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1. Introduction

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GNU shogi is a program that plays shogi, the Japanese version of chess, against a human (or computer) opponent. This file describes how to use GNU shogi and also gives background information about the game of shogi. +

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-This file describes GNU shogi version 1.3. It was written by me, Mike +This file describes GNU shogi version 1.3.2. It was written by me, Mike Vanier, the current maintainer of GNU shogi. My email address is -mvanier@bbb.caltech.edu. - +mvanier@cs.caltech.edu. +

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GNU shogi is actually two programs: - +

`gnushogi' -
-is the text-based program which also contains the game-playing engine. +
is the text-based program which also contains the game-playing engine. +

`xshogi' -
-is the X-windows graphical interface to gnushogi. +
is the X-windows graphical interface to gnushogi. +

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+ Since xshogi invokes gnushogi, most players will just type "xshogi" and start playing. +

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Disclaimer: I use the personal pronouns "him", "his" etc. to refer to a shogi player regardless of gender. That's easier than writing "his or her" all over the place. I don't mean to infer that women don't play shogi; in fact shogi is very popular in Japan among women as well as men. - - -

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