swap_horiz Mini Shogi Alternatives

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Chess960 (Fischer Random Chess)

Chess960, also known as Fischer Random Chess, presents a modern variation of chess where the initial board arrangement i...

Modern Competitive Randomized Setup Variant

9.8 Brilliant

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Shogi

Shogi is a traditional Japanese strategy game resembling chess. It’s notable for its ‘drop’ rule: captured pieces can be...

Traditional Japanese Promotion Regional

9.7 Brilliant

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Xiangqi

Xiangqi is a traditional board game originating in China. It utilizes a 9x10 grid with a prominent river dividing the pl...

Traditional Regional Chinese River Boundary

9.5 Brilliant

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Janggi

Janggi is a Korean chess variant distinguished by its larger 9x10 board and unique piece movements. It retains strategic...

Korean Traditional Palace Regional

9.1 Excellent

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Blitz Chess

Blitz Chess presents a dynamic adaptation of chess utilizing significantly reduced time controls. Typically employing th...

Modern Speed Competitive Time Control

9.1 Excellent

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Correspondence Chess

Correspondence chess offers a unique approach to playing chess. It’s a variant designed for remote play, typically utili...

Modern Historical Long Distance Slow

9.0 Excellent

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Crazyhouse

Crazyhouse is a chess variant where captured pieces switch sides and can be dropped back onto the board by the capturing...

Online Tactical Modern Drop Pieces

8.9 Great

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Capablanca Chess

Invented by world champion José Raúl Capablanca in the 1920s, this variant is played on a 10x8 board and adds the archbi...

Modern Classic Extended Archbishop 10x8 Board

8.8 Great

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Grand Chess

Grand Chess, invented by Christian Freeling in 1984, is played on a larger 10x10 board and introduces the marshal and ca...

Modern Classic Competitive Extended 10x10 Board

8.8 Great

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Chu Shogi

Chu Shogi is a historical Japanese variant played on a 12x12 board that originated in the 14th century, distinguished by...

Japanese Historical 12x12 Shogi Family

8.8 Great

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Bughouse

Bughouse is a fast-paced, four-player team variant played on two boards where captured pieces are passed to teammates fo...

Team Tandem Four Player Drop Pieces

8.7 Great

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Judkins Shogi

Judkins Shogi is a compact Japanese variant invented by Paul Judkins in 1998, played on a 5x6 board with a reduced piece...

Modern Japanese 6x6 Small Board

7.8 Good

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Tori Shogi

Tori Shogi, or Bird Chess, is a 7x7 Japanese variant invented in 1799 by Ohashi Soei, uniquely featuring pieces named af...

Japanese Historical Shogi Family Bird Pieces

7.7 Good

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Dai Shogi

Dai Shogi is an ancient Japanese variant played on a massive 15x15 grid with 65 pieces per player, serving as the histor...

Japanese Historical Shogi Family Large Board

7.3 Good

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Kyoto Shogi

Kyoto Shogi is a fast-paced 5x5 Japanese variant invented in 1999 where each piece flips over to a different piece type...

Modern Japanese 5x5 Shogi Family

7.1 Good

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Wa Shogi

Wa Shogi, meaning Ring Chess, is a traditional Japanese variant played on an 11x11 board where pieces are uniquely named...

Japanese Historical Promotion Shogi Family

6.9 Fair

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Minichess

Minichess is a category of chess variants played on smaller boards, most commonly 5x5 or 6x6 grids, designed to create f...

Modern Simplified Small Board Reduced

6.6 Fair

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Maka Dai Dai Shogi

Maka Dai Dai Shogi is an exceptionally large historical Japanese variant played on a 19x19 grid with 96 pieces per side,...

Japanese Historical Shogi Family Very Large

5.5 Mediocre

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Tai Shogi

Tai Shogi is a massive historical Japanese variant played on a 25x25 grid with 354 pieces, making it one of the largest...

Japanese Historical Shogi Family Very Large

4.5 Poor

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Taikyoku Shogi

Taikyoku shogi is an early 15th-century Japanese variant of shogi played on a massive 36x36 grid with 404 pieces, making...

Japanese Historical Largest Shogi Family

3.8 Poor