ramalam wrote:

Now that I think about it ; is that technically a legal move ?( In Chess)

Well, I'm not a tournament player, but as far as I can tell it's OK in chess (both USCF and FIDE rules) to first remove a captured piece from the board and then move the capturing piece to the now-vacant square, as long as it's all done with the same hand.  In fact, I've seen this happen in videos of high-level tournaments.  But I think it's much more common to use the "swoop-and-snatch" method.

You're right , they really to take a  lot of care placing the pieces.

As for the capturing , some of the people I used to play chess with did it like that.

Now that I think about it ; is that technically a legal move ?( In Chess)

I'm going to look like such a gaijin if I dont' get this right!!

ramalam wrote:

My first ever  Japanese shogi friend used to really ''thwack '' down his pieces like that. I've always been hopeless at it , now I might be able to get it right.

I've seen videos where the snapping was not as "violent" as shown here.  I've also noticed that after making a move, players generally make sure that the moved piece and surrounding pieces are carefully arranged on their respective squares; i.e., the bottom of the piece is placed near the bottom of the square.

I've also noticed that when making a capture, the opponent's piece is carefully removed first and then the square is occupied by the capturing piece.  In other words, no moving and capturing in a single motion as in chess. 

Hey Ami , you've done it again , this is great!

My first ever  Japanese shogi friend used to really ''thwack '' down his pieces like that. I've always been hopeless at it , now I might be able to get it right.

Keep em' coming .

ramalam