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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10a10b10c10d10 black circlee10f10 black circleg10h10i10j1010
9a9b9c9d9e9f9g9h9i9j99
8a8b8c8d8e8f8g8h8i8j88
7a7 black circleb7c7d7e7f7g7h7i7 black circlej77
6a6b6c6d6e6 white giraffef6g6h6i6j66
5a5 black circleb5c5d5e5f5g5h5i5 black circlej55
4a4b4c4d4e4f4g4h4i4j44
3a3b3c3d3e3f3g3h3i3j33
2a2b2c2d2 black circlee2f2 black circleg2h2i2j22
1a1b1c1d1e1f1g1h1i1j11
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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

  1. ^ a b Piececlopedia: Giraffe by Hans Bodlaender, The Chess Variant Pages
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Grande Acedrex


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