Gnu Shogi Database (GSDB)

Browse hundreds of historical professional and amateur shogi games. Select a collection, pick a game, and replay it on the interactive board.

Kifu is a shogi game record. Every move is written down so the game can be replayed and studied later. Serious students of shogi build up - and work through - large libraries of kifu to understand openings, middlegame plans and yose (end-game) technique.

The Gnu Shogi Database (GSDB) is a collection of Japanese chess games and sample openings. Hundreds of shogi kifu (game records) have been documented. The orignal GSDB comes with an applet that allows viewing and manipulating of the collections. Unfortunately, the web browsing industry has discontinued support for Java applets. That makes browsing the collections trickier, without a little help.

For those techies interested in browsing the original GSDB 2.7.4 source code and license, you can download it here.

Just a note on shogi rankings: The lowest ranking is 15-kyu. The rankings go down to 1-kyu as the player improves. After 1-kyu, rankings begin counting up with 1-dan all the way up to 9-dan. Professional shogi players begin around 5-kyu and go up to 9-dan (the champion professional). Ameteurs of the same rank as professionals are typically less skilled than their professional counterparts.

German Open – Kifu #58

[Name "Matt Casters"] [Email "[email protected]"] [Country "Germany"] [Sente "Theeuwen Marc"] [Gote "Grimbergen Reijer"] [Black_grade "Grade"] [White_grade "Grade"] [Result "0-1"] [Comment ""] [Source "German Shogi Magazine, Thomas Majewski"] [Event "German Open"] [Date "19931113"] [Round "1"] [Venue "Himminghausen"] [Proam "Amateur"] P7g-7f P8c-8d S7i-6h P3c-3d S6h-7g S7a-6b S3i-4h S3a-4b P5g-5f P5c-5d S4h-5g G6a-5b G6i-7h P4c-4d K5i-6i G5b-4c G4i-5h S4b-3c P6g-6f K5a-4b P4g-4f K4b-3b R2h-4h B2b-3a B8h-7i K3b-2b P4f-4e P4dx4e R4hx4e G4a-3b G5h-6g P9c-9d R4e-4h P'4d S5g-4f P9d-9e P5f-5e P5dx5e S4fx5e P'5d S5e-4f S6b-5c B7i-6h S5c-6d K6i-7i P7c-7d P'4e P4dx4e P'4d S3cx4d S4fx4e S4dx4e R4hx4e P'4d R4e-4h N8a-7c P3g-3f P9e-9f P9gx9f P'9g S7g-8f L9ax9f S8fx9g L9fx9g+ L9ix9g P'9h K7i-8h S6d-5e L9g-9c+ R8b-6b P'5f N7c-8e P8g-8f P9h-9i+ K8hx9i S'9g N8ix9g N8ex9g+ P'9h S'8g K9i-8i +N9gx9h K8i-7i S8gx7h+ K7ix7h P8d-8e P5fx5e B3ax8f K7h-6i P5dx5e P'5g P5e-5f P5gx5f P'5g S'4g N'4e S'4f +N9h-8h K6i-5i B8fx6h+ G6gx6h B'3i B'7c G'5h S4gx5h P5gx5h+ G6hx5h P'5g S4fx5g N4ex5g+ G5hx5g +N8h-7h K5i-4i B3ix4h+ K4ix4h +N7h-6h P'4i R'7h S'4g +N6h-6g G'5h +N6gx5h S4gx5h S'6h S'6g R7h-7i+ N'5e G4c-3c B7cx6b+ +R7i-5i K4h-4g S6hx5g+ K4gx5g S'6h K5g-4f G'5g N'2e G5gx5h N2ex3c+ N2ax3c S6gx5h P4d-4e K4f-3g N'2e K3g-2f S'1e