DragonKing: I'd say the biggest drawback of ShogiVar is that it's not two-player :) I want to play real people! (And yes, ZoG supports two-player, but only in real time...I don't have many continuous stretches of time to devote to, say, Chu shogi or larger)
ShogiVar is a great piece of software though, and it's good for getting familiar with the pieces.
(esconder) Se está à espera da sua vez, clique em "mudar", ao lado de "actualização" na página principal e mude o temporizador para uns 30 segundos para que veja mais depressa quando volta a ser a sua vez num jogo. (Servant) (mostrar todas as dicas)