How to use the lances and knights in shogi?

That;s hard.

The lance only moves ahead in a straight line and when it promotes, it moves like the gold general. lishogi.org/learn#/6
The knight moves in an L shape, but only ahead. When it promotes it moves like the gold general. lishogi.org/learn#/5

Use them for King safety mainly, especially after you castle your King. In some situations it can even be a good attacking piece against advancing pawns.

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Actually you don't use them, I just keep them dumped in their original seat and let them defend lol

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#3 Um… no

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But I never castle......
So should I castle?

Yup castling can be very useful in shogi for King safety.

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Indeed, since lances and knights cannot retreat, be careful about moving them forward.

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