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.

Zen Nihon Pro – Kifu #5

  
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 1 ☗7六歩不成
 2 ☖8四歩不成
 3 ☗6八飛不成
 4 ☖3四歩不成
 5 ☗6六歩不成
 6 ☖6二銀不成
 7 ☗1六歩不成
 8 ☖1四歩不成
 9 ☗4八玉不成
 10 ☖5四歩不成
 11 ☗3八銀不成
 12 ☖4二玉不成
 13 ☗3九玉不成
 14 ☖3二玉不成
 15 ☗7八銀不成
 16 ☖5二金不成
 17 ☗5八金不成
 18 ☖3三角不成
 19 ☗4六歩不成
 20 ☖2二玉不成
 21 ☗7七角不成
 22 ☖5三銀不成
 23 ☗3六歩不成
 24 ☖1二香不成
 25 ☗3七桂不成
 26 ☖4四歩不成
 27 ☗6五歩不成
 28 ☖1一玉不成
 29 ☗2六歩不成
 30 ☖2二銀不成
 31 ☗2七銀不成
 32 ☖4三金不成
 33 ☗3八金不成
 34 ☖3一金不成
 35 ☗2八玉不成
 36 ☖7四歩不成
 37 ☗6七銀不成
 38 ☖8五歩不成
 39 ☗6九飛不成
 40 ☖5一角不成
 41 ☗4九飛不成
 42 ☖7三角不成
 43 ☗5六銀不成
 44 ☖3二飛不成
 45 ☗4五歩不成
 46 ☖4二飛不成
 47 ☗4四歩不成
 48 ☖4四金不成
 49 ☗4五歩
 50 ☖4三金不成
 51 ☗2五歩不成
 52 ☖3三金不成
 53 ☗9六歩不成
 54 ☖9四歩不成
 55 ☗9八香不成
 56 ☖8二飛不成
 57 ☗1八玉不成
 58 ☖6二角不成
 59 ☗2八玉不成
 60 ☖8六歩不成
 61 ☗8六歩不成
 62 ☖7五歩不成
 63 ☗7五歩不成
 64 ☖7六歩
 65 ☗6八角不成
 66 ☖7二飛不成
 67 ☗6七銀不成
 68 ☖7五飛不成
 69 ☗5六歩不成
 70 ☖7四飛不成
 71 ☗6六銀不成
 72 ☖7七歩成
 73 ☗7七角不成
 74 ☖7六飛不成
 75 ☗4八飛不成
 76 ☖3五歩不成
 77 ☗3五歩不成
 78 ☖4二銀不成
 79 ☗3六銀不成
 80 ☖3四歩
 81 ☗3四歩不成
 82 ☖3四金不成
 83 ☗4七金不成
 84 ☖3五金不成
 85 ☗2七銀不成
 86 ☖3三銀不成
 87 ☗3六歩
 88 ☖2六金不成
 89 ☗2六銀不成
 90 ☖2六角不成
 91 ☗5五歩不成
 92 ☖5五歩不成
 93 ☗5五銀不成
 94 ☖7三桂不成
 95 ☗4四歩不成
 96 ☖6五桂不成
 97 ☗4三歩成
 98 ☖7七桂不成
 99 ☗7七桂不成
 100 ☖7七飛成
 101 ☗3二金
 102 ☖5六桂
 103 ☗3三と不成
 104 ☖3三桂不成
 105 ☗2二金不成
 106 ☖2二金不成
 107 ☗3一銀
 108 ☖3二金不成
 109 ☗2二銀
 110 ☖2二金不成
 111 ☗2二銀不成
 112 ☖2二玉不成
 113 ☗3四桂
 114 ☖1三玉不成
 115 ☗2七金
 116 ☖4八桂成
 117 ☗4八金不成
 118 ☖7一角不成
 119 ☗4六銀不成
 120 ☖4七歩
 121 ☗1五歩不成
 122 ☖2四歩不成
 123 ☗4九金不成
 124 ☖6七角
 125 ☗3五銀不成
 126 ☖2三玉不成
 127 ☗4四桂
 128 ☖2五桂不成
 129 ☗2五桂不成
 130 ☖4九角成
 131 ☗4五桂
 132 ☖3八馬不成
 133 ☗3八玉不成
 134 ☖4八歩成
[Name "Matt Casters"] [Email "matt@netpoint.be"] [Country "Japan"] [Sente "Fujii"] [Gote "Yashiki"] [Black_grade "6dan"] [White_grade "7dan"] [Result ""] [Comment "Original filename : 14zen2.txt"] [Source "Reijer Grimbergen"] [Event "14th Zen Nihon Pro Tournament"] [Date "19960420"] [Round "2"] [Venue ""] [Proam "Professional"] P7g-7f P8c-8d R2h-6h P3c-3d P6g-6f S7a-6b P1g-1f P1c-1d K5i-4h P5c-5d S3i-3h K5a-4b K4h-3i K4b-3b S7i-7h G6a-5b G6i-5h B2b-3c P4g-4f K3b-2b B8h-7g S6b-5c P3g-3f L1a-1b N2i-3g P4c-4d P6f-6e K2b-1a P2g-2f S3a-2b S3h-2g G5b-4c G4i-3h G4a-3a K3i-2h P7c-7d S7h-6g P8d-8e R6h-6i B3c-5a R6i-4i B5a-7c S6g-5f R8b-3b P4f-4e R3b-4b P4ex4d G4cx4d P'4e G4d-4c P2f-2e G4c-3c P9g-9f P9c-9d L9i-9h R4b-8b K2h-1h B7c-6b K1h-2h P8e-8f P8gx8f P7d-7e P7fx7e P'7f B7g-6h R8b-7b S5f-6g R7bx7e P5g-5f R7e-7d S6g-6f P7f-7g+ B6hx7g R7d-7f R4i-4h P3d-3e P3fx3e S5c-4b S2g-3f P'3d P3ex3d G3cx3d G5h-4g G3d-3e S3f-2g S4b-3c P'3f G3e-2f S2gx2f B6bx2f P5f-5e P5dx5e S6fx5e N8a-7c P4e-4d N7cx6e P4d-4c+ N6ex7g= N8ix7g R7fx7g+ G'3b N'5f +P4cx3c N2ax3c G3bx2b G3ax2b S'3a G2b-3b S'2b G3bx2b S3ax2b= K1ax2b N'3d K2b-1c G'2g N5fx4h+ G4gx4h B2f-7a S5e-4f P'4g P1f-1e P2c-2d G4h-4i B'6g S4f-3e K1c-2c N'4d N3cx2e N3gx2e B6gx4i+ N'4e +B4ix3h K2hx3h P4g-4h+ {Resigns}