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Chu shogi -LRB- 中将棋 chu shogi or Middle Shogi -RRB- is a strategy board game native to Japan .. strategy. Abstract strategy game. board game. board game. Japan. Japan. shogi. shogi. It is similar to modern shogi -LRB- sometimes called Japanese chess -RRB- in its rules and gameplay .. shogi. shogi. Its name means `` mid-sized shogi '' , from a time when there were three sizes of shogi variants that were regularly being played .. shogi. shogi. Chu shogi seems to have been developed in the early 14th century as a derivative of dai shogi -LRB- `` large shogi '' -RRB- .. shogi. shogi. dai shogi. dai shogi. There are earlier references , but it is not clear that they refer to the game as we now know it .. With fewer pieces than dai shogi , the game is considered more exciting , and was still commonly played in Japan in 1928 -- 1939 , especially in Kyoto .. Japan. Japan. shogi. shogi. dai shogi. dai shogi. Kyoto. Kyoto. The game largely died out after World War II despite the advocacy of prominent shogi players such as Fumiaki Okazaki and Oyama Yasuharu -LRB- who played chu shogi when young and credited it with the development of his personal cautious and tenacious shogi style -RRB- .. shogi. shogi. World War II. World War II. Fumiaki Okazaki. Fumiaki Okazaki. Oyama Yasuharu. Yasuharu Oyama. In 1976 , there were about 30 -- 40 masters of the game .. It has gained some adherents in the West , and still maintains a society -LRB- the Chushogi Renmei , or Japanese Chu Shogi Association -RRB- and an online following in Japan .. Japan. Japan. The main reference work in English is the Middle Shogi Manual by George Hodges .