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Endgame and tsume 終盤と詰将棋

What a tsume is, how to solve one, brinkmate, and where to practise.

1. What a tsume is

   Tsume shogi — mate problems — the rules they follow, how their length is counted, and why they're the best training there is.

2. How to solve a tsume

   Checks first, count the escape squares, drop on the king's head, and be ready to sacrifice.

3. Brinkmate — hisshi

   A threat of mate that can't be stopped. Often faster than chasing the king with checks.

4. Where to practise

   The daily tsume, the puzzle map and its themed packs, Tsume Rush, games against the computer, and reviewing your own games.

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