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shogi
[ shoh-gee ]
noun
- the Japanese version of chess.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shogi1
1880–85; < Japanese shōgi < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese jiāng commander + qí chess
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Example Sentences
The chess-playing AlphaZero cannot play Go and the Go-playing one cannot play shogi.
Having mastered chess, AlphaZero has to wipe its memory and learn shogi from scratch.
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