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Shogi Basics

English-first lessons on pieces, setup, rules, promotion, and practical beginner habits.

Shogi Basics

How to Improve at Shogi: A Practical Beginner Study Plan

Follow a structured shogi study plan that balances rules, puzzles, games, review, and targeted practice at each stage of improvement.
Shogi Basics

10 Common Shogi Mistakes and How to Correct Them

Identify ten recurring beginner mistakes, understand why each one loses games, and use focused corrections instead of trying to fix everything at once.
Shogi Basics

Shogi Promotion: Rules and Forced Cases

Learn when shogi pieces may or must promote, how promoted pieces move, and how promotion interacts with captures and drops.
Shogi Basics

Shogi Rules: A Complete Beginner Guide

Learn legal shogi play: turns, captures, drops, promotion, check, mate, repetition, and the most important special rules.
Shogi Basics

Set Up a Shogi Board: Complete Guide

Place all 40 shogi pieces correctly, orient the kanji, read 9x9 coordinates, and verify who moves first.
Shogi Basics

Shogi Pieces: Movement and Promotion

Learn every shogi piece, its Japanese kanji, English name, movement, promotion, and practical role on interactive boards.
Shogi Basics

Shogi vs Chess: Rules, Pieces, and Strategic Differences

Compare shogi and chess through the rules that change every decision: piece drops, promotion, captured pieces, board size, and practical strategy.