Shogi Glossary
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Shogi[]

The Kinshō, or Gold General, is a first class soldier. Many pieces promote to one in most variants. In regular shogi the Pawn, Lance, Knight and Silver General all promote into a gold general. It can move one space in any direction save backward diagonals, giving him six movement possibilities.

Chu Shogi[]

This piece is rather different. Moves are the same, but this piece only promotes from the pawn, and it does have a promotion itself: the rook.

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