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I am very glad! I'm sorry, but I'm not from Japan, so I'm writing in English.

I'm very glad to hear that you're enjoying creating tsume shogi problems!

It's truly wonderful to see someone from another part of the world engaging with this unique art form.

 

By the way, there's a Japanese web magazine called Problem Paradise that focuses on chess problems, and I serve as the editor of the Shogi section, which deals with fairy tsume shogi. We've started publishing an English version from the latest issue.

If you're interested, please take a look!

 

This is great news!

It’s great to connect with you.

I’m very impressed by both your work and your passion for Tsume-Shogi.

If you don’t mind me asking, could you tell me about your background in Tsume-Shogi?

For example, why and how do you create Tsume-Shogi?

I learned about shogi 10 years ago. At the age of 45. I played chess all my childhood. When I was a schoolboy, I tried to solve chess problems. I have been teaching children to play chess for 35 years. I've been doing shogi for 10 years. I have a kids club. And there are a lot of shogi students there now. And, of course, I started coming up with assignments. Just like when I was a kid. Just for another game. And I really like it. I come up with an ending and try to come to it.

I don’t know much about chess, but I think your compositions already include elements of good Tsume-Shogi compositions.