shogi

sho·gi  (shg)

n.

A Japanese game similar to chess that is played on a board with 81 squares, each player having 20 pieces.

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[Japanese, from Chinese (Mandarin) jiàng qí : jiàng, commander in chief, chief chess piece + qí, board game, such as chess.]

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shogi - a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building