How to play Shogi(将棋) -Lesson#25- Handicapped Games (1/2)

I'll be talking about handicapped games. It's very good way for beginners to learn shogi by playing handicapped games.

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=587865CAE59EB84A&page=2

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Gaming

Tags:

• 将棋
• Shogi
• Japanese
• chess
• English
• 英語

[Gerstein1]

I read in the english instructions that came with a shogi set from Yellow mountain imports that it is legal to move your king into check. So, that means that a position where you can't make any move that doesn't leaves your king in check, can also be called a checkmate, whether or not the king is under fire, or even directly connected!

[HIDETCHI]

To move the king onto a square that is under attack, or to leave the king in a check are illegal.

[hamsturinn]

he cant do that 04:48 becous in one video you say that you cant set the pawns on the same file that alrdy has a pawn right ? becous then he will lose :D

[HIDETCHI]

No, I said that's a special rule variant. Listen to it again carefully.

[hirohiigo]

@kooler2004 I'm not talking about the English spelling, I'm talking about the Japanese word. 定石 written out in kana is じょうせき, which transliterates to jouseki. Just because someone decided to spell it joseki doesn't change the spelling in Japanese. :)

[kooler2004]

@hirohiigo that is false every go material on earth that is written in english transliterates it joseki. I would spell it the way you spell it if it wasn't spelled joseki by every english speaking sdk and stronger go player on the earth including me. I'm sorry for the confusion but read some english go material some time you will see what I'm talking about.

[hirohiigo]

@kooler2004 They're different words. Igo joseki is 定石, and shogi joseki is 定跡. By the way, they're both transliterated as "jouseki."

[kooler2004]

hmm odd in go romanji for standard moves is spelled joseki, and I wonder does shogi's jouseki have a different definition. In Go joseki is standard moves that produce even local results for both players.

[MSJjoshua]

@HIDETCHI What Gerstein was trying to say is that there is no "stalemate" in shougi. If your opponent's only piece was the king (and with no pieces on the stand), and if moving the king brings it into check, then your opponent loses even if the king isn't in check.

[iLuvHinata360]

this was someway a really fun video for me ^^, my 1st shogi match was no handicap vs an npc, I lost :P. Tried again, lost, only in my 3rd try I was able to beat the npc, that was before I watched Hidetchi's lessons ^^'.

Usually you can't attack the edges due to the opponent lances =/, still an awesome vid to teach strategies, arigatö Hidetchi-sensei.

[hirohiigo]

@Gerstein1 Official Japan Shogi Association rules say that leaving the king in check is an illegal move, and doing so counts as a loss. However, if you are put in stalemate (which is very unlikely, your opponent would have to capture every one of your pieces), it is the same as being checkmated, since any move you make would be illegal.

[Gerstein1]

Maybe the instructions were inaccurate then. Either way, love your videos!

[Gerstein1]

such as a pin where no other piece can move accept the pinned piece.