Hasami shogi (はさみ将棋 hasami shōgi, "intercepting chess"[1]) is a variant of shogi (Japanese chess). The game has two main variants, and all Hasami variants, unlike other shogi variants, use only one type of piece, and the winning objective is not checkmate. One main variant involves capturing all but one of the opponent's men; the other involves building an unbroken vertical or horizontal chain of five-in-a-row.
Hasami shogi possesses simple rules while offering complex strategy. Variant 1 is popular among Japanese children.[2]
- ^ Murray, H. J. R. (1978). A History of Board-Games other than Chess (Reissued ed.). Hacker Art Books Inc. p. 54. ISBN 0-87817-211-4.
- ^ Pritchard (1994), p. 65