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Antelope. Makes (3,4)-jump.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Charles Gilman wrote on Sun, Nov 23, 2003 08:05 AM UTC:
The Antelope's leap length is the square of the Knight's, and it is no coincidence. For any a:b leaper with leap length root(a²+b²), the b²-a²:2ab has leap length a²+b². Cf 6:8, 5:12, and 8:15 for the squares of the Camel, Zebra, and Giraffe.