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Discover the joy of shogi with our free, high-performance shogi app, perfect for players of all skill levels. Featuring 40 levels of full-scale AI, from beginner to an impressive amateur 6-dan, you can enjoy competitive play that challenges and grows with you. Daily Tsume Shogi puzzles offer four questions tailored for beginners, intermediates, advanced players, and graded enthusiasts, ensuring everyone finds a suitable challenge.

Free App

Engage in matches against our charming "chick" AI across 40 levels, suitable for everyone from novices to experienced players.

Why Start Playing Shogi?

New to shogi? Our app provides a welcoming start with introductory courses, piece dropping games, weak AI, hints, waiting, and piece movement guides, making it easy for beginners to jump right in.

For Intermediate to Advanced Players

Our app caters to more seasoned players too, with 40 levels peaking at an amateur 6-dan. Test your skills with rating games and push your limits.

Improve Your Shogi Skills

After your match, delve into game record analysis to pinpoint where you went wrong. Our app assesses and displays jouseki and battle types, helping you refine your strategy.

In a Nutshell

More than just its adorable interface, this app is a powerhouse for shogi enthusiasts of all levels.

Main Features and Functions

• Compete against 40 levels of full-scale AI.
• Enjoy face-to-face play with a friend using our shogi board.
• Utilize the examination function to compare your moves with AI's suggestions.
• Benefit from the game record analysis feature that automatically identifies suboptimal moves.
• Engage with daily Tsume Shogi questions for beginners, intermediates, advanced, and graded players.
• Save and manage game records with AI, and import and manage records from other apps.

Detailed Function Explanation

Challenge authentic AI across 40 levels, perfect for beginners to advanced players. Our app displays possible moves, making it beginner-friendly. Use the "Hint" button for AI suggestions, complete with reading lines to understand the strategy behind each move. Watch AI vs. AI matches or play against another human player face-to-face. Adjust AI difficulty mid-game and record your match results. Set up rating games with adjustable time limits and piece drops.

Post-game, use the review function to analyze your moves. The "Examine" button shows AI's reading lines, your actual moves, and situation evaluations, offering insights for improvement. The game record analysis function automatically searches for bad moves, displaying situation evaluations on a graph for easy understanding. Save these analyses in game record files and refer to our official website for detailed guidance.

Keep your game records organized. Save your matches against AI, and read game records from other shogi apps or published records. Our app supports KIF, KI2, and CSA formats, allowing you to copy, paste, and manage records from various sources, including clouds like Google Drive and Dropbox. Create start phases and Tsume Shogi phases for further practice.

Official Homepage

For a complete overview of our features, detailed function explanations, and support, visit our official website:

https://www.studiok-i.net/android/piyo_shogi.html

Support

Need help? Visit our official website for support. For issues, feedback, or requests, use the "Send Request" option in the app's top menu.

Free App Provision

Our app remains free thanks to advertisements. We appreciate your understanding.

Disclaimer

While we strive for a flawless experience, STUDIO-K cannot guarantee against potential software issues and is not liable for any resulting damages.

What's New in the Latest Version 5.3.8

Last updated on Nov 1, 2024

• 2024/10/29 ver5.3.8 - Fixed an issue where pressing the [Menu] button during AI thinking in a match could cause waiting.
• 2024/10/19 ver5.3.7 - Adjusted the strength of levels 15-30 to be weaker.
• 2024/07/19 ver5.3.5 - Implemented a function to transfer ratings, match records, practical Tsume Shogi, and Piyo story progress during device changes. Note: Game records are not transferred; continue to save them to cloud storage. Access "Data Migration (Device Change)" from the top menu.
• 2024/06/16 ver5.3.4 - Added the ability to select pieces other than the chick piece in dark mode.