A final rule on dropping: no piece may be dropped onto a square from which it will have no possible future move. However, other pieces may be dropped to give immediate checkmate. Also, a pawn may not be dropped to give immediate checkmate (thus winning the game). This rule does not apply to files occupied by promoted pawns. A player may not drop a pawn onto a "file" which already contains one of its own pawns. The piece is always dropped with its un-promoted value face up.
Captured pieces may not be hidden from view, as they can later be reintroduced into play, and have a crucial impact on the course of the game.Ī player can choose to drop a captured piece as one of its own on any vacant square on the board, rather than move a piece on his or her turn. Pieces capture by using their normal moves and landing on a square occupied by an enemy piece. The starting positions of the pieces are arranged as shown below.Ī promoted pawn also moves the same as gold general.Įach side alternates, moving one piece in each turn. The red kanji indicate a piece that has been promoted and has gained an increased power of movement. On the reverse side, with the exception of the king and gold general, are one or two other characters in red. On the front side in black identifying the piece is the Chinese characters used in Japanese (kanji). Each piece always points toward the opponent. Pieces are played within the rectangles and with the exception of the king, opposing pieces are differentiated by orientation and not by color. The board is composed of rectangles in a grid of 9 "ranks" (rows) and 9 "files" (columns). This allows for a highly dynamic game resulting in very few draws. One of the most exciting aspects of the game is as compared to international chess, a captured piece can be returned to the board. Shogi, also known as Japanese Chess, is the most popular chess variant native to Japan and has been around in its current form since the 16th century.
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