将棋

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 将棋(しょうぎ) is shogi, a Japanese board game in which two players compete by moving pieces.
• Basic usage: It is used for playing a match with a family member or predicting a move while watching a game.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The verb used for the game
  • The example's 将棋を指す means to play shogi. It uses a different verb from 囲碁を打つ, to play go.