Lion be attacking she opposing Lion but it Js s0 posiioned that it is between the Lion and anotherwise ‘unobstructed protecting poe, thon the ‘opposing Lion Ul protected and rule 28 i i) The Homned Falcon and de Soaring Eagle have “Lion "power" In the directions marked (1) and (2) ia the diagrams, That ie thoy enn eapturs te ceaptare without moving (gu! ‘move toa (1) square ete 3) It a perpetually recureing sequence of moves occsts this Is Known af sennichile This s net allowed end the player begiening the saquence must vary hie move. Th rule ts diffeent ‘rom normal Shog. There are cater in the endgame where repetition of moves is inevitable (at leart eventually) and, it west likely Aha, the gume i decared gran. 4) 1 your opponent hae promoted hit Drank Blephant to a Crowa Prince, he then has, ia effect, (wo “King”! You must then capture BOTH of these pisces in order ta: win tho grim, OBJECT OF THE GAME ‘The object of the game isto capture the King or if your opponent has promoced his Drunk Hlephant, to capture the King AND the Crows Princo, “The gume ean abo be won by: 9) Copturing all of your opponents pieces exeept his King. The old torte say that a Gold and King againt a bare Kin wins. This is tken 10 mean that bare King lose becuase it is impouible to have Ins thn a Gold (all ones promate to at leat Gold oF better or have higher inital power anyway) and i snot necessary to play out the sometimes aitialt ending. ) One player can resign stan time, ©) The old beats ako gave a fatuous vule that if a player ‘overlooks a chock on his King in the first 20 moves (10 ‘roves Western ete) he bes Notes for chess and Shogi players 4 le probably reasonable to. aimime that all studenta of Middl Shogi have some fundamental knowledge of Western ches oF ‘Shogl and itis rot propestd, therefore, o go into fine deal with regard fo cheek, methods of movement, capture aad other baie supects that are common to most forms of chess. Allhough in Middle Shop. tuere are 80 differences of ealour betveen the Pieces the side which moves fists always refered to as "Black find the other side ae “White”, Middle Shog! dfer ftom normal ‘ik plays down the board, eaptured pieces ace ‘The concept of “salomaie” ar in Western chegs not present ‘Shogi since a King aun logally move inte chesi 1 is clear that certain freakish and aeidemie postions might zeus oF could be constructed in which clear anplention ofthe fGven rules might not be immediately apparent, Should such ‘problems present themselves thon the solution lies in appeeciaion, ‘of the Japanese spzit of the gars. 13Breaking into the Enemy Camp = ([5\ Improve your middle-geme with Naito Kunio, 9-dan 10 douse the relative marie Answers t0Probiem 1 soa oe Ontos ne ih bot protons do not foot tht Bick as ky fun of Pon dap a PROBLEM 1: (Diagram 1) Blacks lp Pea looks the Diagam 1 hes ja come about air BX2O4, 20:85, 9) W863 fork? »» i ‘ . ‘ 3 a qd e ob ' § 9 3 hb " Pare 1 fees} ee] | | [| ea: oat er Answer to Protlem 2 PROBLEM 2: (Diegram 2) 2 eet 86. 4Discussion of Rooks and Bishens Opening horilitos atthe weak neine ‘The Rooks end sishops ae cll the mejor pices to tferemate them Delopnant trom she cxher minor pices, because they wre more waluabe. Bus how snc {bo they compatero eae oxhar? 3 B43, To play this move Fe has ‘ack dono? cy t0 woe. The top for Bihop is taety Imoditaly gsi he see ue of beng he 31 The Bshop & famous frit forks, eeressa ay Ss ue wee a _ | Eq Ha ie) SL] Se ‘thon Pee, B24, $22; 8°6d, forking King ‘(Diam 7 asiee| [Ae [alee‘ge to 39 ea shana est ‘Diggam Bi rom ayezant game betwern top dan play we 5]. i ae Egededed 4 bs |e EZ Ble Fe Ft h aE il: Fook but bis King ' pe a Sut ih 4 Sth baa, (isos 9) a ABER BRE a AR, - SR fal a BE 41 a + Sick notto bebe 0 tke the Pawn an debut he does fhe cove fork sto BxBhs and 82s 5e, xe; Bef, Fase; 6K, Prat RE DONT FORGET GAMESDAY 1980 ON SEPTEMBER 27TH — 10.00% UNTIL. 6.000m at The Royal Hortsulturl Hs, Grveost Suet. Wh. Dacomeslongandlay Shoal dy t THE SHOGI ASSOCIATION etd, 16 HAVE YOU TRIED CHU ‘SHOGI (Middle-Shooi)? ‘his aniort Sho! vaiant wos erormouly popu in former days and it Ih nly trian’ to hace survive Into the 290% century. A tmmendouly Interrting gore with sxcting ices nlucing he Lion which can take fo neces a neo? ‘Set nth wooden foliing Bou 12. 12 ond 2 poet Set with inl beard aa see place 20% discoun to hos Atstiation mars POSTAGE EXTRA PLEASE 75p UK and £2.50 overs suriceflow to play... «CHE CRDERE CAME Rook Powne. They branch int two mein types, the Fcok-on Powe “The more mad lies ot th Contra Game openings feature» Resining FRecining Siver opasinge with Rook Panne off leorrasing wath the | Reinoa she open mn Bano ath “The ante ottom nee features a ering Sve, After that 3 exinad, | diferent order of move fe considered end sone variations are gen | sestamae Seco oe atic Patten pat ea ' 2 Pa Poe 3 Gamay 620 Skee rae © R28) S60 1 poe Roa ' 2 sa Sr a ssi) S80 1 patie) 8a 12 GaveFl ob (G) \ 123 ne lait P20: Px2d: Rae, PSY PHBE UE Pe: Pats PaaD, SHO and {@)R.2hi posible though mor old Sioned ¥ (© ite can ply Pot nent beens he coh ene AXE wih SC (0) 1 SSF, Wie sould nox play 546, thorwe $26, aming a the head of Ne Bishop isto atic 16 defend epsir. The gt mont Ir Pe, rouse te tidewaye sion ofthe Fook I ther Soe Gb, ri S2e: Buds: Suh, $20, I, seed of St, ho plays 3x20, ‘Seah; BP, the respon ul be Bh (not Rd. Se, Se: PI Bact, Gb; +8 fen, BAe ‘sean, B18 ' bot 58h & pone, typical comtiounion Pe, re; te, Px Se, Sade Nude, 46 P0300 bron, As examlitad hore he Rclning Siar with lok Pawns off goes righ ‘rom the opening to the magne. Since there b no mle ome 004 opeing fr thaw whe like lam opting ns 9 oP Different order of moves Gwen rent one very ferent sauonce thot end up wth exe ne par Pas 3 Pe Pee 4 am Ga 5 pad Pas 6 Res pat & Rotial Pe 10, san 58 12 por Pas th Bap 88 1s Sst 554 16 Gah Gt 10) Kee) ka 1 NaF) Pec) (A) Raa & posible, than BxBht; SHBn, RKTT and farous fghing (a) Proccing what i calee te Double Fisting Rook arrangement. 549, S& wor usu Putting the Gh ile Fron or Bask ma Wine env Game lstinaieter) snd the olde Tine with Pt ond Pd sea then ca the Olt Conte Game Uraiohar {0)'Geb i ponsble bit Whi for to be tore tense than lack {e) Imall Gotve Game operings he King tends to be sater Here than oni, but 6 was played ia (2) Inc ney fa 1G) The move prefered now Ove NTE: pure i 0 prevent 86H The follow up Continuing tom 19. 20, Paell Poe 21 sae) Saae 2 kate Pre 23, PreK) Nate 2 Bete Gute 2 site Gi 2 Basil) kat m Pscim Se 2 Riaet Pan 5h Pape) S38 a Ha Bree 7(i) Air poses se quiet Gy or 20+, Sab: Ssh ance ual moves an we P29, PxQd: Fad, P2e, AxSd posible, 3 saa Ss Wks oe 8 bathe Sse “The old ines oie Pst ‘mentioned above, the Cente oper ig na ped ‘As rantond abow, the Cane Gone 2 as a 8 ken we a) Pe 3 fark. Safe 2 hase res m4. Sad (al a eat 56 (A) white dso plays Twin Reto Siders, Ra SF ae Sa ven the ating Rook wa ® 2 a 4 ae ok . ' 3 Fae a Se > ed Ne to0 adopted the nen g9e7 654 6 enrnologcaly not a oat sors T sso popular sound 19487 [es |_| 2 oe | EG & oH [eH aR ‘his move produced hati called tne “clanging Site (othr in. 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