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Check out Janggi (Korean Chess), our featured variant for December, 2024.
Check out Janggi (Korean Chess), our featured variant for December, 2024.
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.