shogi means japanese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Japan. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
shogi is pronounced /ˈʃoʊɡiː/.
noun
- Japanese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in Japan.“But to the surprise of many in the chess fraternity, Hassabis also began to compete in other mind games: bridge and backgammon, Diplomacy and draughts, as well as the Japanese chess variant shogi.”