Japanese Chess Championship was created in 1969.
Chess is not common in Japan, but a chess variant known as Shogi is.
Yes it is. It is the Japanese equivalent of chess.
Shogi .
Kio or Kioh is on of the seven title a shogui (japanese chess) champion can earn.
There is an anime which has a similar basis of chess. It's called Hikaru no Go, and honestly it's very well done for it being about Go(which is like Japanese Chess). It's drawn up by the same people who do Death Note. There is a Chinese chess anime which i believe is called Chess Master. Check them out and see how you like it
The Japanese form of chess is called "Shogi." It features a similar board and pieces to Western chess but has unique rules, including the ability to promote pieces and the option to use captured pieces as one's own. Shogi pieces are unmarked and only indicate their rank when promoted. The game emphasizes strategy and tactics, offering a rich and complex gameplay experience.
司教 /shi kyou/ is Japanese for 'Bishop' in sense of 'a high-ranking Catholic cleric'. 角行 /ka ku gyou/is Japanese for 'bishop' in sense of the shogi (Japanese chess) piece.
Why do you need to know? But 馬はチェスをプレイしない"
The word 'chess' is a singular, uncountable noun. Units of chess are expressed as games of chess tournaments of chess.
Chess matches; chess boards; versions of chess.
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