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Pick a time control and the queue finds you an opponent near your rating. You don't choose who — that's what keeps ratings honest.
Shogi · 将棋 · Japanese chess
Play shogi online, learn it from zero, and solve a tsume every day.
Shogi is chess's Japanese cousin: captured pieces change sides and come back into play, so the game never thins out. Queue for a rated game, post a casual seat, practise against the computer — or start with the free course if you've never played.
Casual and challenges
Post a seat with your own clock and handicap, challenge someone you follow, or ask for a rematch after a good game.
Against the computer
Five strengths, from a gentle beginner to a strong engine, any time of day.
Tsume puzzles
A daily mate problem with a streak, a map of hundreds more, themed packs and Tsume Rush — every puzzle checked by a solver.
Opening explorer
See what players here actually play from any position, and how it scores. Browse openings →
Game review
Every finished game gets an engine review: an eval graph, your accuracy, and the move you should have played.
New to shogi?
The course takes you from the board and pieces to your first checkmate and a full game, in short interactive lessons. Every diagram is a live board.