Annan shogi

Shogi variants
Standard shogi (9×9, drops)
Small variants
Nana shogi (3×3)
Dōbutsu shōgi (3×4, for children)
Micro shogi (4×5)
Minishogi (5×5)
Kyoto shogi (5×5)
Judkins shogi (6×6)
Whale shogi (6×6)
Tori shogi (7×7)
Yari shogi (7×9)
Heian shogi (8×8 or 9×8, 12th c.)
Standard-size variants
Sho shogi (9×9, 16th c.)
Cannon shogi (9×9)
Hasami shogi (9×9, 9 or 18 pc.)
Hand shogi (9×9, 19 pc., 10 in hand)
Annan shogi (9×9, neighbors influence movement)
Unashogi (9×9, all drops)
Large variants
Okisaki shogi (10×10)
Wa shogi (11×11)
Chu shogi (12×12)
Heian dai shogi (13×13)
Dai shogi (15×15)
Tenjiku shogi (16×16)
Dai-dai shōgi (17×17)
Maka dai-dai shōgi (19×19)
Kō shōgi (19×19)
Tai shogi (25×25)
Taikyoku shogi (36×36)
Three- and four-player variants
Sannin shogi (hexagonal board, 7 cells on a side, three-person)
Yonin shogi (9×9, four-person)

Annan shogi (Japanese: 安南将棋 annan shōgi) also called Korean shogi, is a variant of shogi (Japanese chess). Annan shogi is a popular shogi variant in Japan.

Gameplay

The game is played as standard shogi, except that, when a piece has a friendly piece on the square directly behind it, it has the movement of that piece instead of its own. A variant rule is that a piece may move like any friendly piece that protects it. The setup is somewhat different from standard shogi.

The game should not be confused with Korean chess, a variant of chess that is played in Korea, but which resembles xiangqi (Chinese chess) rather than shogi.

Setup

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1   香 車 桂 馬 銀 将 金 将 王 将 金 将 銀 将 桂 馬 香 車 一   飛 車           角 行   二 歩 兵   歩 兵 歩 兵 歩 兵 歩 兵 歩 兵   歩 兵 三     歩 兵           歩 兵   四                     五     歩 兵           歩 兵   六 歩 兵   歩 兵 歩 兵 歩 兵 歩 兵 歩 兵   歩 兵 七   角 行           飛 車   八 香 車 桂 馬 銀 将 金 将 玉 将 金 将 銀 将 桂 馬 香 車 九

9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1   L N S G K G S N L a   R           B   b P   P P P P P   P c   P           P   d                   e   P           P   f P   P P P P P   P g   B           R   h L N S G K G S N L i

See also

• Shogi variant
  • Whale shogi
  • Hasami shogi
  • Hand shogi
  • Unashogi
  • Ko shogi

External links

• The rules of Annan Shogi