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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• 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.
• Elephant (Xiangqi). Moves two squares diagonally (non-jumping).
• Elephant Chess Club. Webshop selling internationalized Xiangqi and Shogi sets.
• Essentials of Chinese Chess and of Korean Chess . (Link.).
• Eurasia-Chess Chessmen Piece Set. for Chess, XiangQi, Shogi and other Chess variants. By Emmanuel Baud.
• EurasiaChess Shogi . Shogi and mini-Shogi with mixed chess-symbols&Japanese-Kanjis. Author: Emmanuel Baud.
• EurasiaChess: Photos of Chessmen Shogi Pieces adaptation. http://www.eurasia-chess.com. By Emmanuel Baud.
• Eurasian Chess. Synthesis of European and Asian forms of Chess. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Fergus Duniho.
• Expanded Chinese Chess. Missing description (9x12, Cells: 108) By Travis Z.

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

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

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

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• iChess . Missing description By Pangus Ho.
• iChess. Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) By Pangus Ho.
• Idaidakama Shogi. Like Maka-Dai-Dai with drops and new pieces. (19x19, Cells: 361) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Immobilizer Shogi. Piece that can immobilize other pieces. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Imperial Dragon . A variant of Xiangqi designed to appeal to western players. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul Fredrix.
• Imperial Dragon Chess. A variant of Xiangqi designed to appeal to western players. (9x10, Cells: 90) Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: Paul Fredrix.
• Information on Chinese Chess playing cards. Missing description Author: Stephen Leary.
• Ito Shogi. Missing description (1x21, Cells: 21) By Jonathan H Rutherford.
• Ito Shogi . Missing description Author: Malcolm Webb. Inventor: Jonathan H Rutherford.

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

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

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• Lance. Moves one or more squares straight forward. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Landing force shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Daniil Frolov.
• Lemurian Shatranj . Missing description By Christine Bagley-Jones.
• Lion. Powerful piece from Shogi variant.
• Little Dragon Chess. Modern small variant of Xiangqi on board of 41 squares. (5x7, Cells: 41) By Peter Aronson.
• Little Dragon Chess . Modern small variant of Xiangqi on board of 41 squares. By Peter Aronson.
• Long-King Shogi. Long-king moves very far but don't let it get captured. (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• 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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• Macadamia Shogi. Pieces promote on capture to multi-capturing monsters. (13x13, Cells: 169) By H. G. Muller.
• Magic River. Xiang Qi pieces crossing the Magic River turn into their Western counterparts, and vice versa! (17x9, Cells: 77) By John Smith.
• Magnetic Xiangqi set. Photo's of a magnetic Chinese chess set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Maka Dai Dai Shogi. Pieces promote on capture, some to multi-capturing monsters. (19x19, Cells: 361) Author: H. G. Muller.
• Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi. Historical ultra large Shogi variant. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
• Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi pictures. Photos of a commercial Maka-dai-dai Shogi set. Author: John Lawson.
• Makruk. Burmese Chess. Author: Malcolm Maynard.
• Makruk (Thai chess). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Makruk experiences. Tim Krabbe's WWW page on his experiences with Makruk. Author: Tim Krabbé.
• Makruk match. Moves of a match of Thai chess.
• Makruk match 2. Moves of Thai Chess game Gralla - Mendel.
• Makruk Set Photos. Photos of handmade Makruk set by Gary Gifford. Author: Gary K. Gifford.
• Manchurian Chess. Widely-played regional variant on Chinese Chess. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Microshogi. Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. (4x5, Cells: 20) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Oyama Yasuharu.
• Microshogi . Small shogi variant on a 4 by 5 board. Inventor: Oyama Yasuharu.
• Mini-Shogi. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Minishogi. On a 5 by 5 board. (5x5, Cells: 25) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Shigenobu Kusumo.
• Minishogi setuper. Minishogi you can set up pieces at beginning of the game. (5x5, Cells: 25) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• MiniXiang. Missing description Author: Larry L. Smith. Inventor: Charles Gilman.
• Mitregi. Larger Shogi variant with more powerful diagonal pieces. (10x9, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.
• Modern drunk elephant shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Daniil Frolov.
• Modern drunk elephant shogi. Missing description By Daniil Frolov.
• Modern Makruk. A fusion of Modern Chess and Makruk. By John Smith.
• Mongolian Chess. The major form of chess played in Mongolia for centuries. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Moon Chess . Played with a Xiangqi set, but with different rules. Author: Peter Aronson.
• MoQi. MoQi, or Demon Game, is played upon a 10x10 field. By Larry L. Smith.
• Mortal Shogi. A Shogi variant in which pieces aren't all immortal. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.
• Mortal Shogi. Play this Shogi variant in which pieces may die. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Roberto Lavieri and Fergus Duniho.

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

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

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

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

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

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• San-kwo-k'i. inese Chess for three players (Game of the Three Kingdoms). (Cells: 135) Author: David Howe and Various.
• Sankaku Shogi . Small Shogi variant played on a board of 44 triangles with no drops and a teleporting Emperor. By Larry L. Smith.
• 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.
• Semedo. Missing description (5x8, Cells: 40) Author: Daniil Frolov.
• Shanghai Palace Chess. A blend of Chinese, Japanese, and Western Chess. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Gary K. Gifford.
• On ShareDebate International. Online BBS magazine, and software for chinese chess, Korean chess, and for making sets for these games. Author: Roleigh Martin.
• Shatar. The major form of chess played in Mongolia for centuries. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Shatar. Mongolian chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Sho Shogi. Historic predecessor of shogi. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shocky. A program that plays Shogi. Author: Pauli Misikangas.
• Shogessi (The Allday Wars) . An original large, multiplayer Chess/Shogi variant.
• Shogi . Westernized version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe and Fergus Duniho.
• Shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
• Shogi. Play the Japanese form of Chess, in which captured pieces can be dropped back as your own. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Shogi 3D. Three dimensional version of Japanese Chess. By Larry L. Smith.
• Shogi : Japan's Game of Strategy. Missing description Author: Trevor Leggett.
• Shogi FAQ. Questions and answers about Shogi (Japanese Chess). Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shogi for Beginners. Missing description
• Shogi for Chess Players. Introduction to Shogi geared for western chess players. Author: Douglas Crockford.
• The Shogi Foundation. Organization selling books on Shogi and a portable shogi set.
• Shogi Pieces. Graphics of shogi pieces and symbols. Author: David Howe.
• Shogi set. Photographs of a Shogi set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shogi set. Photo's of shogi (Japanese chess) set. Author: Jean-Luc Muraro.
• Shogi Set. Photo's of wooden Shogi (Japanese chess) set. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shogi Variant Program. Home page of a freeware program, that allows humans to play shogi and 11 variants of shogi. (Link.).
• Shogi Variant Software . Index of shogi variant software (in Japanese). Author: Edward Strickland.
• Shogi Variants Site. Wikipedia dedicated to Shogi Variants. Author: Joseph Peterson.
• Shogi WDA: Alquerque army. Experimental army, supposed to be played against standart Shogi army. (9x9, Cells: 81) By Daniil Frolov.
• Shogi web site . Web site on Shogi and its variants.
• Shogi with Cannons. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By John Smith.
• Shogi With Pokémons. Pokemons with special powers are added to an otherwise normal shogi board. (11x11, Cells: 121) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Shogi, Mortal Shogi, and Kamikaze Mortal Shogi . Optimized ZRFs for Japanese Chess and some recent variants. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Shogi: Cut-Out Symbolic Shogi Pieces. Make your own Shogi set. Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Shou Dou Qi: The Battle of Animals - The Jungle Game. Simulated conflict between animal kingdoms. (7x9, Cells: 63) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shou Dou Qui . Printable Board and Pieces. Author: Jan Horinek.
• Sigma 4 Shogi. Missing description (7x7, Cells: 49) By Daniel Roth.
• Silver General. Shogi piece that moves one square diagonally, or forward. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Sino-European Chess. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By Andy Thomas.
• Sittuyin (Burmese Chess). Missing description (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Sittyuin. Burmese Chess. Author: Malcolm Maynard.
• Snowflake Xiang Qi. A better Xiang Hex. (Cells: 140) By John Smith.
• Southern Shogi. Shogi variant where pieces move like friendly pieces `south' of them. (9x9, Cells: 81) Author: Katsutoshi Seki.
• Spherical Chinese Chess. XiangQi with a spherical board. (9x10, Cells: 92) By Graeme C Neatham.
• Spire orth triangular xiang-qi. Missing description (7x14, Cells: 98) By Daniil Frolov.
• Stacked-Copying Shogi. Missing description (9x9, Cells: 81) By (zzo38) A. Black.
• Storm the Ivory Tower . Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess with Zillions of Games. By Fergus Duniho.
• Storm the Ivory Tower. A Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess. (9x10, Cells: 90) By Fergus Duniho.
• Storm the Ivory Tower. Play this Smess adaptation of Chinese Chess by email. By Fergus Duniho.
• 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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• Tai Shogi. Very large Shogi variant.
• Tai Shogi pictures. Photos of a commercially available Tai Shogi set. Author: John Lawson.
• Taikyoku Photographs. Missing description Author: David Howe and Edward Strickland.
• Taikyoku Shogi. Taikyoku Shogi. Extremely large shogi variant. (36x36, Cells: 1296) Author: Isao Umebayashi and Larry L. Smith.
• Tamerlan Chess . Westernized version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
• Tengu Dai Shogi. Turbo version of Dai Shogi, with some Dai Dai Shogi pieces. By H. G. Muller.
• Tenjiku Shogi. Fire Demons burn surrounding enemies, Generals capture jumping many pieces. (16x16, Cells: 256) Author: H. G. Muller.
• Tenjiku Shogi. Four hundred year old, large, historical variant of Shogi. Author: Adam DeWitt.
• Tenjiku Shogi pictures. Photos of a commercial Tenjiku Shogi set. Author: John Lawson.
• Tezhi Luzhanqi - Chinese army chess. Chinese strategic game. (5x13, Cells: 63) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Tezhi Luzhanqi - Chinese army chess. Chinese strategic game. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Thai Chess. Missing description Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Thai chess (Makruk). Rules and information. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Thai Chess - The Fool's mate in Makruk Thai. Mate in a few moves in Thai Chess.
• Thai Chess game. How Many "Mets" Will Finish Off The Naked King Of Siam?
• Thai Chess Program . Freeware program that plays Thai Chess (Makruk). Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Thai Chess Set. Photo's of Markruk set of Thailand. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Thai Chess v1.0. Freeware program that plays Thai Chess. (Link.).
• Thai Chess: the Checkmate of the Arabs in Mak Rok Thai. A game of Thai Chess.
• ThaiBG . Thai language site (with limited English) where you can play Makruk and Thai Checkers on-line. Author: Ben Good.
• Three Player Hex Shogi 91 . A hexagonal Shogi Variant for three players. By Fergus Duniho.
• Three Player Hex Shogi 91. a hexagonal Shogi variant for three players. (Cells: 91) By Fergus Duniho.
• Tommy's Toys. Has available a shareware program that plays the Jungle Game.
• Tori Shogi. A variant of Japanese Chess on a 7 by 7 board. (Link to Roger Hare's shogi site.).
• Tori Shogi. Tori Shogi, or Bird Shogi. A variant of Japanese Chess on a 7 by 7 board. (7x7, Cells: 49) Inventor: Ohashi Soei.
• Tori Shogi. Bird Shogi. Author: Eduard Werner. Inventor: Ohashi Soei.
• Tori Shogi pictures. Pictures of a commercial Tori Shogi set. Author: John Lawson. Inventor: Ohashi Soei.
• TriMac 3 Friends. Hexagonal Game of 3 Friends. (Cells: 207) By Graeme C Neatham.
• TriMac HexChess. Hexagonal XiangQi. (Cells: 135) By Graeme C Neatham.
• Turn Qi. Cannonless Xiang Qi on a Byzantine-style board, complete with Byzantine geography! (18x5, Cells: 90) By Charles Gilman.

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

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

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

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

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