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Kuuzen Dai Shogi

This game was invented by Eric Silverman.

During an email conversation between myself and Eric about reviving Suzumu Shogi and Mitsugumi Shogi, Eric mentioned his work-in-progress 15x15 Shogi variants, one of which was Kuuzen Dai Shogi, which is basically Dai Shogi but with different promotions. I found the variant most interesting, and decided to post it to the Chess Variant Pages.

Setup

The setup for Kuuzen Dai Shogi is the same as in Dai Shogi. An interactive diagram has been provided (The Javascript source code was written by H. G. Muller) to make it easier to understand how each piece moves. The Mnemonic piece directory uses H. G. Muller's Mnemonic pieces.

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Click on piece name for move diagram!

First rank

  • a1, o1 Lance (fR)
  • b1, n1 Knight (N)
  • c1, m1 Stone General (fF)
  • d1, l1 Iron General (fFfW)
  • e1, k1 Copper General (fFvW)
  • f1, j1 Silver General (FfW)
  • g1, i1 Gold General (WfF)
  • h1 King (royal K)

Fourth rank

  • a4, o4 Rook (R)
  • b4, n4 Flying Dragon (F2)
  • c4, m4 Side Mover (sRvW)
  • d4, l4 Vertical Mover (vRsW)
  • e4, k4 Bishop (B)
  • f4, j4 Dragon Horse (BW)
  • g4, i4 Dragon King (RF)
  • h4 Free King (Q)

Fifth and sixth rank

  • a5-o5 Pawns (fW)
  • e5, k5 Go Between (vW)

Second rank

  • a2, o2 Reverse Chariot (vR)
  • c2, m2 Cat Sword (F)
  • e2, k2 Ferocious Leopard (FvW)
  • g2, i2 Blind Tiger (FbsW)
  • h2 Drunk Elephant (FfsW)

Third rank

  • b3, n3 Violent Ox (W2)
  • d3, l3 Angry Boar (W)
  • f3, j3 Evil Wolf (fFfsW)
  • g3 Kirin (FD)
  • h3 Lion (KNAD(cK-aK)(mK-bK)
  • i3 Phoenix (WA)

Pieces

TBC

Rules

TBC


This 'user submitted' page is a collaboration between the posting user and the Chess Variant Pages. Registered contributors to the Chess Variant Pages have the ability to post their own works, subject to review and editing by the Chess Variant Pages Editorial Staff.

Author: A. M. DeWitt. Inventor: Eric Silverman.

Last revised by A. M. DeWitt.


Web page created: 2022-10-20. Web page last updated: 2023-02-11

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