p.boxed Xiangqi on a 7 x 7 board. figure.diagram-container .diagram | fen:rcnkncr/p1ppp1p/7/7/7/P1PPP1P/RCNKNCR: figcaption Initial position. p. Minixiangqi is essentially Xiangqi on a 7x7 board. The game was invented (or rediscovered) around 1973 by Shigenobu Kusumoto of Osaka, Japan. p | The rules are the same as in a(href="/#/variants/Xiangqi") Xiangqi | . Unlike standard Xiangqi, there is no elephant or advisor. | Pawns always have the ability to move sideways. p | See also a(href="https://www.pychess.org/variant/minixiangqi") Minixiangqi |  on pychess-variants.