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  • Shogi Links

    NOTE: This post is a snapshot of resources as they were in 2014. I expect many of the links no longer work. However, I chose to keep even the dead links for historical purposes.

    Play Shogi Online

    For a while it was hard to find sites to play shogi. There’s been an upswing in the number of sites for playing shogi and shogi variants in the last few years. Here is a list of some of the more popular shogi and shogi variant sites.

    PlayOK – Shogi
    Human vs Human play. The graphics aren’t great, but there’s usually a good crowd to play games against.

    81 Dojo
    Human vs Human play. Includes standard shogi, handicaps, and several variants. Also, game analysis tools are included. This is a very nice site for serious students of shogi. I highly recommend this site.

    Internet Shogi Dojo
    Many will argue this is the best shogi site on the web. Plan on learning some Japanese if you want to take full advantage of this site. (more…)

  • Shogi Applet

    Spoiler: No modern web browsers support applets. I’ve kept my shogi applet here for historical purposes, and in case anyone has an old browser with an old computer and an old version of Java.

    These days, most computers, browsers, and mobile devices disable Applets intentionally. (Rumor has it that the reason Applets were shut down is that Java’s creator didn’t pay Washington the proper protection money, but that’s just the rumor.) If you’re lucky enough to still own a computer that works with Applets, this shogi Applet is a great way to get started learning shogi. I taught my children shogi using it, so it gets the job done.

    Java Applets are not supported by your browser. This Shogi game will only work if your browser supports Applets, and has Java and the Java plug-in installed. Once upon a time, they were free at www.java.com

    If Applets don’t work on your web browser, never fear! You can still play using the slightly updated version here.

    Installing the Shogi Applet

    Would you like a shogi game on your website? I’m giving mine out for free for not-for-profit use. In other words, if you are not charging money for people to play, then you can use my applet for free.

    The installation of the applet into your website is easy and only requires two simple steps.

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