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@ Bob Greenwade[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Bob Greenwade wrote on Mon, Aug 7, 2023 02:12 PM UTC:

21. Fibnif. This is actually one of Ralph Betza's most infamous pieces, and I've seen it placed in a couple of games by other people here as well. It moves one space diagonally, or leaps along a Knight's forward and backward long moves, getting its name from its Betza notation: fbNF.

But I don't think anyone's ever designed a physical piece for it for in-person play. The name is a nonsense word, but the move is basically a Narrow Knight plus a Ferz, so this is what I ended up with.

Besides there being no other physical setup for certain games that deserve to be played in person, this also fueled an idea for tomorrow's companion piece.