Play shogi online · free · no sign-up
Battle Hana, “The Spark”
You play first (▲, bottom). Tap a piece to see where it can go, then tap a square. Captured pieces appear in your hand — tap one to drop it back in.
VICTORY!
Seven more rivals are waiting in the app.
Kenji, Mika, Sato, Kuma, Rin, Taro and Gen — plus levels up to 10, an English review of this game, and 10,000 puzzles.
Play shogi online, free
This page lets you play a full game of shogi (Japanese chess) against Hana, the first rival of the Rival Road. Every rule is enforced — drops, promotion, the two-pawn rule, no pawn-drop mate — and Hana's moves come from the same engine that runs inside the app.
New to the game? Read how to play shogi first (it takes about ten minutes, with practice boards), then come back and beat Hana on level 1. Want a quick challenge? Try the daily tsume shogi puzzle.
In the app you can play eight rivals at levels 1–10, handicap games, live online games, correspondence shogi and tournaments — all with no ads.