a Shogi game consists of 3 phases, the opening, the middle game, and the end game.
the Opening
it’s like preparation time to go to war. both sides get Kings castled and develop their pieces to commit to which opening strategies they play before launching an attack.
the Middle game
it’s like a full-scale battle. roughly, when there are piece crashes, or a side sacrifice a Pawn to start attacking, we enter a middle game. there are many trades. you want to maneuver pieces and try to weaken your opponent’s defense.
the End game
the last battle. you try to destroy your opponent’s castle and start calculating to checkmate the enemy King.
