Shogi
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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.
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