Bob Greenwade wrote on Tue, Oct 24, 2023 02:18 PM UTC:
99. Nao (Chinese Nightrider). What the Pao (Cannon) does orthogonally and the Vao does diagonally, the Nao does along a Nightrider's lines: it moves normally when not capturing, but must leap over a piece to capture. (mNNcpNN)
We don't see this one much these days, which I think is too bad; it seems to me like a rather interesting piece, especially on larger boards.
99. Nao (Chinese Nightrider). What the Pao (Cannon) does orthogonally and the Vao does diagonally, the Nao does along a Nightrider's lines: it moves normally when not capturing, but must leap over a piece to capture. (mNNcpNN)
We don't see this one much these days, which I think is too bad; it seems to me like a rather interesting piece, especially on larger boards.