Shogi Or Chinese Chess? - Chess Forums

Home Play Puzzles Learn Watch News Social More Sign Up Log In English Light UI Dark UI Support

• Forums
• General Chess Discussion

Sort: Darrin Jan 10, 2008 0 #1

Which do you prefer?

Fromper Jan 10, 2008 0 #2

I've never tried Shogi, but it sounds interesting from what I've heard.

I've played XiangQi (Chinese Chess) and I like it. The bigger board and less pawns make it so there's no pawn structures like in Western Chess, so every game is open and tactical. If you like tactical, attacking games in Chess, then you'll probably like XiangQi.

--Fromper

NinjaBear Jan 10, 2008 0 #3

Same as above.

I've never played Shogi.

Darrin Jan 10, 2008 0 #4 In Shogi the pieces except for the B and R move one square per move- the lance moves forward as many squares as you like but it can't move backwards. Every piece can be promoted except for the K,. However, each piece can only promote to a particuliar piece. There is a rule in Shogi that makes it unique to other Chess games- the drop rule. Captured pieces can be returned anywhere to the board. I can't remember if you can give mate or even check with a dropped piece. I think the drop rule is a good way to compensate for the otherwise slow movement of the game. Chinese Chess I am learning about, but it is the faster game. You guys and gals who love a good tactical knockdown dragout would probably be pretty good at it. Log In or Join Forums Hot Topics Unanswered -- Category -- Most Recent What's your favorite chess player? Togo_108 9 min ago Puzzle 508266. Incorrect ? Why ? magipi 10 min ago losing games to my own bad play JankogajdoskoLEGM 17 min ago 2024 FIDE World Rapid & Blitz Championships: Official Discussion Thread OnrUmt 17 min ago If you can solve this puzzle, then you are Genius !! TurtleAlex 28 min ago Which country is best in chess RudraTiwari27 32 min ago How many maximum clubs can I join? TheMidnightExpress12 40 min ago racism in chess.com Icky_Guy 43 min ago How Do You Know When You Have Reached Your Prime? magipi 48 min ago who do you think is the best chess player in the world Expecions 56 min ago Forum Legend Following New Comments Locked Topic Pinned Topic