About us “Umegorin ie Paralympic Project ‘This group is run by the students and professors of Tsuda University, There are 12 working groups and one ofthese is the ‘Shogi-kakan Renkei Group (which cooperates with the Japan Shogi Association). Our goal ist promote this traditional Japanese game ‘to young people, both in Japan and around the world, We especially ‘want o eneourage more young Women to play as the number of female players is curently very low compared to that of men (One of ther problems we want to address is the lack of English speakers among the Association, As Tsuda University was founded ‘with strong belief in interationalization and has a very strong, English studies program, we hope tobe able to assist in raising international awareness of the game, ‘Touda University's new Collegeof Policy Studies was established in Sendagaya in 2017 and, quite fortunately, its campus is clase to the hheadquarters ofthe Japan Shogi Association, Thanks to this, we ‘hope to form a fruitful partnership that will help to change the public perception of Shogi snd highlight the game's increasing popularity among young people ‘Teuda University's new Sendagaya campus addres: 1-18-24, Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-8516, Japan Homepage: htp:fumegorin.com Bs)5 Titer: umegorin / umeposhogt FF: Tastagram :amegorin/ amegoshosi Facebook = umegorincom Editors: Karolina Siveaynska, Yuko Odegit (om the Japan Sho Association) Professor Gavan Patrick Gray Leader of Shogi group : Nozomi Tonegi Professor and Vice President for Academic Ais and Intemational Affairs: Mio Oshima Professor, Projet General Manager: Noboru Sonchara ‘Special Thanks: Takahisa Suzuki, Shoko Masuno, ‘Mayuko Yamazaki, Yurika Takata, Mako Ogawa, Marina Abe, Ayano Yamada, Mina Komiy ‘Asuka Machida, Kaori Iai, Maria Tsuchida @018,2 Osho Gyoku) —) King & isha Rook A Kaku Bishop. ia Gold General ae Gin-sho Silver General oo Kel Koighe er yoshi T Kinesho (Gold General sannot be promoted. ( Let’s gla [Promoted iver Natbkel = i Promoted Knight Nari-kyo and ‘Tokinall have the (the same as Kin- a Sho). However, they have different Nariskyo Promoted Lance Toki Promoted Pana believed to have developed from the ancient Indian game “Chaturangs’ was ereated around 3000 B.C. It spread to China and Japan in the 8th ‘entury (A.D.) and took its present form 1s SHOGE in the 14th century abatle of mental skill between two players. The wimate objective i to tap your opponent’ ‘Osho’ which is similar to the King in Chess. Although i is possible to havea ‘draw’, itis very ra, ‘The major difference between SHOGI and CHESS is that players can reuse captured “Kom (pieces) in SHOGI Unie CHESS, | pisces have the same color and its the direction they point that shows who contol them. When you want fo use a captured ‘Koma you just put it onto any empy square, instead of yourGeert i=)“ SHOGI ® The senior player (the one who is stronger at SHOGT) ‘opens the box holding the ‘Koma’ ® Then the senior player places their Osho (King) on the ‘board. Afier that the junior player places their Gyoku (the other king, called jewel general). Then each player altemates placing Koma. ® Once all the pieces are lined up correcly the senior player places any extra ‘Fu’ (‘pavwn’) back inthe box. Dae {© The difrene bstwsen CHESS and SHHOGT isthe promotion omits everse (ht pves ita promoted version). When @ Koma reaches he ther players sid you fp toner. or the Feces oppose side scale Tin’ (a promoted ea @ Tosckct who will go fist the senior player ol five Fa ine er acs ear see eRe the abe © if there ae 3c mre To showing, the sein player vill po first, Others, the junior player il go ist. yn @ Wren you begin a game you should say “Onegai-shimasu” (which i polite phrase used when asking someone to do. iC (Gee) = San st © When player reais they secant nave lost the game, they ‘should say “Makemashita” se (which means “I have lst’). =, @ When the game is over, bot players say “Arigato- ‘zozaimashita" (which means “Thank you"). ‘The players then bow to one another. ‘Arigato- ee ‘Both players then countall the Koma to make sure ‘none are missing) and place them in the box, LENS Comat (ay After you decide the first player and greet cach ther, the first player cooses one Koma to move. Each Koma has a different type of movement Players altemate moving one Koma atone ime. Instead of moving a Koma a player ean place a captured Koma on the board, This sealed “dropping Koma’ ‘This continues until one player eaptutes the others Osho, or, wail a nnn Look atthe diagram Below. Rows D~@ (those closes to you) are ‘your camp The rows D~@) are the “opponent's cam. Or,you ‘ean also promote it after it makes a move from or ‘within the ‘opponent's ‘opponent's Jae area, orm cert) As their movement styles are different, sometimes you will want {o keep an unpromoted Koma However, once you promote & Koma you cannot flip it bak to its original side. (etter) Like in CHESS, when an opponent's Koma isn a square you can move to, you may move your Koma to that square and remove the opponent's Koma. ‘We call captured Koma “Mochi-goma’ (which means “taken piece’ or ‘When players use a small pice stand, called a “Komad any Mochi-goma they get “Mochi-goma may be placed on any empty square on the board instead of| a regular move. ‘They are always placed with their original face up. for holding PME Vax Mat (oy + Ifthe same position repeats four times, «draw will be declared + Ifeach player's Osho has entered the ether player's area and there sno chance of checkmate, a draw wil be declared, PIE ‘You cannot drop Fu onto vertical column in which you already have a Fu, Is called “Ni-fu'. However, you can have a Fu and Tokin in the same column, ‘You cannot drop or move Koma into a square where it would not be able to move, ‘You cannot drop a Fu onto the board in order to checkmate an Osho, i.e. ifthe Osho has no other possible moves. you make an incorrect move (moving in an incorrect manner oF ‘moving out of tum) you immediately lose the game. You cannot drop ormave Koma Ino a square where it would hot be abe ‘nove from. ‘Address: 2-39-9, Sendageya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 151-8516, Japan te Homepage: hips: /w.shogi.onjp © Japan Shogi Association /Touda Univesity [BIE ‘ALISght Hwervad nse Copyegh Samed