An eccentric introduction to Chu Shogi

In Abstract Games issue #2 I said "I don't think I've heard of anyone trying to play Tenjiku who hasn't played Chu before. It would be an eccentric thing to do". Well, Eduard Werner took just that route.

We had played quite a bit of Tenjiku together, when he came to play his first game of Chu against a human opponent. Because of this, I knew Edi was already a strong tactician at Chu, so I gave him a Two Lion handicap, instead of Three Lions and Five pieces, for instance, which I would give to someone who had only just learned the rules.

Although I managed to win that game, my play was rather poor, so when it came to our second game, shown here, Edi was keen to try an even game.

Time limits were 2 1/2 hours each. If any move uses less than one minute, then no time is deducted. I have added the time used as (minutes:seconds) after each move.