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Pincer Pawn. Moves as rook, and takes by enclosing.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Anonymous wrote on Tue, Nov 12, 2002 12:38 PM UTC:
Sorry, I can't resist ... <p> ... but the pincer pawn is one of the oldest documented 'chess' pieces around. The method of movement and capture (know in german as <em>Wächterschlag</em> dates back to antique times and was used by the pieces in Petteia (strategic game in ancient greece) and Ludus latrunculorum. It is also used in Tablut (game of the Sami people documented by Linné) and Hnefatafl (game of the Vikings). <p> --Jörg Knappen