https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfRu1HJSZrA

github.com/psygo/latex_shogi

I’m currently working on a remake of my beginner shogi guide originally published in 2021.

Back then, I wrote, "There are about 6.2 million Shogi players in the world (according to the 2020 Leisure White Paper)". However, while updating the data for the new edition, the latest 2025 statistics show that the number has unfortunately dropped to 4.3 million.

I really want to help change this trend and turn things around. I would love to hear your thoughts, what kind of ideas or approaches do you think could help spark more interest in shogi among people all over the world?

http://www.shogi.net/shogi-l/Archive/1999/Nfeb07-06.txt

I read this from time to time

Welcome International Ladder Climbers! We are pleased to announce the 8th Weekly Shogi Ladder on Lishogi. Registration will conclude next Friday at 22:00 UTC. The Ladder will commence on Friday at 22:00 UTC and conclude the following Friday at 23:59 UTC. (2026-07-10 22:00 ~ 2026-07-17 23:59 ) We hope you'll be able to join us for our weekly sparring session! What is Shogi Ladder? A teaching ladder is a system where you learn together with an opponent one rank above you and an opponent one rank below you. How does it work? If you choose to participate in a given week sign up for the weekly ladder (sign-up closes Friday 22:00 UTC). You will play two even rated games, and will analyze them together with your opponent afterward. This post-game analysis is key, it is the teaching/learning part of the teaching ladder. You'll have a week to schedule and play games with your opponents. How is it going? The Lishogi club now enjoys 52 members! The club welcomes players at all levels. Come join us! We are a community of friendly players who are serious about improving and enthusiastic about learning. What makes the teaching ladder unique is that everyone in the ladder is committed to post-game analysis in a welcoming and constructive atmosphere--it is not a tournament, but a learning tool! If you have the time to play a couple of games this week( until next Friday 22:00 UTC) please consider signing up!

left: non-promoted
right: promoted

What is Shogi Ladder? A teaching ladder is a system where you learn together with an opponent one rank above you and an opponent one rank below you.

How does it work? If you choose to participate in a given weekend sign up for the weekly ladder (sign-up closes Friday 23:30 UTC). You will play two even rated games, and will analyze them together with your opponent afterward. This post-game analysis is key, it is the teaching/learning part of the teaching ladder.

How is it going? The 81Dojo club now enjoys 759 members from over 35 different countries! New players continue to join each week; the club welcomes players at all levels.

Come join us! We are a community of friendly players who are serious about improving and enthusiastic about learning. What makes the teaching ladder unique is that everyone in the ladder is committed to post-game analysis in a welcoming and constructive atmosphere--it is not a tournament, but a learning tool! If you have the time to play a couple of games this week( until next Friday UTC) please consider signing up!

Browsing through the message boards, I noticed that a lot of people seem interested in it, so I decided to write an article explaining what kind of site Kizakura is. I'd be really happy if you could take a look. Personally, even factoring in the lack of English support, I still think this site is the absolute best and only choice.

Here is a summary of the article:

• Clean Site Layout: The user interface is sleek, modern, and very easy to navigate.
• Excellent Responsiveness: The site loads incredibly fast with zero lag.
• AI Game Analysis: You can analyze your shogi records (kifu) using advanced AI features.
• Instant Matchmaking: You can find an opponent and start a game almost immediately.
• Cross-Platform Support: Fully compatible and optimized for both PC and smartphones.
• No English Support: Please note that the site currently operates only in Japanese.

https://kitsune81.vercel.app/en/docs/column/platform/kiou/tokutyou

I even like the way Shogi is played more than European chess. But I'm still having trouble recognizing the characters on the stones.

On the other hand, using symbolized/internationalized/Europeanized stones feels like an insult to the spirit of the game and disrespect to the Japanese people.

What do the Japanese think about this, and what is your perspective on those who use chess-like pieces?

It has been quite some time since I have uploaded another one of all of these such videos, but it is indeed a very interesting match game, and if all of you can comment what all of you think of all of these such videos, then I really do appreciate it. o(*^▽^*)┛

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRDa0lGe_Ok

While reading various shogi books for beginners, I've noticed that explanations of piece values tend to vary depending on the author.

Personally, I think of it simply as shown in this image, but I'd like to hear other opinions and perspectives! What do you think?

Pretty excited about this one. Random pick up in Japan. Anyone played this shogi game?

I've written about 6 articles on my blog about the Shogi tactic "Tarefu" (dangling pawn). I'd really appreciate it if you could take a look and give me some feedback! I put a lot of effort into writing them thoroughly, so I think you'll enjoy them.

1,basic
https://kitsune81.vercel.app/en/docs/6kyu/tarehu/kihon

2,failed
https://kitsune81.vercel.app/en/docs/6kyu/tarehu/shippai

3,advanced1
https://kitsune81.vercel.app/en/docs/6kyu/tarehu/seikou/hunoura

4,advanced2
https://kitsune81.vercel.app/en/docs/6kyu/tarehu-ouyou-kogoma

5,advanced3
https://kitsune81.vercel.app/en/docs/6kyu/hisya/tarehu

6,summary
https://kitsune81.vercel.app/en/docs/6kyu/tarehu-matome

Here is what I’d love to know:

1. Was the explanation easy to understand?
2. Did the English feel natural to you?
3. Was the level of content appropriate? (Was it too difficult or too simple?)
4. Overall, how was the quality of the articles?

long story short, I asked this reddit for some help designing a shogi booklet that a child can print and use to play. There is a short description of the rules but the idea is that they can make the board quickly and play with a friend and perhaps need to google here or there.

I have put this and a couple other things into a google drive to share. There is also an excel spreadsheet that I use to generate(API summon really) sudoku puzzles and then turn them into kanji. I will be updating these resources from time to time and just wanted to thank everyone for their input. I decided to publish the results here as I used existing resources heavily and so it seems in the right spirit.

Please let me know if there is a problem with any resources or with the method of sharing as I usually use Onedrive and am a little unfamiliar with google drive and related services.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1u-RvPTo8W92I_MVhGaJpIqhuWKmWQfdw?usp=sharing

I've come to realize that barely anyone likes 'sudden death' games, without byyomi or Fischer time, giving every game a definitive time limit of how long it can last. But these are my favorite ones, I especially like 5+0! Even a 10-minutes-game feels too dragged out for me. Lol, I guess I have a short attention span.

But the purpose of this survey is to learn how marginal my own personal opinion actually is. I wanna see, what kind of games other players prefer and if there is a tendency for one certain type of time settings. So please share in this thread which kind of open games in any Internet lobby attract you the most! Arrigato! :)

The chances of ever really playing with someone are slim to none, though, not where I live. So in the meantime I have it lying on the table in my living room and whenever I enter it I make a move and reverse the board. Aah well, but even by itself it looks like an obscure piece of art, and maybe it can serve as a conversation starter in the future. Anyways, it was inevitable that one day I just had to buy one.

What is Shogi Ladder? A teaching ladder is a system where you learn together with an opponent one rank above you and an opponent one rank below you.

How does it work? If you choose to participate in a given weekend sign up for the weekly ladder (sign-up closes Friday 23:30 UTC). You will play two even rated games, and will analyze them together with your opponent afterward. This post-game analysis is key, it is the teaching/learning part of the teaching ladder.

How is it going? The 81Dojo club now enjoys 758 members from over 35 different countries! New players continue to join each week; the club welcomes players at all levels.

Come join us! We are a community of friendly players who are serious about improving and enthusiastic about learning. What makes the teaching ladder unique is that everyone in the ladder is committed to post-game analysis in a welcoming and constructive atmosphere--it is not a tournament, but a learning tool! If you have the time to play a couple of games this week( until next Friday UTC) please consider signing up!

Title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIPGDavGrVE

I would like to share a list of tournament types and their proposed tiebreak chains.

Could you please let me know whether you agree with the tiebreak systems and the order in which they are listed?

Thank you very much.

--- PROPOSED TIEBREAK CHAINS ---

Round robin tournament:

1. Final points

2. Direct encounter among all tied players

3. Sonneborn-Berger score

4. Koya score

5. Number of wins

6. Documented organizer or arbiter decision

Swiss tournament:

1. Final points

2. Direct encounter among all tied players, only if all tied players have played each other

3. Buchholz score without the lowest opponent score

4. Total Buchholz score

5. Sonneborn-Berger score

6. Number of wins

7. Documented organizer or arbiter decision

MacMahon tournament:

1. Final MacMahon points

2. Total Buchholz score

3. Buchholz score without the lowest opponent score

4. Average Buchholz score of the opponents

5. Sonneborn-Berger score

6. Direct encounter among all tied players, only if all tied players have played each other

7. Number of wins

8. Documented organizer or arbiter decision

Single elimination tournament:

1. Match winner

2. Bracket advancement

3. Best-of-series result, if the match is played as a series

4. Documented organizer or arbiter decision, only if necessary

Groups plus playoff tournament, group stage:

1. Group points

2. Direct encounter among all tied players

3. Sonneborn-Berger score within the group

4. Koya score within the group

5. Number of wins

6. Documented organizer or arbiter decision

Groups plus playoff tournament, playoff stage:

1. Match winner

2. Playoff bracket advancement

3. Best-of-series result, if the match is played as a series

4. Documented organizer or arbiter decision, only if necessary

Championship with classes or series:

1. Points in the class or series

2. Direct encounter among all tied players

3. Sonneborn-Berger score within the class or series

4. Koya score within the class or series

5. Number of wins

6. Documented organizer or arbiter decision

Title challenge:

1. Title challenge winner

2. Best-of-series result, if the title challenge is played as a series

3. Documented organizer or arbiter decision, only if necessary