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From Ungulates Outwards. A Systematic Set of Names for the Simplest Oblique Pieces.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Charles Gilman wrote on Thu, Sep 2, 2004 07:18 AM UTC:
That is a very good question. In Cardmate Queen+Knight is termed Ace, a usage which I adopted in Fivequarters. Its connotations of supremacy seem suited to a piece with so many moves. This gave me the idea of naming the Queen+Camel compound Acme, which has similar connotations. The common reversed Ca- prefix then suggested Queen+Zebra=Eze, Queen+Giraffe=Ige, Queen+Antelope=Ane, Queen+Zemel=Ezme, Queen+Satyr=Ase, Queen+Gimel=Igme, et cetera.