Shogi is a board-based strategy game similar to chess. In Japan, there are 10 million active players, and the game is spreading to more and more places around the world. What makes it unique is that the pieces are never permanently eliminated from the game — right up until the last moment, there is an intense battle to capture the opponent’s king.
Shogi was introduced to Hungary two decades ago, with the first club established in Debrecen, followed later by another in Budapest. By now, the player base has grown large enough for a national championship to be held annually

