Does anyone actually play this variant? (Taikyoku) : r/shogi

Since Shogi has such a low draw rate, do some top players suspect the game may in fact be a forced win by one side? If so, what side is more likely

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Taikyoku shōgi, the largest known variant of shōgi (Japanese chess), which was created by 16th-century priests. The board is a grid of 36x36 (1296 squares), and each player starts with 402 pieces

Is there a website where I can play taikyoku? : r/shogi

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Since Shogi has such a low draw rate, do some top players suspect the game may in fact be a forced win by one side? If so, what side is more likely

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cohost! - okay so before I found taikyoku shōgi, @love suggested tamerlane chess, which is much smaller than taikyoku shōgi but also much weirder

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