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Shogi was the earliest historical chess-related game to allow captured pieces to be returned to the board by the capturing player. [2] 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. [3]
The Sho Shogi Zushiki presents sho shogi (both with and without drunk elephant), wa shogi (27 pieces per side on a 11×11 board), chu shogi, dai shogi, tenjiku shogi (78 pieces per side on a 16×16 board – perhaps invented by a Buddhist monk trying to revive a form of dai shogi), [6] dai dai shogi, maka dai dai shogi, and tai shogi.
The movie Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow was based on Murayama's life as a shogi professional. [ 2 ] Nikaidō Harunobu from the manga series March Comes in like a Lion is a character modeled after Murayama.
Tori shōgi (禽将棋 or 鳥将棋, 'bird chess') is a variant of shogi (Japanese chess), which was invented by Toyota Genryu in 1799 despite being traditionally attributed to his master Ōhashi Sōei. It was first published in 1828 and again in 1833.
Human shogi. In terms of the Japanese game of shogi, an annual festival in Tendō, Yamagata held every late April has an event called Ningen Shōgi (人間将棋), where people involved alongside large shogi pieces with stands are dressed in Sengoku period costumes. [2] Tendō and Marostica have been sister cities since 1993.
Heian shōgi (平安将棋 "Heian era shogi") is a predecessor of modern shogi.Some form of the game of Chaturanga, the ancestor of both chess and shogi, reached Japan by the 9th century, if not earlier, [1] but the earliest surviving Japanese description of the rules dates from the early 12th century (c. 1120, during the Heian period).
Satoshi: A Move for Tomorrow (聖の青春, Satoshi no Seishun) is a Japanese drama film directed by Yoshitaka Mori, starring Kenichi Matsuyama and based on the novel of the same name by Yoshio Ōsaki. [1]
Gunjin Shōgi has been sold and played since as early as 1895, although it is not known by whom and when it was invented. [1]: 129–130 Dr. Christian Junghans reported this game in Monatshefte magazine in Germany in 1905. It seems, only after reading his article, Julie Berg took out a patent on a war game in London and Paris in 1907. [2]