Annan shogi

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

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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

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車 | 桂
馬 | 銀
将 | 金
将 | 王
将 | 金
将 | 銀
将 | 桂
馬 | 香
車 | 一
| 飛
車 |  |  |  |  |  | 角
行 |  | 二

兵 |  | 歩
兵 | 歩
兵 | 歩
兵 | 歩
兵 | 歩
兵 |  | 歩
兵 | 三

| 歩
兵 |  |  |  |  |  | 歩
兵 |  | 四

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| 歩
兵 |  |  |  |  |  | 歩
兵 |  | 六

兵 |  | 歩
兵 | 歩
兵 | 歩
兵 | 歩
兵 | 歩
兵 |  | 歩
兵 | 七
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行 |  |  |  |  |  | 飛
車 |  | 八

車 | 桂
馬 | 銀
将 | 金
将 | 玉
将 | 金
将 | 銀
将 | 桂
馬 | 香
車 | 九
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L | N | S | G | K | G | S | N | L | a
| R |  |  |  |  |  | B |  | b
P |  | P | P | P | P | P |  | P | c
| P |  |  |  |  |  | P |  | d
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P |  | P | P | P | P | P |  | P | g
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L | N | S | G | K | G | S | N | L | i

## See also

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* Shogi variant
* Whale shogi
* Hasami shogi
* Unashogi
* Ko shogi
* Knight relay chess

## External links

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* The rules of Annan Shogi
* Annan shogi on lishogi.org

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Shogi variants

Standard shōgi (9×9, drops)

Small variants|

* Dōbutsu shōgi (3×4, for children)
* Micro shōgi (4×5)
* Minishōgi (5×5)
* Kyoto shōgi (5×5)
* Goro goro shōgi (5×6)
* Janken shōgi (6×6; ja, zh)
* Judkins shōgi (6×6)
* Whale shōgi (6×6)
* Tori shōgi (7×7)
* Yari shōgi (7×9)
* EuroShogi (8×8)
* Heian shōgi (8×8 or 9×8, 12th c.)

Standard-size variants|

* Sho shōgi (9×9, 16th c.)
* Hasami shōgi (9×9, 9 or 18 pc.)
* Tobi shōgi (9×9; zh)
* Annan shōgi (9×9, neighbors influence movement)
* Masonic shōgi (9×9, staggered ranks)
* Hexshōgi (85 hex cells)
* Kawanakajima shōgi (ja)
* Trishōgi (9×10, triangular cells)

Large variants|

* Kyō shōgi (10×10; ja)
* Okisaki shōgi (10×10)
* Great whale shōgi (11×11)
* Oni shōgi (11×11; zh)
* Wa shōgi (11×11)
* Chu shōgi (12×12)
* Heian dai shōgi (13×13)
* Dai shōgi (15×15)
* Tenjiku shōgi (16×16)
* Dai-dai shōgi (17×17)
* Maka-dai-dai shōgi (19×19)
* Hishigata shōgi (19×19)
* Kō shōgi (19×19)
* Tai shōgi (25×25)
* Taikyoku shōgi (36×36)

Multiplayer variants|

* Sannin shōgi (hex board, 7 cells per side, 3-player game)
* Yonin shōgi (9×9, 4-player game)

3D variants|

* Space shōgi (9×9×9 variant)

Miscellaneous variants|

* Gunjin Shōgi (various sizes)

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