5/2/2024 0 Comments Pieces of chess names![]() Moves like a Bishop when not capturing, but captures by leaping over an intervening piece and taking the piece on its destination square (the captured piece can be any number of squares beyond the hurdle). Heroine, Superchancellor (Pocket Mutation Chess), Octopus (original German term Krake by German problemists) or Crowned Chancellor: Combination of Empress/ Chancellor and Ferz. Reflecting Bishop limited to a single bounce. First named Centaur (Carrera), also called Princess (fairy chess), Adjutant (Peguilhen), Equerry (Bird), Cardinal, Minister (Vicente Maura's Modern Chess), Janus (Janus Chess), Paladin (Duniho), Hawk (Seirawan Chess). The Anti-King may not check its own King.Ĭarrera'chess (1617), Kaiserspiel (Peguilhen, 1819), Bird Chess (1874), Capablanca Chess, Janus Chess, Modern Chess (Vicente Maura), Grand Chess (Freeling), Cavalier Chess (Duniho, 1999), Quintessential Chess (Knappen), Seirawan Chess, Musketeer Chess (Haddad), Sac Chess (Pacey, 2014)Ĭombines the powers of Bishop and Knight. A King may not attack the opponent's Anti-King. If a player's Anti-King is in check and unable to move to a square attacked by the opponent, the player is checkmated. ![]() This piece is in check when not attacked. Almay, 1940)Ĭaptures like a Mann (non-royal King) but never moves from his position unless to capture.ġ ✴ (captures friendly, not enemy pieces) Jumps three squares diagonally followed by one square orthogonally outwards.įairy Chess problems (J. Moves forward and sideward as a Wazir and can make up to two Ferz moves forward. See also Elephant (von Wilpert).Ī Grasshopper that changes the colour of the hurdle it leaps over.Ĭhu shogi, Dai shogi and other large shogi variant Also called Angel (Autremont, 1918), Commander ( Feldherr in original German Peguilhen, 1819 Trouillon, 1953), Wyvern (Parton, 1970s), Queen (Pacific Chess), Prince (Renn Chess), Superqueen, Dragon (Musketeer Chess).Ĭombination of Queen and Nightrider. Russian chess around 1770, Gustav III Chess (end of 18th c.), Kaiserspiel (1819), Pacific Chess (1971), Renn Chess (1980), Knightmare Chess, Musketeer Chess, Sac Chess (Pacey, 2014)Ĭombines the powers of Queen and Knight. It is the Skip-queen of problemists (G.P. Jelliss).Ĭombination of Dabbabarider and Alfilrider. It is the Skip-bishop of problemists (G.P. (The word alfil is the regular Bishop in Spanish.)Ī rider which moves any number of (2,2) cells (i.e., Alfil moves) in the same direction in a straight line. Simply the move of the European Bishop before 1475. Also called Gaja, Hasty, Pil (Shatranj), Archer (Schütze) (Courier). Also known as Counsellor, Mandarin, Guard, Officer, Scholar and, ambiguously, Minister.Ĭhaturanga (Indian chess), Shatranj (Persian chess), Courier Chess, European Chess (before 1475)Įlephant in Shatranj. Originally 士 Shì (Black Advisor) and 仕 Shì (Red Advisor) in Chinese. Also known as Dragon King in Shogi, or Crowned Rook,or SuperRook in Pocket Mutation chess, or Sailor in Sac Chess (Pacey).įerz that cannot leave the palace (3×3 zone at the center of South and North sides). Sac Chess (Pacey, 2014), Large Chess Variants by Cazaux 2020, e.g., Terachess IIĬombination of Rook and Ferz. Moves as Knight or Bishop up to 4 squares A name erroneously applied by some modern chess variant inventors to a piece moving t in Betza's notation and also called Manticore, creating confusion. Ī word borrowed in medieval Spanish from Persian/Arabic legendary anqa, an elephant bird (a giant eagle preying elephants), see Gryphon. Takes Knight steps, in a general (4,0)-Rook direction e.g. Takes Knight steps, in a general (3,3)-Bishop direction e.g. Takes Knight steps, in a general (2,0)-Rook direction e.g. ![]() Takes Knight steps, in a general (1,1)-Bishop direction e.g. ![]() The notation systems are explained in this page.Ġ–9 – A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X, Y, Z Name The columns "BCPS", "Parlett" and " Betza" contain the notation describing how each piece moves. The following table shows some game pieces of unorthodox chess, from fairy chess problems and chess variants (including historical and regional ones), and the six orthodox chess pieces.
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