shogi

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A Japanese board game like chess where players move pieces and can reuse captured ones

noun
/ˈʃoʊɡi/

: shogi

After studying the strategies, I finally won my first game of shogi against my friend.

And what's happened afterwards with other games, with, with go with shogi, with video games.

Examples

Each of your names includes characters used in shogi (Japanese chess).

Blood on the Bleachers (2025)
You've been playing too much shogi.

Midway (2019)
And what's happened afterwards with other games, with, with go with shogi, with video games.

Lex Fridman
So the knight moves in an L and unlike in shogi it can move both forwards and backwards.
S-Shogi?

Blood on the Bleachers (2025)
Many people in Japan enjoy playing shogi during their leisure time.
To improve at shogi, it's essential to practice regularly and learn from experienced players.

Surface Forms

shogi singular

shogis plural

Etymology

Shogi comes from Japanese parts shō meaning 'general' and gi meaning 'board game' or 'game piece'. So shogi is like the 'general's game', which fits because the pieces act like officers on a board, similar to chess.