Chu Shogi - Variations

Variations

Heisei chu shogi setup
12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
FL G DE K G FL a
B BT BT B b
R DH DK FK Ln DK DH R c
p p p p p p p p p p p p d
GB GB e
f
g
GB GB h
p p p p p p p p p p p p i
R DH DK Ln FK DK DH R j
B BT BT B k
FL G K DE G FL l

One modern variant of chu shogi, called Heisei chu shogi (平成中将棋), is played on a more open board. Forty percent of the pieces are set aside at setup and held in reserve, and once during the game a player may drop one of these on an empty square adjacent to a friendly piece. Captured pieces do not come back into play, and the rest of the game is played as in regular Chu.

The set-aside pieces are the Lances, Coppers, Silvers, Side Movers, Vertical Movers, Reverse Chariots, Kyrin, and Phoenix. As with dropped pieces in standard shogi, the piece may not be dropped on a square from where it cannot move (e.g. a Lance in the far rank). If dropped into the promotion zone, the piece may promote immediately or on any subsequent move in the promotion zone.

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