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Japanese Chess Board Shogi Pieces Set Wooden High Class Toy Game Japan    US $26.00

TURANGA CHESS VARIANT SET EXPAND SHUURO TO 4 PLAYERS    US $40.50

XIANGQI CHINESE CHESS GOLDEN BOARD W WOODEN PIECES    US $30.60

GAME OF GO DELUXE FOLDING SET PROFESSIONAL QUALITY 19 BOARD WEIQI BADUK    US $112.50

Chess 8 inch foldable chessboard Magnetic chessmen    US $8.99

TRIPLE WEIGHTED TOURNAMENT CHESS SET W MAT BAG K4    US $58.50

CHESS SET 12 INCH FOLDING WOOD INLAID BOARD COMPLETE    US $40.50

SHOGI JAPANESE CHESS PROFESSIONAL QUALITY PIECES FOLDING LAMINATE BOARD    US $44.10

SHOGI JAPANESE CHESS PROFESSIONAL QUALITY PIECES WOODEN LAMINATE BOARD    US $49.50

THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GAME OF SENET WOODEN SET W RULES    US $31.50

NEW COMPUTER BUSTING CHESS VARIANT $10000 REWARD ARIMAA    US $40.50

WOOD CHESS SET CASE LARGE SIZE 10 x 7 x 4 NATURAL    US $35.10

Glass Shogi Set    US $72.50

XXX TOURNAMENT CHESS PIECES BOARD BAG DGT CLOCK SET    US $72.49

Travel Magnetic Shogi Folding Portable Wallet Set    US $5.50

Foldable Shogi Board    US $46.50

CHESS SET 4 XXXX PIECES BOARD BAG DGT DIGITAL CLOCK    US $104.99

Complete All Wood Folding Japanese Chess Game Shogi Set    US $49.95

Dōbutsu shōgi Animal Shogi Set Japanese chess for Kids Foldable Board Game    US $30.00

Foldable Shogi Set    US $44.50

Magnetic Shogi Set    US $27.00

Nintendo Japanese chess No 5 new Katsura Excellent press Shogi koma set    US $49.90

JANTAR AMBER VINTAGE 1962 RUSSIAN HIGHT QUALITY TOURNAMENT CHESS WOODEN CLOCK    US $149.99

NINTENDO SHOGI BOARD 5 JAPANESE CHESS BOARD    US $45.99

NINTENDO SHOGI KOMA 3 KOMA FOR JAPANESE CHESS    US $42.40

NINTENDO SHOGI SET 1 JAPANESE CHESS BOARD KOMA    US $84.99

Mini Shogi Set    US $22.50

Learning Shogi Set    US $67.00

4 CHESS PIECES BOARD BAG DIGITAL CLOCK DGT NORTH SET    US $94.99

Learning CHINESE CHESS Xiangqi Board Game Montessori IQ Train Education Study    US $3.50

10 NEW DGT North American Digital Chess Clock Timer    US $470.00

Magnetic Foldable Shogi Set    US $49.50

Digital Game Timer DGT 2010 Chess and Game Clock    US $89.95

Travel Magnetic Shogi Folding Portable Set    US $16.70

Shogi Set Hanayama    US $30.50

Shogi Japanese Chess Game Pieces English Manual Board    US $9.40

HOUSE OF STAUNTON ZAGREB 59 PRESTIGE CHESS SET GENUINE EBONY BLOOD ROSEWOOD    US $320.00

XIANGQI CHINESE CHESS INLAID WOOD FOLDING 15 BOARD    US $33.30

BACKGAMMON FINE INLAID 14 INCH FOLDING TEAK WOOD BOARD UNIQUE WOODEN DICE    US $35.10

LARGE TRIPLE WEIGHTED TOURNAMENT CHESS SET W MAT K4    US $35.10

THE JUNGLE GAME DOU SHOU QI FIGHTING ANIMAL CHESS DELUXE CHINESE GAME    US $24.30

SMALL DRILL BIT STYLE PORTABLE CHESS SET K½ INCH    US $11.65

GOTHIC HEADS CHESS SET CLASSIC GRIM FACES SOLID HEAVY CAST rosewood 617    US $121.50

LARGE ROSEWOOD ARABIAN KNIGHT CHESS MEN FINELY CARVED SET KING 4½ INCHES    US $269.10

ISLE OF LEWIS CHESS SET K 35 COLLECTORS MAPLE    US $112.50

ISLE OF LEWIS CHESS SET K 35 NATURAL STONE FINISH    US $112.50

XIANGQI CHINESE CHESS METAL FIGURE 14 BOARD K1 3 4    US $112.50

INDIAN CHESS SET WITH SEATED KINGS VELVET BOARD TALLEST PIECE 4    US $526.50

HUGE BOARD FOR CHINESE CHESS XIANGQI INLAID WOOD 25 FOR 1¾ 2¼ PIECES    US $103.50

CUBIST CHESS SET LARGE MODERN ART DESIGN K425    US $112.50

The Unique Features of Japanese Chess Explained

The game of Japanese Chess is called "Shogi" in Japan. Shogi shares some similarities with Chess and both games are believed to be derived from the Indian game of Chaturanga. However, there are several unique features to Shogi that distinguish it from Chess.

The first couple of things Chess players are likely to notice about Shogi are the size of the board and the number of pieces. Chess players who are used to playing with sixteen pieces each on an 8 x 8 board may be surprised to find that Shogi is played on a 9x9 board and that each player starts with twenty pieces.

Also, typical Chess pieces are representations of soldiers, knights, bishops and so forth and consequently they are designed to stand upright, whereas Shogi pieces are made to lie flat on the board and are wedge-shaped, with a pointed edge facing forwards to enable the players to tell at a glance whose pieces are whose!

The rank of a piece is indicated by its size and by one or two Japanese characters painted on its upper face.

Depending on which piece is being played, when it advances to one of the back three rows it may be promoted. This is done by turning the piece over to reveal a different character that indicates its new status.

Chess players will be surprised to learn that in Shogi captured pieces may be "dropped" back on the board and used by the player who captured them! The "drop" rule is a unique development of the Japanese game. After capturing a piece the player sets it aside (or place it on a tray especially designed for captured pieces). A player who has one or more captured pieces in hand may choose on his turn to move a piece that is on the board, or to bring a captured piece into play by "dropping" it onto one of the empty spaces on the board. Because of this innovation the pieces are not distinguished by colour as they are in Chess, Igo, or other games.

A game of Shogi tends to take longer to get going than a game of Chess as some of the pieces have limited movement ranges and also because players commonly prefer to build a defensive organization around the King before attacking.

Nevertheless, Shogi has an opening, middle and end phase as does Chess, but the "drop" rule gives Shogi a more open-ended character as the board can suddenly fill up with pieces again if the players engage in a battle of "drop" and "counter-drop".

The drop rule allows for the truth that captured soldiers may be turned against their former masters. A Shogi piece dropped deep inside enemy territory can cause major disruption. It is rather like having a hostile Ninja fighter suddenly appear armed to the teeth in the Daimyo's bedchamber!

Shogi offers an early example of how a foreign invention is introduced into Japan and modified and refined to become something unique to the Japanese.

In recent years Shogi has begun to attract a following outside of Japan, in China, Europe and America. If you enjoy playing Chess, I recommend that you try playing Shogi and experience something of the unique spirit the Japanese have imparted to this ancient family of games.

About the Author

David Hurley lives in Japan and runs a website supplying Japanese games and goods including Shogi sets, exclusive hand crafted Shogi pieces, Shogi boards and koma trays direct to customers all over the world. Visit => http://japanese-games-shop.com/shogi.html for more specific information about Japanese Shogi.

Anyone know of any place in Singapore that sells Shogi sets? .?

I know they have'em online, but would prefer to get'em locally if possible.

They sell them at Daiso outlets. There are six locations in Singapore.

Name : Singapore IMM shop
Address : 2 Jurong East Street 21 #03-48/50 IMM Building 609601

Name : PLAZA SINGAPURA
Address : 68 Orchard Road, #04-01Plaza Singapura,Singapore 238839

Name : VIVO CITY
Address : No.1 Harbour front walk #03-06/06A/06B vivocity Singapore 098585

Name : SEMBAWANG SC
Address : 604 Sembawang Road,#01-18 Sembawang Shopping Centre,Singapore 758459

Name : Rivervale Mall
Address : 11 Rivervale Crecent ,#02-01 Rivervale Mall ,Singapore 545082

Name : Bukit Panjang Plaza
Address : 1 Jelebu Rood, #04-03/04 Bukit Panjang Plaza, Singapore 677743

Hope that helps!