Unfortunately, due to funding difficulties, the Mind Sports Zine has not been updated since April 2001. Thank you for your interest.
Shogi: Shukan Round-up
Triple issue, with Junisen details and two annotated Habu games from the Kio. Added 29 March 2001
Shogi: Osho match
Notes to Habu's decisive victory over Tanigawa, plus latest news. Added 9 March 2001
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Xiangqi: China in Forshang Cup?
Big-money tournament may attract Chinese stars for first time since '97. Added 4 March 2001
Xiangqi: Hong Kong Exhibition
Games and video online on March 10. Added 4 March 2001
Shogi: Stockholm Open
Japanese guests raise Scandinavian standards. Added 4 March 2001
Shogi: Records broken soon?
Habu can't win seven crowns, but he can set two landmarks. Updated 25 February 2001
Shogi: Unlucky challenger Kubo
First Kio match game commented. Added 1 March 2001
Shogi: Osho match
Exciting game 4 commented. Surprises in professional games. Added 27 February 2001
Shogi: News in Brief
Theeuwen knocks others out in Dutch Championship. Gert Schnider wins in Pullach. Updated 20 February 2001
Shogi: Shogi entertainment
Habu and Tanigawa show Shogi at its best in Osho game 3. Added 19 February 2001
Shogi: Shukan Shogi Round-up
Annotations to the 1st and 2nd games of the Osho, 6th and 7th Fujii-Habu Ryu-O games, Top news stories of 2000 and more. Updated 29 January 2001
Xiangqi: Lu leaves Hu behind
Five-Ram results plus Chinese Championship games. Added 17 January 2001
Chess: Chess in Japan
How does Chess fare in the Land of Shogi? FM Akira Watanabe reports. Added 22 December 2000
Shogi: US Shogi Championships
Yasufumi Fujiwara wins. Report by George I. Fernandez. Added 17 December 2000
Shogi: News in Brief
MSO Italy: Terje Christoffersen wins 2nd Italian Open. Added 15 December 2000
Shogi: Java Game viewer
Habu wins 6th Ryu-O game!
Shogi: Two in Meijin challenger race?
Tanigawa and Sato will meet in the last round. Plus other news from Japan. Added 8 December 2000
Xiangqi: Young Rivals Play "Too Safe"
GM Rong Hua HU's opinions on the Chinese Championship and his rivals. Added 7 December 2000
Shogi: Göteborg Open
Carl Johan Nilsson tiebreak winner over Richard Bjerke. Added 5 December 2000
Xiangqi: Xiangqi Lion Roars Again
GM Rong Hua HU takes his 14th national championship! Added 19 November 2000
Renju: News in Brief
Russian A.Klimashin beats A.Soosyrv from Estonia to take the European Championship. Updated 21 November 2000
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FLASH! Shogi
Habu wins Kio 3-1 over Kubo.
FLASH! Shogi
Habu wins Osho 4-1 over Tanigawa.
FLASH! Xiangqi
Literature: New book, plus advice for beginners
FLASH! Shogi:
Fujii beats Habu in 7th game to take third straight Ryu-O title!
FLASH! Shogi
Larry Kaufman's Two Piece Handicap Part III
Features:
 Go: Full Coverage
John Fairbairn and Charles Matthews cover the Go world and all its facets.
Shogi
 10th Computer Shogi Championship
Report by Jeff Rollason.
Xiangqi
Endgame lessons
Introduction to basic Chariot + Pawn vs Chariot endgames. Added 30 November 2000
Xiangqi's Lion Roars Again!
Xiangqi Legend Rong Hua HU's past, present and future. Added 19 November 2000
 Vietnam's national championships
Bill Brydon's report with result's and games.
Headlong plunge
Bill Brydon and the Xiangqi principles that made him appreciate the game's beauties.
Rong Guang YE
A Chess GM who shocks the Xiangqi World!
Book Review
by Bill Brydon
"Victories All The Way" and "The End Game Technique", two translations by C.K.LAI under a closer look.
Oriental games
Oriental Chess games
Meet a fragrant elephant with Paul Smith.
 LEARN & IMPROVE!
Mindzine courses and reviewed links to teaching sites and articles.
Handicap Shogi
Top Western player and handicap specialist Larry Kaufman will show how handicap play teaches you the heart of shogi in this exclusive Mindzine course.
Xiangqi: An Introduction
by Bill Brydon
Learn some basic Chinese Chess
history, and where you can find what you need to start
playing.
To play Xiangqi
by Jouni Tolonen
Learn Chinese Chess from ground zero.
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