| 1 | p.boxed Shogi on a 5 x 5 board. |
| 2 | |
| 3 | figure.diagram-container |
| 4 | .diagram |
| 5 | | fen:rbsgk/4p/5/P4/KGSBR: |
| 6 | figcaption Initial position. |
| 7 | |
| 8 | p. |
| 9 | Minishogi is essentially Shogi on a 5x5 board. The game was invented |
| 10 | (or rediscovered) around 1970 by Shigenobu Kusumoto of Osaka, Japan. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | p |
| 13 | | The rules are the same as in |
| 14 | a(href="/#/variants/Shogi") Shogi |
| 15 | | . Unlike standard Shogi, there is no knight or lance. |
| 16 | | Promotion is only done in the last rank. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | p |
| 19 | | See also |
| 20 | a(href="https://www.pychess.org/variant/minishogi") Minishogi |
| 21 | | on pychess-variants. |