5: ThePharmacist (1374) ☗8☗5☗92021-06-16 12:51

>>1  Gnolod

I thought that shogi live was only in iOS, it's good to know that is available in android and not available in iOS

4: captbirdseye (700) 2021-06-14 13:54 (Edited at 2021-06-14 23:16)

>>3  captbirdseye

There's also an excellent 24-page booklet by John Fairbairn, 'Shogi - How to Play', published by The Shogi Association in 1979. A very nice short introduction.

It's probably out-of-print, but Angela Hodges *may* still have copies.

3: captbirdseye (700) 2021-06-14 05:48 (Edited at 2021-06-14 06:20)

>  any good english websites or books to read?

Websites: Wikipedia

Books: This is my own list of English language books (I do not read, write or speak Japanese). These are the ones which are worth looking at IMO:

Those marked with a * are good for new players. Whatever, they are all good.

Better Moves for Better Shogi, Teruichi Aono, (trans. John Fairbairn), Man to Man Books, 1983, 2377-906053-2732. (re-printed about 10 years ago - can't find the ISBN)

Guide to Shogi Openings, Teruichi Aono, (trans. John Fairbairn), Man to Man Books, 1983, 2377-906052-2732.

Tsume Puzzles for Japanese Chess, T Gene Davis, 2011,146369055X.

*Shogi for Beginners, John Fairbairn, The Ishi Press, 1989, 487187201-7. (Available from Mrs. A.Hodges george.hodges@talk21.com, and possibly here:https://www.schaakengo.nl/goshop-keima/shogi-889416/

Habu's Words (http://www.shogifoundation.co.uk/habu.html), Y Habu, The Shogi Foundation, 2000, 0 9531089 2 9.

Masters of Shogi (http://www.shogifoundation.co.uk/masters.html), Y Habu & Tony Hosking, The Shogi Foundation, 978 09531089 4 7.

*4 Great Games (http://www.shogifoundation.co.uk/4gg.html), Tony Hosking, The Shogi Foundation, 1998, 09531089 1 0.

*The Art of Shogi (http://www.shogifoundation.co.uk/aos.html), Tony Hosking, The Shogi Foundation, March 1997.

Classic Shogi (http://www.shogifoundation.co.uk/classic.html), Tony Hosking, The Shogi Foundation, 2006, 09531089 3 7.

Ending Attack Techniques, Takashi Kaneko (trans. Tomohide Kawasaki), Nekomado, 2012, 978-4- 905225-03-4.

Storming the Mino Castle, Takashi Kaneko, (trans. Richard Sams), Nekomado, 2013, 978-4-905225- 05-8.

Joseki at a Glance, Madoka Kitao (trans. Tomohide Kawasaki), At a Glance Series, 2011, 978-4-9052-2501-0.

Edge Attack at a Glance, Madoka Kitao, (trans. Tomohide Kawasaki), At a Glance Series, 2012, 978-4-9052-2502-7.

Sabaki at a Glance, Madoka Kitao (trans. Tomohide Kawasaki), At a Glance Series, 2013, 978-4-9052-2510-2.

Ending Attack at a Glance, Madoka Kitao (trans: Tomohide Kawasaki), At a Glance Series, 2014, 978-4-9052-2513-3.

If you go down the road of looking for some of the older books on the internet, *don't* pay over the odds for 
them - there are some plain silly prices being asked on t'internet, but some can still be found at a reasonable 
price at the Aobo Shop (http://en.aobo-shop.com/) and one or two other places (http://www.shogifoundation.co.uk/), 
Nekomado Shop (http://shop.nekomado.com/), Angela Hodges(?). This comment applies to most of the out-of-print books in the list.

The Art of Shogi is pretty good for openings, and other theory, as are Better Moves for Better Shogi and 
Guide to Shogi Openings (very hard to find - took me 5 years to track down a copy!). The 'At a Glance' series are good too.

There are one or two REALLY BAD books in English - be careful...

Oh, aye, I forgot - BMFBS and GTSO are available as paid-for downloads (PDF) from Angela Hodges - also the complete run of 'Shogi' magazine (PDF). There is a pricelist here: https://tinyurl.com/ShogiPriceList - I don't guarantee the prices are up to date, but you will be able to see what's available...

2: ThePharmacist (1374) ☗8☗5☗92021-06-13 23:09

Hi, shogiDB2 it's always an option :)

1: Gnolod (1680) ☗7☗11☗72020-09-06 19:58

If you have a smartphone with android, you can subscribed to Shogi live. It´s an app with official and up-to-date games.