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Shogi for Beginners [Mass Market Paperback]

John Fairbairn (Author)

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Mass Market Paperback: 170 pages
Publisher: Japan Publications Trading Co (Feb 1999)
Language English
ISBN-10: 4906574971
ISBN-13: 978-4906574971
Product Dimensions: 18.6 x 12.8 x 0.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good way to begin, 3 Nov 2004

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This book is excellent. Using this book and little else I was able to get a grasp of the game. The book is complete and well thought out. It included enough informtion to allow me to hit the web and learn more. If you have an interest in shogi, get it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Learn this awesome game!, 26 July 1999

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Shogi can be a bit intimidating at first with its idiograms and rules that captured pieces can be put back into play, but it is a game that rivals chess in many ways and to me is more enjoyable and complicated.

The book is good, but its illustrations are sometimes wanting. The thing to do is work through the sample games and see what is going on in each game. I found this book a great help in understanding some basic tactics and I try to play whenever I can.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introduction to the Game, 18 Mar 1999

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I am still reading this book and it already helped me decide to give Shogi a try. This book gives a thorough introduction to rules, strategy and tactics. It also has several complete games played by professionals. I would rank it in par with better introductions to chess. Another plus of this book is that it points out the essential differences between Shogi and chess which as a chess player I find very valuable. I would recommend to include in the future editions of this book some information about Shogi organizations outside of Japan.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Book review
A great book covering the basics of Shogi with plenty of problems to try and example games to work through.

Published 5 months ago by Dr Smith

4.0 out of 5 stars A good start for a new hobby
There are not many books about Shogi which take you by the hand and guide you through the principles of a new game as this book does. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Dmitri

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent entry into Shogi
I enjoy the privillage of having been tought Shogi by a japanese gentelman who is attempting to expand Shogi to Iceland. Read more

Published on 13 Nov 2002 by Gisli Jokull Gislason

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