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Who is Who on Eight by Eight. A compilation of Zillions-estimated piece values on an 8x8 board.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
David Paulowich wrote on Tue, Nov 7, 2006 02:44 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

Ivan Derzhanski has compiled an impressive list of chess variant pieces. I wish that he had included more detailed notes, for the benefit of newcomers to this site. Here are some brief comments.

Nightrider combination pieces are discussed in the 'Notes' section of my variant Unicorn Great Chess.

I believe the 'short queen' (moves one or two squares like a queen) has been around for decades, under a variety of names. Peter S. Hatch calls this piece a Seeress in the ELVES army of his Fantasy Grand Chess (1999 and 2000). Tony Mez calls it a Guard in his Combo Modern Day Chess (2006). Peter Aronson and Ben Good use an unusual piece with the same two-square move in their variant Golem Chess. (2002)