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1. Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. (12x12, Cells: 144) (Recognized!) Author: H. G. Muller.

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1. Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.

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1. Janggi: Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and Jean-Louis Cazaux.
2. Japanese Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.

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1. Makruk (Thai chess). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
2. Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Shigenobu Kusumo.

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1. Xiangqi (象棋): Chinese Chess. Links and rules for Xiangqi (Chinese Chess). (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.

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1. 125 Percent Shogi and 125 Percent Xiang Qi. 4-player versions of Oriental variants on cross-shaped boards. (15x15, Cells: 125) By Charles Gilman.
2. 2Hit Shogi. Shogi with 2 hits to destroy a piece, and drop pieces at start. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
3. 3D Shogi. Three dimensional version of Japanese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
4. 3D Xiang Qi. Three dimensional version of Chinese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.

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1. Ajax Xiangqi. The Ajax 'effect' meets Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Jose Carrillo.
2. Akenhead's Chess. Chinese pieces and Berolina pawns. Author: Ed Friedlander. Inventor: J. Akenhead.
3. All pieces of classic chesses. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
4. All pieces of classic chesses. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90) By Daniil Frolov.
5. American Chu Shogi Association. Missing description Author: Joseph Peterson.
6. An-Qi. Played on the squares of half a Xiangqi board but using all the pieces. (8x4, Cells: 32)
7. Ancient world war. Play this game on Game Courier. By Daniil Frolov.
8. Ancient world war. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Daniil Frolov.
9. Anglis Qi. Xiang Qi and FIDE Chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
10. Annan Shogi . Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it (and similar variants). Author: Young-Hyun Joo.
11. Annan Shogi. Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it. (9x9, Cells: 81)
12. The Art of Shogi. Information on book on Shogi. Author: Tony Hosking.
13. Atlantean Barroom Shatranj . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.

B

1. Bach Dang Chess . Game on board of 88 squares, with Ships and other special pieces and rules. By Vu Q Vo.
2. Bario Shogi. A shogi game with pieces that can be change typed. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
3. The Battle of the Animals. Simulated conflict between animal kingdoms. (7x9, Cells: 63) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Jean-Louis Cazaux.
4. Battle of titans. Missing description (9x5x3, Cells: 135) By Daniil Frolov.
5. Beautiful Sun Chess (Meiriqi). A 10x10 blend of FIDE, Shogi, and Xiangqi influences. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Glenn Overby II.
6. Bird Shogi. Tori Shogi, or Bird Shogi. A variant of Japanese Chess on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49) Inventor: Ohashi Soei.
7. Bishogi. An attempt to take the FIDE army further towards Shogi than Chessgi does. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Charles Gilman.
8. Blind Chess. Played on the squares of half a Xiangqi board but using all the pieces. (8x4, Cells: 32)
9. Blind Shogi. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
10. Braintv: A Korean chess TV channel. KoreanChess. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
11. Burmese Chess. Missing description Author: M Winther.
12. Burmese Chess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
13. Burmese Chess. Most popular form in Burma. Author: Ed Friedlander.
14. Burmese Traditional Chess. An article that discusses chess as it was played in Burma. (8x8, Cells: 64)
15. Bushi shogi. Shogi variant on a two-square board! Bushi means Samurai. By Georg Dunkel.
16. Bushi Shogi. Extremely small shogi variant played with cube pieces. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Georg Dunkel.

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1. Cambodian Chess. Historic 9x9 game. Author: Ed Friedlander.
2. Cambodian Chess . Mysterious 9x9 "Cambodian" Chess game that seems unknown in Cambodia. Author: Ivan Derzhanski.
3. Cannon. Moves like rook, but must jump when taking. Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. Cannon Shogi . Played on a 9x9 Shogi board, feature various types of 'Cannon' pieces. Inventor: Peter Michaelsen.
5. Cannon Shogi and Cannon Chess. Played on a 9x9 Shogi board, feature various types of 'Cannon' pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Peter Michaelsen.
6. Cannonless Xiang Qi variants. A look at stronger variations of pre-cannon Xiangqi. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Charles Gilman.
7. Cashew Shogi. Many pieces must promote on capture, and some can multi-capture. (13x13, Cells: 169) By H. G. Muller.
8. Changi with diagonal pieces. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90) By Daniil Frolov.
9. Chaturaji modern-variant (4-handed Chaturanga without dice) . Missing description By Emmanuel Baud.
10. Chess and Xiangqi Variants. Variants from the Shakki-77 group. Author: Jouni Tolonen.
11. Chess Dial. Play starts with Shogi, then mutates into Xiang Qi, then FIDE Chess, then Shogi again! (9x10, Cells: 90) By John Smith.
12. Chinese and Korean Chess Links. Comprehensive list of links to Chinese and Korean chess pages. Author: Roleigh Martin.
13. Chinese Chess. Information on book on Xiangqi. Author: H. T. Lau.
14. Chinese Chess. Play Xiang Qi, the Chinese form of Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho.
15. Chinese Chess (Xiangqi). Number of players is probably comparable to FIDE chess players. Author: Ed Friedlander.
16. Chinese Chess by H. T. Lau. Book on the fundamentals of Chinese Chess. Author: H. T. Lau.
17. Chinese Chess for Beginners. Missing description
18. Chinese Chess for Beginners. Missing description
19. Chinese Chess Pack. Contains a detailed play guide and strategic hints and tips for the game. Author: James Palmer.
20. Chinese Chess variant for 7 players. Missing description (19x19, Cells: 361) Author: Stephen Leary.
21. Chinese Chess.. An strong Zillions implementation plus a description of the world's most popular game. By M Winther.
22. Chinese court. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
23. Choson chess. Korean game, resembling Shogi, mentioned in a novel. Author: L. U. Kisljuk.
24. Chu Shogi . Shogi variant on 12 by 12 board.
25. Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. (12x12, Cells: 144) (Recognized!) Author: H. G. Muller.
26. Chu Shogi. Historic Japanese favorite, featuring a multi-capturing Lion. Author: Adam DeWitt.
27. German Chu Shogi Association. Missing description
28. American Chu Shogi Association. Missing description Author: Joseph Peterson.
29. Chu Shogi pictures. Photos of a commercial Chu Shogi set. Author: John Lawson.
30. Chu Shogi Western . Missing description Author: Christine Bagley-Jones.
31. Classic sum. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90) By Daniil Frolov.
32. Classic sum - light version. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90) By Daniil Frolov.
33. Coffee Chinese Chess. A freeware Java applet for playing Chinese Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Pham Hong Nguyen.
34. Color Square Shogi. Shogi with color squares you place at beginning of game. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
35. Crouching Stepper, Hidden Rider. Xiang Qi pieces' moves lengthen and shorten with location. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
36. Cube Shogi. Shogi with cube-shaped pieces. By John Smith.

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1. Dai Dai Shogi. Extremely large Shogi variant invented in the 17th century. Author: Douglas Silfen and Eduard Werner.
2. Dai Dai Shogi. Historical large Shogi variant. (17x17, Cells: 289) Author: H. G. Muller.
3. Dai Shogi. Shogi variant on 15 by 15 board. (Link.).
4. Dai Shogi. Large armies including a multi-capturing Lion battle each other on a big board. (15x15, Cells: 225) Author: H. G. Muller.
5. Dai Shogi pictures. Photos of a commercial Dai Shogi set. Author: John Lawson.
6. Dai-Dai Shogi pictures. Photos of a commercial Dai-dai Shogi set. Author: John Lawson.
7. Dai-Ryu Shogi. Large Shogi variant with new pieces. (9x16, Cells: 144) By Jared B. McComb.
8. Decay Shogi. Pieces decay if held too long. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
9. Dimensionalized. 3D version of checkers, chess and shogi. By Paul Glover.
10. Dlyouk Janggi. Program that plays this Korean Chess Variant. (Link.).
11. Double Eight-directional Knight Shogi. Shogi with Western knights. Promoted knight = gold + Western knight. Author: Andrew Wong.
12. Dragon Horse. Moves as Bishop or Wazir. Author: Fergus Duniho.
13. Droppable Xiangqi. Another variant of Xiangqi with droppable pieces. (10x9, Cells: 90) By (zzo38) A. Black.

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1. Edmarks' Strategy Challenges II Program. On their Website, you can download a demo that allows you to play the Jungle game against a human opponent on a PC.
2. Elephant (Xiangqi). Moves two squares diagonally (non-jumping).
3. Elephant Chess Club. Webshop selling internationalized Xiangqi and Shogi sets.
4. Essentials of Chinese Chess and of Korean Chess . (Link.).
5. Eurasia-Chess Chessmen Piece Set. for Chess, XiangQi, Shogi and other Chess variants. By Emmanuel Baud.
6. EurasiaChess Shogi . Shogi and mini-Shogi with mixed chess-symbols&Japanese-Kanjis. Author: Emmanuel Baud.
7. EurasiaChess: Photos of Chessmen Shogi Pieces adaptation. http://www.eurasia-chess.com. By Emmanuel Baud.
8. Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.
9. Expanded Chinese Chess. Missing description (9x12, Cells: 108) By Travis Z.

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1. Fairy Pieces part 1 . zillions file with many shogi pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
2. First Syllabus on Xiangqi - Chinese Chess 1. Missing description Author: David Li.
3. First Syllabus on Xiangqi: Chinese Chess 1. Missing description Author: David Li.
4. Five Tigers. A Chinese Chess variant with unequal armies. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Stephen Leary.
5. Five Tigers . A Chinese Chess variant with unequal armies. Author: Robert Price.
6. Five Tigers Chess. Variant of Chinese Chess. Red can make two pawn moves per turn but. Author: Ed Friedlander.
7. Five-Minute Poppy Shogi. Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Oyama Yasuharu.
8. Flexible Chinese Chess (F-Xiangqi). Xiangqi variant where the horses are initially external (with zrf). By M Winther.
9. Flexible Palace and Flexible River Xiang Qi. Boundaries of Palaces and the River are determined by the location of the Advisors, Generals, Elephants, and Soldiers. (9x10, Cells: 90) By John Smith.
10. Football Chess - Photo's. Chinese game of Snakes and Ladders type, with little in common with either Chess or Football. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
11. Four Player Shogi. Variant of Shogi for four players. (15x15, Cells: 189)
12. Fraction Shogi. Shogi with fractional moves. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
13. The Friends of Chinese Chess in Finland. Missing description

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1. Gala Xiang-Qi. Crossover game. (16x16, Cells: 256) By Daniil Frolov.
2. The Game of the Three Kingdoms. inese Chess for three players (Game of the Three Kingdoms). (Cells: 135) Author: David Howe and Various.
3. The Game of Three Friends. A variant on Chinese Chess for three players. (Cells: 135) Author: David Howe and Various. Inventor: Jìndé Zhèng.
4. The Game of Three Generals. Each player has three generals, which command different sections of his army. (9x9, Cells: 81) By John Smith.
5. Game of three kingdoms, Photos. Photo's of a three-player Xiangqi variant.
6. Games ancient and oriental and how to play them. Missing description Author: Edward Falkener.
7. Ganeshan Chess. Introducing a new Elephant piece known as (the) Ganapati. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Simon Edward Jepps.
8. German Chu Shogi Association. Missing description
9. German Xiangqi Federation. Includes problem solving contest.
10. Gess on zillions game. Gess zillions rules. By Alexandr Oleshko.
11. Gi-Qi-Game. Another one crossover of European, Chinese and Japanese chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Daniil Frolov.
12. Gnu Qi. A cross between Anglis Qi and Wildebeest Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Charles Gilman.
13. Go-Figure!. Webshop selling sets of Xiangqi (Chinese chess).
14. Gold General. Shogi piece that moves one square but not diagonally backwards. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
15. Grand Shatranj . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
16. Grand Shogi. Normal Shogi, but with extra pieces. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
17. Great Shatranj . Shatranj style game on 10x8 board. By Christine Bagley-Jones.
18. Great Whale Shogi. Large board based on Whale and Wa Shogi. Author: Douglas Silfen. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
19. Gufuu Shogi . Tiny variant on a 2x3 board with four pieces. By Georg Dunkel.
20. A Guide to Variant Chess. Variant Chess Games.

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1. Hajiku Shogi. Inspired by Shogi and Chu Shogi. Pieces can both promote and demote in promotion zone. By Edward Webb.
2. Hand Shogi. Modern shogi variant with many pieces to drop. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: John William Brown.
3. Handmade Magnetic Chinese Chess Set. Photo's of Xiangqi set made from magnetic chess and checkers sets. Author: Fergus Duniho.
4. Hasami Shogi. Popular Japanese game, playable with Shogi set. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Katsutoshi Seki.
5. Heian Shogi. or Early Shogi. A predecessor of Shogi. (9x8, Cells: 72)
6. Heian-Dai Shogi. Early Great Shogi. (13x13, Cells: 169)
7. Hex Shogi. A new family of hexagonal Shogi variants. By Fergus Duniho.
8. Hex Shogi . A new family of hexagonal Shogi variants. By Fergus Duniho.
9. Hex Shogi 41. Hexagonal shogivariant on board with 41 spaces. By Fergus Duniho.
10. Hex Shogi 41. Hexagonal shogivariant on board with 41 squares. (Cells: 41) By Fergus Duniho.
11. Hex Shogi 81. A hexagonal Shogi variant on an 81-space board. By Fergus Duniho.
12. Hex Shogi 81. A hexagonal Shogi variant on an 81-space board. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Fergus Duniho.
13. Hex Shogi 91. A hexagonal Shogi variant on a 91-space board. By Fergus Duniho.
14. Hex Shogi 91. A hexagonal Shogi variant on a 91-space board. (Cells: 91) By Fergus Duniho.
15. Hexiang Qi. Hexagonal Variant of Xiang Qi. (11x11, Cells: 91) By Robert Hancock.
16. Hiashatar. Mongolian Decimal Chess. By Jose Carrillo.
17. Hiashatar. A Mongolian historical variant, featuring the very special Bodyguard piece (zrf available). Author: M Winther.
18. Hiashatar . Mongolian Great Chess played on a 10x10 board with a pair of Bodyguard pieces per side. Author: L. U. Kisljuk.
19. Hiashatar Photos. Photos of some hiashatar sets from Mongolia. Author: Ben M Reiniger.
20. Hishigata Shogi. Variation of Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi (ultra large Shogi). (19x19, Cells: 361) By Sean Humby.
21. Homemade Symbolic Shogi Pieces. Photos of pieces made from computer printed stickers on foam board. By Fergus Duniho.
22. Honorable Horse. Moves forward as a Knight. Author: Fergus Duniho.
23. How to Play Shogi. A book on Japanese chess, Shogi.
24. Humpmitregi. Larger Shogi variant with more powerful diagonal pieces. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.

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1. iChess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Pangus Ho.
2. iChess . Missing description By Pangus Ho.
3. Idaidakama Shogi. Like Maka-Dai-Dai with drops and new pieces. (19x19, Cells: 361) By (zzo38) A. Black.
4. Immobilizer Shogi. Piece that can immobilize other pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
5. Imperial Dragon . A variant of Xiangqi designed to appeal to western players. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul Fredrix.
6. Imperial Dragon Chess. A variant of Xiangqi designed to appeal to western players. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul Fredrix.
7. Information on Chinese Chess playing cards. Missing description Author: Stephen Leary.
8. Ito Shogi . Missing description Author: Malcolm Webb. Inventor: Jonathan H Rutherford.
9. Ito Shogi. Missing description (1x31, Cells: 21) By Jonathan H Rutherford.

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1. Janggi - opening setups. Explanation of setup for Korean chess. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
2. Janggi Positions. Missing description
3. Janggi: Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho and Jean-Louis Cazaux.
4. Janggidosa . Korean Chess Playing Program.
5. Japanese Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
6. The Japanese Heroes' Game. Missing description Author: L. U. Kisljuk.
7. Judkin's Shogi. Small shogi variant on 6 by 6 board. (6x6, Cells: 36) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: ? Judkin.
8. Jungle game. Photo's of a home made set. Author: Jean-Luc Muraro.
9. The Jungle Game. Simulated conflict between animal kingdoms. (7x9, Cells: 63) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Jean-Louis Cazaux.

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1. Kamikaze Mortal Shogi. Send your Kamikazes on suicide missions in this Shogi variant. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
2. Kamikaze Mortal Shogi. Send your Kamikazes on suicide missions in this Shogi variant. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
3. Ki Shogi. Variant of Shogi played without a board, and pieces are cubes. By Larry L. Smith.
4. Ki Shogi. Variant of Shogi played without a board, and pieces are cubes. By Larry L. Smith.
5. King. Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
6. Kinging shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Daniil Frolov.
7. Kokusai Sannin Shogi. Three-handed Shogi variant. (Cells: 127) and George F. Hodges. Inventor: Tanigasaki Jisuke.
8. Korean Carrera. Missing description (15x10, Cells: 150) By Daniil Frolov.
9. Korean Chess. Korean Chess: presentation plus a strong Zillions implementation. Author: M Winther.
10. Korean Chess. Play Korea's regional Chess variant on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho.
11. Korean Chess . An extensive description of Korean Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Roleigh Martin.
12. Korean Chess. The variant of chess played in Korea. Author: Ed Friedlander.
13. Korean Chess: photo's. Photo's of Korean chess set with plastic pieces. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
14. Korean Chess: photo's (2). Photo's of original Korean chess set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
15. Korean Games. With Notes on the Corresponding Games of China and Japan. Author: Stewart Culin.
16. Korean Random Chess. A Korean Chess variation with a random setup and a few new rules. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Jose Carrillo.
17. Korean Shogi. Shogi variant where pieces move like a friendly piece directly behind it. (9x9, Cells: 81)
18. Korean vs Western Chess. Red pieces are from Korean Chess, black pieces are from Western Chess.
19. Kozeriai. A 5x7 variant of Shogi. (5x7, Cells: 35) By Jan Paerke.
20. Kozune. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
21. Kozune vs FIDE. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
22. Kozune vs FIDE. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
23. Kramnik plays Thai Chess. Two sample games of Thai Chess, one by Chess world champion Kramnik.
24. Kyoshogi . Variant of Shogi on a 10x10 board.
25. Kyoto Shogi. Modern 5x5 Shogi variant where pieces promote and unpromote with every move. Author: Greg Strong.
26. Kyoto Shogi and Hex Kyoto Shogi . Small shogi variants. (Link.).

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1. Lance. Moves one or more squares straight forward. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
2. Landing force shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Daniil Frolov.
3. Lemurian Shatranj . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
4. Lion. Powerful piece from Shogi variant.
5. Little Dragon Chess . Modern small variant of Xiangqi on board of 41 squares. By Peter Aronson.
6. Little Dragon Chess. Modern small variant of Xiangqi on board of 41 squares. (5x7, Cells: 41) By Peter Aronson.
7. Long-King Shogi. Long-king moves very far but don't let it get captured. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
8. Lucky Xiangqi. All the pieces, except the kings, are turned over so you can't see what they are. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Stephen Leary.

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1. Macadamia Shogi. Pieces promote on capture to multi-capturing monsters. (13x13, Cells: 169) By H. G. Muller.
2. Magic River. Xiang Qi pieces crossing the Magic River turn into their Western counterparts, and vice versa! (17x9, Cells: 77) By John Smith.
3. Magnetic Xiangqi set. Photo's of a magnetic Chinese chess set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
4. Maka Dai Dai Shogi. Pieces promote on capture, some to multi-capturing monsters. (19x19, Cells: 361) Author: H. G. Muller.
5. Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi. Historical ultra large Shogi variant. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
6. Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi pictures. Photos of a commercial Maka-dai-dai Shogi set. Author: John Lawson.
7. Makruk (Thai chess). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
8. Makruk and Sittyuin. Zillions file to play Burmese Chess and Thai Chess. Author: Malcolm Maynard.
9. Makruk experiences. Tim Krabbe's WWW page on his experiences with Makruk. Author: Tim Krabbé.
10. Makruk match. Moves of a match of Thai chess.
11. Makruk match 2. Moves of Thai Chess game Gralla - Mendel.
12. Makruk Set Photos. Photos of handmade Makruk set by Gary Gifford. Author: Gary K. Gifford.
13. Manchurian Chess. Java applet for Manchurian Chess, a variant on Chinese Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
14. Microshogi. Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Oyama Yasuharu.
15. Microshogi . Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. Inventor: Oyama Yasuharu.
16. Mini-Shogi. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
17. Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Shigenobu Kusumo.
18. Minishogi setuper. Minishogi you can set up pieces at beginning of the game. (5x5, Cells: 25) By (zzo38) A. Black.
19. MiniXiang. Missing description Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
20. Mitregi. Larger Shogi variant with more powerful diagonal pieces. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
21. Modern drunk elephant shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Daniil Frolov.
22. Modern drunk elephant shogi. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
23. Modern Makruk. A fusion of Modern Chess and Makruk. By John Smith.
24. Mongolian Chess. Java applet to play Mongolian Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
25. Moon Chess . Played with a Xiangqi set, but with different rules. Author: Peter Aronson.
26. MoQi. MoQi, or Demon Game, is played upon a 10x10 field. By Larry L. Smith.
27. Mortal Shogi. Play this Shogi variant in which pieces may die. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
28. Mortal Shogi. A Shogi variant in which pieces aren't all immortal. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.

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1. Nana-Shogi. Shogi variant on a tiny board. By Georg Dunkel.
2. Narikin Shogi. Shogi with promoted gold generals. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
3. Nine elders. Sittuyin + Shogi. By Daphne Snowmoon.
4. Nutty Shogi. Pieces jump over many others, and a Fire Demon burns neighbors. (13x13, Cells: 169) By H. G. Muller.
5. Nutty Shogi. Smaller version of Tenjiku Shogi on a 13x13 board. Author: Adam DeWitt. Inventor: H. G. Muller.

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1. One King Shogi. Checkmate the neutral king. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Daniil Frolov.

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1. Padwar qi. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 90) By Daniil Frolov.
2. Pao. Moves like rook, but must jump when taking. Author: Fergus Duniho.
3. Para-Xiang-qi. Xiangqi with limited drops and new piece. (9x10, Cells: 90) By (zzo38) A. Black.
4. Pawn (Xiangqi). Moves and captures one square straight forward.
5. Pawn Shogi. Experimental shogi variant with different types of pawns. (7x7, Cells: 49) By Eric V. Greenwood.
6. Peng Hu rules. Rules for half-board Xiangqi. (8x4, Cells: 32)
7. Photos of Korean Chess Players. Missing description Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
8. Pocket Shogi Copper. A Variant of Shogi with Copper General and Pocket. By wdtr2.
9. Pocket Shogi Plus. Shogi Like game with a pocket to store and move pieces. By wdtr2.
10. Point-Power Shogi. A shogi variant with ever growing supply of pieces on a TI-92 calculator. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
11. Printable Board and Pieces for Shou Dou Qui . Printable Board and Pieces. Author: Jan Horinek.

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1. Quadd Shogi. Shogi with 4 squares for each one space in normal Shogi. (18x18, Cells: 324) By (zzo38) A. Black.
2. Quang Trung Chess. The 10th edition. By Vu Q Vo.
3. Quang Trung Chess, 2nd Edition. On 10 by 10 board with seven mostly new pieces. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Vu Q Vo.
4. Questions and answers: Shogi. Questions and answers about Shogi (Japanese Chess). Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.

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1. Random Rodent Chess. Variant geneRATing rodent-named pieces marks Year of the Rat. (9x9x4, Cells: 324) By Charles Gilman.
2. rec.games.chinese-chess FAQ. Missing description Author: Stephen Leary.
3. Rules for historic Shogi variants. Missing description Author: George F. Hodges.
4. Rutherford's 1-dimensional Shogi. Modern one-dimensional chess variant, based upon Shogi. Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Jonathan H Rutherford.
5. Rutherford’s 1-dimensional Shogi. Modern one-dimensional chess variant, based upon Shogi. (1x17, Cells: 17) By Jonathan H Rutherford.
6. Ryu Shogi. Large modern shogi variant. (7x12, Cells: 84) By Jared B. McComb.

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1. San-kwo-k'i. inese Chess for three players (Game of the Three Kingdoms). (Cells: 135) Author: David Howe and Various.
2. Sankaku Shogi . Small Shogi variant played on a board of 44 triangles with no drops and a teleporting Emperor. By Larry L. Smith.
3. Sankaku Shogi. Small Shogi variant played on a board of 44 triangles with no drops and a teleporting Emperor. (7x8, Cells: 44) By Larry L. Smith.
4. Semedo. Missing description (5x8, Cells: 40) Author: Daniil Frolov.
5. Shanghai Palace Chess. A blend of Chinese, Japanese, and Western Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
6. On ShareDebate International. Online BBS magazine, and software for chinese chess, Korean chess, and for making sets for these games. Author: Roleigh Martin.
7. Shatar. Java applet to play Mongolian Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
8. Shatar. Mongolian chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
9. Sho Shogi. Historic predecessor of shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
10. Shocky. A program that plays Shogi. Author: Pauli Misikangas.
11. Shogessi (The Allday Wars) . An original large, multiplayer Chess/Shogi variant.
12. Shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
13. Shogi. Play the Japanese form of Chess, in which captured pieces can be dropped back as your own. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
14. Shogi . Westernized version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe and Fergus Duniho.
15. Shogi 3D. Three dimensional version of Japanese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
16. Shogi : Japan's Game of Strategy. Missing description Author: Trevor Leggett.
17. Shogi FAQ. Questions and answers about Shogi (Japanese Chess). Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
18. Shogi for Beginners. Missing description
19. Shogi for Chess Players. Introduction to Shogi geared for western chess players. Author: Douglas Crockford.
20. The Shogi Foundation. Organization selling books on Shogi and a portable shogi set.
21. Shogi Pieces. Graphics of shogi pieces and symbols. Author: David Howe.
22. Shogi Set. Photo's of wooden Shogi (Japanese chess) set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
23. Shogi set. Photo's of shogi (Japanese chess) set. Author: Jean-Luc Muraro.
24. Shogi set. Photographs of a Shogi set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
25. Shogi Variant Program. Home page of a freeware program, that allows humans to play shogi and 11 variants of shogi. (Link.).
26. Shogi Variant Software . Index of shogi variant software (in Japanese). Author: Edward Strickland.
27. Shogi Variants Site. Wikipedia dedicated to Shogi Variants. Author: Joseph Peterson.
28. Shogi WDA: Alquerque army. Experimental army, supposed to be played against standart Shogi army. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Daniil Frolov.
29. Shogi web site . Web site on Shogi and its variants.
30. Shogi with Cannons. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By John Smith.
31. Shogi With Pokémons. Pokemons with special powers are added to an otherwise normal shogi board. (11x11, Cells: 121) By (zzo38) A. Black.
32. Shogi, Mortal Shogi, and Kamikaze Mortal Shogi . Play Shogi and a couple variants with diminishing pieces. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Fergus Duniho and Roberto Lavieri.
33. Shogi, Mortal Shogi, and Kamikaze Mortal Shogi . Optimized ZRFs for Japanese Chess and some recent variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.
34. Shogi: Cut-Out Symbolic Shogi Pieces. Make your own Shogi set. Author: Fergus Duniho.
35. Shou Dou Qi: The Battle of Animals - The Jungle Game. Simulated conflict between animal kingdoms. (7x9, Cells: 63) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Jean-Louis Cazaux.
36. Shou Dou Qui . Printable Board and Pieces. Author: Jan Horinek.
37. Sigma 4 Shogi. Missing description (7x7, Cells: 49) By Daniel Roth.
38. Silver General. Shogi piece that moves one square diagonally, or forward. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
39. Sino-European Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Andy Thomas.
40. Sittuyin (Burmese Chess). Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
41. Sittyuin and Makruk. Zillions file to play Burmese Chess and Thai Chess. Author: Malcolm Maynard.
42. Snowflake Xiang Qi. A better Xiang Hex. (Cells: 140) By John Smith.
43. Southern Shogi. Shogi variant where pieces move like friendly pieces `south' of them. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Katsutoshi Seki.
44. Spherical Chinese Chess. XiangQi with a spherical board. (9x10, Cells: 92) By Graeme C Neatham.
45. Spire orth triangular xiang-qi. Missing description (7x14, Cells: 98) By Daniil Frolov.
46. Stacked-Copying Shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
47. Storm the Ivory Tower. Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess by email. By Fergus Duniho.
48. Storm the Ivory Tower . Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess with Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
49. Storm the Ivory Tower. A Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Fergus Duniho.
50. Super-Drop-Xiang-Qi. Xiang-Qi with drops and more thing different when cross river, one new piece. (10x9, Cells: 90) By (zzo38) A. Black.

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1. Tai Shogi. Very large Shogi variant.
2. Tai Shogi pictures. Photos of a commercially available Tai Shogi set. Author: John Lawson.
3. Taikyoku Photographs. Missing description Author: David Howe and Edward Strickland.
4. Taikyoku Shogi. Taikyoku Shogi. Extremely large shogi variant. (36x36, Cells: 1296) Author: Isao Umebayashi and Larry L. Smith.
5. Tamerlan Chess . Westernized version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
6. Tengu Dai Shogi. Turbo version of Dai Shogi, with some Dai Dai Shogi pieces. Author: H. G. Muller.
7. Tenjiku Shogi. Fire Demons burn surrounding enemies, Generals capture jumping many pieces. (16x16, Cells: 256) Author: H. G. Muller.
8. Tenjiku Shogi. Four hundred year old, large, historical variant of Shogi. Author: Adam DeWitt.
9. Tenjiku Shogi pictures. Photos of a commercial Tenjiku Shogi set. Author: John Lawson.
10. Tezhi Luzhanqi - Chinese army chess. Chinese strategic game. (5x13, Cells: 63) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
11. Tezhi Luzhanqi - Chinese army chess. Chinese strategic game. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
12. Thai Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
13. Thai chess (Makruk). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
14. Thai Chess - The Fool's mate in Makruk Thai. Mate in a few moves in Thai Chess.
15. Thai Chess game. How Many "Mets" Will Finish Off The Naked King Of Siam?
16. Thai Chess Program . Freeware program that plays Thai Chess (Makruk). Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
17. Thai Chess Set. Photo's of Markruk set of Thailand. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
18. Thai Chess v1.0. Freeware program that plays Thai Chess. (Link.).
19. Thai Chess: the Checkmate of the Arabs in Mak Rok Thai. A game of Thai Chess.
20. ThaiBG . Thai language site (with limited English) where you can play Makruk and Thai Checkers on-line. Author: Ben Good.
21. Three Player Hex Shogi 91 . A hexagonal Shogi Variant for three players. By Fergus Duniho.
22. Three Player Hex Shogi 91. a hexagonal Shogi variant for three players. (Cells: 91) By Fergus Duniho.
23. Tommy's Toys. Has available a shareware program that plays the Jungle Game.
24. Tori Shogi. Tori Shogi, or Bird Shogi. A variant of Japanese Chess on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49) Inventor: Ohashi Soei.
25. Tori Shogi. A variant of Japanese Chess on a 7 by 7 board. (Link to Roger Hare's shogi site.).
26. Tori Shogi. Bird Shogi. Author: Eduard Werner. Inventor: Ohashi Soei.
27. Tori Shogi pictures. Pictures of a commercial Tori Shogi set. Author: John Lawson. Inventor: Ohashi Soei.
28. TriMac 3 Friends. Hexagonal Game of 3 Friends. (Cells: 207) By Graeme C Neatham.
29. TriMac HexChess. Hexagonal XiangQi. (Cells: 135) By Graeme C Neatham.
30. Turn Qi. Cannonless Xiang Qi on a Byzantine-style board, complete with Byzantine geography! (18x5, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.

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1. U12 Shogi. A new kind of large shogi game. (12x12, Cells: 144) By (zzo38) A. Black.
2. Ultimate Shogi. Taikyoku Shogi. Extremely large shogi variant. (36x36, Cells: 1296) Author: Isao Umebayashi and Larry L. Smith.
3. Unashogi. Parachute all pieces, starting with an empty board. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Edward Jackman.
4. Uncle Wang Chinese Chess . Link to website of commercial program that plays Xiangqi.

V

1. Vietnamese Chess . Each player has a King, which captures cannon-style, and 11 non-capturing Pawns on a 25-intersection Alquerque-style board. Author: Marek14 .

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1. Wa Shogi. Game with many different rather weak pieces, with or without drops. (11x11, Cells: 121) Author: H. G. Muller.
2. Wa Shogi. Large Shogi variant from the 17th century or earlier. Author: Douglas Silfen.
3. Wa Shogi. A variant of Japanese Chess on an 11 by 11 board. (Link.).
4. Wa Shogi pictures. Photos of a commercial Wa Shogi set. Author: John Lawson.
5. Waterfall Xinag-Qi. An elegant 3D xinag-qi variant. (9x10x9, Cells: 810) By Daniil Frolov.
6. A Western Xiangqi Board. Proposal to play Xiangqi on a `westernized' board. Author: Köksal Karakus.
7. Whale Shogi. Small Shogi variant. Author: Douglas Silfen and Karl Scherer. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
8. Whale Shogi. Shogi variant. (6x6, Cells: 36) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
9. What is wrong with Shou Dou Qi?. Comments on the rules of Shou Dou Qi - the Animal Game. Author: Ralf `Panther` Gering.
10. Who crosses the river first?. A variant on Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Stephen Leary.
11. Wormhole Xiang Qi. A small Xiang Qi variant with two special spaces. By John Smith.
12. Wormhole Xiang Qi. A small Xiang Qi variant with 2 special spaces. (7x7, Cells: 47) By John Smith.

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1. Xiang Hex . Missing description By Larry L. Smith.
2. Xiang Hex. Missing description (9x7, Cells: 79) By Larry L. Smith.
3. Xiang-qi moving palace and river. Missing description (9x10, Cells: 64) By Daniil Frolov.
4. Xiangqi . Western Style. Version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
5. Xiangqi. A Xiangqi problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
6. Xiangqi. Photos of a Chinese Chess set made from poker chips and posterboard tiles. Author: Fergus Duniho.
7. Xiangqi (象棋): Chinese Chess. Links and rules for Xiangqi (Chinese Chess). (9x10, Cells: 90) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
8. Xiangqi 3D. Three dimensional version of Chinese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
9. Xiangqi 42 . A minature version of Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) on 42 square. By Robert Price.
10. Xiangqi 42. A minature version of Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) on 42 squares. (7x6, Cells: 42) By Robert Price.
11. Xiangqi for Chess Players. Introduction geared toward western chess players. Author: Douglas Crockford.
12. Xiangqi problem. A complicated Xiangqi problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: C. K. Lai.
13. Xiangqi set. Photos of a figurine Xiangqi set. Author: Jean-Luc Muraro.
14. Xiangqi set: photo's. Photo's of a Xiangqi set, made in China. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
15. Xiangqi Syllabus on Cannon: Chinese Chess 2. Missing description Author: David Li.
16. Xiangqi vs Orthodox Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 77) By Travis Z.
17. XieXie . Xiangqi Computer Program XieXieMaster 1.0.10 released! and Eugenio Castillo.
18. Xorix Shogi. Shogi where piece movement are XORed with captured pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
19. Xorix Shogi. Automated, rule-enforcing preset for playing Xorix Shogi on Game Courier. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: (zzo38) A. Black.

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1. Yang Qi . Yankee ingenuity adds new power to Chinese Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
2. Yáng Qí. Westernized adaptation of Chinese Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
3. Yáng Qí. Yankee ingenuity adds new power to Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Fergus Duniho.
4. Yáng Qí - Oriental Graphics . Yankee ingenuity adds new power to Chinese Chess. By Fergus Duniho.
5. Yari Shogi. Modern Shogi variant. (7x9, Cells: 63) By Christian Freeling.
6. Year of the Pig Variants. Subvariants extending the forward moves in assorted previous variants old and new. By Charles Gilman.
7. Yitong. Java applet for Manchurian Chess, a variant on Chinese Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
8. Yitong. Widely-played regional variant on Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Stephen Leary.
9. Yonin Shogi. 4-handed Shogi variant. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Jared B. McComb. Inventor: Ota Mitsuyasu.
10. Yoto. Variant with heavy Xiang Qi influences marks Year of the Ox. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Charles Gilman.
11. Yutopian Chinese Chess . Missing description Author: Sidney Yuan.

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