Question: two player japanese board game similar to chess
Answer: Shogi ( 将棋 , shōgi ) ( / ˈʃoʊɡiː / , Japanese : ( ɕo̞ːɡi ) or ( ɕo̞ːŋi ) ) , also known as Japanese chess or the Game of Generals , is a two - player strategy board game in the same family as chess , chaturanga , makruk , shatranj , janggi and xiangqi , and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan .