Do you want to play chess with a Japanese but don't know which words to use? In this article, we will share a list of terms and words related to Japanese chess. Take advantage of the situation and also highlight words from the shogi, Japanese chess.
Japanese Chess Terms
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| Romaji | Japanese | English |
| chekkumeeto | チェックメート | check-mate |
| anpasen | アンパサン | deadlock capturing a pawn that has just moved with another pawn |
| atsuryoku wo kakeru | 圧力をかける | To apply pressure to an area of the frame |
| ban | 番 | player turn |
| bishoppu | ビショップ | Bishop |
| chekku | チェック | Check |
| chesu | チェス | Chess |
| chesu ban | チェス盤 | Chessboard |
| chuuban | 中盤 | middle game |
| haichi | 配置 | arrangement of parts in the frame, etc. |
| hangeki | 反撃 | counterattack |
| ippo | 一歩 | one step, move a square (king) |
| joban | 序盤 | starting game |
| kaisetsu | 解説 | commentary on a game, etc. |
| kifu | 棋譜 | registration of a game of chess, go, etc. |
| kingu | キング | King |
| koma | 駒 | chess piece from another similar game |
| kougeki | 攻撃 | attack |
| koukan | 交換 | swap parts (verb suru) |
| kuiin | クイーン | queen |
| kuro | クロ | player playing with black pieces |
| kuukan | 空間 | space as in the dominant space in the center of the board, etc. |
| kyasuringu | キャスリング | swapping rook and king on both sides of the board |
| kyokumen | 局面 | the general position or state of the council |
| but u | マス [升] | square on the board has 1 hitomasu square, 2 futamasu squares… |
| naito | ナイト | horse |
| naraberu | 並べる | to align parts in a frame, etc. |
| nyūmon | 入門 | chess introduction or guide |
| pōn | ポーン | pawn |
| puromooshyon | プロモーション （also 昇格 | promotion of a pawn to another queen piece, etc. |
| rūku | ルーク | Tower |
| rules | ルール | how to play the game |
| senjutsu | 戦術 | tactics |
| senryaku | 戦略 | strategy |
| senshuken | 選手権 | championship, title used for chess and other sports |
| shiai | 試合 | match / game |
| shihai suru | 支配する | master |
| shiro | シロ | player playing with white pieces |
| shuuban | 終盤 | game over |
| you | 手 | a chess move |
| tenkai suru | 展開する | develop a play |
| torikaesu | とりかえす | re-capture a piece that just took another piece |
| toru | とる | capture a piece |
| ugokasu | (駒を）動かす | move a part [transitive] |
| ugoku | (駒が）動く | move a piece [intransitive] |
