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Shogi Dojo is a shogi (Japanese chess) app for beginners, with menus and hints in English. Play against 8 AI levels, solve 1,770 tsume puzzles (mate-in-1 and mate-in-3), and climb from 15 kyu to 1 dan.

New to shogi? Start at the easiest level, use hints and takebacks, and see why you lost in one short line after each game.

■ A quiet dojo on your iPhone
• A kaya-wood board, calligraphy pieces, and wooden piece stands
• The crisp click of a real piece, with sound and vibration
• The last move is marked in soft vermilion, so you never lose track

■ 8 AI levels that grow with you
• From 15 kyu for first-time players up to 1 dan
• Hints and takebacks help you learn as you play
• The AI moves in a few seconds, so games keep a steady pace

■ Tsume puzzles (mate problems)
• 1,020 mate-in-1 and 750 mate-in-3 puzzles, played stage by stage
• Pick any stage you have solved from the list to solve it again
• Every new puzzle you solve adds XP toward your next rank
• Missed a checkmate in your own game? Solve that position again from the review

■ Learn from every game
• After a game, step through it move by move
• After a loss, the review marks the move where things went wrong and tells you why in one short line, such as "You missed a checkmate" or "This move let your Rook be taken for free"

■ Ranks and a piece that grows
• Start at 15 kyu and earn XP with each win; beating a stronger AI earns more, and can even jump you up several ranks at once
• A loss of 20 moves or more against an equal or stronger AI still earns XP
• As you rank up, your own piece grows in 8 steps, from Pawn to King

■ Coins
• A hint or a takeback costs 1 coin
• You get 5 coins for each win, and 50 coins for watching an optional video
• Coins cannot be bought

■ Free, with ads
• The app is free and shows ads. Full-screen ads appear only between games or puzzle stages, never during play
• A one-time purchase removes the banner and full-screen ads
• Plays fully offline. No account needed

Follows the official rules of shogi, including nifu (two pawns on a file), uchifuzume (no checkmate by pawn drop), and sennichite (repetition).