Japanese Chess is the ultimate guide to shogi, Japan's unique variant of chess. Its step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow diagrams lead the reader through the strategies and intricacies of one of Japan's most popular board games.

Shogi is the only variation of chess in which an opponent's captured piece can be dropped back onto the board as one's own. This makes for extremely exciting, dynamic gameplay in which momentum can quickly shift back and forth between players.

Trevor Leggett, expert player and longtime resident of Japan, gives you all the information you need to play the game, from its basic rules to winning tactics. Also included are a sample game and commentary, a discussion of various opening strategies and game positions, as well as an explanation of how to read a Japanese score.

• More than just an essential source of information, Japanese Chess features a fold-out shogi board and sturdy paper playing pieces - everything you need to get started playing this challenging and fun game.
• With a new Foreward by Alan Baker, third dan, 2008 U.S. Shogi Champion.
• Author: Trevor Leggett
• Trevor Leggett rose to the rank of fourth dan in shogi. For many years he was the head of Japanese-language broadcasts for the BBC, and was the compiler and translator of A First Zen Reader, A Second Zen Reader, and the author of Zen and the Ways.
• 128 pages. Tuttle Publishing