Ningen Shogi(Human Japanese Chess) in NY?

Here is the link to an artilce titled on asahi.com.

asahi.com：With samurai spirit, 'shogi' bound for Big Apple - English

Ogihara, from a New York-based club of shogi (Japanese chess) enthusiasts, is hoping to recreate a shogi match with a set of human "pieces" dressed in samurai-style armor on a giant playing board in the heart of New York. The match would be modeled on the famed annual event that draws vast crowds to this city.

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Comments

[Ryou Takehito]

Dear Takodori,

this could be an interesting read for you about Chess strongest player Kasparov giving a try on Shogi: http://www.chessvariants.org/shogi.dir/kasparov/kasparovshogi.html

[takodori]

> Ryou,

Thanks. It's introduced already in http://shogi.typepad.jp/eweblog/2008/02/kasparovs-premi.html