Shogi, the Japanese version of Chess,
with more that 15,000,000 adherents, is one of the most popular variants of chess in the world. It is true that shogi is played mainly in Japan, but for a game to have attracted such a large and devoted following, with extensive newspaper and television coverage, it must have an appeal that transcends ordinary games. Without doubt, it ranks alongside chess and go as one of the three great classic board games.
Shogi for Beginners explains the rules and strategies of shogi clearly and in detail. It covers everything you need to know, from the opening through the endgame, so that you can start playing right away.
with more that 15,000,000 adherents, is one of the most popular variants of chess in the world. It is true that shogi is played mainly in Japan, but for a game to have attracted such a large and devoted following, with extensive newspaper and television coverage, it must have an appeal that transcends ordinary games. Without doubt, it ranks alongside chess and go as one of the three great classic board games.
Shogi for Beginners explains the rules and strategies of shogi clearly and in detail. It covers everything you need to know, from the opening through the endgame, so that you can start playing right away.
| EAN | 4906574971 |
|---|---|
| Weight | 165 g |
| Manufacturer | Kiseido |
| Width | 12.9 cm |
| Height | 18.8 cm |
| Medium | Book |
| Year of Publication | 1984 |
| Author | John Fairbairn |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-10 | 4906574971 |
| Pages | 170 |
| Binding | paperback |
iv PREFACE
001 CHAPTER 1: THE SHOGI BOARD AND PIECES
004 CHAPTER 2: THE MOVES OF THE PIECES
013 CHAPTER 3: CAPTURES
015 CHAPTER 4: PROMOTION
018 CHAPTER 5: DROPS
021 CHAPTER 6: THE OBJECT OF THE GAME -CHECKMATE
025 CHAPTER 7: MATING PROBLEMS
032 CHAPTER 8: A GAME FOR BEGINNERS
050 CHAPTER 9: CASTLES
058 CHAPTER 10: OPENING PATTERNS
074 CHAPTER 11: OPENING LINES
091 CHAPTER 12: THE MIDDLE GAME - TACTICS
101 CHAPTER 13: THE MIDDLE GAME - STRATEGY
112 CHAPTER 14: THE ENDGAME - ACCESS TO THE KING
124 CHAPTER 15: THE ENDGAME-END OF THE GAME
134 CHAPTER 16: DRAWS, HANDICAPS AND BREAKING THE RULES
144 CHAPTER 17: GAMES
164 SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
001 CHAPTER 1: THE SHOGI BOARD AND PIECES
004 CHAPTER 2: THE MOVES OF THE PIECES
013 CHAPTER 3: CAPTURES
015 CHAPTER 4: PROMOTION
018 CHAPTER 5: DROPS
021 CHAPTER 6: THE OBJECT OF THE GAME -CHECKMATE
025 CHAPTER 7: MATING PROBLEMS
032 CHAPTER 8: A GAME FOR BEGINNERS
050 CHAPTER 9: CASTLES
058 CHAPTER 10: OPENING PATTERNS
074 CHAPTER 11: OPENING LINES
091 CHAPTER 12: THE MIDDLE GAME - TACTICS
101 CHAPTER 13: THE MIDDLE GAME - STRATEGY
112 CHAPTER 14: THE ENDGAME - ACCESS TO THE KING
124 CHAPTER 15: THE ENDGAME-END OF THE GAME
134 CHAPTER 16: DRAWS, HANDICAPS AND BREAKING THE RULES
144 CHAPTER 17: GAMES
164 SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS
It is a delightful task to write the preface to a second edition of this book, not the least because it implies there are now several thousand more shogi (Japanese chess) players in the West. Indeed, in the period of little over a year since the first edition appeared there has been a considerable upsurge in shogi activity here, with new tournaments and new clubs appearing all over Europe and America. Thanks to another novelty, the shogi computers which have just come onto the market, no-one need ever be short of an opponent again.
My own part in this has been to meet the need for an accurate description of shogi in English. This was done first in a booklet called How to Play Shogi published by The Shogi Association in 1979. That was much expanded into Shogi for Beginners, and now I have been given the opportunity, through the kindness of the publishers, to add a little more.
In particular I have incorporated the changed rules for draws by repetition into the body of the text, thereby performing an appendectomy on the first edition. This has made possible a transplant so that now we have some handicap play, and while I was wielding the scalpel I have got rid of a few moles and warts.
It is good too to be able to repeat my thanks to Aono Teruichi and other members of the Japan Shogi Federation, the guild of professional players, who have kindly endorsed the book.
But above all it is my pleasure to rededicate the book to George Hodges. As Director of The Shogi Association, as a man of actions rather than words, he has been personally responsible for laying secure foundations for shogi in over 30 countries outside Japan. On behalf of his many friends I salute him.
John Fairbairn, London 1985, preface
My own part in this has been to meet the need for an accurate description of shogi in English. This was done first in a booklet called How to Play Shogi published by The Shogi Association in 1979. That was much expanded into Shogi for Beginners, and now I have been given the opportunity, through the kindness of the publishers, to add a little more.
In particular I have incorporated the changed rules for draws by repetition into the body of the text, thereby performing an appendectomy on the first edition. This has made possible a transplant so that now we have some handicap play, and while I was wielding the scalpel I have got rid of a few moles and warts.
It is good too to be able to repeat my thanks to Aono Teruichi and other members of the Japan Shogi Federation, the guild of professional players, who have kindly endorsed the book.
But above all it is my pleasure to rededicate the book to George Hodges. As Director of The Shogi Association, as a man of actions rather than words, he has been personally responsible for laying secure foundations for shogi in over 30 countries outside Japan. On behalf of his many friends I salute him.
John Fairbairn, London 1985, preface
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