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Japanese Chess Words and Terms

Do you want to play chess with a Japanese person but don't know what words to use? In this article, we will share a list of chess-related terms and words in Japanese. Take advantage of the situation and also highlight words from shogi, Japanese chess.

Japanese Chess Terms

RomajiJapanesePortuguese
checkmateチェックメートCheckmate
"anpasen" does not require translation as it appears to be a term or name that should remain unchanged in the output.アンパサンstalemate capturing a pawn that has just moved with another pawn
Apply pressure圧力をかけるTo apply pressure to an area of the frame
banplayer turn
bishoppuビショップBishop
check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array of pieces on the board, etc
counterattack反撃counter-attack
ippo一歩one step, move a square (king)
joban序盤starting game
explanation解説game commentary, etc.
kifu棋譜chess game log, go, etc.
kinguキングking
komachess piece from another similar game
attack攻撃attack
exchange交換exchange parts (suru verb)
kuiinクイーンqueen
blackクロplayer playing with black pieces
kuukan空間space like in the dominant space in the center of the board, etc.
kyasuringuキャスリングexchanging rook and king on both sides of the board
kyokumen局面the general position or state of the council
"masu"マス [升]the square on the board has 1 hitomasu square, 2 futamasu squares...
night ナイトhorse
naraberu並べるto align pieces in a frame, etc.
introduction入門introduction or chess guide
pōn ポーンpawn
puromooshyonPromotion (also 昇格promotion of a pawn to another piece queen, etc.
rūkuルークTower
regrasルールhow to play the game
senjutsu戦術tactics
strategy戦略strategy
winning the championship選手権championship, title used for chess and other sports
match試合match / game
shihai suru支配するto dominate
shiroシロplayer playing with white pieces
"shuuban"終盤game over
teaa chess move
tenkai suru展開するdevelop a play
torikaesuとりかえすrecapture a piece that just captured another piece
toruとるcapture a piece
move(駒を)動かすmove a piece [transitive]
ugoku(駒が)動くmove a piece [intransitive]