Piececlopedia
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Advancer. Moves like a Queen, but captures by approach. Author: Ben Good and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: David Howe.
Alfil. Jumps two diagonally. Arabic for the elephant. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Alibaba. Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Andernach-Grasshopper. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over changes color. By Ben Good.
Antelope. Makes (3,4)-jump. Author: Ben Good.
Archbishop. Moves as bishop but can make reflection at side of board. Author: Ben Good.
Archbishop. Moves as bishop or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe.
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Barc. Jumps as knight but only `narrow backwords' or `wide forwards'. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
BD or Bede. A piece which has the combined movement of the bishop and the dabbabah. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Berolina Pawn. Pawn variant that takes straight and moves diagonally forward. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: E. Nebermann.
Berolina Plus Pawn. Improved Berlonia Pawn that can also capture to the side. Author: Sergey Sirotkin.
Bishop. Moves arbitrary number of unobstructed squares diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Bishop, Reflecting. Moves as a Bishop, but can also reflect off of multiple sides of the board. Author: Peter Aronson.
Bishopper. Moves along diagonal line to first square after jumped over piece. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Bison. Makes (1-3)-jump or (2-3)-jump. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Bowman. Moves as knight, and takes a piece that is an additional knightsmove in same direction away. Author: Ben Good.
Buffalo. Triple compound leaper. Author: Charles Gilman. Inventor: Frank Maus.
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Caliph. compound of Bishop and Camel. Author: Charles Gilman. Inventor: Mark Hedden and Charles Gilman.
Camel. An elongated Knight making a (3, 1) leap. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Cannon. Moves like rook, but must jump when taking. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Canvasser. Compound of Rook and Camel. By Charles Gilman.
Cardinal. Moves as bishop or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe.
Carpenter. compound of Knight and Dabbaba. Author: Charles Gilman.
Cavalier. Piece from RennChess that steps one diagonally then slides orthogonally, or steps one orthogonally then slides diagonally. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
Centaur. Moves as Knight or Man. AKA Crowned Knight. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Chameleon (1). Take a piece in the way that piece is taking. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Chameleon (2). Change movement abilities after every movement. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Champion. Moves one orthogonally or jumps two orthogonally or diagonally. Author: Ben Good and Fergus Duniho.
Chancellor. Moves like rook or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe.
Circe-Grasshopper. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over returns to its starting square. By Ben Good.
Commoner. Moves to any adjacent square, like a King, but not royal. Author: Sergey Sirotkin and Fergus Duniho.
Contragrasshopper. Moves as queen but must always jump first. Author: Ben Good.
Coordinator. Takes in `coordination' with king. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Crab. Jumps as knight but only `narrow forwards' or `wide backwards'. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Crooked Bishop. Moves in a diagonal zigzagline. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: J. de A. Almay.
Crooked Queen. Moves in a diagonal zigzagline or like a Rook. By Ralph Betza.
Crowned Knight. Moves as Knight or Man. Also known as Centaur. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Crowned Rook. Moves as Rook or Ferz. Also known as Dragon King. Author: Fergus Duniho.
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Dabbabah. Historical piece leaping two squares horizontally or vertically. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Dragon. Combines pawn and knight movement, mainly as a problem piece, not found in variants. Author: Ben Good.
Dragon. (DragonChess) Combines King and bishop movements, and capturing from afar (between boards). Author: Peter Spicer. Inventor: Gary Gygax.
Dragon Horse. Moves as Bishop or Wazir. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Dragon King. Moves as Rook or Ferz. AKA Crowned Rook. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Duke. Piece from RennChess that steps one orthogonally then slides diagonally, or slides diagonally then steps one orthogonally. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Eric V. Greenwood.
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Edgehog. Moves as a Queen, but only to or from an edge. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: John Driver.
Einstein-Grasshopper. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over changes type. By Ben Good.
The Elephant. Jumps two diagonally (see Alfil). Author: Fergus Duniho.
Elephant (Xiangqi). Moves two squares diagonally (non-jumping).
Empress. See Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Empress. Fairy Chess name for Rook+Knight compound. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe.
Equihopper. Jumps across a piece in any direction with the same distance before and after the hurdle. Cannot jump additional pieces on strai.
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FAD. A piece which has the has the combined movements of the Ferz, Alfil and the Dabbabah. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Ferz. Moves one diagonally. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
Fibnif. Moves one diagonally or makes a forwards or backwards knight jump. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Flamingo. (1,6)-jumper. Author: Ben Good.
Fox. Doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca. By Tim Stiles.
Friend. Moves as any friendly piece that guards it. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: David L. Brown.
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General (Xiang Qi). Moves like Wazir, but with royal restrictions. Author: Charles Gilman.
Giraffe. Makes (1,4)-jump. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Gnus. Makes (1-2)-jump or (1-3)-jump. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Gold General. Shogi piece that moves one square but not diagonally backwards. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Grasshopper. Moves along queenlines to first square after jumped over piece. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: T. R. Dawson.
Griffon. Historic piece that steps one space diagonally then slides like a Rook. Author: Ben Good.
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Hippogriff. Limited version of the Griffon that must slide at least three squares. Author: Ben Good.
Honorable Horse. Moves forward as a Knight. Author: Fergus Duniho.
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Immobilizer. Pieces standing near an immobilizer may not move. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
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Joker. Moves like last piece moved by the opponent. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
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Kangaroo. Moves on Queen lines to first square after second jumped over piece. Author: Peter Aronson. Inventor: J. de A. Almay.
Kangaroo (Newton). compound of Knight and Alfil. Author: Charles Gilman. Inventor: Timothy R. Newton.
King. Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
King Battler. King usually moves as a queen.
Knight (a.k.a. Horse). Makes a (1,2)-jump. Author: Fergus Duniho and Hans L. Bodlaender.
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Lance. Moves one or more squares straight forward. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Leo. Moves on queen lines, but must jump once when taking. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: T. R. Dawson.
Lion. Powerful piece from Shogi variant.
Lion (2). Moves on queen-lines but must jump exactly one piece. Appears in fairy chess problems. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
Lion (Murray). Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally or captures on neighboring square. Author: John William Brown and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: H.J.R. Murray.
Locust. Jumps over opposing pieces on Queen lines to capture. Author: Peter Aronson.
Long Leaper. Moves as queen, but takes by leaping. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
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Maharaja. See Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Man. Moves to any adjacent square, like a King, but not royal. Author: Sergey Sirotkin and Fergus Duniho.
Manticore. Moves one space orthogonally, then slides outward as a Bishop. Author: Bn Em. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
Mao. Moves as knight but cannot jump. Author: Fergus Duniho and Ben Good.
Mao-hopper. Moves as knight must must jump over occupied orthogonal square at first movement.
Marshall. Moves like rook or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe.
Moa. moves like knight but cannot jump first diagonal square.
Murray Lion. Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally or captures on neighboring square. Author: John William Brown and Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: H.J.R. Murray.
Mushroom. Jumping piece whose destination squares form a mushroom pattern. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
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Nightrider. Makes a Knight leap, and can make additional leaps in the same direction.
Non-stop Equihopper. Jumps across a piece in any direction with the same distance before and after the hurdle.
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Okapi. Moves as Knight or Zebra. By Bob Greenwade.
Orphan. Moves like a piece that attacks it. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: David L. Brown.
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Paladin. Moves as Bishop or as Knight. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe.
Pancake. A piece that moves and captures like a non-royal King or a Nightrider-style cannon. By Ralph Betza.
Pao. Moves like rook, but must jump when taking. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Pawn. Moves straight forward, takes diagonally forwards, and can promote. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
Pawn (Xiangqi). Moves and captures one square straight forward.
Phoenix. A piece which has the combined movements of the Wazir and the Alfil. Author: Greg Strong and Hans L. Bodlaender.
Piececlopedia Guidelines. Missing description Author: Fergus Duniho.
Pincer Pawn. Moves as rook, and takes by enclosing. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Princess. Moves as Bishop or as Knight. Author: Fergus Duniho and David Howe.
Pushme-Pullyu. Moves like a Queen, and captures by approach and withdrawal. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Fergus Duniho.
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Queen. Moves across unobstructed orthogonal or diagonal line.
Querquisite. A piece whose move changes depending on the file on which it starts its move. Author: Jörg Knappen. Inventor: J. E. H. Creed.
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Rabbit. A doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca. By Tim Stiles.
Raven. Can move as a Rook or a Nightrider. Author: Sergey Sirotkin.
Reflecting Bishop. Moves as a Bishop, but can also reflect off of multiple sides of the board. Author: Peter Aronson.
Rhino. A set of pieces which combine the movements of the Mao with that of the Wazir. By Peter Aronson.
Rook (a.k.a. Chariot). Moves across unobstructed orthogonal line. Author: Fergus Duniho.
Root-fifty leaper. makes a (5,5)-jump or an (7,1)-jump.
Rose. Can make consecutive knightmoves in a circle.
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Scorpion. King with grasshopper power.
Sergeant. A combination of the Berolina and usual Pawns.
Silver General. Shogi piece that moves one square diagonally, or forward. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
Sissa. Move exists of moving a number of squares as rook and an equal number of squares as bishop. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Carlos Cetina.
Soucie. Moves on queen-lines exactly as many squares as there are pieces on that line. By Ben Good.
Squirrel. Jumps two orthogonally, two diagonally, or like a knight. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho. Inventor: Dr. Francesco Piacenza.
Steward. Omnidirectional Pawn. Author: Bn Em. Inventor: Philip Marinelli and John William Brown.
Sylph. Air nymph, that moves diagonally forwards (non capturing) or forwards or downwards for capturing.
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Terror. See Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight. Author: Fergus Duniho.
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Ubi-Ubi. Can make arbitrary many knightmoves in one turn.
Unicorn (2). Piece that moves like bishop or nightrider. Author: KelvinFox. Inventor: Ralph Betza.
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Vao. moves like bishop but must jump when taking.
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Waffle. A piece which has the combined movements of the Wazir and the Alfil. Author: Greg Strong and Hans L. Bodlaender.
Wazir. Moves one square orthogonally. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Alberto Monteiro.
Wildebeest. A Knight/Camel compound from Wildebeest Chess. Author: Fergus Duniho. Inventor: R. Wayne Schmittberger.
Windmill. Moves around piece. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Alexandre Muñiz.
Withdrawer. Takes by moving away. Author: Ben Good. Inventor: Robert Abbott.
Wizard. Moves one diagonally or makes (1,3)-jump.
Wolf. A doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca. By Tim Stiles.
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Zag-Zag. Piece moves vertically or along ne-sw diagonal. By Derek Nalls.
Zag-Zig. Piece moves vertically or along nw-se diagonal. By Derek Nalls.
Zebra. Makes a (3, 2) leap.
Zebrarider. Makes a (3, 2) leap and can make more (3, 2) leaps in the same direction.
Zelig. A piece whose move changes depending on the file on which it starts its move. Author: Jörg Knappen. Inventor: J. E. H. Creed.
Zelig (in Zelig Chess). assumes the movement capabilities of piece whose file it is in.
Zig-Zag. Piece moves horizontally or along ne-sw diagonal. By Derek Nalls.
Zig-Zig. Piece moves horizontally or along nw-se diagonal. By Derek Nalls.
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