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Japanese Chess is also called Shogi. The Japanese is actually Shougi, however it has been
in English for long enough that the 'u' was dropped and in English it is spelled Shogi. | |
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Portable Shogi Notation (PSN) is currently the preferred file format for preserving shogi game records outside of
Japan. Currently the Portable Shogi Notation Library project is working toward a first draft of a descriptive white sheet and a reference implementation covering current standard PSN file format specifications, standards for extending PSN to record variations of shogi, and translation from PSN to KIF format and KIF to PSN format. | |
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After the first draft is prepared, there will be a period for open community input. There will be a "to do" list
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tasks that anyone interested can contribute completed tasks from. | |
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The Portable Shogi Notation white sheet will be here. The Portable Shogi Notation Reference Library will be here. | |
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I have started a collection of Japanese Chess or Shogi links below. The Shogi
links are unorganized at the moment. I am busy tracking down lesser know
Shogi/Japanese Chess links at the moment. | |
Play Shogi | Play Japanese Chess (or Shogi) for free online. |
Buy Shogi Software | Buy Japanese Chess / Shogi software online. |
Shogi Strategies | Lots of Japanese Chess strategies. The best part is this shogi page has refernces mentioned so that you can check out the source for these shogi strategies. |
Professionals' Openings 2005 | A list of the professionals' openings 2005. These are not the entire matches, just the first 30 or 40 moves. |
CSA | Computer Shogi Association home page. They have an annual computer shogi tournament. This has been going since 1990. Luckily they have an English version of their page. |
Yoshiharu Habu | A nice bio of the shogi champion Yoshiharu Habu. Near the end there is an interview too. |