Shogi

In Shogi almost every piece can advance in power if it reaches the opponents three last rows and captured Shogi pieces can come back onto the board by the capturing player instead of a move. Because of this the game of Shogi can last longer then a normal Chess game as the board generally stays fairly crowded.

Shogi is played on a 9x9 uncheckered board. Each player begins the game of Shogi with one King, one Rook, one Bishop, two Gold Generals, two Silver Generals, two Knights, two Lances and nine Pawns. Four black dots are shown on the Shogi board to delineate promotion zones (those squares lying on the last three ranks). Unlike Orthodox Chess, all Shogi pieces are exactly the same color.

With the release of western style Shogi sets, Shogi is becomming popular outside Japan and we have many sets available both traditional Shogi sets and weternised Shogi sets, with reversable pieces.

If you enjoy playing Chess why not have a go at Shogi or even Xiangi (Chinese Chess).

Please click here to see our range of Shogi Sets that we have available.