Tori Shogi

The rules listed on this page were automatically generated and probably need some manual cleanup.

The opening position for Tori Shogi.

Rules

Tori Shogi is played on a 7x7 board White moves first. White and black begin the game with 1 Phoenix (K)
White and black begin the game with 1 Falcon (F)
White and black begin the game with 2 Cranes (C)
White and black begin the game with 1 Left quail (L)
White and black begin the game with 1 Right quail (R)
White and black begin the game with 2 Pheasants (P)
White and black begin the game with 8 Swallows (S)
White and black begin the game with 0 Gooses (+S)
White and black begin the game with 0 Eagles (+F)
The Phoenix is a royal piece (king).
Captured pieces go to your hand.
Pieces in-hand may be dropped on an empty square. This counts as a move.

Objectives

The game is won:

• If the enemy king is check-mated.

The game is a draw:

• If the enemy king is stale-mated.
• If the enemy only has a king left and cannot take your last piece
• If no progress has been made for 50 consecutive moves.
• If there is insufficient material to mate the enemy king.

Movement of the pieces

Phoenix (K)
The Phoenix moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: K
Falcon (F)
The Falcon moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: FsfW The Falcon can promote to a Eagle.
Crane (C)
The Crane moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: FvW
Left quail (L)
The Left quail moves and captures as a stepper (marked •). Betza description: fRrbBlbF
Right quail (R)
The Right quail moves and captures as a stepper (marked •). Betza description: fRlbBrbF
Pheasant (P)
The Pheasant moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: bFfD
Swallow (S)
The Swallow moves and captures as a stepper (marked •). Betza description: fWff@6 The Swallow cannot move back to the square it came from. The Swallow may not be dropped to deliver mate. The Swallow may not be dropped if there are already 2 friendly Swallows on the same file. The Swallow can promote to a Goose.
Goose (+S)
The Goose moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: fAbD The Goose demotes to Swallow when captured
Eagle (+F)
The Eagle moves and captures as a compound (marked •). Betza description: KbRfBbF2 The Eagle demotes to Falcon when captured

Promotion

Promotions are allowed when a piece moves into or out of the promotion zone.

Falcon (F)
The Falcon may promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with ×. The Falcon can promote to a Eagle.
Swallow (S)
The Swallow must promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with •. The Swallow may promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with ×. The Swallow can promote to a Goose.