Floating piece - Ukigoma

Japanese: 浮き駒 - うきごま
Floating piece - Ukigoma


[Other terms]
A free piece is a piece that is not playing any role and is not in the position to defend the king or to fight the main battle. A floating piece is not connected to any of the other pieces and is easily targeted by the opponent. A stake piece is a piece that can be taken and used at any time.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "floating pieces" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


【その他の用語】
遊び駒局面の争点や王の守りからはずれた位置にあって,なんの働きもしていない駒。 浮き駒(離れ駒)味方の駒と連絡がなく,相手にねらわれやすい駒。 質駒いつでも取られて利用される状態にある駒。…

※「浮き駒」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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