--- product_id: 408314821 title: "Shogi Primer: Japanese chess guide for English speakers" price: "VT6437" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/408314821-shogi-primer-japanese-chess-guide-for-english-speakers store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Shogi Primer: Japanese chess guide for English speakers **Price:** VT6437 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Shogi Primer: Japanese chess guide for English speakers - **How much does it cost?** VT6437 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/408314821-shogi-primer-japanese-chess-guide-for-english-speakers) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Are you Interested in Shogi (Japanese chess)? For English speakers who want to start Shogi, I wrote the following three topics in this book. Understanding the rules of Shogi Learning how to play Shogi and start today Learning some tips to become stronger The concept of this book is "You can start Shogi today" , so I introduced how to start playing Shogi right away on websites or apps. I also think that English speakers find it difficult to memorize Kanji(Chinese Characters) when learning Shogi. For this reason, I tried to explain Kanji simply in this book. I learned Shogi rules when I was seven years old when I barely knew any Kanji. So I believe that Kanji is not a big obstacle to learning the Shogi rules. Playing Shogi is a lot of fun, and I want people all over the world to know how interesting it is. I hope this book will encourage English speakers to start Shogi! Table of contents: Introduction Chapter 1 What is Shogi? Chapter 2 How to play Shogi Description of the board Promotion How to move and read pieces When a piece collides with another piece - Take or Stop Drop a piece Turn order - Sente(First player) and Gote(Second player) Notation - how to read Kifu Check Checkmate Threatmate and Brinkmate Draw rules Illegal move Ending game Summary of Chapter 2 Chapter 3 How to start Shogi from today PiyoShogi ShogiGUI 81 Dojo Lishogi Shogi Quest Shogi Wars Summary of Chapter 3 Chapter 4 How to become stronger Shogi strength - Dan and Kyu Value of pieces Strategy(Joseki) Tactics(Tesuji) Castle Checkmate Problem (Tsume Shogi) Brinkmate (hisshi) Summary of Chapter 4 Conclusion Review: Photocopy version - This is just a photocopy printing of the text. But its contents serves its purpose Review: Poorly written primer - Just skip this. Nothing here that you can't find online for free, and much better! For example, the blurb from the author mentions help in learning the Chinese characters used on traditional pieces. His suggestion: "Here is the character for [...]. Please memorize this character.", repeated over and over. Other parts are equally inane. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,439,681 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,141 in Board Games (Books) #1,402 in Chess (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 37 Reviews | ## Images ![Shogi Primer: Japanese chess guide for English speakers - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61n8jPh0PFL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐ Photocopy version *by B***G on September 26, 2025* This is just a photocopy printing of the text. But its contents serves its purpose ### ⭐ Poorly written primer *by A***S on October 13, 2023* Just skip this. Nothing here that you can't find online for free, and much better! For example, the blurb from the author mentions help in learning the Chinese characters used on traditional pieces. His suggestion: "Here is the character for [...]. Please memorize this character.", repeated over and over. Other parts are equally inane. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent introduction to Shogi *by R***T on April 28, 2023* If you want to play Shogi, this book will get you going. The author explains how the pieces move, how to read notation, surveys tactics, castles, checkmate and brinkmate problems and Shogi ethics, and best of all lists and reviews the websites and apps where you can play for free. 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