Discover the ultimate free high-performance shogi app designed for players of all skill levels. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced player, you can enjoy 40 levels of full-scale AI, with the highest level reaching amateur 6-dan. Dive into comprehensive game record analysis and management post-game, and challenge yourself with four daily Tsume Shogi puzzles.

Free App

Experience the joy of playing shogi against adorable "chicks" with this free app. With 40 levels catering to beginners to advanced players (the highest level being amateur 6-dan), there's something for everyone.

Why Start Playing Shogi?

Beginners can start with confidence thanks to introductory courses, piece dropping games, weak AI, hints, waiting features, and piece movement guides. It's the perfect way to get into the game without feeling overwhelmed.

For Intermediate to Advanced Players

Intermediate to advanced players will find satisfaction with 40 levels, the highest being amateur 6-dan. Test your skills with rating games to measure your current strength.

Improve Your Shogi Skills

Enhance your shogi prowess with post-game analysis that pinpoints your mistakes. The app also judges and displays joseki and battle types, helping you refine your strategy.

In a Nutshell

This app is not just cute—it's a surprisingly high-performance shogi tool suitable for beginners to advanced players.

Main Features

• Compete against 40 levels of full-scale AI.
• Play against another person using the shogi board in a knee-to-knee setup.
• Use the examination function to compare your moves with AI's suggestions.
• Benefit from the game record analysis function that automatically identifies bad or doubtful moves.
• Engage with daily Tsume Shogi puzzles (4 questions: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and graded).
• Save and manage game records with AI using the game record management function, and import game records from other apps.

Detailed Function Explanation

Challenge authentic AI and enjoy knee-to-knee play with another person. With 40 levels of computer AI, beginners to advanced players can find their match. The app displays possible moves, making it easy for beginners to understand. Use the "Hint" button to see AI's suggested moves and their reading lines, helping you understand why certain moves are effective. You can also watch games between computers and switch AI opponents mid-game by resuming from the examination mode.

Improve post-game with the review function, which displays AI's reading lines, your actual moves, and situation evaluations. The game record analysis function automatically searches for bad moves and displays situation evaluations on a graph, making it easy to see where you went wrong. Save these analyses in game record files and refer to the official website for detailed instructions on reading the results.

Keep your game records organized. Save games played against AI, read game records in KIF/KI2/CSA formats, and manage records from other shogi apps. You can also import and save game record files from cloud services like Google Drive and Dropbox, and create start phases and Tsume Shogi phases.

Official Homepage

For more detailed function explanations, procedures, and Q&A, visit the official website at https://www.studiok-i.net/android/piyo_shogi.html.

Support

For any issues, opinions, or requests, contact 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. Your understanding and support are greatly appreciated.

Disclaimer

While we strive to ensure the software is problem-free, issues may arise. STUDIO-K does not guarantee against any damages caused by using this software and is not responsible for any such incidents.

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 wait.
• 2024/10/19 ver5.3.7: Adjusted the strength of levels 15-30 to be weaker.
• 2024/07/19 ver5.3.5: Implemented a function to transfer ratings, match records, real-life Tsume Shogi, and Piyo story progress during device changes. Note that game records are not included in the transfer; continue to save them to cloud storage. Access this feature from the top screen menu under "Data Transfer (Device Change)".
• 2024/06/16 ver5.3.4: Enabled selection of pieces other than the chick piece in dark mode.