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Play Shogi(将棋) Online

There use to be a few good ones around, but they keep vanishing. If you know of any others, let me know so that I can post them here!

JavaShogi
"JavaShogi is written in Java script enable you to enjoy real time Shogi play on this web site. Try to find out your opponent to start playing Internet Shogi with Java-Enabled Browser."

Internet Shogi Dojo
A lot of people love this site. I personally have never got a successful registration on any Java enabled web browser. I guess you get what you pay for :(

Shogi(将棋) Rules and Strategy

Shogi - "Japanese Chess"
A nice graphical introduction to Shogi.

Wikipedia - Shogi Rules
Wikipedia entry on Shogi. Not too bad. Worth a look.

How to Defend in Shogi by Yasuharu Oyama
Translated by Yoshinori Sawada, Randy Andrews and Patrick Davin. This is an excellent read.

Handicap Series by Larry Kaufman
French and english essays on handicap strategies for Shogi.

What's New From ISPS
Lots of links to openings in real games.

Tutoring Strategies in Game-Tree Search
Interesting discussion of how to teach Shogi and similar games affectively.

Basic Strategies
Introduction to basic Shogi strategies with interactive diagrams.

Beginner's First Three Openings
This page doesn't display very well form me, but it has some good info on shogi openings.

Quest of the Lost Systems
"This is a wonderful book by Kiyokazu Katsumata about openings that pop up, become popular and mysteriously disappear again."

Shogi Proverbs with Commentaries
"Shogi proverbs are technical tips that will lead you in the right direction...."

Ai ibisha (Double Static Rook)
Great, detailed descriptions of strategies.

Shogi(将棋) Books

Shogi Books List
A nice list of some shogi books. Most are hard to find, but try we must.

Tsume & Hisshi(詰め&必死) - Mating Problems

Tsume Shogi (Shogi Mating Problems)
A really nice intro to Tsume problems.

Tsumeshogi Q&A
A little Q and A about Tsumeshogi.

Hisshi problem -- Shogi CAN be beautiful !
Post from Pieter Stouten.

Shogi(将棋) Info - Misc.

Shogi, the Japanese Chess
A very nice history of Shogi.

9-dan Professionals
A list / history of 9-dan Professionals

Japanese-English Dictionary of Shogi Terms
This is a list of Shogi related terms with related japanese pronounciation and kanji. You may need to adjust your text encoding to "Shift JIS" to see it properly.

Mindzine - Oriental Games News
Outdated shogi news. Still interesting though.

International Shogi Popularization Society(ISPS)
Japanese Shogi lovers, who wish to popularize Shogi in the world, gathered to establish the "ISPS (International Shogi Popularization Society)" in May 1995. Later ISPS became a Non Profit Organization getting a legal personality in October 2000.

CSA: Computer Shogi Association
"Computer Shogi Association is an association of interesting in computer and shogi."