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Create shogi board diagrams and illustrated game reviews in your browser.
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Shogi Review Notes

Look back on a game and turn it into a review article with board diagrams.

  • Load a game record by pasting a KIF file
  • Comment on key positions and try variations on the board
  • Export the article text together with its diagram images

Your games and comments are never uploaded.

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Shogi Diagram Maker

Quickly create a single board diagram as an image.

  • Place pieces freely, or load a position from SFEN
  • Copy or download the PNG image and SFEN
  • Great for explaining tactics, tsume problems, or social posts

The diagram feature of Review Notes, available as a standalone tool.

Open Diagram Maker
A diagram exported from Review Notes, with the last move highlighted, the side to move, and pieces in hand.
Example export An image exported from Review Notes. The last move, the side to move, and pieces in hand all fit in one diagram. View full size