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Yari shogi

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Yari shogi is a modern chess variant invented in 1981 by Christian Freeling of the Netherlands; despite its name and shogi-derived mechanics, it is not a traditional Japanese game. It is played on a smaller rectangular board of seven columns by nine rows, rather than the standard nine-by-nine shogi board, by two players who each command fourteen wedge-shaped pieces: one general, two yari rooks, two yari bishops, two yari knights and seven pawns. Most pieces can move any number of free squares orthogonally forward, in the manner of a shogi lance, while promoted pieces gain the additional ability to move backward. The objective is to capture the opponent's general. The smaller board and the forward-movement emphasis built into the piece set give yari shogi a markedly different strategic character from standard shogi.

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Origin Year
1981 1
Game Type
shogi variant 1
Classification
Player Count
Two-Player 1
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1. Yari shogi (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    is a modern variant of shogi (Japanese chess)
  • Game equipment
    Two players, Black and White
  • lead paragraph
    It was invented in 1981 by Christian Freeling of the Netherlands.
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