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Dear Warui-shogi Club Members, To ensure transparency and encourage active participation, we’ve formalized the Appendix of Club Rules and detailed the criteria for becoming an Administrator, Coordinator, or Super Admin. Please review the promotion pathways below and strive for excellence in tournament play, online ratings, and club engagement. 1. Tournament Play 1.1. Coordinator Promotion Participate in at least 9 Warui-shogi League tournaments while maintaining an average score ≥ 50% of maximum points, or; Finish 1st or 2nd place in 6 separate Warui-shogi League tournaments. 1.2. Administrator Promotion Secure 1st or 2nd place in the Warui-shogi Candidates tournament 1.3. Super Admin Promotion Win the annual Warui-shogi Championship 2. Chess.com Warui-shogi Ratings 2.1. Coordinator Promotion Rating ≥ 1800 on Chess.com Warui-shogi ≥ 100 rated games played ≥ 10 rated games in the past month 2.2. Administrator Promotion Rating ≥ 2000 on Chess.com Warui-shogi ≥ 250 rated games played ≥ 25 rated games in the past month or Rating ≥ 1900 and ranking top 20 on the Chess.com Warui-shogi leaderboard 2.3. Super Admin Promotion Rating ≥ 2200 on Chess.com Warui-shogi ≥ 500 rated games played ≥ 50 rated games in the past month or Rating ≥ 2100 and ranking top 10 on the Chess.com Warui-shogi leaderboard 3. Club Ranking 3.1. Coordinator Promotion Club ranking ≥ 3-dan 3.2. Administrator Promotion Club ranking ≥ 5-dan 3.3. Super Admin Promotion Club ranking ≥ 7-dan 4. Invitation by current Administrators Receive an invitation to join the Administrator team and obtain ≥ ⅔ majority vote of approval from existing Administrators 🔄 Promotion & Demotion Process All promotions and demotions are handled via our “manually automated” system, overseen by the Owner and current Administrators. Any changes to your status will be reflected within 48 hours of meeting the above criteria or following a formal vote. Thank you for your dedication and fair play. Good luck in your games—see you at the top! — Warui-shogi Club Owner & Administration Team

Are you... completely new to Warui-shogi, having troubles navigating the threads, or simply cannot find what you need? This is the Warui-shogi Club Directory, where important forums (announcements don't count) in the club are compiled and categorised. Warui-shogi Club Directory 1. Warui-shogi Tutorials [Posted on Variants club] Warui-shogi | How to play [Posted on Variants club] Warui-shogi | Introduction of Strategies 2. Warui-shogi Club's Activities Warui-shogi Club | Q&A Warui-shogi | Strategies Discussions Warui-shogi Club | Tournaments Participants' Ratings Leaderboard 3. General Informations Warui-shogi Club | Introduction of the Warui-shogi Championship tournament system (still writing) Warui-shogi Club | Introduction of the Warui-shogi Club rating system (work in progress)

Hello everyone, The 2026 Warui-shogi Championship Cycle is about to begin, and sign-ups are officially open! This pinned thread will serve as both registration hub and game posting hub. Please read through all details and post your entry here before the deadline. Organizers will monitor this thread. 📅 Timeline & Sign-Up Sign-Up Period: Opens at 00:00 (UTC +00:00), Jan 15th, 2025, and closes in 5 days at 23:59. Entry Lock: Exactly 5 days after today, no further entries will be accepted. Cycle Start: 01:00 (UTC +00:00), Jan 20th. 🔍 How It Works 1. Joining To enter, simply reply to this thread with "@[your username]" before the entry lock deadline. Only replies before the entry lock count as valid entries. 2. Pairings & Scheduling Once the tournament begins, organizers will assign each player an opponent for Round 1 (No assignments for the Qualifier). Each pairing must schedule and complete their match(es) within 2 days (1 month for the Qualifier) of notification. If you need more time, request a one-time extension in the pairing announcement post—approval is at the organizers’ discretion (No request approval for the Qualifier). 3. Spectators Every match should either include at least one fellow member as a spectator or being mutually agreed by both players. Spectators should comment or react to the game link to confirm attendance. 4. Result Reporting After your game, post the full game link and the final score in this thread. 4.1. How to Post Your Game When you finish your match, please reply to this thread using the exact format below. Incomplete or improperly formatted posts may not be counted. Round: [round number] Sente: @[Black player's username] Gote: @[White player's username] Result: 1–0 (Gote win) / 0–1 (Sente win) / ½–½ (Draw) Date Played: DD/MM/YYYY Game Record: https://www.chess.com/variants/warui-shogi/game/[game ID] Spectator(s): @[spectator's name] / None [MA] Notes: Use your official Chess.com username. “Result” must follow the exact notation above. The game must either include at least one spectator or being mutually agreed to be a tournament game. Spectators should react “” on your post to confirm. If there's no game being spectated and/or both players mutually agreed on, the first game they played in the time period will automatically be counted as a tournament game. The posted game should be a casual game. Organizers will confirm the game link, result, and spectator attendance (by reacting “”). 5. Advancement & Pairings After each round’s deadline, organizers will: Update club ratings based on game outcomes. Announce pairings for the next round in a new comment. There will be either ... or ... rounds in the tournament (depending on entries). 6. Finals & Awards After the last round, we’ll post a final announcement naming the first and second finisher. Prizes (cheers, club's positions) will be distributed shortly thereafter. Stay tuned for details on our next tournament! 💡 Questions? If anything is unclear, reply below or message any of the organizers directly. Good luck to all! Warui-shogi Championship Cycle | Tournaments List Tournament's Name Player List Game List Warui-shogi Candidate Qualifier(Arena, > 8 participants only)(Jan 20th, 2026 - Feb 19th, 2026) —  — Warui-shogi Candidate(Round Robin, 4 - 8 participants)(Jan 20th, 2026 - Mar 20th, 2026) @Dan-kyu_System @VishTheFish771 @CzarnyResorak567 @ChocoCaramelPawn   Warui-shogi Championship(12-game Match)(Apr 1st, 2026 - Apr 15th, 2026) Challenger: [Candidate 2nd-place] Defender: [Candidate 1st-place]  

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Status: Open for result submissions Moderator: @Dan-kyu_System Locked: Never – keep posting until the final round is over 1. How to Post Your Game When you finish your match, please reply to this thread using the exact format below. Incomplete or improperly formatted posts may not be counted. Round: [round number] Sente: @[Black player's username] Gote: @[White player's username] Result: 1–0 (Gote win) / 0–1 (Sente win) / ½–½ (Draw) Date Played: DD/MM/YYYY Game Record: https://www.chess.com/variants/warui-shogi/game/[game ID] Spectator(s): @[spectator's name] / None [MA] Notes: Use your official Chess.com username. “Result” must follow the exact notation above. The game must either include at least one spectator or being mutually agreed to be a tournament game. Spectators should react “” on your post to confirm. If there's no game being spectated and/or both players mutually agreed on, the first game they played in the time period will automatically be counted as a tournament game. The posted game should be a casual game. 2. What Happens Next Verification: Organizers will confirm the game link, result, and spectator attendance (by reacting “”). Advancing: Players will advance to the next round. Pairings: After the submission deadline for each round (2 days after pairings), new pairings will be posted as a reply in this thread. Proceed: Players in the next round will schedule their games immediately after pairings are announced. 3. Deadline Reminder Submission Window: Each pairing has 48 hours from announcement to complete and post their game. Late Results: If you miss the 48-hour window, request an extension by posting “Extension Request” before the deadline. 4. Final Round & Results Announcement Once the last round’s results are in, we will: Announce the top-3 finisher, and prize details. Share feedback and open registration for the next tournament. Feel free to ask questions right here—let’s keep everything in one place for clarity. Good luck in Round 1! 2025 Warui-shogi Amateur Cup - Brackets

Hello everyone, The 2025 Warui-shogi Amateur Cup is about to begin, and sign-ups are officially open! This pinned thread will serve as our registration hub. Please read through all details and post your entry here before the deadline. Organizers will monitor this thread until it locks. 📅 Timeline & Sign-Up Sign-Up Period: Opens at 00:00 (UTC +00:00), Jun 7th, 2025, and closes in 7 days at 23:59. Forum Lock: Exactly 7 days after today, this thread will be locked—no further entries will be accepted. Tournament Start: Jun 15th, immediately following the lock. 🔍 How It Works 1. Joining To enter, simply reply to this thread with "@[your username]" before the deadline. Only replies before the lock count as valid entries. 2. Pairings & Scheduling Once the tournament begins, organizers will assign each player an opponent for Round 1. Each pairing must schedule and complete their match within 2 days of notification. If you need more time, request a one-time extension in the pairing announcement post—approval is at the organizers’ discretion. 3. Spectators Every match should either include at least one fellow member as a spectator or being mutually agreed by both players. Spectators should comment or react to the game link to confirm attendance. 4. Result Reporting After your game, post the full game link and the final score in the “2025 Warui-shogi Amateur Cup - Game Results” thread that we’ll create once play begins. Only properly formatted result posts will be counted toward advancement. 5. Advancement & Pairings After each round’s deadline, organizers will: Update club ratings based on game outcomes. Announce pairings for the next round in a new post. There will be either ... or ... rounds in the tournament (depending on entries). 6. Finals & Awards After the last round, we’ll post a final announcement naming the first and second finisher. Prizes (cheers, club's positions) will be distributed shortly thereafter. Stay tuned for details on our next tournament! 💡 Questions? If anything is unclear, reply below or message any of the organizers directly. Good luck to all! 2025 Warui-shogi Amateur Cup - Sign-ups List @VishTheFish771 @CzarnyResorak567 @OMISGOAT @xxPlayer1014xx @Red_Kangaroos @MistMint @hutianmin1 (?) ... (optional) (optional) (optional) (optional) (optional) (optional) (optional) (optional)

Hello everyone, The Warui-shogi League – 3rd Tournament is officially begins, and sign-ups are officially open! This pinned thread will serve as our registration (and results) hub. Please read through all details and post your entry here before the deadline. Organizers will monitor this thread until it locks. 📅 Timeline & Sign-Up Sign-Up Period: Opens at 00:00 (UTC +00:00), Jun 1st, 2025, and closes in 7 days at 23:59. Forum Lock: Exactly 7 days after today, this thread will be locked—no further entries will be accepted. Tournament Start: Jun 1st, right in the Sign-Up Period. 🔍 How It Works 1. Joining To enter, simply reply to this thread with "@[your username]" before the deadline. Only replies before the lock count as valid entries. 2. Game Checking Once the tournament begins, organizers will check your rapid and blitz rated games within the prescribed period (00:00 - 23:59, each day (UTC +00:00)). 3. Result Reporting After checking your game, organizer will manually post the full game link and the final score in this thread. 4. Advancement After each day, organizers will: Calculate points (win = 1, draw = 0.5, loss = 0). Calculate arena points (For rapid games: win = 2, draw = 1, loss = 0.2; for blitz games: win = 1, draw = 0.5, loss = 0.1; for win streak: win = [win points] × log5{[Win streak] + 4}). Update club ratings based on game outcomes. 5. Finals & Awards After the last day, we’ll post a final announcement naming the first and second finisher. Prizes (cheers, club's positions) will be distributed shortly thereafter. Stay tuned for details on our next tournament! 💡 Questions? If anything is unclear, reply below or message any of the organizers directly. Good luck to all! Warui-shogi League | 3rd Tournament - Game List Days Number of games Game links (Rapid) Game links (Blitz) Jun 1st Rapid: 1 Blitz: 0 #83737245 N/A Jun 2nd Rapid: 0 Blitz: 0 N/A N/A Jun 3rd Rapid: 0 Blitz: 1 N/A #83823930 Jun 4th Rapid: 5 Blitz: 0 #83877774 #83877975 #83878137 #83884597 #83886963 N/A Jun 5th Rapid: 3 Blitz: 1 #83940350 #83940709 #83967241 #83938846 Jun 6th Rapid: 0 Blitz: 1 N/A #83993306 Jun 7th Rapid: 0 Blitz: 1 N/A #84048500 Warui-shogi League | 3rd Tournament - Standings Rank Participants Pts Str #1 @Dan-kyu_System 20.1 +1R +3B #2 @Benheaven 0.1 — -1B #3-5 @OMISGOAT 0.0 — — #3-5 @CzarnyResorak567 0.0 — — #3-5 @VishTheFish771 0.0 — —

Hello everyone, The Warui-shogi League – 2nd Tournament is about to begin, and sign-ups are officially open! This pinned thread will serve as our registration hub. Please read through all details and post your entry here before the deadline. Organizers will monitor this thread until it locks. 📅 Timeline & Sign-Up Sign-Up Period: Opens at 00:00 (UTC +00:00), May 10th, 2025, and closes in 5 days at 23:59. Forum Lock: Exactly 5 days after today, this thread will be locked—no further entries will be accepted. Tournament Start: May 15th, immediately following the lock. 🔍 How It Works 1. Joining To enter, simply reply to this thread with "@[your username]" before the deadline. Only replies before the lock count as valid entries. 2. Pairings & Scheduling Once the tournament begins, organizers will assign each player an opponent for Round 1. Each pairing must schedule and complete their match within 2 days of notification. If you need more time, request a one-time extension in the pairing announcement post—approval is at the organizers’ discretion. 3. Spectators Every match should include at least one fellow member as a spectator. Spectators should comment or react to the game link to confirm attendance. 4. Result Reporting After your game, post the full game link and the final score in the “Warui-shogi League | 2nd Tournament - Game Results” thread that we’ll create once play begins. Only properly formatted result posts will be counted toward advancement. 5. Advancement & Pairings After each round’s deadline, organizers will: Calculate points (win = 1, draw = 0.5, loss = 0). Update club ratings based on game outcomes. Announce pairings for the next round in a new post. There will be as most 5 rounds in each tournament (varies from 3–5, depending on entries). 6. Finals & Awards After the last round, we’ll post a final announcement naming the first and second finisher. Prizes (cheers, club's positions) will be distributed shortly thereafter. Stay tuned for details on our next tournament! 💡 Questions? If anything is unclear, reply below or message any of the organizers directly. Good luck to all! Warui-shogi League | 2nd Tournament Sign-ups List: @OMISGOAT @VishTheFish771 @CzarnyResorak567

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Status: Open for result submissions Moderator: @Dan-kyu_System Locked: Never – keep posting until the final round is over 1. How to Post Your Game When you finish your match, please reply to this thread using the exact format below. Incomplete or improperly formatted posts may not be counted. Round: [round number] Sente: @[Black player's username] Gote: @[White player's username] Result: 1–0 (Gote win) / 0–1 (Sente win) / ½–½ (Draw) Date Played: DD/MM/YYYY Game Record: https://www.chess.com/variants/warui-shogi/game/[game ID] Spectator(s): @[spectator's name] Notes: Use your official Chess.com username. “Result” must follow the exact notation above. Include at least one spectator; they should react “” on your post to confirm. The posted game should be a casual game. 2. What Happens Next Verification: Organizers will confirm the game link, result, and spectator attendance. Scoring: Points are awarded (win = 1, draw = 0.5, loss = 0). Pairings: After the submission deadline for each round (2 days after pairings), new pairings will be posted as a reply in this thread. Proceed: Players in the next round will schedule their games immediately after pairings are announced. 3. Deadline Reminder Submission Window: Each pairing has 48 hours from announcement to complete and post their game. Late Results: If you miss the 48-hour window, request an extension by posting “Extension Request” before the deadline. 4. Final Round & Results Announcement Once the last round’s results are in, we will: Tabulate final scores and ratings. Announce the top-2 finisher, and prize details. Share feedback and open registration for the next tournament. Feel free to ask questions right here—let’s keep everything in one place for clarity. Good luck in Round 1! 1st Tournament's Pairings Round 1: @OMISGOAT 0 - 1 @CzarnyResorak567 @VishTheFish771 0 - 1 @Dan-kyu_System Round 2: @CzarnyResorak567 0 - 1 @Dan-kyu_System @OMISGOAT 1 - 0 @VishTheFish771 Round 3: @OMISGOAT 0 - 1 @Dan-kyu_System @CzarnyResorak567 1 - 0 @VishTheFish771 1st Tournament's Final Standings Std Participant's name R1 R2 R3 Pts Tb #1 @Dan-kyu_System 1 1 1 3.0 3.0 #2 @CzarnyResorak567 1 0 1 2.0 4.0 #3 @OMISGOAT 0 1 0 1.0 5.0 #4 @VishTheFish771 0 0 0 0.0 6.0

Solutions of Puzzle #0003: 1. @Ff6+ / @Bf6+ Kd7 2. @Kd8# Puzzle #0004: Gote to play and win

(I don't have a proper plan for putting all puzzles in a single forum yet, so... new forum.) Solution of Puzzle #0002: 1. @Sd7+   Kc6 2. @Bf5    Re7 3. Bxe7   Rxb1+ 4. Kxb1   @Fb7 5. @Ka7   (...) 6. Kxb7# Puzzle #0003: Gote to play, mate-in-2

Puzzle #0001 solution: 1. Rxf7+ @βe72. Rxe7+ Kc63. @Bb7 Kb54. @Kb4# Puzzle #0002: Gote to play, mate-in-6

Puzzle #0001: Gote to play, mate-in-4

Hello everyone, The Warui-shogi League is right around the corner, and sign-ups for the first tournament of the League are now open! Please read the details below carefully, then reply to this pinned thread to join. Feel free to ask any questions here—organizers will monitor the forum until it locks. 📅 Timeline & Sign-Up Sign-Up Period: Opens at 00:00 (UTC +00:00) and closes in 5 days at 23:59. Forum Lock: Exactly 5 days after today, this thread will be locked—no further entries will be accepted. Tournament Start: May 1st, immediately following the lock. 🔍 How It Works 1. Joining To enter, simply reply to this thread with "@[your username]" before the deadline. Only replies before the lock count as valid entries. 2. Pairings & Scheduling Once the tournament begins, organizers will assign each player an opponent for Round 1. Each pairing must schedule and complete their match within 2 days of notification. If you need more time, request a one-time extension in the pairing announcement post—approval is at the organizers’ discretion. 3. Spectators Every match must include at least one fellow member as a spectator. Spectators should comment or react to the game link to confirm attendance. 4. Result Reporting After your game, post the full game link and the final score in the “Warui-shogi League | 1st Tournament - Game Results” thread that we’ll create once play begins. Only properly formatted result posts will be counted toward advancement. 5. Advancement & Pairings After each round’s deadline, organizers will: Calculate points (win = 1, draw = 0.5, loss = 0). Update club ratings based on game outcomes. Announce pairings for the next round in a new post. There will be as most 5 rounds in each tournament (varies from 3–5, depending on entries). 6. Finals & Awards After the last round, we’ll post a final announcement naming the first and second finisher. Prizes (cheers, club's positions) will be distributed shortly thereafter. Stay tuned for details on our next tournament! 💡 Questions? If anything is unclear, reply below or message any of the organizers directly. Let’s make this our best tournament yet—good luck to all! Warui-shogi League | 1st Tournament Sign-ups List: 1. @OMISGOAT 2. @VishTheFish771 3. @CzarnyResorak567 4. @Dan-kyu_System

Top 10 participants by club ratings: Rank Participants' names Club ratings Club rankings #1 @Dan-kyu_System 120 1-dan (1段) #2 @TiDemieH 24 0-dan (0段) #3 @Disco92 21 0-dan (0段) #4 @OMISGOAT 17 0-dan (0段) #5 @CzarnyResorak567 16 0-dan (0段) #6 @yuann 16 0-dan (0段) #7 @dvbbfbvnghgbbvffdgfbf 0 0-dan (0段) #8 @boing1234 0 0-dan (0段) #9 @VishTheFish771 0 0-dan (0段) #10 @benas-beisys 0 0-dan (0段) See full leaderboard here. Leaderboard History: 

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