Giraffe (chess) explained

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.[2]

Movement

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.chessvariants.org/piececlopedia.dir/giraffe.html Piececlopedia: Giraffe
  2. Book: Dickins, Anthony . A Guide to Fairy Chess . Dover Publications Inc . New York . 1971 . Corrected repub. of 1969 2nd ed., The Q Press, Richmond, Surrey, England . 8, 11 . 0-486-22687-5.
  3. http://www.chessvariants.com/historic.dir/acedrex.html Grande Acedrex