Japanese Chess: The Game of Shogi

The ancient game of chess has its roots in India, where the legendary emperor Ravana used it to exercise his generals in strategy and tactics. Played by millions around the world, shogi is the uniquely Japanese variant of chess.

Japanese Chess is the ultimate book on shogi for beginners and experienced players alike. Its step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams lead the reader through the strategies and intricacies of one of Japan's most popular board games. Shogi is the only variation of chess in which an opponent's captured piece can be dropped back onto the board as one's own. This makes for extremely exciting, dynamic game play in which momentum can quickly shift back and forth between players.

This essential resource includes a shogi board bound right into it, folding out for use with the included shogi pieces.

Japanese Chess: The Game of Shogi

Trevor Leggett rose to the rank of fourth dan in shogi. For many years he was the head of Japanese-language broadcasts for the BBC, and was the compiler and translator of A First Zen Reader, A Second Zen Reader, and the author of Zen and the Ways...

128 pages. Tuttle Publishing

Author: Trevor Leggett

With a new Foreward by Alan Baker, third dan, 2008 U.S. Shogi Champion.

More than just an essential source of information, Japanese Chess features a fold-out shogi board and sturdy paper playing pieces - everything you need to get started playing this challenging and fun game.

Trevor Leggett rose to the rank of fourth dan in shogi. For many years he was the head of Japanese-language broadcasts for the BBC, and was the compiler and translator of A First Zen Reader, A Second Zen Reader, and the author of Zen and the Ways.

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