List of Xiangqi variants

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Many variants of xiangqi have been developed over the centuries. A few of these variants are still regularly played, though none are nearly as popular as xiangqi itself.

• Congo, invented by Demian Freeling
• Manchu chess, invented by the Bannermen during the Qing dynasty
• Mini Xiangqi, invented by Shigenobu Kusumoto in 1973, played on a 7x7 board with no river, no advisors, no elephants, and no promotion (pawns always have the option to move sideways). ^[1]

• Game of the Three Friends
• Game of the Three Kingdoms

• Game of the Seven Kingdoms (七国象棋), invented by Sima Guang

• Chess variant
• Shogi variant
• List of Janggi variants