1A traditional Japanese board game similar to chess, where players move pieces on a board aiming to checkmate the opponent's king; a distinctive feature is that captured pieces can be reused as your own.
祖父はよく近所の人と将棋を指している。
My grandfather often plays shogi with people in the neighborhood.
将棋のプロ棋士になるのは非常に狭き門だ。
Becoming a professional shogi player is an extremely narrow path.
子供の頃、父に将棋の駒の動かし方を教わった。
When I was a child, my father taught me how to move the shogi pieces.