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8-Piece Handicap
The 8-Piece (八枚落ち ''hachimai-ochi'') handicap in shogi has both of White's major pieces, the rook and the bishop, removed as well as their lances, knights, and silvers. White only has the line of pawns and two gold plus their king. Black has the usual setup of twenty pieces. The handicap is not a part of the current official handicap system of the Japan Shogi Association, but it is still used by novice players and has received joseki treatment in shogi texts. Openings Unlike the larger 10-Piece and 9-Piece handicaps, the 8-Piece is more balanced with White having the minimum number of pieces needed to defend their line of pawns from Black's early bishop attacks. The first couple of moves by White are crucial. The fastest attack that Black can initiate is via their bishop. Once their bishop's diagonal is open, the bishop is directly attacking White's pawn on 33. Therefore, White must address this threat in their first two moves. Additionally, once the bisho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 from the stronger player's side. (Note that the missing pieces are not available for drops and play no further part in the game.) In Japanese, the higher ranked player is called 上手 ''uwate'' "handicapped player" while the lower player is 下手 ''shitate'' "lower player." These terms are usually translated in English simply as ''White'' and ''Black,'' respectively just like the way 後手 ''gote'' and 先手 ''sente'' are translated as ''White'' and ''Black'', respectively. The imbalance created by this method of handicapping is not as strong as it is in western chess because material advantage is not as powerful in shogi. An even game (that is, a non-handicap game) is known as 平手 ''hirate'' in Japanese. Culture, tradition, pedago ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |