Giraffe (chess)
The giraffe is a fairy chess piece that moves like an elongated knight.[1] When it moves, it can jump to a square that is four squares horizontally and one square vertically, or four squares vertically and one square horizontally, regardless of intervening pieces; thus, it is a (1,4)-leaper.[1]
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The giraffe may move to any of four squares (black dots).
History and nomenclature
The giraffe is a very old piece, appearing in some early chess variants such as Grande Acedrex.[2]
gollark: That would be amazing.
gollark: Not just a CB prize - a *-1G* prize.
gollark: What does the name mean?
gollark: That's a nebula dragon and a half.
gollark: Just trios, metals?
See also
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