入にゅう玉ぎょく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

entering the opponent's camp with the king

In shogi, the act of moving one's king into the opponent's promotion zone (the last three ranks). Once entered, the king is harder to checkmate and the game often enters a long endgame.

• 終しゅう盤ばんで入にゅう玉ぎょくを狙ねらう戦せん法ぽうもある。

  There are strategies that aim for entering the opponent's camp with the king in the endgame.

• 入にゅう玉ぎょくされると詰つませるのが難むずかしくなる。

  Once the opponent's king enters your territory, it becomes difficult to checkmate.