tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post7246143530415123001..comments2023-09-30T18:56:06.919+09:00Comments on The Closet Grandmaster: Japanese ChessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-44815422080387173372010-01-27T09:24:40.397+09:002010-01-27T09:24:40.397+09:00I'd say the cost of renting a tournament space...I'd say the cost of renting a tournament space for an activity that is very minor in Japan isn't cheap.Simonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-57868763353892080972010-01-26T00:10:21.288+09:002010-01-26T00:10:21.288+09:00Those prices are horrendous. The same event would ...Those prices are horrendous. The same event would cost $10 at my local club. I hope the Japanese played as good as they wrap their food.Ted Teodorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14273585582573372315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-15883748324214656392010-01-25T17:21:53.292+09:002010-01-25T17:21:53.292+09:00$165A. It does go to show how cheap state membersh...$165A. It does go to show how cheap state memberships are, regardless of whether they are $30, $10 or another amount.<br /><br />I do wonder though what do the Japanese members get for the $165AGarvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252527246904556251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14539885.post-77589091233368348422010-01-25T03:56:52.492+09:002010-01-25T03:56:52.492+09:00Sounds like you had a great time,playing chess in ...Sounds like you had a great time,playing chess in a different country.<br />One of my friends has a couple of old chess clocks,you quickly forget how big they used to be,and needing winding up.<br />3/4 did you win a prize?chessxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963749506692799296noreply@blogger.com