| 1 | p.boxed Xiangqi on a 7 x 7 board. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | figure.diagram-container |
| 4 | .diagram |
| 5 | | fen:rcnkncr/p1ppp1p/7/7/7/P1PPP1P/RCNKNCR: |
| 6 | figcaption Initial position. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | p. |
| 9 | Minixiangqi is essentially Xiangqi on a 7x7 board. The game was invented |
| 10 | (or rediscovered) around 1973 by Shigenobu Kusumoto of Osaka, Japan. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | p |
| 13 | | The rules are the same as in |
| 14 | a(href="/#/variants/Xiangqi") Xiangqi |
| 15 | | . Unlike standard Xiangqi, there is no elephant or advisor. |
| 16 | | Pawns always have the ability to move sideways. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | p |
| 19 | | See also |
| 20 | a(href="https://www.pychess.org/variant/minixiangqi") Minixiangqi |
| 21 | | on pychess-variants. |