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  2. Shogi notation - Wikipedia

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    Shogi notation is the set of various abbreviatory notational systems used to describe the piece movements of a shogi game record or the positions of pieces on a shogi board. A record of an abstract strategy board game such as shogi is called kifu ( 棋譜 ) in Japanese.

  3. Template:Shogi diagram - Wikipedia

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    No description. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status horizontal_alignment 1 Sets the horizontal placement of the diagram in the article space Suggested values floatright tright floatleft tleft Example "tright" means diagram will be floated to the right allowing any text to flow to the left Unknown optional title 2 Text displayed at the top of the diagram ...

  4. Sennichite - Wikipedia

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    A surprising repetition draw occurred in the endgame of a game between Akira Watanabe (Black) and Yoshiharu Habu on October 3, 2012. [3] The opening was Third File Rook . After the 121st move (= 61st move in western notation), White (Habu) found himself in a threatmate situation where Black (Watanabe) had a possible 9-move mate sequence of 62.R ...

  5. Shogi - Wikipedia

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    Shogi (将棋, shōgi, English: / ˈ ʃ oʊ ɡ i /, [1] Japanese:), also known as Japanese chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in Japan and is in the same family of games as Western chess, chaturanga, xiangqi, Indian chess, and janggi.

  6. Shogi opening - Wikipedia

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    A shogi opening (戦法 senpō) is the sequence of initial moves of a shogi game before the middle game. The more general Japanese term for the beginning of the game is joban ( 序盤 ) . A jōseki ( 定跡 ) is the especially recommended sequence of moves for a given opening that was considered balanced play at one point in time for both sides ...

  7. Three Pawns handicap - Wikipedia

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    The Three Pawns (歩三兵 fu sanbyō) handicap in shogi is used to teach novice players the vulnerability of bishops and the threat of dropped pawns. White has only their king on the board with no other pieces (like the Naked King 裸玉 handicap) and three pawns held in hand. Black has the usual setup of twenty pieces.

  8. Kyoto shogi - Wikipedia

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    Kyoto shogi (京都将棋, kyōto shōgi, "Kyoto chess") is a modern variant of shogi (Japanese chess). It was invented by Tamiya Katsuya c. 1976. It was invented by Tamiya Katsuya c. 1976. Kyoto shogi is played like standard shogi, but with a reduced number of pieces on a 5×5 board.

  9. Castle (shogi) - Wikipedia

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    In shogi, castles (Japanese: 囲い, Hepburn: kakoi, lit.: "enclosure") are strong defensive configurations of pieces that protect the king (Japanese: 玉).. While the English shogi term "castle" seems to be borrowed from the special castling move in western chess, shogi castles are structures that require making multiple individual moves with more than one piece.