This article details the history of shogi. Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player strategy board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan.
Read more about History Of Shogi: Arrival in Japan, Shogi in The Heian Period, The Development of Medieval Shogi, Modern Shogi, Newspaper Shogi and The Formation of Shogi Associations, The meijin System and Title Matches, The Ages of Ōyama and Habu, The Birth of The Women's Game, Trends in The World of Amateur Shogi, The Spread of Shogi Outside Japan, Changes in The Shogi Population, Computer Shogi, Current Title Holders
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