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Shogi
The game of shogi originated in India and was introduced to Japan via China in the 8th century.It is a form of chess, played on a wooden board with 81 spaces. Each player has 20 pieces of varying power and, as in chess, the aim of the game is to capture the king (most valuable piece) of the opposing player. The pieces are as follows: one king, rook and bishop, two gold generals and two silver generals, two spearmen, two knights and nine pawns. There are some ten million shogi players in Japan.