JANUARY 1985 ISSUE NO. 53 90 PENCEJAPANESE SHOG! SCENE MEIJIN CHALLENGER’S LEAGUE 43rd TERM — Holder: TANIGAWA KOJI 6 ts Slelsielaioig) | = See 4. Nakahara ol=| [el [elo Yonenaga still has the lead with four wins 5.Kiriyama@[@/O] |-[e| |o Sorin a oe 6. Yonenaga oO o[o} =o e Katsuura is the only other player in it at this: ee Sa i LS iinet ti ta a ‘end ee a oi ‘oe i aveney sera ened Tain. Gineral fosing oontir Deon the 130 There ero thee slam of or hay boon that Yamaha) forn | MBE SarH me we Storekal | OCG zaqacn Yen aad | Yonenage Kunio, the Osho tile that he as revered her eat | SER ‘op rd eran at 450,000 Yn — | folder has won the sth span Don't alas at ance! The ecos | Saree ay betng Men Tania whith wil greatly Beene see with Mlnae srpt and texture | Kol. The tae lit inhi evnt Interest in any futur mateh wits ia te Ladiay Maljn Ghalenger | soca communoraive glace, | ze only 1D minutes por side Hayat, ‘hip ght Noaonwa chiwoke, | Tey sore teen made ty Kasres, | and me ghw the score. below 2eden, wih epht wine coher oi boitom paved along with | eredt) hot wen the ohaaoe «> er'h p's teh | I iad’ yn" Tn Ho an Sd chesby spoling the letars | her gare with Nola from which 5 en oR [1 elaeiee ee) 1, PM, PBA: 2, 86h, PSA: 5 Sy 58D: 4 PE Sam 5, SHH, 6; 6 G7, 4a; 7-H) PSE 8, PS PK, 9, PSE, C-Sb:10. 6-58, Pld; M. Bet 8.112 8-7, 830/15. 0-65, Oob-4e; 14 S35, Bs 18. 36h, Bae; 167, Rai 17 Kah, R20; 18 Sh Pde 19 S59 Se) 20 Beth, SSede:21, th PS 22. Plt, Put 25 Sxl, Petes 24. See Seb0; 25. PS, Seda 26. S'S, 27; 27. Pa7o, See 28 S750, BrSt? 128. Rte, 744,50. Rube, Sco SI, PSL, PAI 52 SuBl S40 33, Pe, S30; 34" goat, me90, So) sg, SSH: su Net, x09: 7. C309, Gray SS. Bie, Prog, 59. NeScl, CaexSe; 40, Pe, Pokey 41. 8% Red 4% KON, OSpreh; 47. Rg, Beak; 46. PUSH, Brigh; 49. S189, x79: “he loin move war Na, NEW PROMOTION REGULATIONS FOR THE PROS The regulations for promnatisn inthe profeniona) world have reenty ave 1» noth up 100 wine Sedan to Gdan soquirs 120 wins den to rut by estoied sutomatialy Or should an dan win 4 map tits thre tives he wll fecor 9.din. inthe eave of becoming the ea Chalanger i outs SE write sven the hs the sal romr eerieContents ISSUE NO.53 JAN 1985 JAPANESE SHOGI SCENE . sa 2 THE INCREDIBLE INTATSU — Part 12. ou COME FLY WITH ME ceeeeeereee 6 THE TRUTH ABOUT 4-PIECE HANDICAP — Ft. 3.. 7 CHU SHOGI GAME .. IMPROVE YOUR GAME - Pt. 3. 25 YEARS AGO. seen THE SOUND OF SILENCE ~ Pt. 2 FIRST MICRO TOURNAMENT. STATISTICS. MORE STATISTICS PROBLEM CORNER ‘THE BIG TITLE GANES WESTERN SHOGI SCENE... .. covER PHOTOGRAPH: ur Cover Photowaph this time shows TOysaroll Jeegui Edwards of Houghton Primary Seheol, Kent tages ih Wieky postion a he 20d assited avertsments ee 209 fr werd” minima £2.00 —20 wor) SUBSCRIPTIONS: One years subserption to SHOSI (6 ere {a0 ven baton, Trade rae, minimum 12 sniey on soplieaion £7.40 U.K. induding postage & packing £8.70 (US $ 15.00) Fortin surface mail indudina p & p £11.90 (US $ 20.00) Foreign arma including p & p. CREDITS Pubtcation date: Ie dy 9 temonth — bimonthly Puoined by The Shop Asrociatin Le BROMLEY, Kent UK, Ton: 896426 (Hodves Ector Gorge Hodge: omen Jaan Fairs, fchere Bassin, The Jun res ne Tokyo Printed by. Pere Wood Printing Co Lid, ORPINGTON. Kent UK ‘ecoprized by Nihon Stogi Renme: Pade customer. Pina write icing postage for ah © i9es Copyright Sanya scien 3) pobcatons of The Shes! Anocntion Lek AM ‘its ae raervd. No art ofthis publcaton may be rodeo, red Inechanen, provocopying, recording ar atime, wthout the bio! titan permission 9 Tae Shag! Aaaciion Ld Editorial for tourrament orsinicers Thre ware ® number of comslants Jae TSA's irnton to ty and van the next London sly ‘thou bondi. In telat Yow monits, howe, we hav sliced @ much wider ‘pinion snd Tt Seems thatthe vast mejoniy of vou sre meh in (avear of handeap games ~ telat two neces hate festrod ters that aay a8 mosh. In additon ws have bse eanetig for opivan nd thre scons 19 be an overwhelming rumber Of pee he ‘ciively wane sv nndioans employed. you are ray spine {lotion of later n the March have Wie cannot peas everyone the game, aforng st dos the plain praspt of Bing sie to ‘matter wtat tir enh nay ba Thar are many othe favours Doirts in thie connection but I do n9t propose to expand On What bas nooo been quite adequately exprsted n tere page. ‘Notwithsnding st! this, the 7 Lendon Inreranons) wi not ‘ature handean games in the top Seton, whieh depending upon the entre willbe rtited to don plover. The should ot last fonsee thatthe overall nar of the towramnt indeed the [Eronget perfomer nthe whole event ‘Chanpronanip nut we have haud rently of pane to fom The Lich «championship Wi aunt farther tan in Oe cot ‘ereterad to manly by thew given name. of tunwsneg (rating| and hush Tornimnse) probs fr whieh we NOTATION The netation sys devised by the Shop Asocation hes ben adept ‘pines ana movie In 81 Gama Yor narra hogy "Black” lays up the toard. Explnaion a th notion satem as alana — Fach squore on the beard ven 9 aia retorenea. The nuns 1-2 = beard Fom sight tht and the toe {2-1 ae emeiovod forthe rank from tap to bottom of tha toord. The {710 srangenent comelies Sovaly withthe etblued daparae system rani (ral dona fom the tpt he board 1 King: Gole, 5 Stver:N~ Kaight;C> Lane 8 = Bahop:R ~ Rook; Ineates moves 9. 4,2 mans that the Pawn moves 102 iaicate root g Re mans 19 2e ana promotes 0}, #R2e sveane Ze but does 101 promos he Rookedrop at 2 FRc! mean the ook mows promoted Reok moves 26 meanest the Rage mows ‘iver at Je and ne wast 40 ow fates mows 404d we Mave wo Say 3HE INCREDIBLE ‘Transat oy Dold Murphy G6a-Bb; 7. $69, K-4b; 8. P2F, SBb 9, P2e, 5: 10. 67h, K36: 11. Si, Pd: 12 $59, Ge; 13. KE), BS 14. G-5h, P7d: 15. K-7. B70 (Diagram |) 18. PxPe, Bx7e: 11. P77F (Di9gram 2)Im Gram 2m cnt a mts ing nd San df Wg fot and easy but Soni plying eatoany ud of ab rom Ian eeu onder PA After PS, Bx: 83, Red and ot frst sgh woul wae Be ehowgh Ins ha the evant, with two Pans inhand against nore. But that woul beat ‘ren gre edger not, at om have here 8 gre Lancs handicap ate Infact good for Back, Movs trom Diogam 2 7. nr BAD 18. Bi, S7c: 19. KDW, $74; 20. POF, P14; 21 PAF, PQ; 22. R-2F (Diagram 3) g9e7esaa 4 ey Diowem 3 opin complete his ie with Gh ac aunts Whit ata, but thee lee dang of en adn atk fram White, Sopi's 2 is plonring to actuate the Bihop with Pf and 895 immadiete Pt could lene to Hw seer Bd; 8g, SxS sucha sty way. M2 gbos jogement Oy Sogn. Comper OMS Bey ‘Srl ine match ha ahows improvement Movs from Bloom 3 22, ny BB: 28. PST, PBI: 24. PxBt, P'B0; 26. Bo, R-Bd) Ions ee clearly 2 lott. He should hurry complete his 9 won yazan san sme, with a Lincs nance tare i no eg tack possiblity fo bask up. Joining Ine try sina sonition in game 9, Insts, having chanced hie Sher 19 the fifth rank iunehed a surrsing atk wen Pde Pade, Pash, SxBt, "By PhD; PaBl, PeThs Kah, (ode; Lede, nfortnatly he sant slay LiQe a the eit Nove trom Dig 4 2B. Bx6d, Px6d: 29. N-J9, S7d; 30. B°6b, BYTe: Bt, B-Tat, Gand, 22. Pal, Pte (Diagram 6) CE Se a Hy a): aa) SAA [dH | Sn tn 3 ene ots B a A arial Saas carers Shit atutanitreir ema it fea 3 b's eas a ae Bo gesane i gin toi wh ein ae Le Wel eaata ie! tr Way yey nom 23,6 Ban 29, Cc Ssaie" etn Gan ar a Uso, 16-8, White coud trv and efenawith G24. ut lace 3 12 25 YEARS AGO This month, twenty-five years ago, Oyama and Fusakani were locked in @ desperate struggle for the San Championship. The {firs two games had gone to Furskami but then Oyama siormed Duck and won the nect three in a row Furakam! leveled the score at 3-3, The time limits in those days wore only & hours per tide, ond the ries ao required thar in the event of @ 3~3 sore, the players would have 0 tox foreolows in the foal seme Osama won the toss. When asked if it made any difference ‘whether he was White oF Black he sad, it is obviously better 10 be Black, but heid had s0 much success in ttle matches with ‘the White pizces thar he realy dint mind. At that stage of his career Ovama wys noted for his prowess x the Fortress opening, particularly the slow variarions, but of late he had boon playoig alot of Fowth fle Rook, Patakami excelled in ast grmes. There followed titanic smuggle for supremacy with Oyama winning at the end ofa game that went 10 no less than 214 mover. 10th 9-dan Championship — Game 7: Sth January 1960 Block: Futakami Tatsuya, Sdan White: Oyama Yasuhar, 9a 1. P2f, P34; 2. PIE, Pd; 3. Pe, B3e; 4. $49, RID: 5. K-6h, Sith; 6. KTR, Keb; 7. G4iSh, K7b;8. PSE, Pd; 9.P3E, Kb, 10. $64, $-7b; II. Pf, GlaSh; 12. POF, SSe; 13. $3g. P-7d 44. S2f, Gee: 18. PAF, Sod; 10. Fe, Ba; 17. K-3h, PxSe: 18, Sx3e, Pe; 19. Pte, Prée; 20. PeSe, Bd; 21, P-2d, Px2d; 22. P-Sé, PrSe; 23. PP2b, B6b; 24. P*3d, Rx2b; 25. P-6F, GXSd: 26, P3ct, Nide:27. S3d, N2e: 28, S3e=. Pt3g: 29. Nx3e Re 30, Neze, PP3g; 31. Ru3g, PP3f, 32, RXSE,PA3e, 33. Rg, Px2es 34 PSM, PAF; 45. Rg, PAF; 46, Sab=, R2d;37, S4e=, Cd, 38, Pct, N03e; 39. Pée, S6d-7e; 40. B9g, Pag; 41. Garde, Nutgs; 42. Ret, G*5f; 49. Ret PP 44, R34 POU, 45.P55, Gt; 46, Pxbd, PSE; 47. PAST, P2F; 48. +P, Gxde; 49. +Pxte, Pete; $0. N¢3h, Gee; $1. G*6e, S°4g; 52. KH, HSE: 53.GXTe, Kate; $4. N*Sg, Grou; 58. Pe, G6; $6. BXTe, Kb; 57. Pe4d, G74; 58. B6f, G7d-Te; $9. S*4f, Beat; 60. Nxdf, Pgh: (61, PP2e, Ra; 62. G7, Poin: 63. Roti, SiSF#:64, Ee, *P-3h; 65. Ri, +804; 66. 4P-Se, Goc7d; 67. P6d, GxTe; 68. PxTe, B%Se; 69, K9h, Pg: 70. S74, +84SQ; 71. P7d, Cubs; 72. $PSd, GxSd; 73. Bde, Ra; 74, PSH, RxSb; 75. BxSb+, GxSh; 16. P-4e+, G-6e; 77. 4P5b, P*Sa; 78. G'6b, PxSb; 79. GA7b, Kx7b; 80. S*6f, 146d; 81. Pre, BS; 82. Sx5g, N°Be; 83, S*80, Ne7gts 84. Nx7g, ST7F; BS. Nvod, GSdx6d; 86, Pxbd, Gxb6: 87. R*Sa, S*6b; 88. RuSb+, G*4b; 89. Gr7e, Nx7e; 90. PeTes, Ke: 91. N¥6e, Sx6e; 92. Nebe, Gx6e; 93. PP7d, K-6d; 94. 4R6a, N*9d; 95. PP6I, NxBf: 96. PaSf, $*93: 97. Kx9g. N&Se: 98, PxSe, Kx7d; 99. N*BE, Bx8f; 100. Ka8f, N°9d; 101. Ks, R¥Fe; 102. NERF, BxBf; 103. KON, NEUF: 104. G85, NET, 10S. +R-7b, PP7c; 106. Re7f, G*9p; 107, Ki, GrBe: 108, Resigns,THE SOUND OF SILENCE -Igarning with the pros of the past - ‘By John Fira “This tie we shall continue aur study of se clebrated mature of the ‘Mah rain thse Block goes with ost tho edd cement or two fram the Imatioe of th dy. ‘You shows fist ley wteugh we game and then 586 your suppstion, sto important points and ighight inthe games igh us! cornspons ‘One Goh wat bore she 12h Letine Mijn in 1898 thea of 2. hen he dentn of So and Oys Toke hed Moral elu e+ ‘yout stout outer be cdont noc Oreyironetbre tare eve ties, Kom Dol Goto to Oro Gon wat teen fa Sani ara hd most on ve 1 PIE RBS: 2 PR Phe 3. 970, PIN SEh, PA: & P20 83 6. Pt, Ps; 7. 4h, S38. G-7, GBr80;9. BN, Ke 10. P20, PZ: 12 axaet, Kade: 13.579, Ge: 1 G5, Ks 6, S00: 16.859, $5 17. Per, $60; 18. Shp, Pe: 19. Pe, SxSe bry 20: $a P76, Ri: 30. 8°, B ha Pe: 33. B:Pb, Pox; 94, Pxbe, P°b4; 35. Gt, PxBt 36. GxB!, RBs: ‘ fs 47. *Phie, #2X70; 48. KA7h, PrBQt: 49, P°6D, S78: ‘eth nhs boat he oh 9e7e65 3] fees SAS mel |e [ef Me isa GE ERE [ae HE BEE ‘Game 6: Bishop handicap ~ Gh December 1878 a the howe of to Sain, ‘Buck: Marayams Tori, 6 on ‘nite: Ho Som, 9. tourshng shop) cus ie Tokyo, elle the Maruyama, Stogicakoro “Tokyo National Uiary- hich hes been orearthing wcoridrsble nurtbt bn SOB: 2 07, Pe 2 Ph, Pass Py ess Py S868 BOE, PWG: 7S 7h, 68:8. Pao, G30: §. Np, $2810.40, 70:11. 8M, 16, POI, REN: 17, NTs, NP; 18 SBh, HAAS: 18.860, K-43;20. Sa, 20; 2. St 8, 70522. Wo, Rube) 32. Pde, 6.24, 28 NS, Pe 25. Sp, Ce: 25. Pate (Dagra 8), 556,27. Pd, db; 28. BS, ‘4x61, 33. +8. 2 z 35, +84, St: 37. RGD, PBK: 28. Fabs, "Bade: 99, G°O%, PxSat; 4. GS, Op: 41 Sp, A°21 2. Gus, Be2ge 43. Kp, S74" 4d. OI, Sar 4&NAT, OhBh: 46. P°8g, S74: 47. L*7h, 1506p 48. KB, +P 95 48, Posh, $Rx9h; BO. PA, Pr8fr SF. PxBl, 9ROy 62. 8°89, $0 5 res, SeBir 54 MxSp, * Ra: 55. Pip, *PxBl 58. PTE, +R: 57, G56, «ABT; 62. Pb, +RxBd: 63. 1REd, NTA, G8. Kg, S°6E 55. te, inst 68, rBnt!, Peer 67 +On8F, Myo: 8B. Poy, 82,62. a ESR ‘ 4 Ela Dine “on Bisek’s 260 move, Inna cf PxTe he shoul awe pared Pd, For White's 39%n move PxSar, t was bettar t play 2h: Lah, S01 TENJIKU SHOGI — The most exotic ofall the shogi variants 16 x 16 board and with a total of 156 pieces: Fire Demons, Lions, Horned Falcons, Soaring Eagles, cc, ete. A euly exciting same from move one! Rue leaflet only £2.50 p & p iacuded, TTenjku Shogi ser £55.00 + p & p Inland £2.00/84:50 Overseas, 13ome: Bshop Hendiap — TWh Deember 1873 ack: Sma Hak ‘White: te Sin, Daan Sekiauni Hakuri ots born i tak Petactire in 1820, Having ot his forint, he wee to. Toky9 atthe ape of 17 lenanging his nae to KGminschl for acupuncture and moxibeston. His doctor, Vicount Se ‘es more interested in shogi han medicbe, Bexbur of hi porton he a0 tha an entre to me prevousty mantionsd Futesu Om no Ke, tough ‘whose ntarention Saku cares pupil af ssh Sore, Yromineee inthe shel ward wacieg 7mm nd ded iy (oF 0. A gai Ist of 1883 rene in fe behind ‘en Soin in Shon Shingo fue Sb: 2 PIE PH 3. PS A804 Sh, PWS. PSY, P3K:6. PF, 0.70: 7 $6, Sa: 8. 8.73,?80; 3. BY, PS 10.K-IN KBP KI, S005 12. G6:th, Pd: 13. KD, Kee: 14. SSP, OSH 18, PI, Pd: 16, Pt, Pd; 17.85, O76: 18. Bal, GBb-bs: 19. G-4g, 85-20. 2-7, P2621. PR, ie; 22. S29, R30; 2. OD, Nie; A. Bath, PB 25 Pride, Libs, 28. Late, Gre; 27, 28. Dace, badge 29. 1°00 ‘Diagam €) A3: 30.P°9b, Waa: 3) 7), P2e 32. Pxze, Maze 33 73a, P21 34. SSH, Rar 95, Peds, x90: 96. PD, Ke! 37. Prd, Seay 47. Suto, "a 51.2), Sst: 52. GnOt, P2529. Pada, Lido Bs, 9°26, "2 5B 9 B76 4 S924 8 uel ) se | “Instead of Whit's SO move S29, he should have payed L°19; 2, Piss, S88" 1: Rook handiesp — 11th January 1882 atthe heute of Io Soin ‘roca ouncior mids Pim give up shag Fe iv ator ves ‘ome during ir darkest yaar, Whan she Kulwshs |'9 x 8 Solty] wat Termes in 1891 to publish the show journal Shox! Shieh we Shoo Journal, Hraiwa nas quick fo support He vached Gan 16 189) and ‘eae 1912, {wn P42. P21, P44: 3. PSL, S9b:4 SN 54e:5. $85, 30-6. 950, 00:7 RAD, R/O: 6. KTh, SEL 9. Sf, TG, 10. PS Ze 11 14 Sie: 21. PP7d, PT 22. S8a PG 29 Pe, rte: 24. SOF, $8; 25. 90. Lite, Sx7d; 31. P*7», Sie; 32. Sufe, BrFe? 38. S°St, BOd: 38. Bitar Ne: 98 sPxIn. Paw (Digan DI, 26 Sop 1%; 27 8, CB) 88. Lilet, Neder 38 Ladd, rbd 40. sLxde, Oa; 41. tLe, LPS, 42, Kh PJoe: 43 Nip, PPTL 4d POT, Paat: a8 Pala, Na 6 Ka, Prin 47. BD, LxTon 48, BxTp, Pie: 4B. 8H, ¥PaS: Bl. Ket, Page 51. Ath, NnSae 52. GxSp. S°7a: 5% U7. Pa: 84. Nxte G7 ‘5 W°S) GxBl 56. PrBl 83) 5. PeBe, BxSye. 58. Lute, S78: BY, Psd: 60 Subs, G7); 61. KS, N"kg: 02 Ket, P2ht: 63. Ax #853: 68 KS, +832n; 68. Bre, #BtSp: 68. Lad, KS 67 (8,6 "Gn, Kan 62. B14, Reson Sieben eB A IS 4 £ | EG ff Se a AB ‘fo S| |» ae] |i “stead of Whites 3500 nove PG te should hare paved Ne. LFA FINE PLAY BY TAMARU 8y Suki Yosiniohe ‘The Diavam snows a mile game postion bcwsen Kitano (Black) and Tarra, Pan ite) he NHK Cup Toursamert oF 984, Thee re two ils watch White can exchangy # Pau he 6th aid the ‘move aorrtaye wit hie Bisco by Pd PxOa Bub: Pre, Pal Px, Charty Back could mot capture White's Bishop 3¢ Bet othr PxBat it 1 traattraugh The impertont pont fiat the 60 fe Pann ond woe 24 HS). S weFIRST MICRO TOURNAMENT ‘The wots fist microcomputer shogi tournament hardly up 10 Its name. Ciristened the "Great Gamescore Tournament (Uieifa sn) it produced games of so tla mori tat the eponort ected 19 "save paper” and withbeld publication ‘The launch of a new magazine on computer shori has also baen Postponed, ‘Six progams entered the tournament. No commercial prozram: took part but Rate 1200 (ie. 1200 Elo rating = 6kyv), Featured in oar last issu, was among the favourites. ‘The four programs using machine code were seeded into Division ‘Aland the other two, using Basic, were in Division B, The results Division A 1 Shogt Bajo (B) drew with Gamma Shogi (roptiton of mover cxmore 29) 2° gt Dojo (B) tea Rate 1200 egal move on move 26) 5 hoa Do (base 'Shog 40 lg owe on move 19) 4. Gama Shogt (8) ist to Show Do (oed resation owe 5 ECs Shog (2) ls to Rate 1200 lag mors or mom $5) 6, Gamma Shi) los to Shag 30 (lg move on mone 39 7 ate 1200 {2} ort to Gane Shon Gengued on mov 24) &: Rate 1200 (8) lot to Shag Doo dlgh move on mow 20) 8. Rate 1200 (8) x to og 90 engi x move 82) To! Skog 80 (5) oto Gamina Shag (mate an move 2) 11. Shog30 (Dat to Shog oye (rte on move 50) 12 Shag 80 (8 bat Rat 1200 (gn on move 29) FINAL FLACINGS:— 1 Shogi Dojo 5H/6 2, hog 30 3 3. Gamma Shogi 24 4 Rate 1200 7 DIVISION u's Mind (B) lost to The Shogi (agree resignation on move 27) The Shogi (B) beat Fus Mind (ayreed resknation on move 29), FINAL PLACINGS:— Lhe Shogi 2/2 2BueMind = 0 ‘Yor lc has to be sid, to miquote Dieraol, that Phere ar les darened les aud tournament rable. For example, ia th following postion Rate 1200 at Black (with es checkmate bus corested anounced Ws resignation!" 1 2 Shale > | [ale Es oh ai ‘The programmer didn't know why but Rate 1200 dots seem rather dafestiet at promt. It offers to replay games from memery but when you take up this offer it resigns en move 1. ‘There was also a large cropof illegal mover — doubled Pays and 42 Pawn drop for checkmate ~ which distorted the resilts ‘There are some humane who cackle st thi sort of behaviour, yet cern profestionas lose games by ileal Pawn drops. Although tase results will hardly cause the artifical intelligence boffins at MIT to polish ther bifocals, one should not avericok the achievement of artifical stupidity ~ afar more difficult goa Rate 1200 was the stupidest program, bit probabaly the bes. It is 2 20K preqram in 2-80 code’ wth a Base. driver. (ts eshuation function is heal oviented towards mateil and the Srapolf routine is more advanced than thet in mos chess programe in tha: it kee account not just of divecr attacee, xray attacks ard some pins, but als of miner pins and Crerworked defenders Mobility is the other principal feature ‘and ‘considerable importanos vs attached to certain pattems (ea. a Pawn in front of a Rook), It uses a full-width 2-ply search supplemented by a pruned search at the third ply. The Alpla/ Beta algoitam i Incerponted bu the progam ial punflly Most of the otter programs are hitle better than talendes Fu's Mind (ie. ‘The Spirk of the Pawn) which uses material almost exehisivey for its EF and whose programmer grandly ammounced, "AB alcorithms and other lookahead metheds frst inthe Ktertuce, Phoy are not used here." John Fairssin rogots that he cannot enter into cowreqpenderce br this subject Ey} STATISTICS FOR THE 1983-1984 SEASON, Men: Total number of ganes played: 2298 (including 5 impasses, 24 draws by repetition ‘and 13 defaults} Black won: 1177 (52.2%) White won: 1079 (47.8%) Average number of moves per game: 116.52 Ratio of draws: Impasse: 1 in 437 gemes Repetition: 1 in 95.21 games Women: Total number of games played: (including 1 draw by repetition) Black won: S4(51.9%) White wor: 50 (48.1%) Average number of mores per game: 105 118.70 There were 20 tournament: 7 title sournanents, 11 general event: and 2 women’s tournaments * There was a record wumber of games. * We saw the shortest average game length since records begen {The tote number of moves played was: 262,865. * The best winning percentage among the top players wore: Tanigawra (68.6%) wud Kiriyama (65.2%) The best anywhere was Tiger Tana (69.8%) * The most conseeutive wins wai" 9 (four players * Shortesi and longest games both featured Nishimura Kazuyosil, &dan: 43 mores (he won) — 0s ~ Serizawa sand 278 moves (he won) ~ vs ~ Ovame "Top lady was Hayashiba Naoko with 85,7% ~ BUT she only played 7 games against ather wanton.MORE STATISTICS TABLE OF OPENINGS FOR THE 1963 - 1984 SEASON ‘Name of Opening No. ef gamas Black wins White wins Draws Name of Opering No of game: Stack wins White wins Draws TOP PLAVER'S FAVOURITE OPENINGS 10831984 SEASON, INeme.# Opening “Tani Kato Maka Kiri one. Oy Nai Mari Mor- Aone Aus Total. of epeing‘a [Ra|- 1 38 > WwTHE BIG TITLE GAMES NAKAHARA GRABS OZA TITLE NNakaharetappaned te chooee a hotel in which Heroes von Karn and ‘The Bevin Phtbrmonie Obert ore saving ae practising. Theos ns tat he couldn't eat to slop the mht bare thea peta gure Inthe event homever i mate no differen md he on sn 2nd ttle match Gane 1: 6th September 1984 Blac: Nakahara Makoto, Om 6 K7h, Kb; 7. GAiSh, KBb, 8. PSF PB; & 86s, $7; 10 PSF Gaeb: 11 SB. Be: 92 PDs. PSH 19. BLED Se 14. RD. A.D, 15 Pat, PG 16. ROK, R2b; 12. Sg, PI 12S, A 19.36 tb; 20. x20. Sx3e 21. RDh, Pte; 22. Bxde+, Rude: 22. 81a, Pde 2A B2bt, Peal 25. Sxdt, Bde: 26. PI, eae: 27. 1BA2s, BXOL: 28. Bets, Sete; 22.N3g, Bl; 2. Prde, B29% 31. Rides, +Bx2h- 92 Bide eB 38, Ny Oe: 94 $9, 8.44/98. Rader, 98.5138. "P, 2.79:97, Pde, B24; 28, P80, #89329. $P4g, 1-34; 40, 12a, $9 G1 19, Bis 42. Hf, Be: AS. 48a, Da: 4 Pde, Bue: 4 (Bn, Prt: 46. Gx, Bd; 47, PDs, Buine AB. P34, RS: 49. Pb 54, R°G!, Sit: 65. PxBd, P°B; 56. G70, Gb, 57. N70, Gx? 5B ‘HBxS: 63. Sx, N°5I; 64, G62, #R-5n; 65, PED, 876i; 66. KB, NxGhs; 7 Guan, oaths BP uth, heDte 0 Key, Nhs 70 Rao 71, Rp, Bho: 72. PYM, 64! 7B. 8°30, C°6b; 74. Be, FBh, Game 2) 18ehSeptmber 1904 © Kah, Giebb: 7. K2h, Pd; B. Sh, Pld; 8. P11, PRA; 10. Gor, Sser, B°8h; 28 8°95, RGD; 26. PTE, BrBt: 27 N74, 0; 28 Ie, 7b, 29: Rabe "80-20. P7e. +B 31, Pe +Ba90-22 Pd Bae 38, S70, 977M 98. SOL, PIESE. Pee, Peg 6. S69, NTH. SSF #P5h: 98. Gg, NSzr: 39. B50, ssn: 40. Ca), 1P.5; 41. R23, G7 42, P85, 650; 48. PrBd, KiB 4. Po, Ke: 46. 8°67, *P 4: 48 Sud Aerie, a7, sate, +i: 48, #Pade, Nid 48. PY, Kx 80. S40, de, 81 P90, SH; 82. Sxdbm, edb; 9 BiIDe, Hdd; Da, Peder ade: 55. BSc, Ruse: 55.544, sins. SOLUTIONS TO TSUMESHOG! PROBLEMS - PAGE 18 ISSUE 62 1), P386:8:790, Fb; F886, K-88, KBB; +B-ra 3) R34, Kee: B°40, K-29: R*Ta, Kx: B-Sct, Kb: #62, 4) 8°26, K16;B°2e, Ke: B9b#, Kelby: STs, Kae: Bb» 5) 8°70, +x, BP, +Px7b, 6°8e; Kxde, W'O>!, Kd: G°Be, KB; Gea, 51 NDE, Sc; 6°80, KxBe: $-8t KH: RM, PRO: NE, KTe:5:7oe 7) Lobe Ke2b; "la, Ket S18, Kalb; 8°26, Kile: $34", R24: RE, 8) G30, 1b: 6714, Rete: 629, Ke2e 9) Rabe, KnBb; an, Kae: NODt, Rudy 8°80, Ke: GB, Kx, ‘came 3: 251m Sapte 1984 (White: Moriara Haris, San 1. PIL Psa: 2.2L, Rd: 2 $40, SAD; 4 PT, Rb 5. Kr, Kb, KD, R79: 7. GALS, KD; 8. $6, £70: 9. PA, POW: 10. POY, Se: 11, S859, Sd: 12. GBVOH, Gar; 13. P20, B61. $4, Ra, 15 Ps, B16. PxSe, Rx 17. P*3e, Sb: 18. She PH 19.5, 686: 20. Rn, P74: 20. Se, tb; 22 Pt, Pn, 22 Pode, Pade 24 Bilat, Be: 26. +Bxde, Rade! 26. Ny, Se: 27. Sede, Prd 28. £91 Be 29. 7a, Pe: 10. Prbe, Bxber 3T. PSL. Gt, 32. PSL, Be ‘2. 10a, $5; 34, MeTet, NiTe! 36 Pb, PY: 36. Px PPE 97. PDs 42. Pig, Rc: 42. Patt, PSt; 44. G50, NSE: 45, Pabe, Ng! 48. Gebn, Pps 4? PEL, Paty 48. Rabe, PPG 40 Rud ©, 60. Pde Lie; 51. P°Bd, LxBd 2. N°BH, 6°84: 53. Ah, Pe: 5a. Ke, eS [5 Kab. Pot 56. Kibo. PGI 87. Kah, Pigs: BB. Pre One. #0 18°69, R54; 80. Se, Gs 5T. Med, x74; 62. S74, Pg, G2. x64. Pra. Pade: 65. Sudo, F758: 68. R°%e, 8°6F°57. KS. GRA (8. PBs, 5°80; 62 Ge, PSD; 10. Pat, nse. Cad, Pd 72 Feb, N21 73, Ki, 21 14 KF, OMe 8. nde, AI 78. GH, ite: Nakaare Wake, Oza 1. Pt, PB: 2. 97h, MS; 3. PSY, $69: 4 BBD, KAb; 6, KAN, KD: Stb.So, 11, 879, Pe: 12. PI, Pla: 12. Pat, Gand; 16, S69, S&d- 15 AD, Pe: 18. PS PATE 17. Su7E Pr7a1® Sha, S60. 70:19. Ch S74; B85, Ped: 21. PY, BTb, 22. Pate, SuPee 28. POPE BU: 24 Lah, 88D; 25. POY, PDa: 26. Pae, 5c 27. P70, Te: 28. Gta, PY: 2a Putt, Bran: 30 Ny, PBs 3 Poo 4P.7, 22: ROW, S70 32. PFE $Pi: 2h B75, #P6h; 35. ReGh, BxEN: 96 Guth, R°9R;: 97. By Ieanes 38. Pave, ea: 99. P6, L"2ne 4D S74, P2G:41. PP, Poe 42. Prt, Pires $3. Sate, $RAGH #4, Pet, Ne. 48, PPE, Ne: 46 #99p:51. 6), N°Ss; 52. Bd, ROG! 53, S160, 7h. NYA, 2! BE Mar inh bg £0. BOhE9, “Rat BP. tt, ict 28. Mado, x20, 69. Nay, #8-44; 60. S26, indy BF. Seda, P2662. Pe, PI, Ide, P'Sp: 68. Gx3p, $394: 69. Ks, 0°95; 70. 641, 640,71. Qh, ‘Side: 72. Sido, Pl 73. Le, Pre: 78 LxSet, Gone: 75. Oba, Pt Ye Sab, NG, 17. BR 7e, PGS, TB Prag “hag, 72. Bx3g, BB: 1B, Sth, $°3) BI. $:2p, Bxihe: 82. Buth, $°2h; 82. KBP, Wush 84 Pea, Grips 66. Exp, Seige, 06: Kady, BI BP. Ress ‘Games: wh Gxtober 1946 White: Nakata mkt, ze 1. P71, Pd: 2. S7h, PA; 2, POY $06: 4, Rh, KAD: 5. KH, Kb ‘SéO-Se: 11. 87, Gdar59: 12. PHF, Pee 13, PO, PBs; 18. Pe, BPD: 15. Poe Ox704) 16 NiTa. RA 17 AG, Pad. 1B. Pt Giinde 10 8%, P2d; 20. $4, MS: 21, Sq, S60; 22. 69, $50; 23. PIL, 7e: 2 Ny, Ps: 26. Nite, Nido: 26. Pe, N26 27. BBE, S28. P74, ‘nte297: 28. Oxy Digs 90. KnBp, BBA, 31 N'7e, R70: 32. NTF, Bio: Bee, Pu7é; 3, Bxdbe, Oxtb; 36. P72, 7b; 36. Kath, Se Bde, Soe: 38. 84) P° 76:99. POA, Px 40. P21, WBE: 43, KI ‘ede; 2 Kn, Pd: 43. G'S, Rab; at. PxTd, Be; 46. Pct, NT 446 7°70, Nae; 41. Gx86, "948. Kh, PL 38. Gabe, Pei 50 x6, nda: 51. BxOor, Nee 42. Pex, #NKB 53. KOS, 5°BN: SePACKED WITH NEWS & REPORTS FROM THE SHOG! WORLD Shogi Magazine *:*:.. 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JAPAN SHOG/ RENME/ ~ SENDAGAYA 239.9 SHRINE SHIBUYAKU TOKYO JAPAN Telephone: 03-408-6161WESTERN SHOGI SCENE ‘THE THIRD CREVF'S ond 15M BELGIAN INTERNATIONAL SHOGI TOURNAMENT will take plars over the weekend of 1Gth and 17th March 1985 at O.CM.M. Building, Poelstraat 37, MERELBEKE, Nr. Gont and will be divided ine wee groups Ist goup all dan player + L-kyu and 2kyu. 2nd group from 3-kyu to B-kyuand dre group from kyu to beginners. The total prize fund will be 24,000 BF and will be awsrded in each group as follows: 1st placo4,000BF, 2nd place 2,0008F, 3rd and 4th place 7,0008F each. The ontry fee it 500BF por person. The fit round start at 10.00am sharp and all payers who sa intaratad in entering this important event should contact Richard Vorkouillo, J. van Biesbrocekstaat 132, 89219 GENT Telephone: 91/802535 as soon as posite a OXFORD SHOG! CONGRESS — 2nd & 3rd Feb. 1985 FIRST PRIZE “AT LEAST £100” The proposed two-day event at Oxiord has been brought forward ne week owing to venue difficulties. It will now be held over the weekend of 2nd & Sed February inthe Long Room, New Colege. There is 10 be an open toumament footh daysi. open to all layers. It sto be a Swiss evert with 1 hour each plus 30 seconds byoyami. There wil be no handicars Ail Briesh players competing in this event will be comesting for ‘he British Champianshi title & trophy fe beautiful handmade shogi board). 4 British uncer 1 Chamaionship alee planned but might naw take place on ¢ differant dete at Faversham. Details wil shortly the svelable ed car bw fd frist tamer men aed bao ‘An absolute FIRST wil be the staging ofthe European Tori shog! Championship. The will 6.30 minitee 3 side without byoyan, and will bo over 6 rounde. Tha Tor avert wil be held on the Src. Registration genaroly # 00.30 07 2nd Febniory with tho fret ound starting at 1000. The prizes wil be cash with a last £100 going t0 the winner of the wrajor with othor avarde down Tourth place. Fees are 0s uncer and ail those wishing to take part bn thi moe imporeane congress should comace Grant Frasse at New College, OXFORD as soon as possible for ther entry ferme. 'F anyone con bring a Tori shogi wt and/or 2 chess clock with ‘her to the events it wil be mich sopreciated FEES: Major ae Brita Championship: — £6.80 for under 18 — £7.50 for mombers of European bodies ~ £9.00 for unsttached players Tori Charepionship: £3.00 uncer 18 ~ £8.00 other. Aefreshrents willbe avafabre st fow prices THIRD BRACKNELL TOURNAMENT REPORT Tho Thitd Bracke! Stogi Tourament held en Saturday 10th Novenbar ‘The Brackrll Ge Tournament, held fo" thet five yours May at the same venue, the ICL beiling, has armada reputation forte eet etlan fn the European go eheuit. Wet fr the cates or the sbog. wat {ood to ste seven of the srange go players trying thle and at hog Uiethisslgn of tinge t ome?! ‘The ony wy toe sa of spree at Brack i 3 wine and Keon eomo- ttton rested Instone plaer schewng ths ~ Phil Helland London Univesity, who was promoted from 11 2 10k ‘pace went te Miche! Tien, -don who efeetit Mike Lomas Sean, of Onford in th fins! round, toth inking ox 2 cut of 3. Dad ‘rant ond Tan Spence, kyu, of Oxford pied up one ofthe prize for The Abbey Sehoo! Faiershan once agin prvide 8 lar covtingent of fortwo wins and was promot from 10 "0 yu ‘Amon tho naweomars Jim Bary and A. Rik wre Both pramoted to ty Vincent Wert 20 SECOND FAVERSHAM SHOGI TOURNAMENT — REPORT ‘On the tt Oncombar the 2nd Fates ShogtTournamant war wmgnd bY ‘the Abbey School Shop Cl ard he ronal were ae ures Section 1 for players tram ky to 3.dn— Bcanteente Tet ttkeLofen, dn tom Oxted ch Hl, can fem Lite, ‘Section 2 for layers fram 7kya 10 Thy — 8 contestants tet Dovid Folding, (Thy fram Oxtor, 2d Kevin Ggory, TOK tem London and 3rd Mark Laxton, PAu rom Soushon, ‘Stction J Yor payors tiom Y2:u to iekye 17 eometans Tat Simen Cook promotes to 144yu trum Ostord, 2nd David Morwy bremeted to 12kyu tm Conerbuty sa ard Dewy eGonn promot {© 1FAyu trom Orwigton ee Mihotes ite prometed te {4a ond 2nd Miche! Tong promoted [My thanks are warm extondeé toa the 40 contestants fr parking ‘ur 2nd Tournament — emecilly thom who trovaed eter tomy at sy or acromthe Engl Chonel ~ thus akong tthe largest one ny eons a nthe Waters sho wr Wi atch accent evant ecomplihed | am consign exts event to ba isrtd nthe 1985 Shogi Calera another Feversham Touran ‘ny ication of enti fr tis von Forwarded tae mir covet regen that any ployer prepared Co ae Wo COneAPoN orcs gamer with any member ofthe Abiey Gul (aur range goes farm Steve Campbell SISISISIS}S]S)9)5)5)5)5)5)5)5)5)5)5)5)5) THE, SEVENTH LONDON INTERNATIONAL SHOGI TOURNAMENT — 13th AND 14th APRIL 1985 The 7th London International will take place as usual at The Chering Gross Hotel in the heart of London over the weekend of 13th & 4th Apnl 1985 A 4-don professional will bein attendance and wil as usual, give a simultaneous exhibition ‘The entry foes are a follows: — Under 17 years of age: £6.00 ‘TSA members: 730 All others: £10.00 There will be 6 rownds of one hour each and 30 seconds byoyomi. It is expected that there will be three sections as previously with the top section being rertricted to dan players ard staged without handicaps. The other sections will be played with hanclicaps where necessary. Wil ull those interested in participating in tls major shogi event PLEASE let TSA have your entry ai soon ss possible that advance plang can be mae, SSS) SIS1S) 519151915) 515)5)5)5)5]5)5) ‘Parson Novernar 2nd and Sd he Ascii Fraease de Shot ity tot mtcouctery sans fr ew playen who hod the ppetunsy af lying mes with opponents fs higher eel. 5m efanisacon was deliberately ROP vty unettcalto alow payers to ply "wie" aid “how” wey wanted No furmament war pli and 0 ‘ATS. Tre intention was not t give she “cd fable chance to pty ‘ona, Wi ths hope tha ur nw neperaneed playa wil ave read ‘hele aazenen of the technique of shor and wil be bw to pu ie hw found knowlede fo te tet a ary furs rourmamenta player Evie Cheyne ~ srhoschieved promotion a ths tovting. Hate le {zew young player who could be a bight prowpet forthe fata. Fialiy the AFE would ike ‘9 smud "elim for be most supportie atStude" to lan Spence, who tavlad eva fiom England to help us Sn nis wort couse “hin Hat