Diagrammatic Chess (Western, Chinese, Japanese) Options around the world?
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Diagrammatic Pieces define the pieces moves on the item itself. This removes the need to memorize the moveset to the symbol needed in many forms of chess
Western Chess - Maple Landmark
Wooden Pieces with the moves written on the bottom (so you have to lift them up to see)
:::spoiler Maple Landmark Image
:::Japanese Chess - Dobutsu Shogi (in the greenwood)
Cute animals with the moves indicated by dots around the edge of the piece, probably the best diagrammatic set I've seen
:::spoiler Dobutsu shogi image
:::Japanese Chess - Kumon Study Shogi set
Very similiar to dobutsu shogi, but with the original character written in the middle instead of a cute animal. The wood feels good in the hand
:::spoiler Study Shogi image
:::Eastern chess sets will often have "westernized" pieces, that are different non-language characters symbols, but still require people to memorize a symbol lookup table.
I'd love to find diagrammatic options for Chinese Chess (XongQi), but I haven't seen any - do you know of options?
pychess.org has modified the dobutsu shogi piece set for western chess, bless their hearts.
GitHub - LuffyKudo/Doubutsu-Chess: Play chess using Dobutsu Shogi board and pieces.
Play chess using Dobutsu Shogi board and pieces. Contribute to LuffyKudo/Doubutsu-Chess development by creating an account on GitHub.
GitHub (github.com)
Dobutsu Chess
Dobutsu Chess is a theme I created for chess. It was based on Dobutsu Shogi (どうぶつしょうぎ, Animal Shogi), a modern small variant of shogi, the Japanese cousin of chess. And now you can use this style on Lichess.org! So what are you waiting for, install it now!
LuffyKudō (luffykudo.wordpress.com)
