Annan shogi ( ja, 安南将棋 ) also called Korean shogi, is a
variant
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of
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'' ...
(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'' (including romanizations ''changgi'' and ''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 th ...
, a variant of chess that is played in Korea, but which resembles
xiangqi (Chinese chess) rather than shogi.
Setup
See also
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Shogi variant
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Whale shogi
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Hasami shogi
Hasami shogi (はさみ将棋 ''hasami shōgi'', "intercepting chess") is a variant of shogi (Japanese chess). The game has two main variants, and all Hasami variants, unlike other shogi variants, use only one type of piece, and the winning object ...
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Unashogi
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Ko shogi Kō shōgi (広将棋 or 廣象棋 'broad chess') is a large-board variant of shogi, or Japanese chess. The game dates back to the turn of the 18th century and is based on xiangqi and go as well as shogi. Credit for its invention has been given t ...
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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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