Giraffe (chess)

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White giraffe
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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]

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Movement

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7 Chess xod45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess xod45.svg Chess l45.svg 7
6 Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess Gll45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg 6
5 Chess xod45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess xod45.svg Chess l45.svg 5
4 Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg 4
3 Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg 3
2 Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess xod45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess xod45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg Chess l45.svg Chess d45.svg 2
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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. 1 2 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