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Taikyoku shogi

May 01, 2024

Taikyoku shōgi (Japanese: 大局将棋, lit. "ultimate shogi") is the largest known variant of shogi (Japanese chess). The game was created around the mid-16th century (presumably by priests) and is based on earlier large board shogi games. Before the rediscovery of taikyoku shogi in 1997, tai shogi was believed to be the largest physically playable chess variant ever. (Even some infinite chess variants have been made playable in virtual space using procedural rendering of the board as pieces move outward, but of course an infinitely large chess board can not be physically printed.) It has not been shown that taikyoku shogi was ever widely played. There are only two sets of restored taikyoku shogi pieces and one of them is held at Osaka University of Commerce.[1] One game may be played over several long sessions and require each player to make over a thousand moves.

The game's 36×36 board with pieces in their opening positions

Because the game was found only recently after centuries of obscurity, it is difficult to say exactly what all the rules were. Several documents describing the game have been found; however, there are differences between them. It is not too clear how accurate the rules given by modern sources for the game are, because many of the pieces appear in other shogi variants with a consistent move there, but are given different moves in taikyoku shogi. The board, and likewise the pieces, were made much smaller than usual for the other variants, making archeological finds difficult to decipher. Research into this game continues.

Rules of the game edit

Taikyoku shogi is very different from other large-board shogi variants: tenjiku shogi, dai dai shogi, maka dai dai shogi, and tai shogi. The most notable differences lie with the piece movements and their promotions.

Objective edit

The objective of the game is to capture the opponent's king(s) and prince(s). When the last of these is captured, the game ends. There are no rules for check or checkmate; however, in practice a player resigns when checkmated. Unlike standard shogi, pieces may not be dropped back into play after being captured.

Game equipment edit

Two players, Black and White (or 先手 sente and 後手 gote), play on a board ruled into a grid of 36 ranks (rows) by 36 files (columns) with a total of 1,296 squares. The squares are differentiated by marking or color.

Each player has a set of 402 wedge-shaped pieces of 207[Note 1] types. The players must remember 253 sets of moves. The pieces are of slightly different sizes with the larger pieces near the king and becoming progressively smaller for pieces further from the king, regardless of power. In general, the stronger pieces are nearer to the king.

Several of the English names were chosen to correspond to rough equivalents in Western chess, rather than as translations of the Japanese names.

Each piece has its name in the form of two or three kanji written on its face. On the reverse side of some pieces are two or three other characters, often in a different color (commonly red instead of black); this reverse side is used to indicate that the piece has been promoted during play. The pieces of the two sides do not differ in color, but instead each piece is shaped like a wedge, and faces forward, toward the opposing side. This shows who controls the piece during play.

Listed below are the pieces of the game and, if they promote, which pieces they promote to. Promotions prefaced with a star are not also represented as their own pieces, existing only as promotions.

(Sometimes the queen is called the "free king", a direct translation of its Japanese name. The kirin's name is sometimes anglicised as kylin.)

Setup edit

 
Taikyoku Shogi

Below is a diagram showing the setup of one player's pieces. The way one player sees their own pieces is the same way the opposing player will see their pieces.

Board layout
                                                                       
          D         GB       D             D       GB         D          
P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
LC MK VM OX LB VP VH BN DH DK SE HF EL SP VL TG SC LD DG SC TG VL SP EL HF SE DK DH BN VH VP LB OX VM MK RC
CH SL VR WN RE M SD HS GN OS EA BS SG LP T BE I GM GE I BE T LP SG BS EA OS GN HS SD M RE WN VR SL CH
EC BL EB HO OW CM CS SW BM BT OC SF BB OR SQ SN RD LI FE RD SN SQ OR BB SF OC BT BM SW CS CM OW HO EB VI EC
TC VW SX DO FH VB AB EW LH CK OM CC WS ES VS NT TF RM MT TF NT VS SU NB CC OM CK LH EW AB VB FH DO SX VW TC
WC WH HD SM PR WB FL EG FD PS FY ST BI WG F KR CA GT LL HM PH F WG BI ST FY PS FD EG FL WB PR SM HD WH WC
CI CE B R WF FC MF VT SO LS CL CR RH HE VO GD GO DV DS GO GD VO HE RH CR CL LS SO VT MF FC WF R B CE CI
SV VE N PI CG PG H O CN SA SR GL LN CT GS VD WL GG VG WL VD GS CT LN GL SR SA CN O H PG CG PI N VE SV
GC SI RN RW BG RO LT LE BO WD FP RB OK PC WA FI C KM PM C FI WA PC OK RB FP WD BO RI TT RO BG RW RN SI GC
RV WE TD FS CO RA FO MS RP RU SS GR RT BA BD WR S NK DE S GU YA BA RT GR SS RU RP MS FO RA CO FS TD FG RV
L TS RR W DM ML LO BC HR FR ED CD FT Q RS LG G K CP G RG RS Q FT WO ED FR HR BC LO MR DM W RR WT L
Legend
AB – Angry boar
B – Bishop
BA – Running Bear
BB – Blind Bear
BC – Beast Cadet
BD – Buddhist Devil
BE – Bear Soldier
BG – Bishop General
BI – Blind Dog
BL – Blue Dragon
BM – Blind Monkey
BN – Burning Soldier
BO – Beast Officer
BS – Boar Soldier
BT – Blind Tiger
C – Copper General
CA – Capricorn
CC – Chinese Cock
CD – Ceramic Dove
CE – Cloud Eagle
CG – Chicken General
CH – Chariot Soldier
CI – Stone Chariot
CK – Flying Cock
CL – Cloud Dragon
CM – Climbing Monkey
CN – Center Standard
CO – Captive Officer
CP – Prince
CR – Copper Chariot
CS – Cat Sword
CT – Captive Cadet
D – Dog
DE – Drunken Elephant
DG – Roaring Dog
DH – Dragon Horse
DK – Dragon King
DO – Donkey
DM – Fire Demon
DS – Dark Spirit
DV – Deva
EA – Earth General
EB – Enchanted Badger
EC – Earth Chariot
ED – Earth Dragon
EG – Fierce Eagle
EL – Soaring Eagle
ES – Eastern Barbarian
EW – Evil Wolf
F – Fire General
FC – Flying Cat
FD – Flying Dragon
FE – Free Eagle
FG – Fragrant Elephant
FH – Flying Horse
FI – Fire Dragon
FL – Ferocious Leopard
FO – Forest Demon
FP – Free Pup
FR – Free Demon
FS – Flying Swallow
FT – Free Dream-Eater
FY – Flying Goose
G – Gold General
GB – Go Between
GC – Gold Chariot
GD – Great Dragon
GE – Great Standard
GG – Great General
GL – Golden Deer
GM – Great Master
GN – Wood General
GO – Golden Bird
GR – Great Dove
GS – Great Stag
GT – Great Turtle
GU – Guardian of the Gods
H – Horse General
HD – Howling Dog
HE – Ram's-Head Soldier
HF – Horned Falcon
HM – Hook-Mover
HO – Horseman
HR – Running Horse
HS – Horse Soldier
I – Iron General
K – King
KM – Kirin-Master
KR – Kirin
L – Lance
LB – Longbow Soldier
LC – Left Chariot
LD – Lion Dog
LE – Left Dragon
LG – Left General
LH – Liberated Horse
LI – Lion Hawk
LL – Little Turtle
LN – Lion
LO – Long-Nosed Goblin
LP – Leopard Soldier
LS – Little Standard
LT – Left Tiger
M – Mountain General
MF – Mountain Falcon
MK – Side Monkey
ML – Left Mountain Eagle
MR – Right Mountain Eagle
MS – Mountain Stag
MT – Center Master
N – Knight
NB – Northern Barbarian
NK – Neighboring King
NT – Violent wolf
O – Ox General
OC – Oxcart
OK – Old Kite
OM – Old Monkey
OR – Old Rat
OS – Ox Soldier
OW – Swooping Owl
OX – Flying Ox
P – Pawn
PC – Peacock
PG – Pup General
PH – Phoenix
PI – Pig General
PM – Phoenix-Master
PR – Prancing Stag
PS – Poisonous Snake
Q – Queen
R – Rook
RA – Rain Dragon
RB – Rushing Bird
RC – Right Chariot
RD – Reclining Dragon
RE – River General
RG – Right General
RH – Running Chariot
RI – Right Dragon
RM – Roc-Master
RN – Running Stag
RO – Rook General
RP – Running Pup
RR – Running Rabbit
RS – Rear Standard
RT – Running Tiger
RU – Running Serpent
RV – Reverse Chariot
RW – Running Wolf
S – Silver General
SA – Side Boar
SC – Crossbow Soldier
SD – Front Standard
SE – Sword Soldier
SF – Side-Flyer
SG – Stone General
SI – Side Dragon
SL – Side Soldier
SM – Side Mover
SN – Coiled Serpent
SO – Soldier
SP – Spear Soldier
SQ – Square-Mover
SR – Silver Rabbit
SS – Side Serpent
ST – Strutting Crow
SU – Southern Barbarian
SV – Silver Chariot
SW – Swallow's Wings
SX – Side Ox
T – Tile General
TC – Tile Chariot
TD – Turtle Dove
TF – Treacherous Fox
TG – Savage Tiger
TS – Turtle-snake
TT – Right Tiger
VB – Violent Bear
VD – Violent Dragon
VE – Vertical Bear
VG – Vice General
VH – Vertical Horse
VI – Vermillion Sparrow
VL – Vertical Leopard
VM – Vertical Mover
VO – Violent Ox
VP – Vertical Pup
VR – Vertical Soldier
VS – Violent Stag
VT – Vertical Tiger
VW – Vertical Wolf
W – Whale
WA – Water Dragon
WB – Water Buffalo
WC – Wood Chariot
WD – Wind Dragon
WE – White Elephant
WF – Side Wolf
WG – Water General
WH – White Horse
WL – Woodland Demon
WN – Wind General
WO – Wooden Dove
WR – Wrestler
WS – Western Barbarian
WT – White Tiger
YA – Yaksha

The Howling Dog pieces (HD) are placed on the left and right depending on their promotions; the Howling dog that promotes to a Left Dog on the left, and the Howling Dog that promotes to a Right Dog on the right.

The queen could also be abbreviated FK (for free king) and the kirin as Ky (for kylin).

Game play edit

The players alternate making a move, with Black moving first. (The traditional terms 'black' and 'white' are used to differentiate the sides during discussion of the game, but are no longer literally descriptive.) A move consists of moving a single piece on the board and potentially promoting that piece or displacing (capturing) an opposing piece.

Movement and capture edit

Most pieces in the game move in a unique manner. An opposing piece is captured by displacement: That is, if a piece moves to a square occupied by an opposing piece, the opposing piece is displaced and removed from the board. A piece cannot move to a square occupied by a friendly piece (meaning another piece controlled by the moving player).

Each piece on the game moves in a characteristic pattern. Pieces move either orthogonally (that is, forward, backward, left, or right, in the direction of one of the arms of a plus sign, +), or diagonally (in the direction of one of the arms of a multiplication sign, ×). The lion, lion hawk and knight are exceptions at the beginning of the game, in that they do not move, or are not required to move, in a straight line. (The Buddhist spirit, teaching king, heavenly horse and furious fiend are similar, but they only appear as pieces promote.)

Categories of movement edit

Many pieces are capable of several kinds of movement, with the type of movement most often depending on the direction in which they move. The movement categories are:

Step movers edit

Some pieces move only one square at a time. (If a friendly piece occupies an adjacent square, the moving piece may not move in that direction; if an opposing piece is there, it may be displaced and captured.)

The step movers are the prince, generals (except: bishop, rook, pig, vice, great and wood), wolves, earth dragon, running horse, running rabbit, turtle snake, turtle dove, flying swallow, rain dragon, mountain stag, running pup, running serpent, side serpent, yaksha, Buddhist devil, violent stag, drunken elephant, neighboring king, chariots (except: reverse, running and copper), right tiger, left tiger, wind dragon, free pup, rushing bird, old kite, bears (except running), side boar, cloud eagle, flying cat, little standard, cloud dragon, soldiers (except soldier and chariot), violent ox, dark spirit, deva, howling dog, side mover, prancing stag, ferocious leopard, fierce eagle, poisonous snake, flying goose, strutting crow, blind dog, Chinese cock, phoenix, kirin, side ox, angry boar, liberated horse, flying cock, monkeys, barbarians, vermillion sparrow, swooping owl, old rat, cat sword, swallow's wings, blind tiger, side flyer, coiled serpent, reclining dragon, go between, dog, vertical mover, vertical pup, vertical horse, dragon horse, dragon king and pawn.

Limited ranging pieces edit

Some pieces can move along a limited number (2 to 7) of free (empty) squares along a straight line in certain directions. Other than the limited distance, they move like ranging pieces (see below).

The limited ranging pieces are the king, standards, free dream-eater, wooden dove, dragons (except: rain, side, wind, cloud, flying and reclining), demons, beast cadet, mountain eagle, white tiger, ceramic dove, turtle dove, captive officer, mountain stag, side serpent, great dove, running tiger, running bear, yaksha, Buddhist devil, guardian of the Gods, wrestler, gold chariot, running stag, beast officer, free pup, rushing bird, old kite, peacock, phoenix master, kirin master, silver chariot, vertical bear, pig general, chicken general, horse general, ox general, silver rabbit, golden deer, captive cadet, great stag, stone chariot, cloud eagle, mountain falcon, vertical tiger, copper chariot, golden bird, prancing stag, water buffalo, fierce eagle, water general, mountain general, fire general, turtles, vertical wolf, donkey, enchanted badger, flying horse, angry boar, violent bear, liberated horse, barbarians, center master, roc master, horseman, soldiers (except: rook, ram's-head, spear and sword), wing general, wind general, wood general, great master and roaring dog.

Jumping pieces edit

Several pieces can jump, that is, they can pass over any intervening piece, whether friend or foe, with no effect on either.

The jumping pieces are the wooden dove, running horse, mountain eagle, phoenix master, kirin master, knight, lion, great stag, vice general, flying cat, mountain falcon, golden bird, flying dragon, phoenix, kirin, turtles, treacherous fox, center master, roc master, free eagle, lion hawk, great master, horned falcon, soaring eagle, roaring dog and lion dog.

Ranging pieces edit

Many pieces can move any number of empty squares along a straight line, limited only by the edge of the board. If an opposing piece intervenes, it may be captured by moving to that square and removing it from the board. A ranging piece must stop where it captures, and cannot bypass a piece that is in its way. If a friendly piece intervenes, the moving piece is limited to a distance that stops short of the intervening piece; if the friendly piece is adjacent, it cannot move in that direction at all.

The ranging pieces are the standards, queen, free dream-eater, wooden dove, dragons (except: violent, flying and reclining), demons, running horse, mountain eagle, whale, running rabbit, tigers (except blind), turtle snake, ceramic dove, lance, oxcart, chariots, flying swallow, running pup, running serpent, great dove, running bear, running stag, running wolf, free pup, phoenix master, kirin master, vertical bear, side boar, silver rabbit, golden deer, great stag, cloud eagle, bishop, rook, side wolf, mountain falcon, soldiers (except: sword, burning and crossbow), violent ox, golden bird, white horse, howling dog, side mover, water buffalo, turtles, vertical wolf, side ox, liberated horse, treacherous fox, roc master, vermillion sparrow, horseman, swallow's wings, side flyer, great master, side monkey, vertical mover, flying ox, vertical pup, vertical horse, dragon horse, dragon king, horned falcon, soaring eagle, roaring dog and lion dog.

Hook moves (changing tack) edit

The hook-mover, long-nosed goblin, capricorn, and peacock can move any number of squares along a straight line, as a normal ranging piece, but may also abruptly change tack left or right by 90° at any one place along the route, and then continue as a ranging piece. Turning a corner like this is optional.

The range covered by a hook move is the equivalent of two moves by a rook, or two moves by a bishop, depending on the piece. However, a hook move is functionally a single move: The piece cannot capture twice in one move, nor may it capture and then move on. It must stop before an intervening piece (unless it first changes direction to avoid it), and must stop when it captures, just like any other ranging piece. It can only change direction once per move.

Area movers edit

The lion and lion hawk may take multiple (2) steps in a single turn. These do not have to be in a line, so these pieces can potentially reach every square within two or three steps of the starting square, not just squares along one of the diagonals or orthogonals. Such moves are also useful to get around obstructions. An area mover must stop where it captures.

Limited range jumping pieces edit

The golden bird and several promoted pieces have the option of jumping a limited number of squares, and then continuing on in the same direction as a ranging piece.

Range jumping (flying) pieces edit

The ancient dragon may jump over any number of pieces, friend or foe, along a straight line, but only when making a capture. Otherwise it moves as a ranging piece.

Range capturing pieces edit

The great general, vice general, rook general, bishop general, violent dragon and flying crocodile may jump over any number of pieces, friend or foe, along a diagonal or orthogonal. They capture all pieces they jump.

However, they may only jump pieces of lower rank, whether friend or foe. The relevant ranking is:

  1. King, prince
  2. Great general
  3. Vice general
  4. Rook general, bishop general, violent dragon, flying crocodile

Individual pieces edit

Notation
○ Steps a limited number of squares along a straight line.
☆ Jumps to this square, bypassing any intervening piece.
! Igui (capture without moving). Counts as two steps.
☆ May jump directly to this square, or reach it through a multiple-step move.
│ Ranges along a straight line, crossing any number of empty squares
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╲
╱
╳ May turn 90° at this square.
┼
Pawn (歩兵) edit
  • Step: The pawn can move one square orthogonally forward.
  • Betza Notation: fW
         
    ○    
    ☖    
         
         
Earth general (土将) and go between (仲人) edit
  • Step: The earth general and go between can move one square orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: vW
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
         
    ○    
    ☖    
    ○    
         
Stone general (石将) edit
  • Step: The stone general can move one square diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fF

Because it cannot move orthogonally or backward, a stone general can only reach less than half the squares on the board.

         
  ○   ○  
    ☖    
         
         
Iron general (鉄将) and dog (犬) edit
  • Step: The iron general and dog can move one square forward, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Notation: fWfF
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
         
  ○ ○ ○  
    ☖    
         
         
Swooping owl (鴟行), old rat (老鼠) and Strutting crow (烏行) edit
  • Step: The swooping owl, old rat and strutting crow can move one square orthogonally forward or diagonally backward.
  • Notation: fWbF
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
         
    ○    
    ☖    
  ○   ○  
         
Tile general (瓦将) and sword soldier (刀兵) edit
  • Step: The tile general and sword soldier can move one square diagonally forward or orthogonally backward.
  • Notation: bWfF
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
         
  ○   ○  
    ☖    
    ○    
         
Copper general (銅将), flying goose (鳫飛) and climbing monkey (登猿) edit
  • Step: The copper general can move one square orthogonally forward or backward, or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: vWfF
  • They have the same range of movement but each promotes differently (see above).
         
  ○ ○ ○  
    ☖    
    ○    
         
Reclining dragon (臥龍) edit
  • Step: The reclining dragon can move one square in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: W
         
    ○    
  ○ ☖ ○  
    ○    
         
Coiled serpent (蟠蛇) edit
  • Step: The coiled serpent can move one square orthogonally forward or backward; or diagonally backward.
  • Notation: vWbF
         
    ○    
    ☖    
  ○ ○ ○  
         
Flying cock (鶏飛) edit
  • Step: The flying cock can move one square orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: sWfF
         
  ○   ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
         
         
Cat sword (猫刄) edit
  • Step: The cat sword can move one square in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: F

Because it cannot move orthogonally, a cat sword can only reach half the squares on the board.

         
  ○   ○  
    ☖    
  ○   ○  
         
Evil wolf (悪狼) edit
  • Step: The evil wolf can move one square orthogonally sideways or forward; or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fFfsW
         
  ○ ○ ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
         
         
Silver general (銀将) and violent stag (猛鹿) edit
  • Step: The silver general and violent stag can move one square in the four diagonal directions; or one square orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: FfW
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
         
  ○ ○ ○  
    ☖    
  ○   ○  
         
Blind dog (盲犬) and Chinese cock (淮鶏) edit
  • Step: The blind dog and Chinese cock can move one square orthogonally backward or sideways or one square diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fFbsW
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
         
  ○   ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
    ○    
         
Old monkey (古猿) edit
  • Step: The old monkey can move one square in the four diagonal directions or orthogonally backward.
  • Notation: FbW
         
  ○   ○  
    ☖    
  ○ ○ ○  
         
Gold general (金将) and violent wolf (猛狼) edit
  • Step: The gold general and violent wolf can step one square in the four orthogonal directions or diagonally forward, giving them six possibilities.
  • They cannot move diagonally backward.
  • Notation: WfF
  • The pieces have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
         
  ○ ○ ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
    ○    
         
Ferocious leopard (猛豹) edit
  • Step: The ferocious leopard can move one square in the four diagonal directions; or orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: FvW
         
  ○ ○ ○  
    ☖    
  ○ ○ ○  
         
Blind monkey (盲猿) and blind bear (盲熊) edit
  • Step: The blind monkey and blind bear can move one square in the four diagonal directions or orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: FsW
         
  ○   ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ○   ○  
         
Drunken elephant (醉象), neighboring king (近王) and Rushing boar (行猪) edit
  • Step: The drunken elephant, neighboring king and rushing boar can move one square in any direction, orthogonal or diagonal, except orthogonally backward.
  • Notation: FfsW
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
         
  ○ ○ ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ○   ○  
         
Deva (提婆) edit
  • Step: The Deva can move one square in any direction orthogonally or diagonally, except diagonally forward to the right.
  • Notation: WflFbF
         
  ○ ○    
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ○ ○ ○  
         
Dark spirit (無明) edit
  • Step: The dark spirit can move one square in any direction orthogonally or diagonally, except diagonally forward to the left.
  • Notation: WfrFbF
         
    ○ ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ○ ○ ○  
         
Blind tiger (盲虎) edit
  • Step: The blind tiger can move one square in any direction, orthogonal or diagonal, except orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: FbsW
         
  ○   ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ○ ○ ○  
         
Prince (太子), left general (左将), right general (右将), bear's eyes (熊眼) and venomous wolf (毒狼) edit
  • Step: The prince, left and right generals, bear's eyes and venomous wolf can step one square in any direction, orthogonal or diagonal.
  • Notation: WF
  • A prince may move into check (not recommended).
  • The pieces have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
         
  ○ ○ ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ○ ○ ○  
         
Wood general (木将) edit
  • Limited range: The wood general can move one or two squares diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fF2
             
  ○       ○  
    ○   ○    
      ☖      
             
             
             
Donkey (驢馬) and enchanted badger (変狸) edit
  • Limited range: The donkey and enchanted badger can move one or two squares in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: W2
  • Their range of movement and promotions are the same.
             
      ○      
      ○      
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
      ○      
      ○      
             
Flying horse (馬麟) edit
  • Limited range: The flying horse can move one or two squares in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: F2
             
  ○       ○  
    ○   ○    
      ☖      
    ○   ○    
  ○       ○  
             
Beast cadet (獣曹) edit
  • Limited range: The beast cadet can move one or two squares orthogonally forward, sideways or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: F2fsW2
             
  ○   ○   ○  
    ○ ○ ○    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
    ○   ○    
  ○       ○  
             
King (玉将), fragrant elephant (香象) and white elephant (白象) edit
  • Limited range: The king, fragrant elephant and white elephant can move one or two squares in any direction, orthogonal or diagonal.
  • Notation: W2F2
  • The king may move into check (not recommended).
  • The elephants have the same promotion.
             
  ○   ○   ○  
    ○ ○ ○    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
    ○ ○ ○    
  ○   ○   ○  
             
Rushing bird (行鳥) edit
  • Step: The rushing bird can move one square orthogonally sideways or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: FfsWfnD
         
    ○    
  ○ ○ ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ○   ○  
         
         
Angry boar (嗔猪) edit
  • Step: The angry boar can move one square orthogonally forward or sideways; or
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fF2fsW
             
  ○       ○  
    ○ ○ ○    
    ○ ☖ ○    
             
             
             
Violent bear (猛熊) edit
  • Limited range: The violent bear can move one or two squares diagonally forward.
  • Step: It can move one square orthogonally sideways.
  • Step: One version of the game has the violent bear moving one square orthogonally forward; another version has it moving one square diagonally backward.
  • Notation: fF2fsW (or FsWfnA in the other version)
Eastern barbarian (東夷) and western barbarian (西戎) edit
  • Limited range: The eastern barbarian and western barbarian can move one or two squares orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Step: They can move one square orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: WfFfnD
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
         
    ○    
  ○ ○ ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
    ○    
    ○    
         
Northern barbarian (北狄), southern barbarian (南蛮) and prancing stag (踊鹿) edit
  • Limited range: The northern barbarian, southern barbarian and prancing stag can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Step: They can move one square orthogonally forward or backward or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: WfFsnD
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
             
    ○ ○ ○    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
      ○      
             
Poisonous snake (毒蛇) edit
  • Step: The poisonous snake can move one square orthogonally backward or diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can moves one or two squares orthogonally forward or sideways.
  • Notation: WfFfsnD
             
      ○      
    ○ ○ ○    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
      ○      
             
             
Old kite (古鵄) edit

Kite here refers to the bird of prey.

  • Limited range: The old kite can move one or two squares in the four diagonal directions; or
  • Step: It can move one square orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: F2sW
             
  ○       ○  
    ○   ○    
    ○ ☖ ○    
    ○   ○    
  ○       ○  
             
Fierce eagle (猛鷲) edit
  • Limited range: The fierce eagle can move one or two squares in the four diagonal directions.
  • Step: It can move one square orthogonally forward or sideways.
  • Notation: F2fsW
             
  ○       ○  
    ○ ○ ○    
    ○ ☖ ○    
    ○   ○    
  ○       ○  
             
Guardian of the gods (金剛) edit
  • Limited range: The guardian of the gods can move one to three squares in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: W3
                 
        ○        
        ○        
        ○        
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
        ○        
        ○        
        ○        
                 
Wrestler (力士) edit
  • Limited range: The wrestler can move one to three squares in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: F3
                 
  ○           ○  
    ○       ○    
      ○   ○      
        ☖        
      ○   ○      
    ○       ○    
  ○           ○  
                 
Captive cadet (禽曹) edit
  • Limited range: The captive cadet can move one to three squares orthogonally forward or sideways, or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: F3fsW3

When it promotes to a captive officer (see above), it demotes (moving only two squares orthogonally instead of three).

                 
  ○     ○     ○  
    ○   ○   ○    
      ○ ○ ○      
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
      ○   ○      
    ○       ○    
  ○           ○  
                 
Horse general (馬将), ox general (牛将), wind general (風将) and river general (川将) edit
  • Step: The horse general, the ox general, the wind general and the river general can move one square orthogonally backward or diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: They can move one to three squares orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: fFbWfW3
  • These pieces and their promotions have the same range of motion.
         
    ○    
    ○    
  ○ ○ ○  
    ☖    
    ○    
         
         
         
Fire general (火将) edit
  • Step: The fire general can move one square diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: fFvW3
             
      ○      
      ○      
    ○ ○ ○    
      ☖      
      ○      
      ○      
      ○      
             
Water general (水将) and mountain general (山将) edit
  • Step: The water general and mountain general can move one square orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Limited range: They can move one to three squares diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fF3vW
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
                 
  ○           ○  
    ○       ○    
      ○ ○ ○      
        ☖        
        ○        
                 
                 
                 
Buddhist devil (羅刹) edit
  • Limited range: The Buddhist devil can move one to three squares diagonally forward.
  • Step: It can move one square orthogonally sideways or backward.
  • Notation: fF3bsW
                 
  ○           ○  
    ○       ○    
      ○   ○      
      ○ ☖ ○      
        ○        
                 
                 
                 
Yaksha (夜叉) edit
  • Step: The yaksha can move one square orthogonally backward or diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: fFbWsW3
                 
      ○   ○      
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
        ○        
                 
Sword general (刀将) edit
  • Step: The sword general can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares forward, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Notation: bWfW3fF3
                 
  ○     ○     ○  
    ○   ○   ○    
      ○ ○ ○      
        ☖        
        ○        
                 
                 
                 
Captive officer (禽吏) edit
  • Limited range: The captive officer can move one or two squares orthogonally forward or sideways; or
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares in the four diagonal directions
  • Notation: F3fsW2
                 
  ○           ○  
    ○   ○   ○    
      ○ ○ ○      
    ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○    
      ○   ○      
    ○       ○    
  ○           ○  
                 
Beast officer (獣吏) edit
  • Limited range: The beast officer can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares orthogonally forward or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: F3fsW2fnH
                 
  ○     ○     ○  
    ○   ○   ○    
      ○ ○ ○      
    ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○    
      ○   ○      
    ○       ○    
  ○           ○  
                 
Heavenly tetrarch (四天) edit
  • Limited range: The heavenly tetrarch can move one to four squares in any direction, orthogonal or diagonal.
  • Notation: W4F4
                     
  ○       ○       ○  
    ○     ○     ○    
      ○   ○   ○      
        ○ ○ ○        
  ○ ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○ ○  
        ○ ○ ○        
      ○   ○   ○      
    ○     ○     ○    
  ○       ○       ○  
                     
Chicken general (鶏将) and pup general (狗将) edit
  • Step: The chicken general and pup general can move one square diagonally backward.
  • Limited range: They can move one to four squares orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: bFfW4
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
         
    ○    
    ○    
    ○    
    ○    
    ☖    
  ○   ○  
         
         
         
         
Pig general (豚将) edit
  • Limited range: The pig general can move one or two squares orthogonally backward; or
  • Limited range: It can move one to four squares diagonally forward.
  • Notation: bW2fF4
                     
  ○               ○  
    ○           ○    
      ○       ○      
        ○   ○        
          ☖          
          ○          
          ○          
                     
                     
                     
Mountain stag (山鹿) edit
  • Step: The mountain stag can move one square orthogonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to four squares orthogonally backward.
  • Notation: fF2fWsW2bW4
                 
                 
  ○           ○  
    ○       ○    
      ○ ○ ○      
    ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○    
        ○        
        ○        
        ○        
        ○        
                 
Leopard king (豹王) edit
  • Limited range: The leopard king can move one to five squares in any direction, orthogonal or diagonal.
  • Notation: W5F5
                         
  ○         ○         ○  
    ○       ○       ○    
      ○     ○     ○      
        ○   ○   ○        
          ○ ○ ○          
  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○  
          ○ ○ ○          
        ○   ○   ○        
      ○     ○     ○      
    ○       ○       ○    
  ○         ○         ○  
                         
Turtle dove (山鳩) edit
  • Step: The turtle dove can move one square orthogonally backward or sideways.
  • Limited range: It can move one to five squares diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fF5bsW
                         
  ○                   ○  
    ○               ○    
      ○           ○      
        ○       ○        
          ○   ○          
          ○ ☖ ○          
            ○            
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
Crossbow soldier (弓兵) edit
  • Step: The crossbow soldier can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to five squares orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: fF3bWsW3fW5
                 
        ○        
        ○        
  ○     ○     ○  
    ○   ○   ○    
      ○ ○ ○      
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
        ○        
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
Burning soldier (炮兵) edit
  • Step: The burning soldier can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Limited range: It can move one to five squares diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to seven squares orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: fF5bWsW3fW7
                         
            ○            
            ○            
  ○         ○         ○  
    ○       ○       ○    
      ○     ○     ○      
        ○   ○   ○        
          ○ ○ ○          
      ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○      
            ○            
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
                         
Lance (香車), oxcart (牛車), and savage tiger (猛虎) edit
  • Ranging: The lance, oxcart and savage tiger can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: fWW
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
    │    
    │    
    ☖    
         
         
Reverse chariot (反車) edit
  • Ranging: The reverse chariot can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: vWW
    │    
    │    
    ☖    
    │    
    │    
Side dragon (横龍) edit
  • Ranging: The side dragon can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or sideways.
  • Notation: fsWW
    │    
    │    
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
         
         
Mountain witch (山母) edit
  • Range: The mountain witch can move any number of free squares in a straight line backward, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Notation: bWWbFF
  • When it reaches the first rank, it must stay there until captured.
         
         
    ☖    
  ╱ │ ╲  
╱   │   ╲
White horse (白駒), bird of paradise (⿰古寺·⿱時鳥) and multi-general (雜将) edit
  • Ranging: The white horse, bird of paradise and multi general can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Ranging: They can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward.
  • Notation: vWWfFF
╲   │   ╱
  ╲ │ ╱  
    ☖    
    │    
    │    
Rook (飛車), soldier (兵士), running chariot (走車), square-mover (方行) and gliding swallow (燕行) edit
  • Ranging: The rook, soldier, running chariot, square-mover and gliding swallow can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions.
  • They have the same range of motion but promote differently (see above).
  • Notation: WW
    │    
    │    
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
    │    
    │    
Free serpent (奔蛇), coiled dragon (蟠龍) and whale (鯨鯢) edit
  • Range: The free serpent, the coiled dragon and the whale can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward, backward, or diagonally backward.
  • Notation: vWWbFF
    │    
    │    
    ☖    
  ╱ │ ╲  
╱   │   ╲
Bishop (角行) edit
  • Ranging: A bishop can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: FF

Because it cannot move orthogonally, a bishop can only reach half the squares on the board.

╲       ╱
  ╲   ╱  
    ☖    
  ╱   ╲  
╱       ╲
Free wolf (奔狼) and running leopard (走豹) edit
  • Range: The free wolf and running leopard can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward, sideways or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fFFfsWW
╲   │   ╱
  ╲ │ ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
         
         
Wizard stork (仙·⿱而鷦) edit
  • Range: The wizard stork can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways, backward or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fFFbsWW
╲       ╱
  ╲   ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
    │    
    │    
Flying ox (飛牛), free bear (奔熊), free leopard (奔豹) and great whale (大鯨) edit
  • Ranging: The flying ox, the free bear, the free leopard and the great whale can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: FFvWW
╲   │   ╱
  ╲ │ ╱  
    ☖    
  ╱ │ ╲  
╱   │   ╲
Treacherous fox (隠狐) edit
  • Ranging: The treacherous fox can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward, or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Jump: One version of the game allows it to jump to the second or third square in those directions then move, another does not.
  • Notation: FFvWW. In the version that allows the jumping to the second or third squares and continuing, the notation can be represented as FFAGvWWvDvH(mAmG-FF)(mvDmvH-WW)
Cavalier (騎士) and strong chariot (強車) edit
  • Range: The cavalier and strong chariot can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward or in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: WWfFF
╲   │   ╱
  ╲ │ ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
    │    
    │    
Free dragon (奔龍) and free tiger (奔虎) edit
  • Range: The free dragon and free tiger can move any number of free squares in a straight line in any direction, orthogonal or diagonal, except orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: FFbsWW
╲       ╱
  ╲   ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
  ╱ │ ╲  
╱   │   ╲
Queen (奔王), free stag (奔鹿) and strong eagle (勁鷲) edit
  • Ranging: The queen, the free stag and the strong eagle can move any number of free squares in a straight line in any direction, orthogonal or diagonal.
  • Notation: WWFF
╲   │   ╱
  ╲ │ ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
  ╱ │ ╲  
╱   │   ╲
Howling dog (left and right) (𠵇犬) edit
  • Step: The howling dog can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: bWfWW
  • The left and right howling dogs have the same range of motion but promote differently (see above).
    │    
    │    
    ☖    
    ○    
         
Vertical horse (竪馬) edit
  • Step: The vertical horse can move one square diagonally forward or orthogonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: fFbWfWW
    │    
  ○ │ ○  
    ☖    
    ○    
         
Spear soldier (鎗兵) edit
  • Step: The spear soldier can move one square orthogonally backward or sideways.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: WfWW
    │    
    │    
  ○ ☖ ○  
    ○    
         
Vertical pup (竪狗) edit
  • Step: The vertical pup can move one square backward, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: bFbWfWW
    │    
    │    
    ☖    
  ○ ○ ○  
         
Raiding falcon (延鷹) edit
  • Step: The raiding falcon can move one square diagonally forward.
  • Step: The raiding falcon can move one square orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: fFsWfWW
    │    
  ○ │ ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
         
         
Right iron chariot (右鉄車) edit
  • Step: The right iron chariot can move one square in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward to the left.
  • Notation: WblFF
         
    ○    
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ╱ ○    
╱        
Left iron chariot (左鉄車) edit
  • Step: The left iron chariot can move one square in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward to the right.
  • Notation: WbrFF
         
    ○    
  ○ ☖ ○  
    ○ ╲  
        ╲
Vertical leopard (竪豹) edit
  • Step: The vertical leopard can move one square orthogonally backward, sideways or diagonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: WfFfWW
    │    
  ○ │ ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
    ○    
         
Right dog (右犬) edit
  • Step: The right dog can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or diagonally backward to the left.
  • Notation: bWfWWblFF
    │    
    │    
    ☖    
  ╱ ○    
╱        
Left dog (左犬) edit
  • Step: The left dog can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or diagonally backward to the right.
  • Notation: bWfWWbrFF
    │    
    │    
    ☖    
    ○ ╲  
        ╲
Ram's-head soldier (羊兵) and Flying swallow (飛燕) edit
  • Ranging: The ram's-head soldier and the flying swallow can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward.
  • Step: It can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Notation: bWfFF
╲       ╱
  ╲   ╱  
    ☖    
    ○    
         
Wood chariot (木車) edit
  • Step: The wood chariot can move one square diagonally forward to the left or diagonally backward to the right.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: flFbrFvWW
    │    
  ○ │    
    ☖    
    │ ○  
    │    
Tile chariot (瓦車) edit
  • Step: The tile chariot can move one square diagonally forward to the right or diagonally backward to the left.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: frFblFvWW
    │    
    │ ○  
    ☖    
  ○ │    
    │    
Running boar (走猪), Running pup (走狗), running serpent (走蛇), Earth chariot (土車) and Vertical-mover (竪行). edit
  • Step: The running boar, running pup, running serpent, earth chariot and vertical-mover can move one square orthogonally sideways.
  • Ranging: They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
  • Notation: WvWW
    │    
    │    
  ○ ☖ ○  
    │    
    │    
Violent ox (猛牛) edit
  • Step: The violent ox can move one square orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward.
  • Notation: vWfFF
╲       ╱
  ╲ ○ ╱  
    ☖    
    ○    
         
Side wolf (横狼) edit
  • Step: The side wolf can move one square diagonally forward to the left or diagonally backward to the right.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: flFbrFsWW
         
  ○      
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
      ○  
         
Side ox (横牛) edit
  • Step: The side ox can move one square diagonally forward to the right or diagonally backward to the left.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: frFblFsWW
         
      ○  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
  ○      
         
Side-mover (横行) edit
  • Ranging: The side-mover can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways.
  • Step: It can move one square orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: WsWW
         
    ○    
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
    ○    
         
Side monkey (横猿) edit
  • Step: The side monkey can move one square diagonally forward or orthogonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: bWfFsWW
         
  ○   ○  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
    ○    
         
Divine sparrow (神雀) edit
  • Step: The divine sparrow can move one square diagonally forward to the left or in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward or forward to the left.
  • Notation: WlF. If the description is interpreted as the second diagram, the notation can be represented as WflFbF

Note : this description is ambiguous and can be interpreted two ways.

Plodding ox (歬牛) edit
  • Step: The plodding ox can move one square in the four diagonal directions.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: FvWW
    │    
  ○ │ ○  
    ☖    
  ○ │ ○  
    │    
Swallow's wings (燕羽) edit
  • Step: The Swallow's wings can move one square orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: WfFsWW
         
  ○ ○ ○  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
    ○    
         
Side-flyer (横飛) edit
  • Step: The side-flyer can move one square in the four diagonal directions; or
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: FsWW
         
  ○   ○  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
  ○   ○  
         
Flying stag (飛鹿) and copper elephant (銅象) edit
  • Step: The flying stag and copper elephant can move one square orthogonally sideways or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Range: They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: FWvWW
    │    
  ○ │ ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ○ │ ○  
    │    
Vermillion sparrow (朱雀) edit
  • Step: The vermillion sparrow can move one square in the four orthogonal directions, or diagonally forward to the right or diagonally backward to the left.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward to the left or diagonally backward to the right.
  • Notation: WFflFFbrFF
╲        
  ╲ ○ ○  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ○ ○ ╲  
        ╲
Turtle-snake (玄武) edit
  • Ranging: The turtle-snake can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward to the right or backward to the left.
  • Step: It can move one square in any of the remaining directions.
  • Notation: WFfrFFblFF
        ╱
  ○ ○ ╱  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ╱ ○ ○  
╱        
Side boar (横猪) edit
  • Step: The side boar can move one square orthogonally forward or backward; or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: WFsWW
         
  ○ ○ ○  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
  ○ ○ ○  
         
Left chariot (左車) edit
  • Ranging: The left chariot can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward to the left.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward to the right.
  • Step: It can move one square orthogonally left.
  • Notation: lWfWWflFFbrFF
╲   │    
  ╲ │    
  ○ ☖    
      ╲  
        ╲
Right chariot (右車) edit
  • Ranging: The right chariot can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward to the right.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward to the left.
  • Step: It can move one square orthogonally right.
  • Notation: rWfWWfrFFblFF
    │   ╱
    │ ╱  
    ☖ ○  
  ╱      
╱        
Great tiger (大虎) edit
  • Step: The great tiger can move one square orthogonally forward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or backward.
  • Notation: WbsWW
         
    ○    
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
    │    
    │    
Right tiger (右虎) edit
  • Step: The right tiger can move one square diagonally right.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally left or diagonally left.
  • Notation: FlWWlFF
╲        
  ╲   ○  
─ ─ ☖    
  ╱   ○  
╱        
Left tiger (左虎) edit
  • Step: The left tiger can move one square diagonally left.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally right or diagonally right.
  • Notation: FrWWrFF
        ╱
  ○   ╱  
    ☖ ─ ─
  ○   ╲  
        ╲
Great bear (大熊) edit
  • Step: The great bear can move one square orthogonally sideways or backward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line forward, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Notation: WfWWfFF
╲   │   ╱
  ╲ │ ╱  
  ○ ☖ ○  
    ○    
         
Running rabbit (走兎) edit
  • Step: The running rabbit can move one square orthogonally or diagonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: bWbFfWWfFF
╲   │   ╱
  ╲ │ ╱  
    ☖    
  ○ ○ ○  
         
Left army (左軍) edit
  • Step: The left army can move one square orthogonally forward, backward, right or diagonally right.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line left, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Notation: WFlWWlFF
╲        
  ╲ ○ ○  
─ ─ ☖ ○  
  ╱ ○ ○  
╱        
Right army (右軍) edit
  • Step: The right army can move one square orthogonally forward, backward, left or diagonally left.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line right, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Notation: WFrWWrFF
        ╱
  ○ ○ ╱  
  ○ ☖ ─ ─
  ○ ○ ╲  
        ╲
Divine turtle (神亀) edit
  • Step: The divine turtle can move one square diagonally forward to the left or in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line along either rear diagonal, or diagonally forward to the right.
  • Notation: WFfrFFbFF
        ╱
  ○ ○ ╱  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ╱ ○ ╲  
╱       ╲
Running wolf (走狼) edit
  • Step: The running wolf can move one square orthogonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fWfFFsWW
╲       ╱
  ╲ ○ ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
         
         
Flying falcon (飛鷹) edit
  • Step: The flying falcon can move one square orthogonally forward.
  • Range: It can move any number of squares in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: FFfW
╲       ╱
  ╲ ○ ╱  
    ☖    
  ╱   ╲  
╱       ╲
Burning chariot (炮車) edit
  • Step: The burning chariot can move one square orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward, backward or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: WfFFvWW
╲   │   ╱
  ╲ │ ╱  
  ○ ☖ ○  
    │    
    │    
Dragon king (龍王) edit
  • Ranging: A dragon king can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Step: It can move one square in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: WWF
    │    
  ○ │ ○  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
  ○ │ ○  
    │    
Dragon horse (龍馬) edit
  • Ranging: A dragon horse can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions.
  • Step: It can move one square in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: WFF
╲       ╱
  ╲ ○ ╱  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ╱ ○ ╲  
╱       ╲
Free boar (奔猪) edit
  • Step: The free boar can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward, sideways or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: WfsWWfFF
╲   │   ╱
  ╲ │ ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
    ○    
         
Wind dragon (風龍) edit
  • Step: The wind dragon can move one square diagonally backward to the left.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways, diagonally forward or diagonally backward to the right.
  • Notation: FfFFbrFFsWW
╲       ╱
  ╲   ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
  ○   ╲  
        ╲
Cloud dragon (雲龍) edit
  • Step: The cloud dragon can move one square orthogonally forward or sideways.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally backward or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: FFWbWW
╲       ╱
  ╲ ○ ╱  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ╱ │ ╲  
╱   │   ╲
Rain dragon (雨龍) edit
  • Step: The rain dragon can move one square orthogonally or diagonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or backward; or diagonally backward.
  • Notation: WbsWWFbFF
         
  ○ ○ ○  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
  ╱ │ ╲  
╱   │   ╲
Fire ox (火牛) and violent wind (暴風) edit
  • Step: The fire ox and violent wind can move one square orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally backward, forward or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: FFWvWW
╲   │   ╱
  ╲ │ ╱  
  ○ ☖ ○  
  ╱ │ ╲  
╱   │   ╲
Chinese river (淮川) edit
  • Step: The Chinese river can move one square orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: FFWsWW
╲       ╱
  ╲ ○ ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
  ╱ ○ ╲  
╱       ╲
Vertical tiger (竪虎) edit
  • Limited range: The vertical tiger can move one or two squares orthogonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: fWWbW2
    │    
    │    
    │    
    ☖    
    ○    
    ○    
         
Wind snapping turtle (風鼈) edit
  • Limited range: The wind snapping turtle can move one or two squares diagonally forward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: fF2vWW
      │      
  ○   │   ○  
    ○ │ ○    
      ☖      
      │      
      │      
      │      
Running tile (走瓦), Running tiger (走虎) and running bear (走熊) edit
  • Limited range: The running tile move, running tiger and running bear can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Ranging: They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
  • Notation: sW2vWW
      │      
      │      
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
      │      
      │      
Golden deer (金鹿) edit
  • Ranging: The golden deer can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares diagonally backward.
  • Notation: bF2fFF
╲           ╱
  ╲       ╱  
    ╲   ╱    
      ☖      
    ○   ○    
  ○       ○  
             
Silver rabbit (銀兎) edit
  • Limited range: The silver rabbit can move one or two squares diagonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward.
  • Notation: fF2bFF
             
  ○       ○  
    ○   ○    
      ☖      
    ╱   ╲    
  ╱       ╲  
╱           ╲
Walking heron (歩䳲) edit
  • Limited range: The walking heron can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: sW2fF2vWW
      │      
  ○   │   ○  
    ○ │ ○    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
      │      
      │      
      │      
Young bird (𦬨鳥) edit
  • Limited range: The young bird can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways or diagonally backward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: sW2bF2vWW
      │      
      │      
      │      
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
    ○ │ ○    
  ○   │   ○  
      │      
Right dragon (右龍) edit
  • Limited range: The right dragon can move one or two squares orthogonally right.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally left or diagonally left.
  • Notation: rW2lWWlFF
  ╲          
    ╲        
─ ─ ─ ☖ ○ ○  
    ╱        
  ╱          
Left dragon (左龍) edit
  • Limited range: The left dragon can move one or two squares orthogonally left.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally right or diagonally right.
  • Notation: lW2rWWrFF
          ╱  
        ╱    
  ○ ○ ☖ ─ ─ ─
        ╲    
          ╲  
Blue dragon (青龍) edit
  • Ranging: The blue dragon can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward, or diagonally forward to the right.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: sW2vWWfrFF
      │   ╱  
      │ ╱    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
      │      
      │      
White tiger (白虎) edit
  • Ranging: The white tiger can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways, or diagonally forward to the left.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: vW2sWWflFF
╲            
  ╲   ○      
    ╲ ○      
─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─
      ○      
      ○      
             
Divine tiger (神虎) edit
  • Limited range: The divine tiger can move one or two squares orthogonally backward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward, sideways, or diagonally forward to the left.
  • Notation: bW2fsWWflFF
    │    
╲   │    
  ╲ │    
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
    ○    
    ○    
         
Divine dragon (神龍) edit
  • Limited range: The divine dragon can move one or two squares orthogonally left.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward, right, backward or diagonally forward to the right.
  • Notation: lW2rvWWfrFF
      │   ╱  
      │ ╱    
  ○ ○ ☖ ─ ─ ─
      │      
      │      
Running stag (奔鹿) edit
  • Limited range: The running stag can move one or two squares orthogonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: bW2sWWfFF
         
╲       ╱
  ╲   ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
    ○    
    ○    
         
Rear standard (後旗) edit
  • Limited range: The rear standard can move one or two squares diagonally.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally
  • Notation: F2WW
      │      
  ○   │   ○  
    ○ │ ○    
─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─
    ○ │ ○    
  ○   │   ○  
      │      
Ceramic dove (鳩盤) and Elephant king (象王) edit
  • Limited range: The ceramic dove and the elephant king can move one or two squares in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions
  • Notation: W2FF
╲           ╱
  ╲   ○   ╱  
    ╲ ○ ╱    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
    ╱ ○ ╲    
  ╱   ○   ╲  
╱           ╲
Woodland demon (林鬼) and Free chicken (奔鶏) edit
  • Limited range: The woodland demon and the free chicken can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways or backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward, or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: sW2vWWfFF
╲     │     ╱
  ╲   │   ╱  
    ╲ │ ╱    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
      │      
      │      
      │      
Horseman (騎兵) and Great horse (大駒) edit
  • Limited range: The horseman and the great horse can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward, or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: sW2vWWfFF
  ╲   │   ╱  
    ╲ │ ╱    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
      │      
      │      
Free dog (奔犬) edit
  • Limited range: The free dog can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways or diagonally backward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward, backward or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: sW2bF2vWWfFF
╲     │     ╱
  ╲   │   ╱  
    ╲ │ ╱    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
    ○ │ ○    
  ○   │   ○  
      │      
Running ox (走牛) edit
  • Limited range: The running ox can move one or two squares diagonally backward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward, sideways or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: bF2fsWWfFF
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  ╲   │   ╱  
    ╲ │ ╱    
─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─
    ○   ○    
  ○       ○  
             
Chariot soldier (車兵) edit
  • Limited range: The chariot soldier can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward, orthogonally backward or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: sW2fWWFF
  ╲   │   ╱  
    ╲ │ ╱    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
    ╱ │ ╲    
  ╱   │   ╲  
Fire demon (火鬼) and Water buffalo (水牛) edit
  • Limited range: The fire demon and water buffalo can move one or two squares orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Ranging: They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: vW2sWWFF

The fire demon cannot burn other pieces as in tenjiku shogi.

╲           ╱
  ╲   ○   ╱  
    ╲ ○ ╱    
─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─
    ╱ ○ ╲    
  ╱   ○   ╲  
╱           ╲
Strong bear (強熊) edit
  • Limited range: The strong bear can move one or two squares orthogonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward, sideways or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: bW2fsWWFF
    │    
╲   │   ╱
  ╲ │ ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
  ╱ ○ ╲  
╱   ○   ╲
         
Liberated horse (風馬) edit
  • Step: The liberated horse can move one square diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares orthogonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: fFbW2fWW
    │    
    │    
  ○ │ ○  
    ☖    
    ○    
    ○    
         
Vertical bear (竪熊) and Vertical soldier (竪兵) edit
  • Step: The vertical bear and vertical soldier can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: They can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Ranging: They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: bWsW2fWW
      │      
      │      
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
      ○      
             
Tiger soldier (虎兵) edit
  • Step: The tiger soldier can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares orthogonally forward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward.
  • Notation: bWfW2fFF
         
╲   ○   ╱
  ╲ ○ ╱  
    ☖    
    ○    
         
         
Earth dragon (地龍) edit
  • Step: The earth dragon can move one square orthogonally forward or diagonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares in the four diagonal directions.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward.
  • Notation: fWfF2bFF

The Japanese Wikipedia describes another set of movements for this piece.

  • Step: The earth dragon can move one square orthogonally backward or diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares orthogonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward.
  • Notation: fFbWfW2bFF
Silver chariot (銀車) edit
  • Step: The silver chariot can move one square diagonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares diagonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: bFfF2vWW
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  ○   │   ○  
    ○ │ ○    
      ☖      
    ○ │ ○    
      │      
      │      
Stone chariot (石車) edit
  • Step: The stone chariot can move one square diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of squares orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: fFsW2vWW
      │      
    ○ │ ○    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
      │      
      │      
Side soldier (横兵) edit
  • Step: The side soldier can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares orthogonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: bWfW2sWW
         
    ○    
    ○    
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
    ○    
         
         
Gold chariot (金車) edit
  • Step: The gold chariot can move one square in the four diagonal directions.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: FsW2vWW
      │      
    ○ │ ○    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
    ○ │ ○    
      │      
Boar soldier (猪兵), leopard soldier (豹兵) and bear soldier (熊兵) edit
  • Step: The boar soldier, leopard soldier and bear soldier can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: They can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Ranging: They can move any number of free squares in a straight line forward, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Notation: bWsW2fWWfFF
  ╲   │   ╱  
    ╲ │ ╱    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
      ○      
             
Free pup (奔狗), free ox (奔牛), free horse (奔馬) and free pig (奔豚) edit
  • Step: The free pup, the free ox, the free horse and the free pig can move one square diagonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward; or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: FsW2vWWfFF
  ╲   │   ╱  
    ╲ │ ╱    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
    ○ │ ○    
      │      
Little standard (小旗) edit
  • Step: The little standard can move one square diagonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares diagonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: WWbFfF2
      │      
  ○   │   ○  
    ○ │ ○    
─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─
    ○ │ ○    
      │      
      │      
Copper chariot (銅車) edit
  • Limited range: The copper chariot can move one to three squares diagonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: fF3vWW
        │        
  ○     │     ○  
    ○   │   ○    
      ○ │ ○      
        ☖        
        │        
        │        
        │        
        │        
Forest demon (森鬼) edit
  • Limited range: The forest demon can move one to three squares orthogonally forward or sideways.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally backward or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fsW3bWWfFF
╲               ╱
  ╲     ○     ╱  
    ╲   ○   ╱    
      ╲ ○ ╱      
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
        │        
        │        
        │        
        │        
Great dragon (大龍) edit
  • Limited range: The great dragon can move one to three squares orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: FFvW3
         
    ○    
╲   ○   ╱
  ╲ ○ ╱  
    ☖    
  ╱ ○ ╲  
╱   ○   ╲
    ○    
         
Center standard (中旗) and front standard (前旗) edit
  • Limited range: The center standard and front standard can move one to three squares in the four diagonal directions.
  • Ranging: They can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions.
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above). Uniquely, when a center standard promotes to a front standard, it gains no new abilities.
  • Notation: F3WW
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  ○     │     ○  
    ○   │   ○    
      ○ │ ○      
─ ─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─ ─
      ○ │ ○      
    ○   │   ○    
  ○     │     ○  
        │        
Great dove (大鳩) edit
  • Limited range: The great dove can move one to three squares in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: W3FF
╲               ╱
  ╲     ○     ╱  
    ╲   ○   ╱    
      ╲ ○ ╱      
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
      ╱ ○ ╲      
    ╱   ○   ╲    
  ╱     ○     ╲  
╱               ╲
Great standard (大旗) edit
  • Limited range: The great standard can move one to three squares diagonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward or in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: WWbF3fFF
╲       │       ╱
  ╲     │     ╱  
    ╲   │   ╱    
      ╲ │ ╱      
─ ─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─ ─
      ○ │ ○      
    ○   │   ○    
  ○     │     ○  
        │        
Vertical wolf (竪狼) edit
  • Step: The vertical wolf can move one square orthogonally sideways.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares orthogonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: sWbW3fWW
    │    
    │    
    │    
    │    
  ○ ☖ ○  
    ○    
    ○    
    ○    
         
Side serpent (横蛇) edit
  • Step: The side serpent can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares orthogonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: bWfW3sWW
         
    ○    
    ○    
    ○    
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
    ○    
         
         
         
Cloud eagle (雲鷲) edit
  • Step: The cloud eagle can move one square orthogonally sideways.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares diagonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: sWfF3vWW
        │        
  ○     │     ○  
    ○   │   ○    
      ○ │ ○      
      ○ ☖ ○      
        │        
        │        
        │        
        │        
Goose wing (鴻翼) edit
  • Step: The goose wing can move one square in the four diagonal directions.
  • Limited range: It can move one, two or three squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: It can move any number of squares orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: FsW3vWW
        │        
      ○ │ ○      
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
      ○ │ ○      
        │        
Horse soldier (馬兵) and ox soldier (牛兵) edit
  • Step: The horse soldier and ox soldier can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: They can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Ranging: They can move any number of free squares in a straight line forward, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • They have the same range of movement but promote differently (see above).
  • Notation: bWsW3fWWfFF
    ╲   │   ╱    
      ╲ │ ╱      
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
        ○        
                 
Spear general (鎗将) edit
  • Limited range: The spear general can move one or two squares orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one, two or three squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: bW2sW3fWW
        │        
        │        
        │        
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
        ○        
        ○        
                 
Burning general (炮将) edit
  • Limited range: The burning general can move one or two squares orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line forward, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Notation: bW2sW3fWWfFF
  ╲     │     ╱  
    ╲   │   ╱    
      ╲ │ ╱      
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
        ○        
        ○        
                 
Beast bird (獣鳥) and captive bird (禽鳥) edit
  • Limited range: The beast bird and captive bird can move one or two squares orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: They can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: FFbW2sW3fWW
  ╲     │     ╱  
    ╲   │   ╱    
      ╲ │ ╱      
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
      ╱ ○ ╲      
    ╱   ○   ╲    
  ╱           ╲  
Crossbow soldier (弩兵) and Great leopard (大豹) edit
  • Step: The crossbow soldier and the great leopard can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Limited range: It can move one, two or three squares diagonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: bWsW2fWWfF3
        │        
  ○     │     ○  
    ○   │   ○    
      ○ │ ○      
    ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○    
        ○        
                 
                 
                 
Thunder runner (雷走) edit
  • Limited range: The thunder runner can move one to four squares orthogonally sideways or backward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line forward, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Notation: bsW4fWWfFF
╲         │         ╱
  ╲       │       ╱  
    ╲     │     ╱    
      ╲   │   ╱      
        ╲ │ ╱        
  ○ ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○ ○  
          ○          
          ○          
          ○          
          ○          
                     
Fire dragon (火龍) edit
  • Limited range: The fire dragon can move one or two squares diagonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to four squares diagonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: WWbF2fF4
          │          
  ○       │       ○  
    ○     │     ○    
      ○   │   ○      
        ○ │ ○        
─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─
        ○ │ ○        
      ○   │   ○      
          │          
          │          
          │          
Water dragon (水龍) edit
  • Limited range: The water dragon can move one or two squares diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to four squares diagonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: WWfF2bF4
          │          
          │          
          │          
      ○   │   ○      
        ○ │ ○        
─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─
        ○ │ ○        
      ○   │   ○      
    ○     │     ○    
  ○       │       ○  
          │          
Longbow general (弩将) edit
  • Limited range: The longbow general can move one to five squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward, backward or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fFsW5vWW
        ╲   │   ╱        
          ╲ │ ╱          
  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○  
            │            
            │            
Right phoenix (右鵰) edit
  • Limited range: The right phoenix can move one to five squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: FFsW5
        ╲       ╱        
          ╲   ╱          
  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○  
          ╱   ╲          
        ╱       ╲        
Peaceful mountain (泰山) edit
  • Limited range: The peaceful mountain can move one to five squares orthogonally forward or sideways.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: FFfsW5
╲                       ╱
  ╲         ○         ╱  
    ╲       ○       ╱    
      ╲     ○     ╱      
        ╲   ○   ╱        
          ╲ ○ ╱          
  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○  
          ╱   ╲          
        ╱       ╲        
      ╱           ╲      
    ╱               ╲    
  ╱                   ╲  
╱                       ╲
Free demon (奔鬼) edit
  • Limited range: The free demon can move one to five squares orthogonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions or orthogonally right.
  • Notation: FFbW5rWW

The Japanese Wikipedia describes another set of movements for this piece.

  • Limited range: The free demon can move one to five squares orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions or orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: FFvW5sWW
Free dream-eater (奔獏) edit
  • Ranging: The free dream-eater can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to five squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: FFsW5vWW
        ╲   │   ╱        
          ╲ │ ╱          
  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○  
          ╱ │ ╲          
        ╱   │   ╲        
Free fire (奔火) edit
  • Limited range: The free fire can move one to five squares orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: FFvW5sWW
         
    ○    
    ○    
    ○    
╲   ○   ╱
  ╲ ○ ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
  ╱ ○ ╲  
╱   ○   ╲
    ○    
    ○    
    ○    
         
Running dragon (走龍) edit
  • Limited range: The running dragon can move one to five squares orthogonally backward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward, sideways or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: FFbW5fsWW
    │    
    │    
    │    
    │    
╲   │   ╱
  ╲ │ ╱  
─ ─ ☖ ─ ─
  ╱ ○ ╲  
╱   ○   ╲
    ○    
    ○    
    ○    
         
Great shark (大鱗) edit
  • Limited range: The shark can move one or two squares diagonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to five squares diagonally forward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: WWbF2fF5
            │            
  ○         │         ○  
    ○       │       ○    
      ○     │     ○      
        ○   │   ○        
          ○ │ ○          
─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─
          ○ │ ○          
        ○   │   ○        
            │            
            │            
            │            
            │            
Crossbow general (弓将) edit
  • Limited range: The crossbow general can move one or two squares orthogonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Limited range: It can move one to five squares diagonally forward.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: bW2sW3fWWfF5
            │            
  ○         │         ○  
    ○       │       ○    
      ○     │     ○      
        ○   │   ○        
          ○ │ ○          
      ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○      
            ○            
            ○            
                         
                         
                         
                         
Playful cockatoo (遊䳇) edit
  • Limited range: The playful cockatoo can move one or two squares diagonally backward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to three squares diagonally forward.
  • Limited range: It can move one to five squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: bF2fF3sW5vWW
            │            
      ○     │     ○      
        ○   │   ○        
          ○ │ ○          
  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○  
          ○ │ ○          
        ○   │   ○        
            │            
            │            
Knight (桂馬) edit
  • Jump: A knight jumps at an angle intermediate between orthogonal and diagonal, amounting to one square forward plus one square diagonally forward, in a single motion. That is, it has a choice of two forward destinations.
  • The knight ignores intervening pieces on the way to its destination, though its destination square must of course be either empty, or occupied by an opponent's piece (in which case the opponent's piece is captured), just as with any other moving piece.
  • Notation: ffN
         
  ☆   ☆  
         
    ☖    
         
         
         
Flying dragon (飛龍) edit
  • Jump: The flying dragon can jump to the second square in the four diagonal directions.
  • Because it cannot move orthogonally or to every diagonal square, a flying dragon can only reach one eighth of the squares on the board.
  • Notation: A
             
  ☆       ☆  
             
      ☖      
             
  ☆       ☆  
             
Kirin (麒麟) edit
  • Step: A kirin can move one square orthogonally forward or backward, or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Jump: It can jump to the second square orthogonally sideways.
  • Notation: FsD
             
    ○   ○    
  ☆   ☖   ☆  
    ○   ○    
             
Phoenix (鳳凰) edit
  • Step: The phoenix can move one square in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Jump: It can jump to the second square in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: WA
             
  ☆       ☆  
      ○      
    ○ ☖ ○    
      ○      
  ☆       ☆  
             
Flying cat (飛猫) edit
  • Step: The flying cat can move one square orthogonally backward or diagonally backward.
  • Jump: It can jump to the third square orthogonally forward or sideways, or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: bWbFfsHfG
                 
  ☆     ☆     ☆  
                 
                 
  ☆     ☖     ☆  
      ○ ○ ○      
                 
                 
                 
Running horse (走馬) edit
  • Step: The running horse can move one square orthogonally backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally or diagonally forward.
  • Jump: It can jump to the second square diagonally backwards
  • Notation: bWbAfWWfFF
╲     │     ╱
  ╲   │   ╱  
    ╲ │ ╱    
      ☖      
      ○      
  ☆       ☆  
             
Mountain falcon (山鷹) edit
  • Limited range: The mountain falcon can move one or two squares diagonally backward.
  • Jump: It can jump to the second square orthogonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions or diagonally forward.
  • Notation: fDbF2vWWfFF. If this piece can move orthogonally sideways, notation can be represented as fDbF2WWfFF
Note: This is the depiction of the diagram in Japanese wiki. However, the text makes no mention of an ability to move orthogonally sideways.
Little turtle (小亀) edit
  • Limited range: The little turtle can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Jump: It can jump to the second square orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward, or in the four diagonal directions.
  • Notation: FFsW2vDvWW
╲     |     ╱
  ╲   ☆   ╱  
    ╲ │ ╱    
  ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○  
    ╱ │ ╲    
  ╱   ☆   ╲  
╱     │     ╲
Great stag (大鹿) edit
  • Limited range: The great stag can move one or two squares diagonally backward.
  • Jump: It can jump to the second square diagonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: WWfAbF2
      │      
  ☆   │   ☆  
      │      
─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─
    ○ │ ○    
  ○   │   ○  
      │      
Left mountain eagle (左山鷲) edit
  • Limited range: The left mountain eagle can move one or two squares diagonally backward to the right.
  • Jump: It can jump to the second square along either left diagonal.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally left, diagonally forward to the right, or in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: WWlAbrF2fFFblFF
╲     │     ╱
  ☆   │   ╱  
    ╲ │ ╱    
─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─
    ╱ │ ○    
  ☆   │   ○  
╱     │      
Right mountain eagle (右山鷲) edit
  • Limited range: The right mountain eagle can move one or two squares diagonally backward to the left.
  • Jump: It can jump to the second square along either right diagonal.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally right, diagonally forward to the left, or in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: WWrAblF2fFFbrFF
╲     │     ╱
  ╲   │   ☆  
    ╲ │ ╱    
─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─
    ○ │ ╲    
  ○   │   ☆  
      │     ╲
Kirin-master (麟師) and Great turtle (大亀) edit
  • Limited range: The kirin-master and great turtle can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: They can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally or orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Jump: They can jump to the third square orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Notation: FFvHsW3vWW
╲       │       ╱
  ╲     ☆     ╱  
    ╲   │   ╱    
      ╲ │ ╱      
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
      ╱ │ ╲      
    ╱   │   ╲    
  ╱     ☆     ╲  
╱       │       ╲
Phoenix-master (鳳師) edit
  • Limited range: The phoenix-master can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally or orthogonally forward or backward.
  • Jump: It can jump to the third square diagonally forward.
  • Notation: FFfGsW3vWW
╲       │       ╱
  ☆     │     ☆  
    ╲   │   ╱    
      ╲ │ ╱      
  ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○  
      ╱ │ ╲      
    ╱   │   ╲    
  ╱     │     ╲  
╱       │       ╲
Great master (大師) edit
  • Limited range: The great master can move one to five squares orthogonally sideways or diagonally backward.
  • Jump: It can jump to the third square forward, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line forward, orthogonally or diagonally, or orthogonally backward.
  • Notation: fGfHbF5sW5fFFvWW
╲           │           ╱
  ╲         │         ╱  
    ╲       │       ╱    
      ☆     ☆     ☆      
        ╲   │   ╱        
          ╲ │ ╱          
  ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ☖ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○  
          ○ │ ○          
        ○   │   ○        
      ○     │     ○      
    ○       │       ○    
  ○         │         ○  
            │            
Horned falcon (角鷹) edit
  • Ranging: The horned falcon can move as a queen.
  • Jump: It can jump to the second square orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: WWFFfD
╲     │     ╱
  ╲   ☆   ╱  
    ╲ │ ╱    
─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─
    ╱ │ ╲    
  ╱   │   ╲  
╱     │     ╲
Soaring eagle (飛鷲) edit
  • Jump: The soaring eagle can jump to the second square diagonally forward.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in any direction, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Notation: WWFFfA
╲     │     ╱
  ☆   │   ☆  
    ╲ │ ╱    
─ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ─
    ╱ │ ╲    
  ╱   │   ╲  
╱     │     ╲
Roaring dog (吼犬) edit
  • Limited range: The roaring dog can move one to three squares diagonally backward.
  • Jump: It can jump to the third square diagonally forward or in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward or in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Notation: HWWbF3fFF
╲       │       ╱
  ╲     ☆     ╱  
    ╲   │   ╱    
      ╲ │ ╱      
─ ☆ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ☆ ─
      ○ │ ○      
    ○   │   ○    
  ○     ☆     ○  
        │        
Lion-dog (狛犬) edit
  • Jump: The lion-dog can jump to the third square in any direction, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Ranging: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in any direction, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Notation: WWFFHG
╲       │       ╱
  ☆     ☆     ☆  
    ╲   │   ╱    
      ╲ │ ╱      
─ ☆ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ☆ ─
      ╱ │ ╲      
    ╱   │   ╲    
  ☆     ☆     ☆  
╱       │       ╲
Great dream-eater (大獏) edit
  • Jump: The great dream-eater can jump to the third square orthogonally sideways.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in any direction, orthogonally or diagonally.
  • Notation: WWFFsH
    ╲   │   ╱    
      ╲ │ ╱      
─ ☆ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ☆ ─
      ╱ │ ╲      
    ╱   │   ╲    
Heavenly horse (天馬) edit
  • Jump: The heavenly horse jumps at an angle intermediate between orthogonal and diagonal, amounting to one square forward plus one square diagonally forward, in a single motion; or one square backward plus one square diagonally backward, in a single motion.
  • It ignores intervening pieces while jumping to its destination, though its destination square must of course be either empty, or occupied by an opponent's piece (in which case the opponent's piece is captured), just as with any other moving piece.
  • Range: It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward.
  • Notation: ffNbbNfWW
    │    
  ☆ │ ☆  
    │    
    ☖    
         
  ☆   ☆  
         
Spirit turtle (霊亀) edit
  • Jump: The spirit turtle can jump to the third square in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Range: It can move as a queen.
  • Notation: WWFFH
╲       │       ╱
  ╲     ☆     ╱  
    ╲   │   ╱    
      ╲ │ ╱      
─ ☆ ─ ─ ☖ ─ ─ ☆ ─
      ╱ │ ╲      
    ╱   │   ╲    
  ╱     ☆     ╲  
╱       │       ╲
Treasure turtle (宝亀) edit
  • Jump: The treasure turtle can jump to the second square in the four orthogonal directions.
  • Range: It can move as a queen.
  • Notation: WWFFD

May 01, 2024
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Taikyoku shōgi Japanese 大局将棋 lit ultimate shogi is the largest known variant of shogi Japanese chess The game was created around the mid 16th century presumably by priests and is based on earlier large board shogi games Before the rediscovery of taikyoku shogi in 1997 tai shogi was believed to be the largest physically playable chess variant ever Even some infinite chess variants have been made playable in virtual space using procedural rendering of the board as pieces move outward but of course an infinitely large chess board can not be physically printed It has not been shown that taikyoku shogi was ever widely played There are only two sets of restored taikyoku shogi pieces and one of them is held at Osaka University of Commerce 1 One game may be played over several long sessions and require each player to make over a thousand moves The game s 36 36 board with pieces in their opening positions Because the game was found only recently after centuries of obscurity it is difficult to say exactly what all the rules were Several documents describing the game have been found however there are differences between them It is not too clear how accurate the rules given by modern sources for the game are because many of the pieces appear in other shogi variants with a consistent move there but are given different moves in taikyoku shogi The board and likewise the pieces were made much smaller than usual for the other variants making archeological finds difficult to decipher Research into this game continues Contents 1 Rules of the game 1 1 Objective 1 2 Game equipment 1 3 Setup 1 4 Game play 1 5 Movement and capture 1 5 1 Categories of movement 1 5 1 1 Step movers 1 5 1 2 Limited ranging pieces 1 5 1 3 Jumping pieces 1 5 1 4 Ranging pieces 1 5 1 5 Hook moves changing tack 1 5 1 6 Area movers 1 5 1 7 Limited range jumping pieces 1 5 1 8 Range jumping flying pieces 1 5 1 9 Range capturing pieces 1 5 2 Individual pieces 1 5 2 1 Pawn 歩兵 1 5 2 2 Earth general 土将 and go between 仲人 1 5 2 3 Stone general 石将 1 5 2 4 Iron general 鉄将 and dog 犬 1 5 2 5 Swooping owl 鴟行 old rat 老鼠 and Strutting crow 烏行 1 5 2 6 Tile general 瓦将 and sword soldier 刀兵 1 5 2 7 Copper general 銅将 flying goose 鳫飛 and climbing monkey 登猿 1 5 2 8 Reclining dragon 臥龍 1 5 2 9 Coiled serpent 蟠蛇 1 5 2 10 Flying cock 鶏飛 1 5 2 11 Cat sword 猫刄 1 5 2 12 Evil wolf 悪狼 1 5 2 13 Silver general 銀将 and violent stag 猛鹿 1 5 2 14 Blind dog 盲犬 and Chinese cock 淮鶏 1 5 2 15 Old monkey 古猿 1 5 2 16 Gold general 金将 and violent wolf 猛狼 1 5 2 17 Ferocious leopard 猛豹 1 5 2 18 Blind monkey 盲猿 and blind bear 盲熊 1 5 2 19 Drunken elephant 醉象 neighboring king 近王 and Rushing boar 行猪 1 5 2 20 Deva 提婆 1 5 2 21 Dark spirit 無明 1 5 2 22 Blind tiger 盲虎 1 5 2 23 Prince 太子 left general 左将 right general 右将 bear s eyes 熊眼 and venomous wolf 毒狼 1 5 2 24 Wood general 木将 1 5 2 25 Donkey 驢馬 and enchanted badger 変狸 1 5 2 26 Flying horse 馬麟 1 5 2 27 Beast cadet 獣曹 1 5 2 28 King 玉将 fragrant elephant 香象 and white elephant 白象 1 5 2 29 Rushing bird 行鳥 1 5 2 30 Angry boar 嗔猪 1 5 2 31 Violent bear 猛熊 1 5 2 32 Eastern barbarian 東夷 and western barbarian 西戎 1 5 2 33 Northern barbarian 北狄 southern barbarian 南蛮 and prancing stag 踊鹿 1 5 2 34 Poisonous snake 毒蛇 1 5 2 35 Old kite 古鵄 1 5 2 36 Fierce eagle 猛鷲 1 5 2 37 Guardian of the gods 金剛 1 5 2 38 Wrestler 力士 1 5 2 39 Captive cadet 禽曹 1 5 2 40 Horse general 馬将 ox general 牛将 wind general 風将 and river general 川将 1 5 2 41 Fire general 火将 1 5 2 42 Water general 水将 and mountain general 山将 1 5 2 43 Buddhist devil 羅刹 1 5 2 44 Yaksha 夜叉 1 5 2 45 Sword general 刀将 1 5 2 46 Captive officer 禽吏 1 5 2 47 Beast officer 獣吏 1 5 2 48 Heavenly tetrarch 四天 1 5 2 49 Chicken general 鶏将 and pup general 狗将 1 5 2 50 Pig general 豚将 1 5 2 51 Mountain stag 山鹿 1 5 2 52 Leopard king 豹王 1 5 2 53 Turtle dove 山鳩 1 5 2 54 Crossbow soldier 弓兵 1 5 2 55 Burning soldier 炮兵 1 5 2 56 Lance 香車 oxcart 牛車 and savage tiger 猛虎 1 5 2 57 Reverse chariot 反車 1 5 2 58 Side dragon 横龍 1 5 2 59 Mountain witch 山母 1 5 2 60 White horse 白駒 bird of paradise 古寺 時鳥 and multi general 雜将 1 5 2 61 Rook 飛車 soldier 兵士 running chariot 走車 square mover 方行 and gliding swallow 燕行 1 5 2 62 Free serpent 奔蛇 coiled dragon 蟠龍 and whale 鯨鯢 1 5 2 63 Bishop 角行 1 5 2 64 Free wolf 奔狼 and running leopard 走豹 1 5 2 65 Wizard stork 仙 而鷦 1 5 2 66 Flying ox 飛牛 free bear 奔熊 free leopard 奔豹 and great whale 大鯨 1 5 2 67 Treacherous fox 隠狐 1 5 2 68 Cavalier 騎士 and strong chariot 強車 1 5 2 69 Free dragon 奔龍 and free tiger 奔虎 1 5 2 70 Queen 奔王 free stag 奔鹿 and strong eagle 勁鷲 1 5 2 71 Howling dog left and right 𠵇犬 1 5 2 72 Vertical horse 竪馬 1 5 2 73 Spear soldier 鎗兵 1 5 2 74 Vertical pup 竪狗 1 5 2 75 Raiding falcon 延鷹 1 5 2 76 Right iron chariot 右鉄車 1 5 2 77 Left iron chariot 左鉄車 1 5 2 78 Vertical leopard 竪豹 1 5 2 79 Right dog 右犬 1 5 2 80 Left dog 左犬 1 5 2 81 Ram s head soldier 羊兵 and Flying swallow 飛燕 1 5 2 82 Wood chariot 木車 1 5 2 83 Tile chariot 瓦車 1 5 2 84 Running boar 走猪 Running pup 走狗 running serpent 走蛇 Earth chariot 土車 and Vertical mover 竪行 1 5 2 85 Violent ox 猛牛 1 5 2 86 Side wolf 横狼 1 5 2 87 Side ox 横牛 1 5 2 88 Side mover 横行 1 5 2 89 Side monkey 横猿 1 5 2 90 Divine sparrow 神雀 1 5 2 91 Plodding ox 歬牛 1 5 2 92 Swallow s wings 燕羽 1 5 2 93 Side flyer 横飛 1 5 2 94 Flying stag 飛鹿 and copper elephant 銅象 1 5 2 95 Vermillion sparrow 朱雀 1 5 2 96 Turtle snake 玄武 1 5 2 97 Side boar 横猪 1 5 2 98 Left chariot 左車 1 5 2 99 Right chariot 右車 1 5 2 100 Great tiger 大虎 1 5 2 101 Right tiger 右虎 1 5 2 102 Left tiger 左虎 1 5 2 103 Great bear 大熊 1 5 2 104 Running rabbit 走兎 1 5 2 105 Left army 左軍 1 5 2 106 Right army 右軍 1 5 2 107 Divine turtle 神亀 1 5 2 108 Running wolf 走狼 1 5 2 109 Flying falcon 飛鷹 1 5 2 110 Burning chariot 炮車 1 5 2 111 Dragon king 龍王 1 5 2 112 Dragon horse 龍馬 1 5 2 113 Free boar 奔猪 1 5 2 114 Wind dragon 風龍 1 5 2 115 Cloud dragon 雲龍 1 5 2 116 Rain dragon 雨龍 1 5 2 117 Fire ox 火牛 and violent wind 暴風 1 5 2 118 Chinese river 淮川 1 5 2 119 Vertical tiger 竪虎 1 5 2 120 Wind snapping turtle 風鼈 1 5 2 121 Running tile 走瓦 Running tiger 走虎 and running bear 走熊 1 5 2 122 Golden deer 金鹿 1 5 2 123 Silver rabbit 銀兎 1 5 2 124 Walking heron 歩䳲 1 5 2 125 Young bird 𦬨鳥 1 5 2 126 Right dragon 右龍 1 5 2 127 Left dragon 左龍 1 5 2 128 Blue dragon 青龍 1 5 2 129 White tiger 白虎 1 5 2 130 Divine tiger 神虎 1 5 2 131 Divine dragon 神龍 1 5 2 132 Running stag 奔鹿 1 5 2 133 Rear standard 後旗 1 5 2 134 Ceramic dove 鳩盤 and Elephant king 象王 1 5 2 135 Woodland demon 林鬼 and Free chicken 奔鶏 1 5 2 136 Horseman 騎兵 and Great horse 大駒 1 5 2 137 Free dog 奔犬 1 5 2 138 Running ox 走牛 1 5 2 139 Chariot soldier 車兵 1 5 2 140 Fire demon 火鬼 and Water buffalo 水牛 1 5 2 141 Strong bear 強熊 1 5 2 142 Liberated horse 風馬 1 5 2 143 Vertical bear 竪熊 and Vertical soldier 竪兵 1 5 2 144 Tiger soldier 虎兵 1 5 2 145 Earth dragon 地龍 1 5 2 146 Silver chariot 銀車 1 5 2 147 Stone chariot 石車 1 5 2 148 Side soldier 横兵 1 5 2 149 Gold chariot 金車 1 5 2 150 Boar soldier 猪兵 leopard soldier 豹兵 and bear soldier 熊兵 1 5 2 151 Free pup 奔狗 free ox 奔牛 free horse 奔馬 and free pig 奔豚 1 5 2 152 Little standard 小旗 1 5 2 153 Copper chariot 銅車 1 5 2 154 Forest demon 森鬼 1 5 2 155 Great dragon 大龍 1 5 2 156 Center standard 中旗 and front standard 前旗 1 5 2 157 Great dove 大鳩 1 5 2 158 Great standard 大旗 1 5 2 159 Vertical wolf 竪狼 1 5 2 160 Side serpent 横蛇 1 5 2 161 Cloud eagle 雲鷲 1 5 2 162 Goose wing 鴻翼 1 5 2 163 Horse soldier 馬兵 and ox soldier 牛兵 1 5 2 164 Spear general 鎗将 1 5 2 165 Burning general 炮将 1 5 2 166 Beast bird 獣鳥 and captive bird 禽鳥 1 5 2 167 Crossbow soldier 弩兵 and Great leopard 大豹 1 5 2 168 Thunder runner 雷走 1 5 2 169 Fire dragon 火龍 1 5 2 170 Water dragon 水龍 1 5 2 171 Longbow general 弩将 1 5 2 172 Right phoenix 右鵰 1 5 2 173 Peaceful mountain 泰山 1 5 2 174 Free demon 奔鬼 1 5 2 175 Free dream eater 奔獏 1 5 2 176 Free fire 奔火 1 5 2 177 Running dragon 走龍 1 5 2 178 Great shark 大鱗 1 5 2 179 Crossbow general 弓将 1 5 2 180 Playful cockatoo 遊䳇 1 5 2 181 Knight 桂馬 1 5 2 182 Flying dragon 飛龍 1 5 2 183 Kirin 麒麟 1 5 2 184 Phoenix 鳳凰 1 5 2 185 Flying cat 飛猫 1 5 2 186 Running horse 走馬 1 5 2 187 Mountain falcon 山鷹 1 5 2 188 Little turtle 小亀 1 5 2 189 Great stag 大鹿 1 5 2 190 Left mountain eagle 左山鷲 1 5 2 191 Right mountain eagle 右山鷲 1 5 2 192 Kirin master 麟師 and Great turtle 大亀 1 5 2 193 Phoenix master 鳳師 1 5 2 194 Great master 大師 1 5 2 195 Horned falcon 角鷹 1 5 2 196 Soaring eagle 飛鷲 1 5 2 197 Roaring dog 吼犬 1 5 2 198 Lion dog 狛犬 1 5 2 199 Great dream eater 大獏 1 5 2 200 Heavenly horse 天馬 1 5 2 201 Spirit turtle 霊亀 1 5 2 202 Treasure turtle 宝亀 1 5 2 203 Wooden dove 鳩槃 1 5 2 204 Center master 中師 1 5 2 205 Roc master 鵬師 1 5 2 206 Free eagle 奔鷲 1 5 2 207 Free bird 奔翅 1 5 2 208 Great falcon 大鷹 1 5 2 209 Teaching king 教王 1 5 2 210 Mountain crane 山鶻 1 5 2 211 Great eagle 大鷲 1 5 2 212 Great elephant 大象 1 5 2 213 Golden bird 金翅 1 5 2 214 Ancient dragon 元龍 1 5 2 215 Rain demon 霖鬼 1 5 2 216 Rook general 飛将 1 5 2 217 Bishop general 角将 1 5 2 218 Great general 大将 1 5 2 219 Violent dragon 猛龍 1 5 2 220 Flying crocodile 飛鰐 1 5 2 221 Vice general 副将 1 5 2 222 Hook mover 鉤行 1 5 2 223 Long nosed goblin tengu 天狗 1 5 2 224 Capricorn 摩羯 1 5 2 225 Peacock 孔雀 1 5 2 226 Heavenly tetrarch king 四天王 1 5 2 227 Lion 獅子 1 5 2 228 Furious fiend 奮迅 1 5 2 229 Buddhist spirit 法性 1 5 2 230 Lion hawk 獅鷹 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksRules of the game editTaikyoku shogi is very different from other large board shogi variants tenjiku shogi dai dai shogi maka dai dai shogi and tai shogi The most notable differences lie with the piece movements and their promotions Objective edit The objective of the game is to capture the opponent s king s and prince s When the last of these is captured the game ends There are no rules for check or checkmate however in practice a player resigns when checkmated Unlike standard shogi pieces may not be dropped back into play after being captured Game equipment edit Two players Black and White or 先手 sente and 後手 gote play on a board ruled into a grid of 36 ranks rows by 36 files columns with a total of 1 296 squares The squares are differentiated by marking or color Each player has a set of 402 wedge shaped pieces of 207 Note 1 types The players must remember 253 sets of moves The pieces are of slightly different sizes with the larger pieces near the king and becoming progressively smaller for pieces further from the king regardless of power In general the stronger pieces are nearer to the king Several of the English names were chosen to correspond to rough equivalents in Western chess rather than as translations of the Japanese names Each piece has its name in the form of two or three kanji written on its face On the reverse side of some pieces are two or three other characters often in a different color commonly red instead of black this reverse side is used to indicate that the piece has been promoted during play The pieces of the two sides do not differ in color but instead each piece is shaped like a wedge and faces forward toward the opposing side This shows who controls the piece during play Listed below are the pieces of the game and if they promote which pieces they promote to Promotions prefaced with a star are not also represented as their own pieces existing only as promotions Piece Kanji Rōmaji Promotes to Kanji Rōmaji King 玉将 gyokushō Prince 太子 taishi King 玉将 gyokushō Great general 大将 taishō Gold general 金将 kinshō Rook 飛車 hisha Right general 右将 ushō Right army 右軍 ugun Left general 左将 sashō Left army 左軍 sagun Rear standard 後旗 kōki Center standard 中旗 chuki Queen 奔王 honnō Great general 大将 taishō Free dream eater 奔獏 honbaku Queen 奔王 honnō Wooden dove 鳩槃 kyuhan Ceramic dove 鳩盤 kyuban Earth dragon 地龍 chiryu Rain dragon 雨龍 uryu Free demon 奔鬼 honki Queen 奔王 honnō Running horse 走馬 sōma sōba Free demon 奔鬼 honki Beast cadet 獣曹 jusō Beast officer 獣吏 juri Long nosed goblin 天狗 tengu Right mountain eagle 右山鷲 usanshu Soaring eagle 飛鷲 hiju Left mountain eagle 左山鷲 sasanshu Soaring eagle 飛鷲 hiju Fire demon 火鬼 kaki Free fire 奔火 honka Whale 鯨鯢 keigei Great whale 大鯨 daigei Running rabbit 走兎 sōto Treacherous fox 隠狐 inko onko White tiger 白虎 byakko Divine tiger 神虎 shinko Turtle snake 玄武 genbu Divine turtle 神亀 shinki Lance 香車 kyōsha White horse 白駒 hakku Reverse chariot 反車 hensha Whale 鯨鯢 keigei Fragrant elephant 香象 kōzō Elephant king 象王 zōō White elephant 白象 hakuzō Elephant king 象王 zōō Turtle dove 山鳩 sankyu Great dove 大鳩 daikyu Flying swallow 飛燕 hien Rook 飛車 hisha Captive officer 禽吏 kinri Captive bird 禽鳥 kinchō Rain dragon 雨龍 uryu Great dragon 大龍 dairyu Forest demon 森鬼 shinki Thunder runner 雷走 raisō Mountain stag 山鹿 sanroku Great stag 大鹿 dairoku Running pup 走狗 sōku Free leopard 奔豹 honpyō Running serpent 走蛇 sōja Free serpent 奔蛇 honja Side serpent 横蛇 ōja Great shark 大鱗 dairin Great dove 大鳩 daikyu Wooden dove 鳩槃 kyuhan Running tiger 走虎 sōko Free tiger 奔虎 honko Running bear 走熊 sōyu Free bear 奔熊 hon yu Yaksha 夜叉 yasha Heavenly tetrarch 四天 shiten Buddhist devil 羅刹 rasetsu Heavenly tetrarch 四天 shiten Guardian of the gods 金剛 kongō Heavenly tetrarch 四天 shiten Wrestler 力士 rikishi Heavenly tetrarch 四天 shiten Silver general 銀将 ginshō Vertical mover 竪行 shugyō Drunken elephant 酔象 suizō Prince 太子 taishi Neighboring king 近王 kinnō Front standard 前旗 zenki Gold chariot 金車 kinsha Playful cockatoo 遊䳇 yumo Side dragon 横龍 ōryu Running dragon 走龍 sōryu Running stag 走鹿 sōroku Free stag 奔鹿 honroku Running wolf 走狼 sōrō Free wolf 奔狼 honrō Bishop general 角将 kakushō Rain demon 霖鬼 rinki Rook general 飛将 hishō Flying crocodile 飛鰐 higaku Right tiger 右虎 uko White tiger 白虎 byakko Left tiger 左虎 sako Turtle snake 玄武 genbu Right dragon 右龍 uryu Blue dragon 青龍 seiryu Left dragon 左龍 saryu Vermillion sparrow 朱雀 suzaku Beast officer 獣吏 juri Beast bird 獣鳥 juchō Wind dragon 風龍 furyu Free dragon 奔龍 honryu Free pup 奔狗 honku Free dog 奔犬 honken Rushing bird 行鳥 gyōchō Free demon 奔鬼 honki Old kite 古鵄 kotetsu Long nosed goblin 天狗 tengu Peacock 孔雀 kujaku Long nosed goblin 天狗 tengu Water dragon 水龍 suiryu Phoenix master 鳳師 hōshi Fire dragon 火龍 karyu Kirin master 麟師 rinshi Copper general 銅将 dōshō Side mover 横行 ōgyō Phoenix master 鳳師 hōshi Kirin master 麟師 rinshi Silver chariot 銀車 ginsha Goose wing 鴻翼 kōyoko Vertical bear 竪熊 shuyu Free bear 奔熊 hon yu Knight 桂馬 keima Side soldier 横兵 ōhei Pig general 豚将 tonshō Free pig 奔豚 honton Chicken general 鶏将 keishō Free chicken 奔鶏 honkei Pup general 狗将 kushō Free pup 奔狗 honku Horse general 馬将 bashō Free horse 奔馬 honba Ox general 牛将 gyushō Free ox 奔牛 hongyu Center standard 中旗 chuki Front standard 前旗 zenki Side boar 横猪 ōcho Free boar 奔猪 honcho Silver rabbit 銀兎 ginto Whale 鯨鯢 keigei Golden deer 金鹿 konroku White horse 白駒 hakku Lion 獅子 shishi Furious fiend 奮迅 funjin Captive cadet 禽曹 kinsō Captive officer 禽吏 kinri Great stag 大鹿 dairoku Free stag 奔鹿 honroku Violent dragon 猛龍 mōryu Great dragon 大龍 dairyu Woodland demon 林鬼 rinki Right phoenix 2 右鵰 ushu Vice general 副将 fukushō Great general 大将 taishō Stone chariot 石車 sekisha Walking heron 歩䳲 fushin Cloud eagle 雲鷲 unju Strong eagle 勁鷲 keiju Bishop 角行 kakugyō Dragon horse 龍馬 ryume Rook 飛車 hisha Dragon king 龍王 ryuō Side wolf 横狼 ōrō Free wolf 奔狼 honrō Flying cat 飛猫 hibyō Rook 飛車 hisha Mountain falcon 山鷹 san ō Horned falcon 角鷹 kakuō Vertical tiger 竪虎 shuko Free tiger 奔虎 honko Soldier 兵士 heishi Cavalier 騎士 kishi Little standard 小旗 shōki Rear standard 後旗 kōki Cloud dragon 雲龍 unryu Great dragon 大龍 dairyu Copper chariot 銅車 dōsha Copper elephant 銅象 dōzō Running chariot 走車 sōsha Burning chariot 炮車 hōsha Ram s head soldier 羊兵 yōhei Tiger soldier 虎兵 kohei Violent ox 猛牛 mōgyu Flying ox 飛牛 higyu Great dragon 大龍 dairyu Ancient dragon 元龍 genryu ganryu Golden bird 金翅 kinshi Free bird 奔翅 honshi Dark spirit 無明 mumyō Buddhist spirit 法性 hōsei Deva 提婆 daiba Teaching king 教王 kyōō Wood chariot 木車 mokusha Wind snapping turtle 風鼈 fubetsu White horse 白駒 hakku Great horse 大駒 daiku Howling dog left and right 𠵇犬 kiken Left dog Right dog 左犬 右犬 saken uken Side mover 横行 ōgyō Free boar 奔猪 honcho Prancing stag 踊鹿 yōroku Square mover 方行 hōgyō Water buffalo 水牛 suigyu Great dream eater 大獏 daibaku Ferocious leopard 猛豹 mōhyō Bishop 角行 kakugyō Fierce eagle 猛鷲 mōju Soaring eagle 飛鷲 hiju Flying dragon 飛龍 hiryu Dragon king 龍王 ryuō Poisonous snake 毒蛇 dokuja Hook mover 鉤行 kōgyō Flying goose 鳫飛 ganhi Swallow s wings 燕羽 en u Strutting crow 烏行 ukō Flying falcon 飛鷹 hiyō Blind dog 盲犬 mōken Violent stag 猛鹿 mōroku Water general 水将 suishō Vice general 副将 fukushō Fire general 火将 kashō Great general 大将 taishō Phoenix 鳳凰 hōō Golden bird 金翅 kinshi Kirin 麒麟 kirin Golden bird 金翅 kinshi Hook mover 鉤行 kōgyō Little turtle 小亀 shōki Treasure turtle 宝亀 hōki Great turtle 大亀 daiki Spirit turtle 霊亀 reiki Capricorn 摩羯 makatsu Hook mover 鉤行 kōgyō Tile chariot 瓦車 gasha Running tile 走瓦 sōga Vertical wolf 竪狼 shurō Running wolf 走狼 sōrō Side ox 横牛 ōgyu Flying ox 飛牛 higyu Donkey 驢馬 roba Ceramic dove 鳩盤 kyuban Flying horse 馬麟 barin Queen 奔王 honnō Violent bear 猛熊 mōyu Great bear 大熊 daiyu Angry boar 嗔猪 shincho Free boar 奔猪 honcho Evil wolf 悪狼 akurō Venomous wolf 毒狼 dokurō Liberated horse 風馬 fuma Heavenly horse 天馬 temma Flying cock 鶏飛 keihi Raiding falcon 延鷹 en yō Old monkey 古猿 koen Mountain witch 山母 sanbo Chinese cock 淮鶏 waikei Wizard stork 仙 nbsp senkaku Northern barbarian 北狄 hokuteki Wooden dove 鳩槃 kyuhan Southern barbarian 南蛮 nanban Golden bird 金翅 kinshi Western barbarian 西戎 seiju Lion dog 狛犬 komainu Eastern barbarian 東夷 tōi Lion 獅子 shishi Violent stag 猛鹿 mōroku Rushing boar 行猪 gyōcho Violent wolf 猛狼 mōrō Bear s eyes 熊眼 yugan Treacherous fox 隠狐 inko onko Mountain crane 山鶻 sankotsu Center master 中師 chushi Roc master 鵬師 hōshi Earth chariot 土車 dosha Young bird 𦬨鳥 shakuchō Vermillion sparrow 朱雀 suzaku Divine sparrow 神雀 shinjaku Blue dragon 青龍 seiryu Divine dragon 神龍 shinryu Enchanted badger 変狸 henri Ceramic dove 鳩盤 kyuban Horseman 騎兵 kihei Cavalier 騎士 kishi Swooping owl 鴟行 shigyō Cloud eagle 雲鷲 unju Climbing monkey 登猿 tōen Violent stag 猛鹿 mōroku Cat sword 猫刄 myōjin Dragon horse 龍馬 ryume Swallow s wings 燕羽 en u Gliding swallow 燕行 engyō Blind monkey 盲猿 mōen Flying stag 飛鹿 hiroku Blind tiger 盲虎 mōko Flying stag 飛鹿 hiroku Oxcart 牛車 gissha Plodding ox 歬牛 sengyu Side flyer 横飛 ōhi Side dragon 横龍 ōryu Blind bear 盲熊 mōyu Flying stag 飛鹿 hiroku Old rat 老鼠 rōso Bird of paradise nbsp nbsp or nbsp nbsp jichō Square mover 方行 hōgyō Strong chariot 強車 kyōsha Coiled serpent 蟠蛇 banja Coiled dragon 蟠龍 banryu Reclining dragon 臥龍 garyu Great dragon 大龍 dairyu Free eagle 奔鷲 honju Lion hawk 獅鷹 shiō Chariot soldier 車兵 shahei Heavenly tetrarch king 四天王 shitennō Side soldier 横兵 ōhei Water buffalo 水牛 suigyu Vertical soldier 竪兵 shuhei Chariot soldier 車兵 shahei Wind general 風将 fushō Violent wind 暴風 bōfu River general 川将 senshō Chinese river 淮川 waisen Mountain general 山将 sanshō Peaceful mountain 泰山 taizan Front standard 前旗 zenki Great standard 大旗 daiki Horse soldier 馬兵 bahei Running horse 走馬 sōma sōba Wood general 木将 mokushō White elephant 白象 hakuzō Ox soldier 牛兵 gyuhei Running ox 走牛 sōgyu Earth general 土将 doshō White elephant 白象 hakuzō Boar soldier 猪兵 chohei Running boar 走猪 sōcho Stone general 石将 sekishō White elephant 白象 hakuzō Leopard soldier 豹兵 hyōhei Running leopard 走豹 sōhyō Tile general 瓦将 gashō White elephant 白象 hakuzō Bear soldier 熊兵 yuhei Strong bear 強熊 kyōyu Iron general 鉄将 tesshō White elephant 白象 hakuzō Great standard 大旗 daiki Great master 大師 daishi Right chariot 右車 usha Right iron chariot 右鉄車 utessha Left chariot 左車 sasha Left iron chariot 左鉄車 satessha Side monkey 横猿 ōen Side soldier 横兵 ōhei Vertical mover 竪行 shugyō Flying ox 飛牛 higyu Flying ox 飛牛 higyu Fire ox 火牛 kagyu Longbow soldier 弩兵 dohei Longbow general 弩将 doshō Vertical pup 竪狗 shuku Leopard king 豹王 hyōō Vertical horse 竪馬 shuba Dragon horse 龍馬 ryume Burning soldier 炮兵 hōhei Burning general 炮将 hōshō Dragon horse 龍馬 ryume Horned falcon 角鷹 kakuō Dragon king 龍王 ryuō Soaring eagle 飛鷲 hiju Sword soldier 刀兵 tōhei Sword general 刀将 tōshō Horned falcon 角鷹 kakuō Great falcon 大鷹 daiō Soaring eagle 飛鷲 hiju Great eagle 大鷲 daiju Spear soldier 鎗兵 sōhei Spear general 鎗将 sōshō Vertical leopard 竪豹 shuhyō Great leopard 大豹 daihyō Savage tiger 猛虎 mōko Great tiger 大虎 daiko Crossbow soldier 弓兵 kyuhei Crossbow general 弓将 kyushō Roaring dog 吼犬 kōken Lion dog 狛犬 komainu Lion dog 狛犬 komainu Great elephant 大象 taizō Dog 犬 inu Multi general 雜将 suishō Go between 仲人 chunin Drunken elephant 酔象 suizō Pawn 歩兵 fuhyō Gold general 金将 kinshō Sometimes the queen is called the free king a direct translation of its Japanese name The kirin s name is sometimes anglicised as kylin Setup edit nbsp Taikyoku Shogi Below is a diagram showing the setup of one player s pieces The way one player sees their own pieces is the same way the opposing player will see their pieces Board layout D GB D D GB D P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P LC MK VM OX LB VP VH BN DH DK SE HF EL SP VL TG SC LD DG SC TG VL SP EL HF SE DK DH BN VH VP LB OX VM MK RC CH SL VR WN RE M SD HS GN OS EA BS SG LP T BE I GM GE I BE T LP SG BS EA OS GN HS SD M RE WN VR SL CH EC BL EB HO OW CM CS SW BM BT OC SF BB OR SQ SN RD LI FE RD SN SQ OR BB SF OC BT BM SW CS CM OW HO EB VI EC TC VW SX DO FH VB AB EW LH CK OM CC WS ES VS NT TF RM MT TF NT VS SU NB CC OM CK LH EW AB VB FH DO SX VW TC WC WH HD SM PR WB FL EG FD PS FY ST BI WG F KR CA GT LL HM PH F WG BI ST FY PS FD EG FL WB PR SM HD WH WC CI CE B R WF FC MF VT SO LS CL CR RH HE VO GD GO DV DS GO GD VO HE RH CR CL LS SO VT MF FC WF R B CE CI SV VE N PI CG PG H O CN SA SR GL LN CT GS VD WL GG VG WL VD GS CT LN GL SR SA CN O H PG CG PI N VE SV GC SI RN RW BG RO LT LE BO WD FP RB OK PC WA FI C KM PM C FI WA PC OK RB FP WD BO RI TT RO BG RW RN SI GC RV WE TD FS CO RA FO MS RP RU SS GR RT BA BD WR S NK DE S GU YA BA RT GR SS RU RP MS FO RA CO FS TD FG RV L TS RR W DM ML LO BC HR FR ED CD FT Q RS LG G K CP G RG RS Q FT WO ED FR HR BC LO MR DM W RR WT L Legend AB Angry boar B Bishop BA Running Bear BB Blind Bear BC Beast Cadet BD Buddhist Devil BE Bear Soldier BG Bishop General BI Blind Dog BL Blue Dragon BM Blind Monkey BN Burning Soldier BO Beast Officer BS Boar Soldier BT Blind Tiger C Copper General CA Capricorn CC Chinese Cock CD Ceramic Dove CE Cloud Eagle CG Chicken General CH Chariot Soldier CI Stone Chariot CK Flying Cock CL Cloud Dragon CM Climbing Monkey CN Center Standard CO Captive Officer CP Prince CR Copper Chariot CS Cat Sword CT Captive Cadet D Dog DE Drunken Elephant DG Roaring Dog DH Dragon Horse DK Dragon King DO Donkey DM Fire Demon DS Dark Spirit DV Deva EA Earth General EB Enchanted Badger EC Earth Chariot ED Earth Dragon EG Fierce Eagle EL Soaring Eagle ES Eastern Barbarian EW Evil Wolf F Fire General FC Flying Cat FD Flying Dragon FE Free Eagle FG Fragrant Elephant FH Flying Horse FI Fire Dragon FL Ferocious Leopard FO Forest Demon FP Free Pup FR Free Demon FS Flying Swallow FT Free Dream Eater FY Flying Goose G Gold General GB Go Between GC Gold Chariot GD Great Dragon GE Great Standard GG Great General GL Golden Deer GM Great Master GN Wood General GO Golden Bird GR Great Dove GS Great Stag GT Great Turtle GU Guardian of the Gods H Horse General HD Howling Dog HE Ram s Head Soldier HF Horned Falcon HM Hook Mover HO Horseman HR Running Horse HS Horse Soldier I Iron General K King KM Kirin Master KR Kirin L Lance LB Longbow Soldier LC Left Chariot LD Lion Dog LE Left Dragon LG Left General LH Liberated Horse LI Lion Hawk LL Little Turtle LN Lion LO Long Nosed Goblin LP Leopard Soldier LS Little Standard LT Left Tiger M Mountain General MF Mountain Falcon MK Side Monkey ML Left Mountain Eagle MR Right Mountain Eagle MS Mountain Stag MT Center Master N Knight NB Northern Barbarian NK Neighboring King NT Violent wolf O Ox General OC Oxcart OK Old Kite OM Old Monkey OR Old Rat OS Ox Soldier OW Swooping Owl OX Flying Ox P Pawn PC Peacock PG Pup General PH Phoenix PI Pig General PM Phoenix Master PR Prancing Stag PS Poisonous Snake Q Queen R Rook RA Rain Dragon RB Rushing Bird RC Right Chariot RD Reclining Dragon RE River General RG Right General RH Running Chariot RI Right Dragon RM Roc Master RN Running Stag RO Rook General RP Running Pup RR Running Rabbit RS Rear Standard RT Running Tiger RU Running Serpent RV Reverse Chariot RW Running Wolf S Silver General SA Side Boar SC Crossbow Soldier SD Front Standard SE Sword Soldier SF Side Flyer SG Stone General SI Side Dragon SL Side Soldier SM Side Mover SN Coiled Serpent SO Soldier SP Spear Soldier SQ Square Mover SR Silver Rabbit SS Side Serpent ST Strutting Crow SU Southern Barbarian SV Silver Chariot SW Swallow s Wings SX Side Ox T Tile General TC Tile Chariot TD Turtle Dove TF Treacherous Fox TG Savage Tiger TS Turtle snake TT Right Tiger VB Violent Bear VD Violent Dragon VE Vertical Bear VG Vice General VH Vertical Horse VI Vermillion Sparrow VL Vertical Leopard VM Vertical Mover VO Violent Ox VP Vertical Pup VR Vertical Soldier VS Violent Stag VT Vertical Tiger VW Vertical Wolf W Whale WA Water Dragon WB Water Buffalo WC Wood Chariot WD Wind Dragon WE White Elephant WF Side Wolf WG Water General WH White Horse WL Woodland Demon WN Wind General WO Wooden Dove WR Wrestler WS Western Barbarian WT White Tiger YA Yaksha The Howling Dog pieces HD are placed on the left and right depending on their promotions the Howling dog that promotes to a Left Dog on the left and the Howling Dog that promotes to a Right Dog on the right The queen could also be abbreviated FK for free king and the kirin as Ky for kylin Game play edit The players alternate making a move with Black moving first The traditional terms black and white are used to differentiate the sides during discussion of the game but are no longer literally descriptive A move consists of moving a single piece on the board and potentially promoting that piece or displacing capturing an opposing piece Movement and capture edit Most pieces in the game move in a unique manner An opposing piece is captured by displacement That is if a piece moves to a square occupied by an opposing piece the opposing piece is displaced and removed from the board A piece cannot move to a square occupied by a friendly piece meaning another piece controlled by the moving player Each piece on the game moves in a characteristic pattern Pieces move either orthogonally that is forward backward left or right in the direction of one of the arms of a plus sign or diagonally in the direction of one of the arms of a multiplication sign The lion lion hawk and knight are exceptions at the beginning of the game in that they do not move or are not required to move in a straight line The Buddhist spirit teaching king heavenly horse and furious fiend are similar but they only appear as pieces promote Categories of movement edit Many pieces are capable of several kinds of movement with the type of movement most often depending on the direction in which they move The movement categories are Step movers edit Some pieces move only one square at a time If a friendly piece occupies an adjacent square the moving piece may not move in that direction if an opposing piece is there it may be displaced and captured The step movers are the prince generals except bishop rook pig vice great and wood wolves earth dragon running horse running rabbit turtle snake turtle dove flying swallow rain dragon mountain stag running pup running serpent side serpent yaksha Buddhist devil violent stag drunken elephant neighboring king chariots except reverse running and copper right tiger left tiger wind dragon free pup rushing bird old kite bears except running side boar cloud eagle flying cat little standard cloud dragon soldiers except soldier and chariot violent ox dark spirit deva howling dog side mover prancing stag ferocious leopard fierce eagle poisonous snake flying goose strutting crow blind dog Chinese cock phoenix kirin side ox angry boar liberated horse flying cock monkeys barbarians vermillion sparrow swooping owl old rat cat sword swallow s wings blind tiger side flyer coiled serpent reclining dragon go between dog vertical mover vertical pup vertical horse dragon horse dragon king and pawn Limited ranging pieces edit Some pieces can move along a limited number 2 to 7 of free empty squares along a straight line in certain directions Other than the limited distance they move like ranging pieces see below The limited ranging pieces are the king standards free dream eater wooden dove dragons except rain side wind cloud flying and reclining demons beast cadet mountain eagle white tiger ceramic dove turtle dove captive officer mountain stag side serpent great dove running tiger running bear yaksha Buddhist devil guardian of the Gods wrestler gold chariot running stag beast officer free pup rushing bird old kite peacock phoenix master kirin master silver chariot vertical bear pig general chicken general horse general ox general silver rabbit golden deer captive cadet great stag stone chariot cloud eagle mountain falcon vertical tiger copper chariot golden bird prancing stag water buffalo fierce eagle water general mountain general fire general turtles vertical wolf donkey enchanted badger flying horse angry boar violent bear liberated horse barbarians center master roc master horseman soldiers except rook ram s head spear and sword wing general wind general wood general great master and roaring dog Jumping pieces edit Several pieces can jump that is they can pass over any intervening piece whether friend or foe with no effect on either The jumping pieces are the wooden dove running horse mountain eagle phoenix master kirin master knight lion great stag vice general flying cat mountain falcon golden bird flying dragon phoenix kirin turtles treacherous fox center master roc master free eagle lion hawk great master horned falcon soaring eagle roaring dog and lion dog Ranging pieces edit Many pieces can move any number of empty squares along a straight line limited only by the edge of the board If an opposing piece intervenes it may be captured by moving to that square and removing it from the board A ranging piece must stop where it captures and cannot bypass a piece that is in its way If a friendly piece intervenes the moving piece is limited to a distance that stops short of the intervening piece if the friendly piece is adjacent it cannot move in that direction at all The ranging pieces are the standards queen free dream eater wooden dove dragons except violent flying and reclining demons running horse mountain eagle whale running rabbit tigers except blind turtle snake ceramic dove lance oxcart chariots flying swallow running pup running serpent great dove running bear running stag running wolf free pup phoenix master kirin master vertical bear side boar silver rabbit golden deer great stag cloud eagle bishop rook side wolf mountain falcon soldiers except sword burning and crossbow violent ox golden bird white horse howling dog side mover water buffalo turtles vertical wolf side ox liberated horse treacherous fox roc master vermillion sparrow horseman swallow s wings side flyer great master side monkey vertical mover flying ox vertical pup vertical horse dragon horse dragon king horned falcon soaring eagle roaring dog and lion dog Hook moves changing tack edit The hook mover long nosed goblin capricorn and peacock can move any number of squares along a straight line as a normal ranging piece but may also abruptly change tack left or right by 90 at any one place along the route and then continue as a ranging piece Turning a corner like this is optional The range covered by a hook move is the equivalent of two moves by a rook or two moves by a bishop depending on the piece However a hook move is functionally a single move The piece cannot capture twice in one move nor may it capture and then move on It must stop before an intervening piece unless it first changes direction to avoid it and must stop when it captures just like any other ranging piece It can only change direction once per move Area movers edit The lion and lion hawk may take multiple 2 steps in a single turn These do not have to be in a line so these pieces can potentially reach every square within two or three steps of the starting square not just squares along one of the diagonals or orthogonals Such moves are also useful to get around obstructions An area mover must stop where it captures Limited range jumping pieces edit The golden bird and several promoted pieces have the option of jumping a limited number of squares and then continuing on in the same direction as a ranging piece Range jumping flying pieces edit The ancient dragon may jump over any number of pieces friend or foe along a straight line but only when making a capture Otherwise it moves as a ranging piece Range capturing pieces edit The great general vice general rook general bishop general violent dragon and flying crocodile may jump over any number of pieces friend or foe along a diagonal or orthogonal They capture all pieces they jump However they may only jump pieces of lower rank whether friend or foe The relevant ranking is King prince Great general Vice general Rook general bishop general violent dragon flying crocodile Individual pieces edit Notation Steps a limited number of squares along a straight line Jumps to this square bypassing any intervening piece Igui capture without moving Counts as two steps May jump directly to this square or reach it through a multiple step move Ranges along a straight line crossing any number of empty squares May turn 90 at this square Pawn 歩兵 edit Step The pawn can move one square orthogonally forward Betza Notation fW Earth general 土将 and go between 仲人 edit Step The earth general and go between can move one square orthogonally forward or backward Notation vW They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Stone general 石将 edit Step The stone general can move one square diagonally forward Notation fF Because it cannot move orthogonally or backward a stone general can only reach less than half the squares on the board Iron general 鉄将 and dog 犬 edit Step The iron general and dog can move one square forward orthogonally or diagonally Notation fWfF They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Swooping owl 鴟行 old rat 老鼠 and Strutting crow 烏行 edit Step The swooping owl old rat and strutting crow can move one square orthogonally forward or diagonally backward Notation fWbF They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Tile general 瓦将 and sword soldier 刀兵 edit Step The tile general and sword soldier can move one square diagonally forward or orthogonally backward Notation bWfF They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Copper general 銅将 flying goose 鳫飛 and climbing monkey 登猿 edit Step The copper general can move one square orthogonally forward or backward or diagonally forward Notation vWfF They have the same range of movement but each promotes differently see above Reclining dragon 臥龍 edit Step The reclining dragon can move one square in the four orthogonal directions Notation W Coiled serpent 蟠蛇 edit Step The coiled serpent can move one square orthogonally forward or backward or diagonally backward Notation vWbF Flying cock 鶏飛 edit Step The flying cock can move one square orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward Notation sWfF Cat sword 猫刄 edit Step The cat sword can move one square in the four diagonal directions Notation F Because it cannot move orthogonally a cat sword can only reach half the squares on the board Evil wolf 悪狼 edit Step The evil wolf can move one square orthogonally sideways or forward or diagonally forward Notation fFfsW Silver general 銀将 and violent stag 猛鹿 edit Step The silver general and violent stag can move one square in the four diagonal directions or one square orthogonally forward Notation FfW They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Blind dog 盲犬 and Chinese cock 淮鶏 edit Step The blind dog and Chinese cock can move one square orthogonally backward or sideways or one square diagonally forward Notation fFbsW They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Old monkey 古猿 edit Step The old monkey can move one square in the four diagonal directions or orthogonally backward Notation FbW Gold general 金将 and violent wolf 猛狼 edit Step The gold general and violent wolf can step one square in the four orthogonal directions or diagonally forward giving them six possibilities They cannot move diagonally backward Notation WfF The pieces have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Ferocious leopard 猛豹 edit Step The ferocious leopard can move one square in the four diagonal directions or orthogonally forward or backward Notation FvW Blind monkey 盲猿 and blind bear 盲熊 edit Step The blind monkey and blind bear can move one square in the four diagonal directions or orthogonally sideways Notation FsW Drunken elephant 醉象 neighboring king 近王 and Rushing boar 行猪 edit Step The drunken elephant neighboring king and rushing boar can move one square in any direction orthogonal or diagonal except orthogonally backward Notation FfsW They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Deva 提婆 edit Step The Deva can move one square in any direction orthogonally or diagonally except diagonally forward to the right Notation WflFbF Dark spirit 無明 edit Step The dark spirit can move one square in any direction orthogonally or diagonally except diagonally forward to the left Notation WfrFbF Blind tiger 盲虎 edit Step The blind tiger can move one square in any direction orthogonal or diagonal except orthogonally forward Notation FbsW Prince 太子 left general 左将 right general 右将 bear s eyes 熊眼 and venomous wolf 毒狼 edit Step The prince left and right generals bear s eyes and venomous wolf can step one square in any direction orthogonal or diagonal Notation WF A prince may move into check not recommended The pieces have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Wood general 木将 edit Limited range The wood general can move one or two squares diagonally forward Notation fF2 Donkey 驢馬 and enchanted badger 変狸 edit Limited range The donkey and enchanted badger can move one or two squares in the four orthogonal directions Notation W2 Their range of movement and promotions are the same Flying horse 馬麟 edit Limited range The flying horse can move one or two squares in the four diagonal directions Notation F2 Beast cadet 獣曹 edit Limited range The beast cadet can move one or two squares orthogonally forward sideways or in the four diagonal directions Notation F2fsW2 King 玉将 fragrant elephant 香象 and white elephant 白象 edit Limited range The king fragrant elephant and white elephant can move one or two squares in any direction orthogonal or diagonal Notation W2F2 The king may move into check not recommended The elephants have the same promotion Rushing bird 行鳥 edit Step The rushing bird can move one square orthogonally sideways or in the four diagonal directions Limited range It can move one or two squares orthogonally forward Notation FfsWfnD Angry boar 嗔猪 edit Step The angry boar can move one square orthogonally forward or sideways or Limited range It can move one or two squares diagonally forward Notation fF2fsW Violent bear 猛熊 edit Limited range The violent bear can move one or two squares diagonally forward Step It can move one square orthogonally sideways Step One version of the game has the violent bear moving one square orthogonally forward another version has it moving one square diagonally backward Notation fF2fsW or FsWfnA in the other version Eastern barbarian 東夷 and western barbarian 西戎 edit Limited range The eastern barbarian and western barbarian can move one or two squares orthogonally forward or backward Step They can move one square orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward Notation WfFfnD They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Northern barbarian 北狄 southern barbarian 南蛮 and prancing stag 踊鹿 edit Limited range The northern barbarian southern barbarian and prancing stag can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Step They can move one square orthogonally forward or backward or diagonally forward Notation WfFsnD They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Poisonous snake 毒蛇 edit Step The poisonous snake can move one square orthogonally backward or diagonally forward Limited range It can moves one or two squares orthogonally forward or sideways Notation WfFfsnD Old kite 古鵄 edit Kite here refers to the bird of prey Limited range The old kite can move one or two squares in the four diagonal directions or Step It can move one square orthogonally sideways Notation F2sW Fierce eagle 猛鷲 edit Limited range The fierce eagle can move one or two squares in the four diagonal directions Step It can move one square orthogonally forward or sideways Notation F2fsW Guardian of the gods 金剛 edit Limited range The guardian of the gods can move one to three squares in the four orthogonal directions Notation W3 Wrestler 力士 edit Limited range The wrestler can move one to three squares in the four diagonal directions Notation F3 Captive cadet 禽曹 edit Limited range The captive cadet can move one to three squares orthogonally forward or sideways or in the four diagonal directions Notation F3fsW3 When it promotes to a captive officer see above it demotes moving only two squares orthogonally instead of three Horse general 馬将 ox general 牛将 wind general 風将 and river general 川将 edit Step The horse general the ox general the wind general and the river general can move one square orthogonally backward or diagonally forward Limited range They can move one to three squares orthogonally forward Notation fFbWfW3 These pieces and their promotions have the same range of motion Fire general 火将 edit Step The fire general can move one square diagonally forward Limited range It can move one to three squares orthogonally forward or backward Notation fFvW3 Water general 水将 and mountain general 山将 edit Step The water general and mountain general can move one square orthogonally forward or backward Limited range They can move one to three squares diagonally forward Notation fF3vW They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Buddhist devil 羅刹 edit Limited range The Buddhist devil can move one to three squares diagonally forward Step It can move one square orthogonally sideways or backward Notation fF3bsW Yaksha 夜叉 edit Step The yaksha can move one square orthogonally backward or diagonally forward Limited range It can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways Notation fFbWsW3 Sword general 刀将 edit Step The sword general can move one square orthogonally backward Limited range It can move one to three squares forward orthogonally or diagonally Notation bWfW3fF3 Captive officer 禽吏 edit Limited range The captive officer can move one or two squares orthogonally forward or sideways or Limited range It can move one to three squares in the four diagonal directions Notation F3fsW2 Beast officer 獣吏 edit Limited range The beast officer can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Limited range It can move one to three squares orthogonally forward or in the four diagonal directions Notation F3fsW2fnH Heavenly tetrarch 四天 edit Limited range The heavenly tetrarch can move one to four squares in any direction orthogonal or diagonal Notation W4F4 Chicken general 鶏将 and pup general 狗将 edit Step The chicken general and pup general can move one square diagonally backward Limited range They can move one to four squares orthogonally forward Notation bFfW4 They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Pig general 豚将 edit Limited range The pig general can move one or two squares orthogonally backward or Limited range It can move one to four squares diagonally forward Notation bW2fF4 Mountain stag 山鹿 edit Step The mountain stag can move one square orthogonally forward Limited range It can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Limited range It can move one to three squares diagonally forward Limited range It can move one to four squares orthogonally backward Notation fF2fWsW2bW4 Leopard king 豹王 edit Limited range The leopard king can move one to five squares in any direction orthogonal or diagonal Notation W5F5 Turtle dove 山鳩 edit Step The turtle dove can move one square orthogonally backward or sideways Limited range It can move one to five squares diagonally forward Notation fF5bsW Crossbow soldier 弓兵 edit Step The crossbow soldier can move one square orthogonally backward Limited range It can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward Limited range It can move one to five squares orthogonally forward Notation fF3bWsW3fW5 Burning soldier 炮兵 edit Step The burning soldier can move one square orthogonally backward Limited range It can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways Limited range It can move one to five squares diagonally forward Limited range It can move one to seven squares orthogonally forward Notation fF5bWsW3fW7 Lance 香車 oxcart 牛車 and savage tiger 猛虎 edit Ranging The lance oxcart and savage tiger can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation fWW They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Reverse chariot 反車 edit Ranging The reverse chariot can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation vWW Side dragon 横龍 edit Ranging The side dragon can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or sideways Notation fsWW Mountain witch 山母 edit Range The mountain witch can move any number of free squares in a straight line backward orthogonally or diagonally Notation bWWbFF When it reaches the first rank it must stay there until captured White horse 白駒 bird of paradise 古寺 時鳥 and multi general 雜将 edit Ranging The white horse bird of paradise and multi general can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Ranging They can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward Notation vWWfFF Rook 飛車 soldier 兵士 running chariot 走車 square mover 方行 and gliding swallow 燕行 edit Ranging The rook soldier running chariot square mover and gliding swallow can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions They have the same range of motion but promote differently see above Notation WW Free serpent 奔蛇 coiled dragon 蟠龍 and whale 鯨鯢 edit Range The free serpent the coiled dragon and the whale can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward backward or diagonally backward Notation vWWbFF Bishop 角行 edit Ranging A bishop can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions Notation FF Because it cannot move orthogonally a bishop can only reach half the squares on the board Free wolf 奔狼 and running leopard 走豹 edit Range The free wolf and running leopard can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward sideways or diagonally forward Notation fFFfsWW Wizard stork 仙 而鷦 edit Range The wizard stork can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways backward or diagonally forward Notation fFFbsWW Flying ox 飛牛 free bear 奔熊 free leopard 奔豹 and great whale 大鯨 edit Ranging The flying ox the free bear the free leopard and the great whale can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation FFvWW Treacherous fox 隠狐 edit Ranging The treacherous fox can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward or in the four diagonal directions Jump One version of the game allows it to jump to the second or third square in those directions then move another does not Notation FFvWW In the version that allows the jumping to the second or third squares and continuing the notation can be represented as FFAGvWWvDvH mAmG FF mvDmvH WW Cavalier 騎士 and strong chariot 強車 edit Range The cavalier and strong chariot can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward or in the four orthogonal directions Notation WWfFF Free dragon 奔龍 and free tiger 奔虎 edit Range The free dragon and free tiger can move any number of free squares in a straight line in any direction orthogonal or diagonal except orthogonally forward Notation FFbsWW Queen 奔王 free stag 奔鹿 and strong eagle 勁鷲 edit Ranging The queen the free stag and the strong eagle can move any number of free squares in a straight line in any direction orthogonal or diagonal Notation WWFF Howling dog left and right 𠵇犬 edit Step The howling dog can move one square orthogonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation bWfWW The left and right howling dogs have the same range of motion but promote differently see above Vertical horse 竪馬 edit Step The vertical horse can move one square diagonally forward or orthogonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation fFbWfWW Spear soldier 鎗兵 edit Step The spear soldier can move one square orthogonally backward or sideways Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation WfWW Vertical pup 竪狗 edit Step The vertical pup can move one square backward orthogonally or diagonally Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation bFbWfWW Raiding falcon 延鷹 edit Step The raiding falcon can move one square diagonally forward Step The raiding falcon can move one square orthogonally sideways Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation fFsWfWW Right iron chariot 右鉄車 edit Step The right iron chariot can move one square in the four orthogonal directions Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward to the left Notation WblFF Left iron chariot 左鉄車 edit Step The left iron chariot can move one square in the four orthogonal directions Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward to the right Notation WbrFF Vertical leopard 竪豹 edit Step The vertical leopard can move one square orthogonally backward sideways or diagonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation WfFfWW Right dog 右犬 edit Step The right dog can move one square orthogonally backward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or diagonally backward to the left Notation bWfWWblFF Left dog 左犬 edit Step The left dog can move one square orthogonally backward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or diagonally backward to the right Notation bWfWWbrFF Ram s head soldier 羊兵 and Flying swallow 飛燕 edit Ranging The ram s head soldier and the flying swallow can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward Step It can move one square orthogonally backward Notation bWfFF Wood chariot 木車 edit Step The wood chariot can move one square diagonally forward to the left or diagonally backward to the right Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation flFbrFvWW Tile chariot 瓦車 edit Step The tile chariot can move one square diagonally forward to the right or diagonally backward to the left Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation frFblFvWW Running boar 走猪 Running pup 走狗 running serpent 走蛇 Earth chariot 土車 and Vertical mover 竪行 edit Step The running boar running pup running serpent earth chariot and vertical mover can move one square orthogonally sideways Ranging They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Notation WvWW Violent ox 猛牛 edit Step The violent ox can move one square orthogonally forward or backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward Notation vWfFF Side wolf 横狼 edit Step The side wolf can move one square diagonally forward to the left or diagonally backward to the right Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways Notation flFbrFsWW Side ox 横牛 edit Step The side ox can move one square diagonally forward to the right or diagonally backward to the left Ranging It can move any number of squares orthogonally sideways Notation frFblFsWW Side mover 横行 edit Ranging The side mover can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways Step It can move one square orthogonally forward or backward Notation WsWW Side monkey 横猿 edit Step The side monkey can move one square diagonally forward or orthogonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways Notation bWfFsWW Divine sparrow 神雀 edit Step The divine sparrow can move one square diagonally forward to the left or in the four orthogonal directions Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward or forward to the left Notation WlF If the description is interpreted as the second diagram the notation can be represented as WflFbF Note this description is ambiguous and can be interpreted two ways Plodding ox 歬牛 edit Step The plodding ox can move one square in the four diagonal directions Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation FvWW Swallow s wings 燕羽 edit Step The Swallow s wings can move one square orthogonally forward or backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways Notation WfFsWW Side flyer 横飛 edit Step The side flyer can move one square in the four diagonal directions or Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways Notation FsWW Flying stag 飛鹿 and copper elephant 銅象 edit Step The flying stag and copper elephant can move one square orthogonally sideways or in the four diagonal directions Range They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation FWvWW Vermillion sparrow 朱雀 edit Step The vermillion sparrow can move one square in the four orthogonal directions or diagonally forward to the right or diagonally backward to the left Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward to the left or diagonally backward to the right Notation WFflFFbrFF Turtle snake 玄武 edit Ranging The turtle snake can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward to the right or backward to the left Step It can move one square in any of the remaining directions Notation WFfrFFblFF Side boar 横猪 edit Step The side boar can move one square orthogonally forward or backward or in the four diagonal directions Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways Notation WFsWW Left chariot 左車 edit Ranging The left chariot can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward to the left Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward to the right Step It can move one square orthogonally left Notation lWfWWflFFbrFF Right chariot 右車 edit Ranging The right chariot can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward to the right Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward to the left Step It can move one square orthogonally right Notation rWfWWfrFFblFF Great tiger 大虎 edit Step The great tiger can move one square orthogonally forward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or backward Notation WbsWW Right tiger 右虎 edit Step The right tiger can move one square diagonally right Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally left or diagonally left Notation FlWWlFF Left tiger 左虎 edit Step The left tiger can move one square diagonally left Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally right or diagonally right Notation FrWWrFF Great bear 大熊 edit Step The great bear can move one square orthogonally sideways or backward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line forward orthogonally or diagonally Notation WfWWfFF Running rabbit 走兎 edit Step The running rabbit can move one square orthogonally or diagonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally or diagonally forward Notation bWbFfWWfFF Left army 左軍 edit Step The left army can move one square orthogonally forward backward right or diagonally right Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line left orthogonally or diagonally Notation WFlWWlFF Right army 右軍 edit Step The right army can move one square orthogonally forward backward left or diagonally left Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line right orthogonally or diagonally Notation WFrWWrFF Divine turtle 神亀 edit Step The divine turtle can move one square diagonally forward to the left or in the four orthogonal directions Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line along either rear diagonal or diagonally forward to the right Notation WFfrFFbFF Running wolf 走狼 edit Step The running wolf can move one square orthogonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward Notation fWfFFsWW Flying falcon 飛鷹 edit Step The flying falcon can move one square orthogonally forward Range It can move any number of squares in the four diagonal directions Notation FFfW Burning chariot 炮車 edit Step The burning chariot can move one square orthogonally sideways Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward backward or diagonally forward Notation WfFFvWW Dragon king 龍王 edit Ranging A dragon king can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions Step It can move one square in the four diagonal directions Notation WWF Dragon horse 龍馬 edit Ranging A dragon horse can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions Step It can move one square in the four orthogonal directions Notation WFF Free boar 奔猪 edit Step The free boar can move one square orthogonally backward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward sideways or diagonally forward Notation WfsWWfFF Wind dragon 風龍 edit Step The wind dragon can move one square diagonally backward to the left Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways diagonally forward or diagonally backward to the right Notation FfFFbrFFsWW Cloud dragon 雲龍 edit Step The cloud dragon can move one square orthogonally forward or sideways Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally backward or in the four diagonal directions Notation FFWbWW Rain dragon 雨龍 edit Step The rain dragon can move one square orthogonally or diagonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or backward or diagonally backward Notation WbsWWFbFF Fire ox 火牛 and violent wind 暴風 edit Step The fire ox and violent wind can move one square orthogonally sideways Range They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally backward forward or in the four diagonal directions Notation FFWvWW Chinese river 淮川 edit Step The Chinese river can move one square orthogonally forward or backward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or in the four diagonal directions Notation FFWsWW Vertical tiger 竪虎 edit Limited range The vertical tiger can move one or two squares orthogonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation fWWbW2 Wind snapping turtle 風鼈 edit Limited range The wind snapping turtle can move one or two squares diagonally forward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation fF2vWW Running tile 走瓦 Running tiger 走虎 and running bear 走熊 edit Limited range The running tile move running tiger and running bear can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Ranging They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Notation sW2vWW Golden deer 金鹿 edit Ranging The golden deer can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward Limited range It can move one or two squares diagonally backward Notation bF2fFF Silver rabbit 銀兎 edit Limited range The silver rabbit can move one or two squares diagonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward Notation fF2bFF Walking heron 歩䳲 edit Limited range The walking heron can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation sW2fF2vWW Young bird 𦬨鳥 edit Limited range The young bird can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways or diagonally backward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation sW2bF2vWW Right dragon 右龍 edit Limited range The right dragon can move one or two squares orthogonally right Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally left or diagonally left Notation rW2lWWlFF Left dragon 左龍 edit Limited range The left dragon can move one or two squares orthogonally left Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally right or diagonally right Notation lW2rWWrFF Blue dragon 青龍 edit Ranging The blue dragon can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward or diagonally forward to the right Limited range It can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Notation sW2vWWfrFF White tiger 白虎 edit Ranging The white tiger can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward to the left Limited range It can move one or two squares orthogonally forward or backward Notation vW2sWWflFF Divine tiger 神虎 edit Limited range The divine tiger can move one or two squares orthogonally backward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward sideways or diagonally forward to the left Notation bW2fsWWflFF Divine dragon 神龍 edit Limited range The divine dragon can move one or two squares orthogonally left Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward right backward or diagonally forward to the right Notation lW2rvWWfrFF Running stag 奔鹿 edit Limited range The running stag can move one or two squares orthogonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or diagonally forward Notation bW2sWWfFF Rear standard 後旗 edit Limited range The rear standard can move one or two squares diagonally Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally Notation F2WW Ceramic dove 鳩盤 and Elephant king 象王 edit Limited range The ceramic dove and the elephant king can move one or two squares in the four orthogonal directions Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions Notation W2FF Woodland demon 林鬼 and Free chicken 奔鶏 edit Limited range The woodland demon and the free chicken can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways or backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward or diagonally forward Notation sW2vWWfFF Horseman 騎兵 and Great horse 大駒 edit Limited range The horseman and the great horse can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward or diagonally forward Notation sW2vWWfFF Free dog 奔犬 edit Limited range The free dog can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways or diagonally backward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward backward or diagonally forward Notation sW2bF2vWWfFF Running ox 走牛 edit Limited range The running ox can move one or two squares diagonally backward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward sideways or diagonally forward Notation bF2fsWWfFF Chariot soldier 車兵 edit Limited range The chariot soldier can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward orthogonally backward or in the four diagonal directions Notation sW2fWWFF Fire demon 火鬼 and Water buffalo 水牛 edit Limited range The fire demon and water buffalo can move one or two squares orthogonally forward or backward Ranging They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or in the four diagonal directions Notation vW2sWWFF The fire demon cannot burn other pieces as in tenjiku shogi Strong bear 強熊 edit Limited range The strong bear can move one or two squares orthogonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward sideways or in the four diagonal directions Notation bW2fsWWFF Liberated horse 風馬 edit Step The liberated horse can move one square diagonally forward Limited range It can move one or two squares orthogonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation fFbW2fWW Vertical bear 竪熊 and Vertical soldier 竪兵 edit Step The vertical bear and vertical soldier can move one square orthogonally backward Limited range They can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Ranging They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation bWsW2fWW Tiger soldier 虎兵 edit Step The tiger soldier can move one square orthogonally backward Limited range It can move one or two squares orthogonally forward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward Notation bWfW2fFF Earth dragon 地龍 edit Step The earth dragon can move one square orthogonally forward or diagonally backward Limited range It can move one or two squares in the four diagonal directions Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward Notation fWfF2bFF The Japanese Wikipedia describes another set of movements for this piece Step The earth dragon can move one square orthogonally backward or diagonally forward Limited range It can move one or two squares orthogonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally backward Notation fFbWfW2bFF Silver chariot 銀車 edit Step The silver chariot can move one square diagonally backward Limited range It can move one or two squares diagonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation bFfF2vWW Stone chariot 石車 edit Step The stone chariot can move one square diagonally forward Limited range It can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Ranging It can move any number of squares orthogonally forward or backward Notation fFsW2vWW Side soldier 横兵 edit Step The side soldier can move one square orthogonally backward Limited range It can move one or two squares orthogonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways Notation bWfW2sWW Gold chariot 金車 edit Step The gold chariot can move one square in the four diagonal directions Limited range It can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation FsW2vWW Boar soldier 猪兵 leopard soldier 豹兵 and bear soldier 熊兵 edit Step The boar soldier leopard soldier and bear soldier can move one square orthogonally backward Limited range They can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Ranging They can move any number of free squares in a straight line forward orthogonally or diagonally Notation bWsW2fWWfFF Free pup 奔狗 free ox 奔牛 free horse 奔馬 and free pig 奔豚 edit Step The free pup the free ox the free horse and the free pig can move one square diagonally backward Limited range It can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward or diagonally forward Notation FsW2vWWfFF Little standard 小旗 edit Step The little standard can move one square diagonally backward Limited range It can move one or two squares diagonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions Notation WWbFfF2 Copper chariot 銅車 edit Limited range The copper chariot can move one to three squares diagonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation fF3vWW Forest demon 森鬼 edit Limited range The forest demon can move one to three squares orthogonally forward or sideways Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally backward or diagonally forward Notation fsW3bWWfFF Great dragon 大龍 edit Limited range The great dragon can move one to three squares orthogonally forward or backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions Notation FFvW3 Center standard 中旗 and front standard 前旗 edit Limited range The center standard and front standard can move one to three squares in the four diagonal directions Ranging They can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Uniquely when a center standard promotes to a front standard it gains no new abilities Notation F3WW Great dove 大鳩 edit Limited range The great dove can move one to three squares in the four orthogonal directions Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions Notation W3FF Great standard 大旗 edit Limited range The great standard can move one to three squares diagonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward or in the four orthogonal directions Notation WWbF3fFF Vertical wolf 竪狼 edit Step The vertical wolf can move one square orthogonally sideways Limited range It can move one to three squares orthogonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation sWbW3fWW Side serpent 横蛇 edit Step The side serpent can move one square orthogonally backward Limited range It can move one to three squares orthogonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways Notation bWfW3sWW Cloud eagle 雲鷲 edit Step The cloud eagle can move one square orthogonally sideways Limited range It can move one to three squares diagonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation sWfF3vWW Goose wing 鴻翼 edit Step The goose wing can move one square in the four diagonal directions Limited range It can move one two or three squares orthogonally sideways Range It can move any number of squares orthogonally forward or backward Notation FsW3vWW Horse soldier 馬兵 and ox soldier 牛兵 edit Step The horse soldier and ox soldier can move one square orthogonally backward Limited range They can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways Ranging They can move any number of free squares in a straight line forward orthogonally or diagonally They have the same range of movement but promote differently see above Notation bWsW3fWWfFF Spear general 鎗将 edit Limited range The spear general can move one or two squares orthogonally backward Limited range It can move one two or three squares orthogonally sideways Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation bW2sW3fWW Burning general 炮将 edit Limited range The burning general can move one or two squares orthogonally backward Limited range It can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line forward orthogonally or diagonally Notation bW2sW3fWWfFF Beast bird 獣鳥 and captive bird 禽鳥 edit Limited range The beast bird and captive bird can move one or two squares orthogonally backward Limited range They can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways Range They can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or in the four diagonal directions Notation FFbW2sW3fWW Crossbow soldier 弩兵 and Great leopard 大豹 edit Step The crossbow soldier and the great leopard can move one square orthogonally backward Limited range It can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Limited range It can move one two or three squares diagonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation bWsW2fWWfF3 Thunder runner 雷走 edit Limited range The thunder runner can move one to four squares orthogonally sideways or backward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line forward orthogonally or diagonally Notation bsW4fWWfFF Fire dragon 火龍 edit Limited range The fire dragon can move one or two squares diagonally backward Limited range It can move one to four squares diagonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions Notation WWbF2fF4 Water dragon 水龍 edit Limited range The water dragon can move one or two squares diagonally forward Limited range It can move one to four squares diagonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions Notation WWfF2bF4 Longbow general 弩将 edit Limited range The longbow general can move one to five squares orthogonally sideways Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward backward or diagonally forward Notation fFsW5vWW Right phoenix 右鵰 edit Limited range The right phoenix can move one to five squares orthogonally sideways Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions Notation FFsW5 Peaceful mountain 泰山 edit Limited range The peaceful mountain can move one to five squares orthogonally forward or sideways Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions Notation FFfsW5 Free demon 奔鬼 edit Limited range The free demon can move one to five squares orthogonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions or orthogonally right Notation FFbW5rWW The Japanese Wikipedia describes another set of movements for this piece Limited range The free demon can move one to five squares orthogonally forward or backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions or orthogonally sideways Notation FFvW5sWW Free dream eater 奔獏 edit Ranging The free dream eater can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four diagonal directions Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Limited range It can move one to five squares orthogonally sideways Notation FFsW5vWW Free fire 奔火 edit Limited range The free fire can move one to five squares orthogonally forward or backward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally sideways or in the four diagonal directions Notation FFvW5sWW Running dragon 走龍 edit Limited range The running dragon can move one to five squares orthogonally backward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward sideways or in the four diagonal directions Notation FFbW5fsWW Great shark 大鱗 edit Limited range The shark can move one or two squares diagonally backward Limited range It can move one to five squares diagonally forward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions Notation WWbF2fF5 Crossbow general 弓将 edit Limited range The crossbow general can move one or two squares orthogonally backward Limited range It can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways Limited range It can move one to five squares diagonally forward Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation bW2sW3fWWfF5 Playful cockatoo 遊䳇 edit Limited range The playful cockatoo can move one or two squares diagonally backward Limited range It can move one to three squares diagonally forward Limited range It can move one to five squares orthogonally sideways Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward Notation bF2fF3sW5vWW Knight 桂馬 edit Jump A knight jumps at an angle intermediate between orthogonal and diagonal amounting to one square forward plus one square diagonally forward in a single motion That is it has a choice of two forward destinations The knight ignores intervening pieces on the way to its destination though its destination square must of course be either empty or occupied by an opponent s piece in which case the opponent s piece is captured just as with any other moving piece Notation ffN Flying dragon 飛龍 edit Jump The flying dragon can jump to the second square in the four diagonal directions Because it cannot move orthogonally or to every diagonal square a flying dragon can only reach one eighth of the squares on the board Notation A Kirin 麒麟 edit Step A kirin can move one square orthogonally forward or backward or in the four diagonal directions Jump It can jump to the second square orthogonally sideways Notation FsD Phoenix 鳳凰 edit Step The phoenix can move one square in the four orthogonal directions Jump It can jump to the second square in the four diagonal directions Notation WA Flying cat 飛猫 edit Step The flying cat can move one square orthogonally backward or diagonally backward Jump It can jump to the third square orthogonally forward or sideways or diagonally forward Notation bWbFfsHfG Running horse 走馬 edit Step The running horse can move one square orthogonally backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally or diagonally forward Jump It can jump to the second square diagonally backwards Notation bWbAfWWfFF Mountain falcon 山鷹 edit Limited range The mountain falcon can move one or two squares diagonally backward Jump It can jump to the second square orthogonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions or diagonally forward Notation fDbF2vWWfFF If this piece can move orthogonally sideways notation can be represented as fDbF2WWfFF Note This is the depiction of the diagram in Japanese wiki However the text makes no mention of an ability to move orthogonally sideways Little turtle 小亀 edit Limited range The little turtle can move one or two squares orthogonally sideways Jump It can jump to the second square orthogonally forward or backward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward or backward or in the four diagonal directions Notation FFsW2vDvWW Great stag 大鹿 edit Limited range The great stag can move one or two squares diagonally backward Jump It can jump to the second square diagonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in the four orthogonal directions Notation WWfAbF2 Left mountain eagle 左山鷲 edit Limited range The left mountain eagle can move one or two squares diagonally backward to the right Jump It can jump to the second square along either left diagonal Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally left diagonally forward to the right or in the four orthogonal directions Notation WWlAbrF2fFFblFF Right mountain eagle 右山鷲 edit Limited range The right mountain eagle can move one or two squares diagonally backward to the left Jump It can jump to the second square along either right diagonal Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally right diagonally forward to the left or in the four orthogonal directions Notation WWrAblF2fFFbrFF Kirin master 麟師 and Great turtle 大亀 edit Limited range The kirin master and great turtle can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways Range They can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally or orthogonally forward or backward Jump They can jump to the third square orthogonally forward or backward Notation FFvHsW3vWW Phoenix master 鳳師 edit Limited range The phoenix master can move one to three squares orthogonally sideways Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally or orthogonally forward or backward Jump It can jump to the third square diagonally forward Notation FFfGsW3vWW Great master 大師 edit Limited range The great master can move one to five squares orthogonally sideways or diagonally backward Jump It can jump to the third square forward orthogonally or diagonally Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line forward orthogonally or diagonally or orthogonally backward Notation fGfHbF5sW5fFFvWW Horned falcon 角鷹 edit Ranging The horned falcon can move as a queen Jump It can jump to the second square orthogonally forward Notation WWFFfD Soaring eagle 飛鷲 edit Jump The soaring eagle can jump to the second square diagonally forward Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in any direction orthogonally or diagonally Notation WWFFfA Roaring dog 吼犬 edit Limited range The roaring dog can move one to three squares diagonally backward Jump It can jump to the third square diagonally forward or in the four orthogonal directions Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line diagonally forward or in the four orthogonal directions Notation HWWbF3fFF Lion dog 狛犬 edit Jump The lion dog can jump to the third square in any direction orthogonally or diagonally Ranging It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in any direction orthogonally or diagonally Notation WWFFHG Great dream eater 大獏 edit Jump The great dream eater can jump to the third square orthogonally sideways Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line in any direction orthogonally or diagonally Notation WWFFsH Heavenly horse 天馬 edit Jump The heavenly horse jumps at an angle intermediate between orthogonal and diagonal amounting to one square forward plus one square diagonally forward in a single motion or one square backward plus one square diagonally backward in a single motion It ignores intervening pieces while jumping to its destination though its destination square must of course be either empty or occupied by an opponent s piece in which case the opponent s piece is captured just as with any other moving piece Range It can move any number of free squares in a straight line orthogonally forward Notation ffNbbNfWW Spirit turtle 霊亀 edit Jump The spirit turtle can jump to the third square in the four orthogonal directions Range It can move as a queen Notation WWFFH Treasure turtle 宝亀 edit Jump The treasure turtle can jump to the second square in the four orthogonal directions Range It can move as a queen Notation WWFFD, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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