Philosophy
What if the world’s chess traditions could meet — not merge — around a single board?
Parallel traditions
Chess in Europe, shogi in Japan, xiangqi in China — these are not lesser variations of one “true” chess. They are parallel traditions, equally valid, equally deep. Sanki brings their spirit onto one shared 8×8 board so they can meet.
Not the first meeting — and glad of it
Others have brought traditions face to face before us: pychess.org lets chess play a xiangqi-inspired army (Synochess) and a shogi one, drops included (Shinobi) — and we cite them gladly. What Sanki adds is the full triangle: chess, ōgi and xiongqi, any tradition against any other, expressed in a single formal system — one board notation, one piece notation, one move notation — rather than a bespoke rule set per crossing. And you play without creating an account: no sign-up, no email, no password.
A meeting place
Sashité’s vision goes beyond a contest between two players. The board becomes a meeting place where different traditions encounter each other, dialogue, and enrich one another. We don’t impose a single standard; we provide tools — a common board, a shared notation — and step back.
Yours to keep
The same spirit runs through the technology. Your identity is your own cryptographic key, not an account we hold; your games and ratings are public and portable, not locked to us. We operate services on your behalf; we never become the custodian of who you are.