Giraffe (chess)
The giraffe is a fairy chess piece that moves like an elongated knight.[1] When it moves, it can jump to a square that is four squares horizontally and one square vertically, or four squares vertically and one square horizontally, regardless of intervening pieces; thus, it is a (1,4)-leaper.[1]
An icon for the Giraffe used in diagrams
Movement
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
| 8 |   | 8 | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
The giraffe may move to any of four squares (black dots).
History and nomenclature
The giraffe is a very old piece, appearing in some early chess variants such as Grande Acedrex.[2]
See also
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