Shogi for Beginners


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Joseki at a Glance


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Game Changer


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Presents the story behind the self-learning artificial intelligence system with its stunning chess skills




4 Great Games


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The Manga Guide to Microprocessors


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Ayumi is a world-class shogi (Japanese chess) player who can’t be beaten—that is, until she loses to a powerful computer called the Shooting Star. Ayumi vows to find out everything she can about her new nemesis. Lucky for her, Yuu Kano, the genius programmer behind the Shooting Star, is willing to teach her all about the inner workings of the microprocessor—the “brain” inside all computers, phones, and gadgets. Follow along with Ayumi in The Manga Guide to Microprocessors and you’ll learn about: -How the CPU processes information and makes decision -How computers perform arithmetic operations and store information -logic gates and how they’re used in integrated circuits -the Key components of modern computers, including registers, GPUs, and RAM -Assembly language and how it differs from high-level programming languages Whether you’re a computer science student or just want to understand the power of microprocessors, you’ll find what you need to know in The Manga Guide to Microprocessors.




Pawn Power in Chess


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Profoundly original book demonstrates how basic relationships of one or two pawns constitute winning strategy. Multitude of examples illustrate theory. 182 diagrams. Index of games.







Tsume Puzzles for Japanese Chess


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Centuries before sudoku, crossword puzzles, or word searches challenged Western minds, Japanese military and royalty were creating and enjoying tsume puzzles. Tsume puzzles are mating puzzles for shogi (Japanese chess.) Shogi's history dates back 1000 years with archeological evidence that shogi existed in Japan at least by the 11th century. Some of the greatest know tsume puzzle books date back several centuries. Tsume puzzles have a long and honored tradition. Tsume are widely recognized to improve shogi skills. Tsume are also fun puzzles that anyone can enjoy. Whether your interest is in improving your shogi game, or just solving puzzles, this book provides many hours of entertaining shogi riddles. In this book you will find: * A complete introduction with rules of tsume puzzles and shogi rules that apply * Over 200 tsume puzzles of varying difficulty * Puzzles ranging from one move to thirteen moves * Solutions * Explanatory notes to many solutions * A quick reference section for those new to tsume and shogi




Tsume Shogi: 1-Move Checkmate 111 Problems


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The goal of the shogi game is to capture the opponent's kings. For this objective, I will recommend you solve Tsume Shogi. By solving it, you will acquire the following skills. Understand how to make good use of each piece. Be able to find a simple checkmate during a game. Be able to attack while paying attention to the opponent's defense. Tsume Shogi is a puzzle that helps you learn the various ways to capture a king. It is useful for both beginners and advanced players. In this book, I provide 111 problems of 1-move Tsume Shogi for beginners. I hope this training will help you do well in the endgame!




Japanese Chess (shogi); the Science and Art of War Or Struggle Philosophically Treated. Chinese Chess (chong-kie) and I-go


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