Shogi variants

3×4 shogi variant

12×12 grid variant of Japanese chess

games based on, or similar to, shogi

36×36 grid variant of Japanese chess

four-player variant of Japanese chess

4×5 shogi variant

modern shogi variant, invented by Tamiya Katsuya in 1976, played with a reduced number of pieces on a 5×5 board; the pieces alternately promote and demote with every move, and the promotion values are entirely different from standard shogi

15x15 grid variant of Japanese chess

predecessor of modern shogi

thumb|right|Minishogi board setup Minishogi (5五将棋 gogo shōgi "5V chess" or "5×5 chess") is a modern variant of shogi (Japanese chess). The game was invented (or rediscovered) around 1970 by Shigenobu Kusumoto of Osaka, Japan. The rules are nearly identical to those of standard shogi, with the exception that it is played on a 5x5 board and a reduced number of pieces, and each player's promotion zone consists only of the rank furthest from the player.

16x16 variant of Japanese chess

shogi variant; direct ancestor of modern shogi

shogi variant invented by R. Wayne Schmittberger in 1981; the pieces are named after types of whale