Annan shogi ( ) also called Korean shogi, is a
variant of
shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a Strategy game, strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in Japan and is in the same family of games as chess, Western chess, chaturanga, xiangqi, Indian chess, and janggi. ...
(Japanese chess). Annan shogi is a popular shogi variant in Japan.
Gameplay
The game is played as standard shogi, except that, when a piece has a friendly piece on the square directly behind it, it has the movement of that piece instead of its own. A variant rule is that a piece may move like any friendly piece that protects it. The setup is somewhat different from standard shogi.
The game should not be confused with
Korean chess
Janggi (, also romanized as ''changgi'' or ''jangki''), sometimes called Korean chess, is a strategy board game popular on the Korean Peninsula. The game was derived from xiangqi (Chinese chess), and is very similar to it, including the starti ...
, a variant of chess that is played in Korea, but which resembles
xiangqi
Xiangqi (; ), commonly known as Chinese chess or elephant chess, is a Strategy game, strategy board game for two players. It is the most popular board game in China. Xiangqi is in the same family of games as shogi, janggi, chess, Western ches ...
(Chinese chess) rather than shogi.
Setup
See also
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Shogi variant
A shogi variant is a game related to or derived from shogi (Japanese chess). Many shogi variants have been developed over the centuries, ranging from some of the largest chess-type games ever played to some of the smallest. A few of these variant ...
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Whale shogi
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Hasami shogi
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Unashogi
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Ko shogi
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Knight relay chess
Knight relay chess (also called N-relay chess) is a chess variant invented by Mannis Charosh in 1972. In this game, knights relay their power to friendly pieces.
Rules
The rules are the same as those of orthodox chess except as follows.
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External links
The rules of Annan ShogiAnnan shogi on lishogi.org
Shogi variants
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