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@top GNU Shogi (Japanese chess)
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* Introduction:: What is GNU shogi?
* About shogi:: General information, rules, etc.
* Bugs:: Where and how to report bugs.
* Index::
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This document describes GNU shogi, a program which plays Japanese chess
and to the difficulty of finding opponents. I hope that GNU shogi will
help introduce shogi to a wider audience.
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* The rules of shogi::
* Sample game::
* Shogi variants::
* Differences between shogi and chess::
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Each player begins with 20 pieces, described in the next section.
Capture is by displacement, as in international chess.
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* The moves of the pieces::
* The opening setup::
* Handicaps::
* Notes for chess players::
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@c The moves of the pieces.
The opening setup for shogi is as follows:
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9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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| wL | wN | wS | wG | wK | wG | wS | wN | wL | a @*
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| bL | bN | bS | bG | bK | bG | bS | bN | bL | i @*
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@c The following TeX macros are taken with permission from
@c "TeX for the Beginner" by Wynter Snow.
check), your opponent moves, and you move to give checkmate is called a
three-mover. Here is a really trivial three-mover:
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3 2 1 @*
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Black in hand: S, G
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