Dr. Shogi

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• Is Shogi harder than chess?
  Shogi is seen to be a more difficult game than chess because once players capture an opponent's piece, they can use that piece as their own—meaning that while chess games on the whole get simpler as fewer pieces are left on the board, shogi gets more complex, a shogi professional told the New York Times (paywall) in ...
• Are shogi and go the same?
  The pieces are different,and there are a few rule changes but these two games are basically chess with a completely different setting. (Sort of like when you play a napoleonics wargame and a WWII wargame. The rules and map and units are different but they are still wargames and will appeal to the same type of person.)
• Is there an English version of Shogi?
  Shogi is the Japanese variety of chess. It is the most popular board game in Japan. ... This book contains Japanese and English text.
• Is Shoji a real game?
  Shogi (将棋, shōgi, English: /ˈʃoʊɡiː/, Japanese: [ɕo̞ːŋi] or [ɕo̞ːɡʲi]), also known as Japanese chess or the Game of Generals, is a two-player strategy board game that is the Japanese variant of chess. It is the most popular chess variant in Japan....Movement.
• Is shogi better than chess?
  Shogi is seen to be a more difficult game than chess because once players capture an opponent's piece, they can use that piece as their own—meaning that while chess games on the whole get simpler as fewer pieces are left on the board, shogi gets more complex, a shogi professional told the New York Times (paywall) in ...
• What is the longest shogi match?
  This victory gives dreams and hopes to the Japanese people,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters. After a grueling 11-hour match on Monday with a 19-year-old fellow professional, Fujii was calm before reporters.
• Is shogi older than chess?
  Shogi was the earliest chess variant to allow captured pieces to be returned to the board by the capturing player. This drop rule is speculated to have been invented in the 15th century and possibly connected to the practice of 15th century mercenaries switching loyalties when captured instead of being killed.
• Is the game shogi real?
  Shogi, also known as Japanese Chess, is the most popular chess variant native to Japan and has been around in its current form since the 16th century. One of the most exciting aspects of the game is as compared to international chess, a captured piece can be returned to the board.