Bob Greenwade wrote on Fri, Oct 6, 2023 02:27 PM UTC:
81. Boxer. Another creation of Adrian King, the Boxer gets its name from its move diagram: it can step to any adjacent sqiare, or leap to any square three spaces away -- basically a compound of the King and the Cheetah. (KHCZG).
The obvious route for this would've been to make a piece that looked like a box, or perhaps a Cheetah with a King's crown. I decided to take a different approach.
OK, it's far from perfect, but at least you can tell what it is. And it's a good deal better than if I'd decided to go with a bust of a dog.
81. Boxer. Another creation of Adrian King, the Boxer gets its name from its move diagram: it can step to any adjacent sqiare, or leap to any square three spaces away -- basically a compound of the King and the Cheetah. (KHCZG).
The obvious route for this would've been to make a piece that looked like a box, or perhaps a Cheetah with a King's crown. I decided to take a different approach.
OK, it's far from perfect, but at least you can tell what it is. And it's a good deal better than if I'd decided to go with a bust of a dog.