Shogi Online

【Game overview】

Go online free browser game. Go aka Igo/Baduk/Weiqi. Player vs player or computer, watching games. Japanese Go rule. No e-mail registration.

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【How to play】

  1. This game is based on the Shogi rule. (Text for inexperienced persons)
  2. There is no handicap in even game. If there is rank difference in handicap game, pieces are dropped.
    Rank differenceHandicapNote
    0Even
    1香Left 香
    2角
    3飛
    4飛香飛 and Left 香
    52-Piece飛 and 角
    63-PieceAdd 香
    74-Piece
    85-PieceAdd 桂
    96-Piece
    107-PieceAdd 銀
    118-Piece
    129-PieceAdd 金
    1310-Piece
    1411-PieceAdd 歩
    1512-Piece
    1613-Piece
    1714-Piece
    1815-Piece
    1916-Piece
    2017-Piece
    2118-Piece
    2219-Piece
    ∞19-Piece
  3. When players resign or take opponent's “玉”, the game ends.
  4. If the game does not end within 500 moves, it will be a draw.
  5. An illegal move: foul defeat (9D-18K), warning dialog (19K-30K).
  6. At rank match, players can rank up by points; 200 (8D-5D), 100 (4D-1D), 70 (1K-9K), 50 (10K-18K), 20 (19K-25K), 10 (26K-30K).
    Rank differenceHandicap gameEven game
    Higher
    win    		Lower
    win
    0±10±10±10
    1±10±5±15
    2±10±1±19
    ∞±10±1±19
  7. Abbreviations used in the game.
    Abbr.Meaning
    RHRank match and Handicap game
    RERank match and Even game
    FHFree match and Handicap game
    FEFree match and Even game
  8. Please see also the Q&A.
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【For inexperienced persons】

Shogi is a game that competes to checkmate the opponent's “玉 (王)”.

  1. If your piece moves to the place where an opponent's piece is placed, you can take the opponent's piece. In addition, you can use the taken piece as your own piece.
  2. Your pieces other than the “玉” and “金” can choose to “成る (promote)” or “不成 (not promote)” when they enter the opponent's territory, move within the opponent's territory, or exit the opponent's territory. Promotion changes how the piece moves. Once a piece is promoted, it cannot be reset.
    opponent's territory
  3. A “玉” can move one square forward, backward, left, right, and diagonally.
    How a “玉” moves
  4. A “飛” can move forward, backward, left, and right.
    How a “飛” moves
    When a “飛” promotes, it becomes “竜” and can move one square diagonally.
    How a “竜” moves
  5. A “角” can move diagonally.
    How a “角” moves
    When a “角” promotes, it becomes “馬” and can move one square forward, backward, left, and right.
    How a “馬” moves
  6. A “金” can move one square forward, backward, left, right, and diagonally forward.
    How a “金” moves
  7. A “銀” can move one square forward and diagonally.
    How a “銀” moves
    When a “銀” promotes, it becomes “全” and moves in the same way as “金”.
  8. A “桂” can move 2 squares diagonally forward.
    How a “桂” moves
    When a “桂” promotes, it becomes “圭” and moves in the same way as “金”.
  9. A “香” can move forward.
    How a “香” moves
    When a “香” promotes, it becomes “杏” and moves in the same way as “金”.
  10. A “歩” can move one square forward.
    How a “歩” moves
    When a “歩” promotes, it becomes “と” and moves in the same way as “金”.
  11. You cannot place a “歩” in hand on the place where there is already a “歩” on the same row. (Illegal move)
  12. You cannot move or place your piece on the place where it becomes unable to permanently move. (Illegal move)
  13. You cannot place a “歩” in hand on the place where it becomes checkmate. (Illegal move)
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【Game name】

Shogi Online

【Version】

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