Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Japanese game similar to chess that is played on a board with 81 squares, each player having 20 pieces.
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- noun
Japanese chess ; achess variant created and mainly played in Japan.
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- noun a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(unlicensed prostitutes), the "shogi" (licensed prostitutes), and the
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic Sidney Lewis Gulick 1902
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Easily the most recognizable figure in all things shogi, he is regarded by some as the ultimate strategist of our time.
Global Voices in English » Japan: ‘Yoshiharu Habu and Modern Shogi’, an Open Translation Project 2009
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Okada starts off by noting that Umeda hasn't written about the Japanese web recently, and asks if his interests have moved onto shogi, Japanese chess.
Global Voices in English » Japan: On How to Perceive the Japanese Web (Part One) 2009
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Professional shogi player Endo Yusuke, who participated in the project, commented:
Global Voices in English » Japan: ‘Yoshiharu Habu and Modern Shogi’, an Open Translation Project 2009
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Umeda refers to the open-sourced translation projects of his shogi book as one example of online collaborative work with exciting possibilities.
Global Voices in English » Japan: On How to Perceive the Japanese Web (Part One) 2009
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Yoshiharu Habu is a highly-respected professional shogi (also known as Japanese chess) player.
Global Voices in English » Japan: ‘Yoshiharu Habu and Modern Shogi’, an Open Translation Project 2009
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Umeda is a big shogi fan, although he doesn't play himself - a distinction that he stresses numerous times in his book.
Global Voices in English » Japan: ‘Yoshiharu Habu and Modern Shogi’, an Open Translation Project 2009
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Yoko Ishikura's Blog links to an impressive series of YouTube clips on the rules of shogi.
Global Voices in English » Japan: ‘Yoshiharu Habu and Modern Shogi’, an Open Translation Project 2009
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In that sense, shogi fascinates me because I'm attracted to professional worlds where remarkably talented people commit themselves to bettering their skills.
Global Voices in English » Japan: On How to Perceive the Japanese Web (Part One) 2009
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NIKAIDO SAORI – A high school female shogi player and apprentice to Makoto.
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To wit: In shogi, a Japanese game similar to chess, human players typically shy away from moving their king to the middle of the board.
Playing Hide-and-Seek, Machines Invent New Tools Stephen Ornes 2019
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