Two articles to read today

I would like to recommend you to read two articles linked below;

Review of an Ancient Game, a must for Chess players | Shogi | BoardGameGeek

This is a review about shogi written by an author who has background of chess. One thing I have to point out is shogi is not an Ancient Game but a classic game. The current rules of using the 9X9 board, the 40 pieces and reusability of captured pieces were established in the sixteenth century at latest. They may have been firmed earlier, but it's not confirmed.

Shogi Strategy: Forks « The Level 8 Buddhist

This is to illustrate how to make a fork move in shogi using nice diagrams. Yes, comparing with chess, shogi gives you much more opportunities to make a fork move due to reusability of captured pieces.

Comments

[Gerald Ford]

Yes, comparing with chess, shogi gives you much more opportunities to make a fork move due to reusability of captured pieces.

This is one of the many reasons why I like Shogi more than Chess. :)