Shogi – Play & Learn

Learn shogi with a cat who has seen it all.

Shogi is Japanese chess, where captured pieces come back to fight for you. Koma, your coach, watches every move and explains it in plain words.

Coming soon to the App Store

Koma, a white cat with a red scarf

See it in action

Koma watches. You get better.

Koma: Strong move. — A good move gets a nod.

Koma: Strong move. — A good move gets a nod.

Koma: Could be better. Want to find it? — A weaker one, a second chance.

Koma: Could be better. Want to find it? — A weaker one, a second chance.

The better move shown in blue — Stuck? Koma shows it in blue.

The better move shown in blue — Stuck? Koma shows it in blue.

A lesson about the knight fork — Lessons on a real board.

A lesson about the knight fork — Lessons on a real board.

Play & learn

Short steps, a coach at your side.

The home screen

The home screen

Pick up where you left off

Your next lesson, today's puzzle and your next opponent, all on one screen.

The lesson path of unit 1

The lesson path of unit 1

Bite-sized lessons

From how the pieces move to your first mate in two. A few minutes each, on a real board.

The puzzle path with the puzzle of the day

The puzzle path with the puzzle of the day

A mate a day

Hundreds of mate puzzles, plus a new one every day to keep your streak going.

Opponents

Bots with character, not random blunders.

Tanuki

Playful. Tries a silly move now and then.

Crane

Elegant and patient. Defends neatly.

Fox

Sly. Sets traps.

Coming soon

Dragon

Full strength. The final boss.

Coming soon

For chess players

Know chess? You know half of it.

The pieces look like the chess pieces you know, and the board shows where each one can go. When you're ready, switch to kanji, and later to the traditional look of a real board. Already reading kanji? Then you start there.

Stones with chess-style icons — Start Chess-style icons, two colours

Stones with chess-style icons — Start Chess-style icons, two colours

The same stones with kanji — Next step Kanji

The same stones with kanji — Next step Kanji

One colour, the opponent's kanji upside down — Like a real board One colour, the opponent's pieces upside down

One colour, the opponent's kanji upside down — Like a real board One colour, the opponent's pieces upside down

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