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Jörg Knappen wrote on Thu, Jan 5, 2012 05:59 PM UTC:
Here's a first pack of additions, all from the following new source:


George Jelliss: Theory of Moves, Knight's Tour Notes 2001,
http://www.ktn.freeuk.com/9a.htm

Notes are mine and introduced by the tag Note:

Piece Names

caliph  - compound leaper (0,1)+(2,2)
          Note: This is different from Charles Gilman's caliph
          Note: synonyms are waffle (CwdA) and phoenix (large Shogi variants)

diamond - compound leaper (1,1)+(0,2)
          Note: synonyms for this piece are duke and kylin

emperor - compound leaper (0,1)+(1,2)
          Note: a synonym is marquis (Derzhanski's list drawing from Adrian  King)

ferfil - compound leaper (1,1)+(2,2)
         Note: most established synonym on the CVP is 'modern elephant'

frog - compound leaper (1,1)+(0,3). The simplest amphibian.

hospitaler - compound leaper (1,2)+(2,2)

prince - compound leaper (1,1)+(1,2)

pterodactyl - compound leaper (3,3)+(5,5)+(0,15). The simplest triple range amphibian
    Note: I love this piece *because* it is so 'over the top'

templar - compound leaper (0,2)+(1,2)

wazaba - compound leaper (0,1)+(0,2)
         Note: synonym woody rook (CwdA)

Piece terms

amphibian - A compound leaper who can reach any square on the chess board whose components aren't free leapers 

free leaper - A leaper that can reach any square on a given board. On the standard 8x8 board there are 5 free leapers: wazir, knight, giraffe, zebra, and antelope.

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