Koryu meets Chess

Not Martial Arts but Minerva's Arts. Through a Struggle, be guided by Philosophy, Faith, Art, and Science. Like a Forest from the Olive Tree that Athena, goddess of Wisdom, offered the Greek people a long time ago.

Year: 2021

SHIHOSHOSHI IS MY JOB

My job is  ‘shihoshoshi (司法書士)’, a Japanese term formed by only 4 letters of Kanji (漢字). It costs just 1 breath in only 4 seconds. But when I tried to explain it for my Italian friend, I sent him a long e-mail consuming my several hours, as follows:   When I read something about the […]

PREMORTEM AND PROBLEM

Hello, everyone! Ciao, a tutti! Welcome to my game. As you always are, I’m playing my own game, too.   At starting this blog, I have a plus. Before reading Garry Kasparov’s book, I’ve already satisfied myself with the value of learning chess on business. Why? Because … it’s a funny story. About one and […]
Ieoizuru Hitotoshikikeba Karinoyadoni Kokorotomunato Omoubakarizo by Tae (the response to Saigyo)

MY STRATEGY

Hello, everyone! Ciao, a tutti! Welcome to my game. As you always are, I’m playing my own game, too.   At starting this blog, I have a plan. I want to translate strategy from Koryu into Chess, and share it with you to make the most of it on business and life actively. This is […]
Yononakao Naninitatohen Asaborake Kogiyukuhuneno Atonoshiranami by Saminomansei (from 'Teikahachidaisyo', the original in 'Manyoshu')

A LOG

Hello, everyone! Ciao, a tutti! Welcome to my game. As you always are, I’m playing my own game, too.   What is the difference between Koryu & Chess?  A log attracts me as a big difference between Koryu & Chess. If there is a log which is perfectly clear for everyone to trace each single […]
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PETROSIAN

Hello, everyone! Ciao, a tutti! Welcome to my game. As you always are, I’m playing my own game, too.   What is the difference between Koryu & Chess? A chess game, T. Petrosian vs V. Korchnoi at Leningrad 1946, is sparking off my deep thought about Koryu & Chess. Why? Because Irving Chernev shows the […]