Chu Seireigi

Chu Seireigi combines elements of Chu Shogi with the ruleset of modern Shogi. It also has the benefit of not needing any special trading rules or locust moves.

Board

The board is a 12x12

Initial setup

Pieces actions and properties

Gold general: moves and captures to adjacent squares in any orthogonal or the forward diagonal direction.

Silver general: moves and captures to adjacent squares in any diagonal or the forward orthogonal direction.

Pawn : The Pawn: moves and captures to the square directly in front of it.

Rook : as in chess.

Bishop : as in chess.

King : as in chess.

Horse : The Knight has the two forward-most moves of the Chess knight.

Lance : The Lance moves as a Rook but only forward in the same file, never sideways or backward.

Running Rabbit

Swallow

Promotion

Great elephant is the promotion of Gold general

Running Wolf is the promotion of Silver general

Great Leopard is the promotion of Copper general

Heavenly horse is the promotion of shogi horse

Free Tiger is the promotion of Lance

Flying Ox is the promotion of the Great Leopard

Free Boar is the promotion of the Running Wolf

Whale is the promotion of the Strong Bear

Prancing Stag is the promotion of the Running Rabbit

Teaching King is the promotion of the Great Elephant

Treacherous Fox is the promotion of the Ram's-Head Soldier

Golden Bird is the promotion of the lying Swallow

Pawn promotes to tokin that move like a gold general

Rook and bishop gain king move with promotion

Drops

Captured pieces become prisoners and lose their promotion, guarded on your right. You can use your turn to put them back into play. A player can either move one of his pieces or drop a prisoner back into play on his behalf.

A pawn can’t be dropped on a column with an unpromoted pawn of the same color.

A pawn can’t make an immediate checkmate when dropped. It is allowed for other pieces.

A piece can’t be dropped is no subsequent move is possible, so a pawn cannot be dropped on the last line.

Available skins

2D skins are available for all, 3D skins need WebGL so please use Chrome or Firefox.