Euro Shogi

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

The opening position for EuroShogi (8x8).

Rules

EuroShogi (8x8) is played on a 8x8 board White moves first. White and black begin the game with 2 Knights (N)
White and black begin the game with 2 Bishops (B)
White and black begin the game with 2 Gold generals (G)
White and black begin the game with 1 Rook (R)
White and black begin the game with 8 Pawns (P)
White and black begin the game with 0 Promoted Knights (+N)
White and black begin the game with 0 Dragon Horses (+B)
White and black begin the game with 0 Dragon Kings (+R)
White and black begin the game with 0 Promoted Pawns (+P)
White and black begin the game with 1 King (K)
The King 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 the same position occurs for the third time.
• If no progress has been made for 50 consecutive moves.
• If there is insufficient material to mate the enemy king.

Movement of the pieces

Knight (N)
The Knight moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: sWffN The Knight cannot move back to the square it came from. The Knight can promote to a Promoted Knight.
Bishop (B)
The Bishop moves and captures as a slider (marked •). Betza description: B The Bishop can promote to a Dragon Horse.
Gold general (G)
The Gold general moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: WfF
Rook (R)
The Rook moves and captures as a slider (marked •). Betza description: R The Rook can promote to a Dragon King.
Pawn (P)
The Pawn moves and captures as a stepper (marked •). Betza description: fWf@7 The Pawn cannot move back to the square it came from. The Pawn may not be dropped to deliver mate. The Pawn may not be dropped if there is already a friendly Pawn on the same file. The Pawn can promote to a Promoted Pawn.
Promoted Knight (+N)
The Promoted Knight moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: WfF The Promoted Knight demotes to Knight when captured
Dragon Horse (+B)
The Dragon Horse moves and captures as a compound (marked •). Betza description: BW The Dragon Horse demotes to Bishop when captured
Dragon King (+R)
The Dragon King moves and captures as a compound (marked •). Betza description: RF The Dragon King demotes to Rook when captured
Promoted Pawn (+P)
The Promoted Pawn moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: WfF The Promoted Pawn demotes to Pawn when captured
King (K)
The King moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: K

Promotion

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

Knight (N)
The Knight must promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with •. The Knight can promote to a Promoted Knight.
Bishop (B)
The Bishop must promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with •. The Bishop can promote to a Dragon Horse.
Rook (R)
The Rook must promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with •. The Rook can promote to a Dragon King.
Pawn (P)
The Pawn must promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with •. The Pawn can promote to a Promoted Pawn.