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Shogi

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japanese chessnounShogi; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Japan.
chu shoginounA Japanese board game, a form of shogi (Japanese chess) played on a 12×12 board.
chinese chessnounA board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in China.
shatranjnounA board game, an ancestor of modern chess.
tsume shoginoun(shogi) Shogi problems in which the goal is to find a forced checkmate.
xiangqinounChinese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in China.
komadainoun(shogi) A stand for holding captured Shogi pieces.
oicho-kabunoun(card games) A traditional Japanese gambling game similar to baccarat and the Korean game seotda, played with kabufuda or hanafuda cards, where the goal is to achieve a hand scoring as close to 9 points as possible.
shagainounAn ankle bone of a sheep or goat used in traditional Mongolian games and divination practices as a die.
shoveboardnounThe game of shuffleboard.
philosopher's gamenoun(historical) A game similar to chess, played on an oblong board with round, triangular and square pieces.
kifunoun(board games) A record of an abstract strategy game, especially Go or shogi.
castlingnoun(chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.
gobangnoun(uncountable) Gomoku, a Japanese strategy game.
shovegroatnoun(obsolete) The game of shuffleboard.
iguinoun(shogi) In shogi variants, a type of move in which a piece captures an opposing piece without moving.
myoushunoun(go, shogi) An excellent move.
baduknounAn ancient Chinese board game, today also popular in Japan and Korea, played with 181 black stones and 180 white ones, typically on a board of 19 × 19 squares.
weiqinounAn ancient Chinese board game, today also popular in Japan and Korea, played with 181 black stones and 180 white ones, typically on a board of 19 × 19 squares.
kinjitenoun(shogi, sumo) A foul or forbidden move.

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