How to move pieces in Japanese Chess

There are 8 kinds of pieces in Japanese Chess. “→”sign means Promotion. (Promotion is told later)

ⅰ：玉(Gyoku)=King

ⅱ：飛(Hi)=Rook →龍(Ryu)= Dragon

ⅲ：角(Kaku)=Bishop →馬(Uma)= Horse

ⅳ：金(Kin) = Gold

ⅴ：銀(Gin)= Silver →成銀(Nari-Gin)

ⅵ：桂(Kei)=Knight →成桂(Nari-Kei)

ⅶ：香(Kyo)=Lance →成香(Nari-Kyo)

ⅷ：歩(Fu)=Pawn→と(To)

At first, you should know Promotion.

When your piece goes into opposite area, it gets the right to promote.

ⅰ：玉(Gyoku)

“Gyoku” is “King”.  As like Chess, “Gyoku” can move around itself freely.

ⅱ：飛(Hi)

“Hi” is “Rook”. As like Chess, “Hi” can move horizontally and vertically. When ”Hi” promotes “Ryu”=Dragon, it gets more movable places like king.

ⅲ：角(Kaku)

“Kaku” is “Bishop”. As like Chess, “Kaku” can move diagonal. When ”Kaku” promotes “Uma”=Horse, it gets more movable places like king.

 

ⅳ：金(Kin)

“Kin” is ”Gold”. “Kin” is so expensive that it has many movable places.

ⅴ：銀(Gin)

“Gin” is “Silver”. ”Gin”is less expensive than “Kin”, it has less movable places than “Kin”. When “Gin” promotes to “Nari-Gin”, it can move as the same as “Kin”.

ⅵ：桂(Kei)

“Kei” is like “Knight” in chess, however, Kei cannot move backward, just jump forward. This point is different from “Knight”. When Kei promotes to Nari-Kei, it can move as “Kin”.

 

ⅶ：香(Kyo)

“Kyo” moves like “Rook”, however, it cannot move backward and sides. It just goes straight like train on the rail.  When Kyo promotes to Nari-Kyo, it can move as “Kin”.

 

ⅷ：歩(Fu)

“Fu” is “Pawn” in chess, however,”Fu” always moves only one square. When Fu promotes to “To”, it can move as “Kin”.

 

If you already have read "How to play Checkmate Puzzles inJapanese Chess",

Let's get started to enjoy Checkmeat Puzzles !!

Be a Follower to get update information !

Be a Follower to get update information !
Twitter@SushikuineShogi
Instagram sushikuineshogi