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Shogi is a highly tactical, strategic game also known as Japanese chess. This is much like international chess, has a similar setup, and is played quite the same.It has 81 squares in 9 ranks (rows) by 9 files (columns) placed on a rectangular board. It is played among two players. Each player receives 20 flat pentagon-shaped pieces, 1 king 1 rook 1 bishop 2 gold generals 2 silver generals 2 knights 2 lances 9 pawns…