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.

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.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.chessvariants.org/piececlopedia.dir/giraffe.html Piececlopedia: Giraffe
  2. http://www.chessvariants.com/historic.dir/acedrex.html Grande Acedrex