From: Kazuyuki iwamoto <iwamoto <at> MY <dot> EMAIL <dot> NE <dot> JP>
Date: 12 nov 2002
Subject: Re: A cultural difference?

Hello,all

I have played many times in competitions with sudden-death style.(What
do you say in english?) And each time I see players(including me)
strugling to push clock button,I feel this system is against spirit of
Shogi.

>  I thought that the director just
> > felt
> > it was probable that your time was up first. Because,
> > if your oponent's time was up first you shoud have claimed first.
>
> Have you understood the case properly? There were only seconds left
> for both players. Then you do not have time to look constantly at
the
> clock.

Please don't take me wrong.  I just speculated what the director may
have thought. You said you saw a second after the guy's declaration.
While playing in this system and when time is running out we are
forced to CONSTANTLY check the clock..A second is long time then.

> > And when your
> > oponents declared your time was up,you should have checked the
clock
> > immediately
> > and should have claimed he was wrong.

> That was exactly what I did. My opponent was not wrong. My time was
> out, but so was his time. That is the issue.

Now I understand why this may be a cultural issue.The western 'chess'
culture and Japanese one.The lack of the detailed rule is prety common
here.In this case also,basic idea is 'honor' system.Participants are
required to judge on their own.
Anyway,I agree there should be the rule in place like chess.

Iwamoto.