Giraffe (chess)
The giraffe is a fairy chess piece with an elongated knight move.[1] It can jump four squares vertically and one square horizontally or four squares horizontally and one square vertically, regardless of intervening pieces; thus, it is a (1,4)-leaper.[1]
An icon for the giraffe used in diagrams
Movement
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| 10 |  |  | |  | | | | | | | 10 | |
| 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | |
| 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | |
| 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | |
| 6 | | | | |  | | | | | | 6 | |
| 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | |
| 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | |
| 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | |
| 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | |
| 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j |
Moves of the giraffe
History
According to H. J. R. Murray, the giraffe appears as a (1,4) leaper in Grande Acedrex; however, other sources describe a (2,3) movement pattern, similar to the zebra.[2]
See also
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