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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| 10 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | 10 | |
| 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | |
| 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | |
| 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | |
| 6 | | | | |  | | | | | | 6 | |
| 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | |
| 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | |
| 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j |
Possible moves of the giraffe
History
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
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