Shogi is Japanese chess, a variant of the ancient game played on a 9x9 board with 20 pieces each side. Most of the pieces are familiar to European chess players, however there are slight differences to the rules.
Shogi Computer Program
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SHOGI for Windows is a program which can play shogi. It can play either against you or against itself. The shareware version of this program is available for download online.
The following books on Shogi are available at discounted prices in association with Amazon.co.uk:
A good beginner's book which has the advantage of a paper shogi set included. Leggett spends over 40 pages explaining basic moves, and has a section on simple openings and novice's games. For Japanese enthusiasts details of how to read Japanese Shogi game notation are included. Leggett is a fourth Dan in Shogi, one of the highest ratings reached by amateur players.
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