Etymology

tsume shogi

Today it means: Shogi problems in which the goal is to find a forced checkmate. Full definition →

Japanese 詰将棋
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from詰将棋“shogi mating problems”
  2. English todaytsume shogi

Borrowed from Japanese 詰将棋 (tsumeshōgi, “shogi mating problems”).

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