shogi
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shogi
1880–85; < Japanese shōgi < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese jiāng commander + qí chess
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A Japanese chess association has apologised to a prominent shogi player who criticised a rule that bars pregnant players from title matches around their expected due dates.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
In 2018, Google DeepMind's AlphaZero program taught itself the games of chess, shogi, and Go using machine learning and a special algorithm to determine the best moves to win a game within a defined grid.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024
Toshio Date, who operates a venue in Osaka devoted to the board games Go and shogi, initially tried to stay open when the city requested that restaurants, bars and other entertainment businesses shut down.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2022
Battling loneliness and depression, as well as other shogi players, he begins to grow little by little, as he surrounds himself with a small group of friends and begins to connect with them.
From The Verge ● Oct. 2, 2017
At the moment it looks more like becoming a minority game like go or shogi than a sport alongside darts.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2015
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