The giraffe is a
fairy chess piece with an elongated
knight
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of a knighthood by a head of state (including the pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church, or the country, especially in a military capacity.
The concept of a knighthood ...
move.
[Piececlopedia: Giraffe]
by Hans Bodlaender, '' The Chess Variant Pages'' 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.
Grande Acedrex
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See also
* Camel (chess)
* Zebra (chess)
References
Fairy chess pieces
Giraffes in art
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