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David Paulowich wrote on Fri, Dec 26, 2008 01:50 PM UTC:
20. Two Wazirs cannot checkmate a lone King. 
21. Two Ferz's, even on different colors, cannot checkmate a lone King. 
22. A Wazir and a Ferz cannot checkmate a lone King. 
23. Two Camels, even on different colors, cannot checkmate a lone King. 
24. A Camel and a Zebra cannot checkmate a lone King.

- this data on forcing mate against the lone King is provided by Dave McCooey. Back on [2008-07-02] Sam Trenholme wrote: '... an alfil can only access 25% of the board ...'. CORRECTION: one Alfil can visit only 8 squares on the 8x8 board - it is truly a pitiful piece. The Ferz is a useful little piece (perhaps more valuable than a Wazir) and can be found in my 10x10 Shatranj variant, along with Elephants that can access 25% of the board.