The Pieces and Their Moves
Tanigasaki named the pieces after elements he considered basic to international affairs. However, they parallel the pieces of standard shogi, which are substituted for them in modern play; since the reader is likely familiar with these already, this article will use the piece names from standard shogi.
| Piece | Pron. | English | Standard equivalent |
English | Prom. | Pron. | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 輿論 | yoron | Public opinion | 玉将 | King | 旭光 | kyokkō | Sunlight |
| 軍教 | gunkyō | Military education | 飛車 | Rook | 竜化 | ryūka | Heroism |
| 外交 | gaikō | Diplomacy | 角行 | Bishop | 魔叉 | masha | Witchcraft |
| 金権 | ginken | Financial influence | 金将 | Gold general | — | ||
| 税関 | zeikan | Customs | 桂馬 | Knight | — | ||
| 殖貿 | shokubō | Trade and industry | 銀将 | Silver general | 宝 | takara | Treasure |
| 宣電 | senden | Propaganda | 香車 | Lance | 化 | ka | Change |
| 尖占 | sensen | Colonist | 歩兵 | Pawn | 弗 | doru | Dollar |
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Color coding for different types of movement The piece may step here, to the nearest cell (orthogonal or diagonal). The piece may range along these rows, crossing any number of empty cells. The promoted king may range in one of these directions, or illuminate (kill at a distance) in all.
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