The linked article about Alekhine's visit to Japan in 1933 is definitely worth reading if you want to read the point of view of a shogi player* learning Western

The linked article about Alekhine's visit to Japan in 1933 is definitely worth reading if you want to read the point of view of a shogi player* learning Western chess: https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/winter80.html#6994._Alekhine_v_Kimura_Tokyo_1933 https://www.chesshistory.com/winter/winter80.html#6994._Alek... PS: I just called Yoshio Kimura "a shogi player" because I don't know anything about shogi, but apparently he was a big deal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshio_Kimura_(shogi) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshio_Kimura_(shogi)