H. G. Muller wrote on Sun, Apr 12, 2020 05:19 AM EDT:
Previous time this subject came up I proposed to rename the W-then-B to Ancaa.
I don't really like the name Eagle for the Griffon. And Eagle is an ortdinary bird, not a mythical monster. In that sense Griffon is much closer: a large mythical monster that can fly. OK, it doesn't really prey on Elephants, but who does? Arakis Sandworms, I suppose, but these cannot fly. If we want to be purist, we should keep the Arab name Roc.
Renaming the Grant Acedrex Unicorn is just as bad as renaming the Aanca. Unless we would rename it to Rhino, which was what the Alfonso Codex really meant. Using Unicorn or Rhino for other pieces than the N-then-B is exactly the same as hijacking the name Aanca for W-then-B.
I like the name Hippogryph, but I think it should be used for the W-then-B.
As to the Alfil: the move was changed without changing the name. Betza changed the move of the Aanca, but kept the name. Sounds like it is the same thing.
Previous time this subject came up I proposed to rename the W-then-B to Ancaa.
I don't really like the name Eagle for the Griffon. And Eagle is an ortdinary bird, not a mythical monster. In that sense Griffon is much closer: a large mythical monster that can fly. OK, it doesn't really prey on Elephants, but who does? Arakis Sandworms, I suppose, but these cannot fly. If we want to be purist, we should keep the Arab name Roc.
Renaming the Grant Acedrex Unicorn is just as bad as renaming the Aanca. Unless we would rename it to Rhino, which was what the Alfonso Codex really meant. Using Unicorn or Rhino for other pieces than the N-then-B is exactly the same as hijacking the name Aanca for W-then-B.
I like the name Hippogryph, but I think it should be used for the W-then-B.
As to the Alfil: the move was changed without changing the name. Betza changed the move of the Aanca, but kept the name. Sounds like it is the same thing.