Giraffe (chess)
White giraffe
Black giraffe
Icons for the giraffe used in diagrams
The giraffe is a fairy chess piece with an elongated knight move.[1] It can jump four squares vertically and one square horizontally or four squares horizontally and one square vertically, regardless of intervening pieces; thus, it is a (1,4)-leaper.[1][2]
Movement
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Possible moves of the giraffe
History
According to H. J. R. Murray, the giraffe appears as a (1,4) leaper in Grant Acedrex; however, other sources describe a (2,3) movement pattern, similar to the zebra.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Piececlopedia: Giraffe by Hans Bodlaender, The Chess Variant Pages
- ^ Dickins, Anthony (1971) [Corrected repub. of 1969 2nd ed., The Q Press, Richmond, Surrey, England]. A Guide to Fairy Chess. New York: Dover Publications Inc. pp. 8, 11. ISBN 0-486-22687-5.
- ^ Grande Acedrex