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• Advancer. Moves like a Queen, but captures by approach.
• Alfil. Jumps two diagonally (see Alfil).
• Alibaba. Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally.
• All the King's Men. Page describing variant chess pieces.
• Amazon. See Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight.
• Andernach-Grasshopper. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over changes color.
• Antelope. Makes (3,4)-jump.
• Archbishop. Moves as Bishop or as Knight.
• Archbishop. Moves as bishop but can make reflection at side of board.

B

• Barc. Jumps as knight but only `narrow backwords' or `wide forwards'.
• BD. A piece which has the combined movement of the bishop and the dabbabah.
• Berolina Pawn. Pawn variant that takes straight and moves diagonally forward.
• Berolina Plus Pawn. Improved Berlonia Pawn that can also capture to the side.
• Bishop. Moves arbitrary number of unobstructed squares diagonally.
• Bishop, Reflecting. Moves as a Bishop, but can also reflect off of multiple sides of the board.
• Bishopper. Moves along diagonal line to first square after jumped over piece.
• Bison. Makes (1-3)-jump or (2-3)-jump.
• Bowman. Moves as knight, and takes a piece that is an additional knightsmove in same direction away.
• Buffalo. Triple compound leaper.

C

• Caliph. compound of Bishop and Camel.
• Camel. An elongated Knight making a (3, 1) leap.
• Cannon. Moves like rook, but must jump when taking.
• Canvasser. Compound of Rook and Camel.
• Cardinal. Moves as Bishop or as Knight.
• Carpenter. compound of Knight and Dabbaba.
• Cavalier. Piece from RennChess that steps one diagonally then slides orthogonally, or steps one orthogonally then slides diagonally.
• Centaur. Moves as Knight or Man. Also known as Centaur.
• Chameleon (1). Take a piece in the way that piece is taking.
• Chameleon (2). Change movement abilities after every movement.
• Champion. Moves one orthogonally or jumps two orthogonally or diagonally.
• Chancellor. Fairy Chess name for Rook+Knight compound.
• Circe-Grasshopper. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over returns to its starting square.
• Commoner. Moves to any adjacent square, like a King, but not royal.
• Contragrasshopper. Moves as queen but must always jump first.
• Coordinator. Takes in `coordination' with king.
• Crab. Jumps as knight but only `narrow forwards' or `wide backwards'.
• Crooked Bishop. Moves in a diagonal zigzagline.
• Crooked Queen. Moves in a diagonal zigzagline or like a Rook.
• Crowned Knight. Moves as Knight or Man. Also known as Centaur.
• Crowned Rook. Moves as Rook or Ferz. Also known as Dragon King.

D

• Dabbabah. Historical piece leaping two squares horizontally or vertically.
• Dragon. (DragonChess) Combines King and bishop movements, and capturing from afar (between boards).
• Dragon. Combines pawn and knight movement, mainly as a problem piece, not found in variants.
• Dragon Horse. Moves as Bishop or Wazir.
• Dragon King. Moves as Rook or Ferz. Also known as Dragon King.
• Duke. Piece from RennChess that steps one orthogonally then slides diagonally, or slides diagonally then steps one orthogonally.

E

• Edgehog. Moves as a Queen, but only to or from an edge.
• Einstein-Grasshopper. Leaps on Queen-lines to move or capture, and any piece leapt over changes type.
• The Elephant. Jumps two diagonally (see Alfil).
• Elephant (Xiangqi). Moves two squares diagonally (non-jumping).
• Empress. See Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight.
• Empress. Fairy Chess name for Rook+Knight compound.
• Equihopper. Jumps across a piece in any direction with the same distance before and after the hurdle. Cannot jump additional pieces on strai.

F

• FAD. A piece which has the has the combined movements of the Ferz, Alfil and the Dabbabah.
• Ferz. Moves one diagonally.
• Fibnif. Moves one diagonally or makes a forwards or backwards knight jump.
• Flamingo. (1,6)-jumper.
• Fox. Doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca.
• Friend. Moves as any friendly piece that guards it.

G

• General (Xiang Qi). Moves like Wazir, but with royal restrictions.
• Giraffe. Makes (1,4)-jump.
• Gnus. Makes (1-2)-jump or (1-3)-jump.
• Gold General. Shogi piece that moves one square but not diagonally backwards.
• Grasshopper. Moves along queenlines to first square after jumped over piece.
• Griffon. Historic piece that steps one space diagonally then slides like a Rook.

H

• Hippogriff. Limited version of the Griffon that must slide at least three squares.
• Honorable Horse. Moves forward as a Knight.

I

• Immobilizer. Pieces standing near an immobilizer may not move.

J

• Joker. Moves like last piece moved by the opponent.

K

• Kangaroo. Moves on Queen lines to first square after second jumped over piece.
• Kangaroo (Newton). compound of Knight and Alfil.
• King. Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction.
• King Battler. King usually moves as a queen.
• Knight (a.k.a. Horse). Makes a (1,2)-jump.

L

• Lance. Moves one or more squares straight forward.
• Leo. Moves on queen lines, but must jump once when taking.
• Lion. Powerful piece from Shogi variant.
• Lion (2). Moves on queen-lines but must jump exactly one piece. Appears in fairy chess problems.
• Lion (Murray). Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally or captures on neighboring square.
• Locust. Jumps over opposing pieces on Queen lines to capture.
• Long Leaper. Moves as queen, but takes by leaping.

M

• Maharaja. See Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight.
• Man. Moves to any adjacent square, like a King, but not royal.
• Manticore. Moves one space orthogonally, then slides outward as a Bishop.
• Mao. Moves as knight but cannot jump.
• Mao-hopper. Moves as knight must must jump over occupied orthogonal square at first movement.
• Marshall. Fairy Chess name for Rook+Knight compound.
• Moa. moves like knight but cannot jump first diagonal square.
• Murray Lion. Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally or captures on neighboring square.
• Mushroom. Jumping piece whose destination squares form a mushroom pattern.

N

• Nightrider. Makes a Knight leap, and can make additional leaps in the same direction.
• Non-stop Equihopper. Jumps across a piece in any direction with the same distance before and after the hurdle.

O

• Orphan. Moves like a piece that attacks it.

P

• Paladin. Moves as Bishop or as Knight.
• Pancake. A piece that moves and captures like a non-royal King or a Nightrider-style cannon.
• Pao. Moves like rook, but must jump when taking.
• Pawn. Moves straight forward, takes diagonally forwards, and can promote.
• Pawn (Xiangqi). Moves and captures one square straight forward.
• Phoenix. A piece which has the combined movements of the Wazir and the Alfil.
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• Pincer Pawn. Moves as rook, and takes by enclosing.
• Princess. Moves as Bishop or as Knight.
• Pushme-Pullyu. Moves like a Queen, and captures by approach and withdrawal.

Q

• Queen. Moves across unobstructed orthogonal or diagonal line.
• Querquisite. A piece whose move changes depending on the file on which it starts its move.

R

• Rabbit. A doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca.
• Raven. Can move as a Rook or a Nightrider.
• Reflecting Bishop. Moves as a Bishop, but can also reflect off of multiple sides of the board.
• Rhino. A set of pieces which combine the movements of the Mao with that of the Wazir.
• Rook (a.k.a. Chariot). Moves across unobstructed orthogonal line.
• Root-fifty leaper. makes a (5,5)-jump or an (7,1)-jump.
• Rose. Can make consecutive knightmoves in a circle.

S

• Scorpion. King with grasshopper power.
• Sergeant. A combination of the Berolina and usual Pawns.
• Silver General. Shogi piece that moves one square diagonally, or forward.
• Sissa. Move exists of moving a number of squares as rook and an equal number of squares as bishop.
• Soucie. Moves on queen-lines exactly as many squares as there are pieces on that line.
• Squirrel. Jumps two orthogonally, two diagonally, or like a knight.
• Sylph. Air nymph, that moves diagonally forwards (non capturing) or forwards or downwards for capturing.

T

• Terror. See Amazon. Can move as queen or as knight.

U

• Ubi-Ubi. Can make arbitrary many knightmoves in one turn.
• Unicorn (2). Piece that moves like bishop or nightrider.

V

• Vao. moves like bishop but must jump when taking.

W

• Waffle. A piece which has the combined movements of the Wazir and the Alfil.
• Wazir. Moves one square orthogonally.
• Windmill. Moves around piece.
• Withdrawer. Takes by moving away.
• Wizard. Moves one diagonally or makes (1,3)-jump.
• Wolf. A doubly-bent rider, inspired by the Gryphon and Aanca.

Z

• Zag-Zag. Piece moves vertically or along ne-sw diagonal.
• Zag-Zig. Piece moves vertically or along nw-se diagonal.
• Zebra. Makes a (3, 2) leap.
• Zebrarider. Makes a (3, 2) leap and can make more (3, 2) leaps in the same direction.
• Zelig. A piece whose move changes depending on the file on which it starts its move.
• Zelig (in Zelig Chess). assumes the movement capabilities of piece whose file it is in.
• Zig-Zag. Piece moves horizontally or along ne-sw diagonal.
• Zig-Zig. Piece moves horizontally or along nw-se diagonal.

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