Shogi during Dinner

Clearly I stole the above pics from somewhere. Got it from the blog of a newcomer to JC, Shino.
Anyway it shows me playing a game of Shogi against Xinwen, while being watched by Ryou Takehito. It was played on Saturday night during dinner at the authentic Japanese restaurant in JC.
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Haha, Shogi again, but at home !

Hmm Shogi again. I hope  Go community won’t think I have left them It’s just that, I am interested to know how good can I be in Shogi without learning any theories, but just relying on my past experience as a chess player. Anyway, I love all board games. Perhaps should get acquainted with [...]

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Go, Shogi, People

It appears to me that many people from Malaysia Weiqi Association are getting stronger and stronger everyday. Not including me, sadly!
Suzanne in particular had improved tremendously, and even beat Billy recently. Honestly I can’t wait to see her playing against Saenson Apaporn from Thailand, and Karen, Kay from Singapore. I heard there are other strong female Singaporean players, [...]

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J-Drama : Hachi One Diver

イダズワイカ
Suzz helped me to spell “idazuwaika” in Katakana How can I make my Japanese name official?
Anyway, she also informed me of a Japanese Drama based on Shogi. It was Hachi-One Diver. Hachi-One or 81, represents the number of squares in Shogi, or Japanese Chess. A bit like a chess board, it is square [...]

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Me and Shogi

Thanks to Ryou Takehito, now I know how to play Shogi . And the best part is, I dont think it is too different from chess, and if that is true I suppose I could skip some learning process. However some very distinct rules such as dropping the captured pieces and promotion when [...]

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