The city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture makes the most shogi pieces in Japan. There, on April 12 and 13, "human shogi" matches were played on a large･･･ ...

Step into a traditional workshop where the soul-stirring craftsmanship of shogi pieces is brought to life. Using centuries-old techniques, skilled artisans carefully shape and carve each piece by hand ...

The simplified version is played with a set of pieces that include a lion and a giraffe. Kitao, a shogi player with the title of 2-dan in the women-only ranking system, retired after playing ...

KYOTO--Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii made history again, becoming the first player to win all eight major titles of the board game on Oct. 11. Fujii, 21, defeated Takuya Nagase, 31, the Oza holder ...