Bob Greenwade wrote on Tue, Mar 12, 2024 03:20 PM UTC:
238. JuggerKnight. This play on the word "juggernaut" seems like a natural event, especially since my term "juggernaut capture" (or "juggernaut move") has seemingly been catching on to refer to a move that captures all enemy pieces in its wake. I initially gave the move to the Helepolis in Vanguard Chess (named for the massive seige tower of ancient Greece) with its destructive Rook-like move, but I've also seen other pieces that do it... though this invention here is the first time that I know of where it's been applied to a Nightrider. ((caf)N)
Though this may seem much more powerful than a Juggernaut Rook or Juggernaut Bishop, since it can leap over pieces, it's actually somewhat less so because it can only reach alternating rows or columns with any given series of leaps. On the other hand, since it can't be blocked by anything on the rows that it doesn't visit, it's a little more likely to be able to deliver check.
The model make look like a Knight in general shape, but its dimensions are those of a Queen. With a size ratio of nearly 3:2, there'll be no mistaking one for lthe other. (It'd be somewhat like confusing Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.)
238. JuggerKnight. This play on the word "juggernaut" seems like a natural event, especially since my term "juggernaut capture" (or "juggernaut move") has seemingly been catching on to refer to a move that captures all enemy pieces in its wake. I initially gave the move to the Helepolis in Vanguard Chess (named for the massive seige tower of ancient Greece) with its destructive Rook-like move, but I've also seen other pieces that do it... though this invention here is the first time that I know of where it's been applied to a Nightrider. ((caf)N)
Though this may seem much more powerful than a Juggernaut Rook or Juggernaut Bishop, since it can leap over pieces, it's actually somewhat less so because it can only reach alternating rows or columns with any given series of leaps. On the other hand, since it can't be blocked by anything on the rows that it doesn't visit, it's a little more likely to be able to deliver check.
The model make look like a Knight in general shape, but its dimensions are those of a Queen. With a size ratio of nearly 3:2, there'll be no mistaking one for lthe other. (It'd be somewhat like confusing Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito.)