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Bent Riders. A discussion of pieces, like the Gryphon, that take a step then move as riders.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
H. G. Muller wrote on Wed, Apr 15, 2020 07:40 AM EDT:

To prevent confusion it is probably best to drop the name Aanca from English completely. We could have:

  • F-then-R: Griffon
  • N-then-R: Hippogriff
  • W-then-B: Antigriff
  • N-then-B: Monoceros

There are some other possibilities with 90-degree bends:

  • W-then-R: Ultragriff, the logical extension of the series Hippogriff -> Griffon -> Ultragriff
  • F-then-B: Chirogriff. (Entirely new move pattern, chimera of a Bat (Chiroptera) and a Lion, with claws at the tip of its wings.)

Logically the degenerate cases (which make a 0-degree bend) also belong in this class

  • D-then-R: Ski-Rook
  • A-then-B: Ski-Bishop