Famous Mate Problems: Shogi Zukou #99 "Smoke Mate"

One of Kanju's "God's Work" here. It's the first complete smoke mate in the history of Shogi mate problem. The way Kanju put many brilliant and cool moves in it is marvelous. Don't miss this one.

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[naldchow]

I am a chess and xiangqi player from Hong Kong. learning shogi from now on. I also lived in tokyo before. How do you compare shogi, chess and xiangqi? hidetchi san?

[HIDETCHI]

Shogi is characterized by its "Drop" rule, which makes it more complicated than chess and xiangqi.

It doesn't mean shogi is greater. All three games are great. But they're different.

[EdwardNavu]

Should I name this "完璧煙詰"(Perfect Smoke Mate)?

Also, is this the last problem of Shogi Zukou?

[HIDETCHI]

I don't know. I just thought 'complete' was better. But maybe I'm wrong. 'Perfect' also sound good. And we don't have any name for it in Japanese.

No, it's not the last one. Shogi Zukou consists of 100 problems.

[xDAZZE]

You are also a genius Hidetchi-san lol