Shogi Glossary
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Oute(王手, ote) is an immediate threat to capture the king, correspoding to the word "check" in chess.
 
Oute(王手, ote) is an immediate threat to capture the king, correspoding to the word "check" in chess.
   
The threatened player must stop Oute, or the king will be captured.
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In [[shogi]], the threatened player must stop Oute, or lose due to making an illegal move. In most variants, if the threatened player does nothing, the king can be captured.

Latest revision as of 01:51, 22 May 2020

Oute(王手, ote) is an immediate threat to capture the king, correspoding to the word "check" in chess.

In shogi, the threatened player must stop Oute, or lose due to making an illegal move. In most variants, if the threatened player does nothing, the king can be captured.