棋き力りょく

noun

skill in go or shogi

Refers to one's ability or strength in the board games go (囲碁) or shogi (将棋). Used in contexts of ranking, improvement, or comparison of players.

• 彼かれは棋き力りょくが高たかく、アマチュア大たい会かいで優ゆう勝しょうした。

  He has strong go/shogi skills and won an amateur tournament.

• 毎まい日にち詰つめ将しょう棋ぎを解といて棋き力りょくを上あげている。

  I improve my shogi skill by solving tsume-shogi puzzles every day.