This is a revised edition of a long-selling popular series, with over 500,000 copies sold.

Shogi is a game where the winner is the one who checkmates the opponent's king in the least number of moves. However, when learning shogi, it’s often difficult to understand what checkmate is and how to approach the opponent's king effectively. If your opponent is well-defended with a proper fortress, it can be very challenging to even get close to their king, let alone checkmate it.

Thus, this book focuses on the final phase of the game, the "endgame," where victory is decided.

The aim is to understand what checkmate is and how to pursue it by learning the techniques to approach the opponent's king. By doing so, you will dramatically increase your chances of winning in actual matches and enjoy shogi even more.

Speed is crucial in the endgame. The book introduces many techniques known as "tesuji" that help to corner the opponent's king. We encourage you to read this book, grasp the concepts of the endgame, and seize the winning move.

*This book is a renewal of "Habu Yoshiharu's Children's Shogi: Introduction to Winning in the Endgame," published in 2012, with new information added.

Supervised by: Yoshiharu Habu
Size: A5, Pages: 208

Table of Contents

Introduction
Prologue: What is the Endgame?
Chapter 1: Learn to Approach the Opponent's King
Chapter 2: Try Applying Checkmate Threats and Must-Do Moves
Chapter 3: Secure Victory with Checkmate
Chapter 4: Break down a Strong Fortress
Chapter 5: Learn Defensive Moves to Delay the Opponent's Attack
Chapter 6: Level Up with Challenge Problems