The 2-Piece (二枚落ち ''nimai-ochi'')
handicap in
shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a 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 Western chess, ''chaturanga, Xiangqi'', Indian chess, and '' janggi''. ''Shōgi'' ...
has both of White's major pieces (the rook and the bishop) removed. Thus, White is left with pawns, golds, silvers, knights, and lances.
Black has the usual setup of twenty pieces.
The 2-Piece handicap is an official handicap of the
Japan Shogi Association.
Openings
☖5...K-52
Two-Pawn Sacrifice Push
Two-Pawn Sacrifice Push (二歩突っ切り ''ni fu tsukkiri'').
9. R-38. Black plays
Sleeve Rook
In shogi, Sleeve Rook (袖飛車 ''sodebisha,'' also translated as ''Right Third File Rook, Sideways Rook'' or ''Sidestepped Rook'') is a Static Rook opening in which the rook is moved to the third file if played by Black or the seventh file if ...
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18. S-68. Black's
Crab castle
In shogi, castles ( ja, 囲い, translit=kakoi) are strong defensive configurations of pieces that protect the king ( ja, 玉).
In contrast to the special castling move in western chess, shogi castles are structures that require making multiple ...
is complete.
Silver Tandem
Silver Tandem (銀多伝 ''gin taden'').
☖5...P-55
☖10...K-52
☖10...G-52
See also
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4-Piece handicap
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Handicap (shogi)
In shogi, a handicap game (駒落戦 ''koma ochisen,'' 駒落ち ''koma ochi,'' ハンデキャップ ''handekyappu,'' 手合割 ''teaiwari'') is a game setup used between players of disparate strengths, in which one or more pieces are removed fr ...
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Shogi opening
Bibliography
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· Rook & Lance, 2-Piece, 4-Piece, and 6-Piece handicap games from 1981
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External links
* Handicap Series by
Larry Kaufman
Lawrence Charles Kaufman (born November 15, 1947) is an American chess and shōgi player. In chess, he was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE for winning the 2008 World Seniors Championship (which he later retroactively shared with Mihai Su ...
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Two piece handicap*
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* HIDETCHI's YouTube channel
How To Play Shogi (将棋): Lesson 26: Handicapped Games (2/2)
Shogi openings
Handicap shogi openings
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