Annan shogi explained

Annan shogi (Japanese: 安南将棋 Japanese: annan shōgi) also called Korean shogi, is a variant of shogi (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, a variant of chess that is played in Korea, but which resembles xiangqi (Chinese chess) rather than shogi.

Setup

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See also

• Shogi variant
  • Whale shogi
  • Hasami shogi
  • Unashogi
  • Ko shogi
• Knight relay chess

External links

• The rules of Annan Shogi
• Annan shogi on lishogi.org