Discover the joy of shogi with our high-performance, free shogi app, designed for players of all skill levels. Enjoy the challenge of playing against cute "chicks" with 40 levels of full-scale AI, where the highest level reaches the amateur 6-dan stage. Dive into game record analysis and management post-game, and tackle daily Tsume Shogi puzzles.

Why Start Playing Shogi?

Beginners can start with confidence thanks to introductory courses, piece dropping games, weaker AI settings, hints, and visual guides for piece movements. These features ensure a smooth learning curve and an enjoyable introduction to the game.

For Intermediate to Advanced Players

Intermediate to advanced players will find satisfaction with 40 challenging levels, the highest of which is amateur 6-dan. Test your skills with rating games that measure your current strength, ensuring you're always pushing your limits.

Enhance Your Shogi Skills

Improve your game by analyzing your game records post-match. Our app highlights which moves were incorrect and provides judgments on joseki and battle types, helping you refine your strategy.

What Makes This App Special?

More than just its adorable aesthetics, this app is a robust tool for shogi enthusiasts of all levels. It's not just cute—it's a powerful platform for learning and mastering shogi.

Main Features and Functions

• Challenge 40 levels of full-scale AI.
• Engage in two-player matches with a traditional knee-to-knee setup.
• Use the review function to compare your moves with AI suggestions.
• Benefit from the game record analysis function that automatically identifies bad or doubtful moves.
• Access daily Tsume Shogi puzzles across four difficulty levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and graded.
• Save and manage game records against AI, and import records from other apps for comprehensive management.

Detailed Function Explanations

Challenge yourself against our authentic AI, which ranges across 40 levels suitable for beginners to advanced players. Visual guides make it easy for newcomers to understand piece movements, while the "Hint" button offers insights into good moves, complete with reading lines to enhance your understanding.

Not only can you watch games between players and AI, but you can also observe matches between AI opponents. Players can face off knee-to-knee, although communication games are not supported. You can change the AI during a game by entering examination mode and selecting "Resume game from this stage" from the menu.

Post-game analysis is key to improvement. Use the review function to see AI reading lines, your move's reading line, and situational evaluations. The game record analysis function automatically searches for and highlights bad moves, displaying the results graphically for easy comprehension. These analyses can be saved in game record files for future reference.

Save your game records against AI in files and manage them efficiently. Our app supports reading KIF, KI2, and CSA format game record files, and you can copy and paste records to the clipboard. Manage records from other apps and save them to various clouds like Google Drive and Dropbox. You can also create start phases and Tsume Shogi phases.

Official Homepage

For a comprehensive list of features, detailed function explanations, and answers to frequently asked questions, visit our official website at https://www.studiok-i.net/android/piyo_shogi.html.

Support

For any issues, feedback, or requests, reach out to us via the "Send Request" option in the app's top menu. Visit our support page at https://www.studiok-i.net/android/piyo_shogi.html.

Free App Provision

We offer this app for free, supported by advertisements. We appreciate your understanding and support.

Disclaimer

While we strive to ensure the app's reliability, issues may arise. STUDIO-K does not guarantee against any damages caused by using this software and is not responsible for any such occurrences.

What's New in Version 5.3.8

Last updated on Nov 1, 2024

• 2024/10/29 ver5.3.8: Fixed an issue where pressing the [Menu] button during AI thinking in a match could cause a delay.
• 2024/10/19 ver5.3.7: Adjusted the strength of levels 15 to 30 to be (weaker).
• 2024/07/19 ver5.3.5: Implemented a feature to transfer ratings, match records, real-life Tsume Shogi, and Piyo Story progress when changing devices. Note that game records are not included in the transfer; please continue to save them to cloud storage as before. Select "Data Transfer (Device Change)" from the top screen menu.
• 2024/06/16 ver5.3.4: Enabled selection of pieces other than the chick piece in dark mode.