Mini Shogi

The rules listed on this page were automatically generated and probably need some manual cleanup.

The opening position for minishogi.

Rules

minishogi is played on a 5x5 board White moves first. White and black begin the game with 1 Pawn (P)
White and black begin the game with 1 Silver general (S)
White and black begin the game with 1 Bishop (B)
White and black begin the game with 1 Rook (R)
White and black begin the game with 1 Gold general (G)
White and black begin the game with 1 King (K)
White and black begin the game with 0 Promoted pawns (+P)
White and black begin the game with 0 Promoted silvers (+S)
White and black begin the game with 0 Dragon horses (+B)
White and black begin the game with 0 Dragon kings (+R)
The King is a royal piece (king).
Captured pieces go to your hand.
Pieces in-hand may be dropped on an empty square. This counts as a move.

Objectives

The game is won:

• If the enemy king is check-mated.

The game is a draw:

• If the enemy king is stale-mated.
• If the enemy only has a king left and cannot take your last piece
• If no progress has been made for 50 consecutive moves.
• If there is insufficient material to mate the enemy king.

Movement of the pieces

Pawn (P)
The Pawn moves and captures as a stepper (marked •). Betza description: fWf@4 The Pawn cannot move back to the square it came from. The Pawn may not be dropped to deliver mate. The Pawn may not be dropped if there is already a friendly Pawn on the same file. The Pawn can promote to a Promoted pawn.
Silver general (S)
The Silver general moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: FfW The Silver general can promote to a Promoted silver.
Bishop (B)
The Bishop moves and captures as a slider (marked •). Betza description: B The Bishop can promote to a Dragon horse.
Rook (R)
The Rook moves and captures as a slider (marked •). Betza description: R The Rook can promote to a Dragon king.
Gold general (G)
The Gold general moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: WfF
King (K)
The King moves and captures as a leaper (marked •). Betza description: K
Promoted pawn (+P)
The Promoted pawn moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: WfF The Promoted pawn demotes to Pawn when captured
Promoted silver (+S)
The Promoted silver moves and captures as a asymmetric leaper (marked •). Betza description: WfF The Promoted silver demotes to Silver general when captured
Dragon horse (+B)
The Dragon horse moves and captures as a compound (marked •). Betza description: BW The Dragon horse demotes to Bishop when captured
Dragon king (+R)
The Dragon king moves and captures as a compound (marked •). Betza description: RF The Dragon king demotes to Rook when captured

Promotion

Promotions are allowed when a piece moves into or out of the promotion zone.

Pawn (P)
The Pawn must promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with •. The Pawn can promote to a Promoted pawn.
Silver general (S)
The Silver general may promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with ×. The Silver general can promote to a Promoted silver.
Bishop (B)
The Bishop may promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with ×. The Bishop can promote to a Dragon horse.
Rook (R)
The Rook may promote when it reaches one of the squares marked with ×. The Rook can promote to a Dragon king.