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81Tori shogi — Tori shōgi (禽将棋 or 鳥将棋, bird chess ) is a variant of shogi (Japanese chess) attributed to Ōhashi Sōei in the late 18th century. The game is played on a 7×7 board and uses the drop rule. This is one of the more popular shogi variants. Rules of the …
82Yari shogi — (槍将棋 yari shōgi , yari chess) is a modern variant of shogi (Japanese chess), however it is not Japanese. It was invented in 1981 by Christian Freeling of the Netherlands. This game accentuates shogi’s intrinsically forward range of direction by… …
83Judkins shogi — (ジャドケンス将棋 Jadokensu shōgi Judkins chess ) is a modern variant of shogi (Japanese chess), however it is not Japanese. Credit for its invention has been given to Paul Judkins of Norwich, UK, prior to April 1998. Rules of the game Objective The… …
84Heian shogi — Heian shōgi (平安将棋 Heian era chess ) is a predecessor of modern shogi (Japanese chess). Some form of chess almost certainly reached Japan by the 9th century, if not earlier, but the earliest surviving Japanese description of the rules dates from… …
85Sho shogi — Shō Shōgi (小将棋 small chess ) is a 16th century form of shogi (Japanese chess), and the immediate predecessor of the modern game. It was played on a 9x9 board with the same setup as in modern shogi, except that an extra piece stood in front of the …
86Wa shogi — (和将棋, wa shōgi , peaceful chess) is a large board variant of shogi (Japanese chess) in which all of the pieces are named for animals. It is played either with or without drops. Rules of the game Objective The objective of the game is to capture… …
87Heian dai shogi — ( ja. 平安大将棋 Heian (Era) large chess ) is an early large board variant of shogi (Japanese chess) as it was played in the Heian period. The same 12th century document which describes the Heian form of shogi also describes this variant.… …
88Atomic chess — is a chess variant. While the other rules of chess apply fully, all captures result in an atomic explosion. This means that the surrounding pieces not including pawns will be taken off the board as well. Contents 1 The rules 1.1 Capturing 1.2… …
89Pin (chess) — In chess, a pin is a situation brought on by an attacking piece in which a defending piece cannot move without exposing a more valuable defending piece on its other side to capture by the attacking piece. To pin refers to the action of the… …
90Hand shogi — (手将棋 te shōgi , hand chess) is a variant of shogi (Japanese chess), however it is not Japanese. It was invented in early 1997 by John William Brown of Lewisville, AR, USA. The name “hand” comes from the fact that each player starts the game with… …
