Shogi in anime and manga

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L*24

!!1.

L*23

Dropping the lance closer isn't good enough, because the king can sneak out the side.2.

K-12

L-22+

K-13

+P-23

K-14

S*23

!!Only the Silver drop holds out the longest, thanks to its unique move.2.

K-12

+P-23

K-21

+P-22

P*23

P*22

K-11

P*12

Kx12

+Px23

K-11

P-21+

10.

Kx21

11.

+P-22

non-diagonal drops are faster2.

B*23

P*22

K-11

P*12

Bx12

P-21+

Bx21

+P-22

also faster, because the bishop does not protect its own head3

P*22

!3.

Lx23=

?the natural capture is a mistake, allowing the king the escape up the side.

(In a real game, you might take the piece with the tokin (a threatmate), but in tsume-shogi every move must be check!)4.

K-12

L-22+

K-13

+P-23

K-14

K-11

P*12

Sx12

Kx12

+Px23

K-11

P-21+

10.

Kx21

11.

+P-22

P-21+

Sx21

P*12

!10

Kx12

10.

Sx12

?11.

+P-22

+P-23

The point of keeping the lance back a space and all the pawn sacrifices!11.

L-23+

12.

K-11

13.

P*12

14.

Sx12

15.

+L-22

promoting the lance also works12

K-11

P*12

Sx12

+P-22

And mate in 15 moves.

This clever theme is found in many other tsume-shogi problems. (I'd be curious to know when it was first published!)

L*24

!!1.

L*23

This problem from the initial chapter of Mononofu showed that the protagonist had the proper "tunnel vision" for shogi analysis. Can you solve this "dan-level" problem?

Hint: you have to consider EVERY possible defensive drop.

I've collected a bunch of interesting shogi positions spotted in anime and manga. Let me know if you find others you'd like to have explained!

Shogi in anime and manga: Mononofu - Initial problem8

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