According to the ratings page of provisional BKR players in Brainking.com, the number of shogi players who has provisional BKR decreased to 144 at the end of June(JST). The site has added shogi to its wide variety of game line since August 12, 2005(JST). Comparing with the end of May, 2007, the number of shogi players decreased by 11. Please refer to the definition of BKR(BrainKing Rating) if you like to know. .
The number of minishogi players who has provisional BKR is 113 at the end of May.
They need to do something! Most shogi players are bound by running tournaments and can't participate a new one. And participants won't fill up and there will be no tournament for shogi.
No fresh one means less interst for shogi as a game at all!
Fukuhara
Posted by: fukuhara | July 01, 2007 at 07:51 PM