List of fairy chess pieces

A fairy [chess piece] is a game piece that is not in regular chess but appears in an alternate version of chess with different rules. Such an alternate version is known as a chess variant. In addition, fairy chess pieces are used in fairy chess, an area of chess problems involving changes to the rules of chess.
The following table shows some game pieces of unorthodox chess, from fairy chess problems and chess variants, and the six orthodox chess pieces. The columns "BCPS", "Parlett" and "Betza" contain the notation describing how each piece moves. Italicised names are pieces that are found under other names elsewhere in the table. The notation systems are explained in this page.
0–9 – A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X, Y, Z

Name	BCPS	Parlett	Betza	Found in	Notes
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-Zigzag [\|Nightrider]	S1			Fairy Chess problems	Takes Knight steps, in a general -Bishop direction e.g. b1-a3-c2-b4-d3...
-Zigzag Nightrider	S2			Fairy Chess problems	Takes Knight steps, in a general -Rook direction e.g. b1-c3-d1-e3-f1...
-Zigzag Nightrider	S3			Fairy Chess problems	Takes Knight steps, in a general -Bishop direction e.g. b1-c3-e4-f6-h7
-Zigzag Nightrider	S4			Fairy Chess problems	Takes Knight steps, in a general -Rook direction e.g. b1-c3-b5-c7...
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Aanca		1X.n+	t	Grant Acedrex	[\|A] word borrowed in medieval Spanish from Persian/Arabic legendary anqa, an elephant bird, see Gryphon. A name erroneously applied by some modern chess variant inventors to a piece moving t in Betza's notation and also called Manticore, creating confusion.
Abbot		4X,~1/2	F4N	Typhoon chess, Scirocco chess	Moves as Knight or [\|Bishop] up to 4 squares
Acropolis		~1/2, ~1/3, n+	RNC = RNL	Overkill Ecumenical Chess	Combination of Gnu and [\|Rook].
Actor		~1/2, ~1/3,nX	BNC = BNL	Overkill Ecumenical Chess	Combination of Gnu and Bishop.
Actress		~1/2, ~1/3,n	QNC = QNL	Overkill Ecumenical Chess	Combination of Gnu and Queen.
Admiral		n+, 1X	RF	Sac Chess, Large Chess Variants by Cazaux 2020, e.g., Terachess II	Combination of Rook and Ferz. Also known as Dragon King in Shogi, or Crowned Rook, or SuperRook in Pocket Mutation chess, or Sailor in Sac Chess.
Advisor	FE	1X	[\|F]	Xiangqi	Ferz that cannot leave the palace. Originally 士 Shì and 仕 Shì in Chinese. Also known as Counsellor, Mandarin, Guard, Officer, Scholar and, ambiguously, Minister.
[Alfil (chess)\|]	AL	~ 2X. Alternate notation: ~ 2/2	A =	Chaturanga, Shatranj, Courier Chess, European Chess	Elephant in Shatranj. A -leaper. Originally Fil in Persian. Also called Gaja, Hasty, Pil, Archer . Simply the move of the European Bishop before 1475.
Alfilrider		n	AA	Fairy Chess problems	A rider which moves any number of cells in the same direction in a straight line. It is the Skip-bishop of problemists.
Alibaba		~ 2	AD	Fairy Chess problems	Combines the moves of Alfil and Dabbaba.
Alibabarider		nin same direction	AADD	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Dabbabarider and Alfilrider. It is the Skip-queen of problemists.Compare Nightrider.
[Amazon (chess)\|]	AM	n, ~ 1/2	QN	Russian chess around 1770, Gustav III Chess, Kaiserspiel, Pacific Chess, Renn Chess, Knightmare Chess, Musketeer Chess, Sac Chess	Combines the powers of Queen and Knight. Also called Angel, Commander, Wyvern, Queen, Prince, Superqueen, Dragon.
Amazonrider	ET	n, n	QNN	Pocket Mutation Chess	Combination of Queen and Nightrider. Also called Queen of the Night. See also Elephant.
Anchorite		1+.nX	t	Conclave Ecumenical chess	See Manticore.
Ancress		n+, 1+.nX	Rt	Conclave Ecumenical chess	Combination of Manticore and Rook.
Andernach Grasshopper				Andernach chess	A Grasshopper that changes the colour of the hurdle it leaps over.
Angry Boar		1-2X>,1>=	fF2fsW	Chu shogi, Dai shogi and other large shogi variant	Moves forward and sideward as a Wazir and can make up to two Ferz moves forward.
Antelope	AN	~ 3/4		Fairy Chess problems	Jumps three squares diagonally followed by one square orthogonally outwards.
Atlantosaur		c1	cWcF	Fairy Chess problems	Captures like a Mann but never moves from his position unless to capture.
Anti-King		1	[\|K]		This piece is in check when not attacked. If a player's Anti-King is in check and unable to move to a square attacked by the opponent, the player is checkmated. A King may not attack the opponent's Anti-King. The Anti-King may not check its own King.
[Princess (chess)\|]	PR	nX, ~ 1/2	BN	Carrera'chess, Kaiserspiel, Bird Chess, Capablanca Chess, Janus Chess, Modern Chess, Grand Chess, Cavalier Chess, Quintessential Chess, Seirawan Chess, Musketeer Chess, Sac Chess	Combines the powers of Bishop and Knight. First named Centaur, also called [\|Princess], Adjutant, Equerry, Cardinal, Minister, Janus, Paladin, Hawk.
Archbishop	AR	nX	[\|B]	Fairy Chess problems	Reflecting Bishop limited to a single bounce.
Archchancellor		n+, ~ 1/2, 1X	RNF	Teutonic Knight's Chess	Heroine, Superchancellor, Octopus or Crowned [\|Chancellor]: Combination of Empress/Chancellor and Ferz. Originally Erzkanzler in German.
Archer		2X	FA	Reformed Courierspiel Chess variant	see Elephant.
Archer	VA	c^nX, onX	mBcpB	Bigorra	Moves like a Bishop when not capturing, but captures by leaping over an intervening piece and taking the piece on its destination square. Also called Vao, Arrow, Crocodile.
Arrow	VA	c^nX, onX	mBcpB	Yang Qi, Eurasian Chess	Moves like a Bishop when not capturing, but captures by leaping over an intervening piece and taking the piece on its destination square. Also called Vao, Archer, Crocodile.
Arrow Pawn		o2+, c1X	mW2cF	Arrow Pawn Chess	Moves orthogonally one or two squares and captures diagonally one square.
Assassin		1,c2	WFcAcD	Stealth chess	a Man that can also capture as an Alfil or Dabbaba.
Astrologer		~ 1/3.nX	t=t	Tiger Chess	Moves as a [\|Camel] followed by moving any number of spaces diagonally outwards like a Bishop.
Auroch		~ 1/2, ~ 1/4	[\|N]	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Knight and Giraffe.
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B4nD		1-4X, 2+	B4nD	Chess with different armies	Slides up to 4 squares as a Bishop or moves exactly 2 squares orthogonally
'		nX, n	BNN	21st Century Chess, Unicorn Chess, Fearful Fairies	Combines the powers of Bishop and Nightrider. Named Unicorn in Unicorn Chess, Cardinalrider or Cardirider.
Barc		~ 2/1>, ~ 1/2<	fsNbbN	?	Wide/Narrow-Hunter: moves forward as a wide Knight, and backward as a narrow Knight. The name is Crab spelled backwards.
Basilisk		o1>, c1>	mfFfbWcfK	Dragonchess	Bound to lower board. 3D movement: Can freeze any opposing piece on the cell directly above it automatically until the Basilisk moves away or is captured.
Bear	SQ	~ 0/2, ~ 1/2, ~ 2/2	NAD	Fairy Chess problems, Bear Chess	Jumps to any square a distance of 2. Also called Squirrel.
Bede		nX, ~ 2+	BD	Chess with different armies	Combination of Bishop and Dabbaba.
[Berolina pawn\|]	BP	o1X>, c1>, io2X>	mfFcefWimfnA	Berolina Chess	Moves one square diagonally forward, but captures by moving one square straight forward. Also known as Berlin Pawn, Peasant or Anti-Pawn. Cf. Pawn.
Berolina Plus Pawn		o1X>, c1>=, io2X>	mfFcsfWimfF2	Berolina Plus	[\|Berolina Pawn] which can also capture one step orthogonally to the side.
Biok		onX, cn+	mBcR	Enlarged & Improved Chess, Parton's Chess	Moves like a Bishop and captures like a Rook. First proposed in Holland in 1696 as an Ensign, then by R. Parton">">R. Parton in Chess Curiouser & Curiouser. See also Roshop.
Bion	BL		pB	Fairy Chess problems	Fairy chess Lion confined to diagonal lines. Also known as Bishlion and Bishop-lion-hopper.
Bishight		nX>, ~ 1/2<	fBbN	Chess with different armies	Bishop/Knight-hunter: moves forward as a Bishop, and backward as a Knight.
[Bishop (chess)\|]	B	nX	B = FF	Grant Acedrex, Courier Chess, Orthodox chess	Moves any number of free squares diagonally. Also called Cocatriz, Courier , Kakugyo in shogi, or Ferzrider.
Bishop's dog		3X	F3	Typhoon	Moves and captures like a Bishop but limited to a maximum of 3 squares distance.
Bishopper	BH	^nX	gB	Fairy Chess problems	Grasshopper confined to diagonal lines. Also known as Bishop-hopper.
'	BI	~ 1/3, ~ 2/3	CZ = LJ	Fairy Chess problems, Herd	Combination of Camel and [\|Zebra]. Compare Falcon (Falcon Chess).
Blind Dog		1<=, 1X>	sbWfF	Wa shogi and Taikyoku shogi variants	Combination of Flying Cock and Backslider. Also known as Yen.
Blind Monkey		1=, 1X	FsW	Dai dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Also known as Drunken Ferz and Diabolo. The Blind Bear in Taikyoku shogi has the same moves.
Blind Tiger		1X, 1<=	FsbW	Chu shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Moves one square in any direction except orthogonally forward.
Boa			zNN	Fairy Chess problems	A Nightrider making an obtuse turn after every Knight's move. Discussed as Crooked Nightrider by Ralph Betza, but not used in a game . Combination of -Zigzag-Nightrider and -Zigzag-Nightrider. Its first two steps form a nice 8-pointed star on the chess board.
Boat	AL	~ 2X	A =	Chaturaji	See Alfil. Note that in Russia the Rook is called Ladya, a boat. The Rook is also a boat in traditional old Bengali and Javanese chess.
Bodyguard		2	Q2	Hiashatar	Moves like a Queen but only one or two squares. Special power: any sliding piece must stop if it moves within a King's move from the Bodyguard. Called Hia in Mongolian.
'	BT		zB	Fairy Chess problems	Moves like a bishop, but takes 90 degree turns after each step. Invented by [\|J]. de Almay in the years 1940s. Also called Crooked Bishop. Compare Girlscout.
Brontosaur		cnX	cB	Fairy Chess problems, Megasaur Chess	Captures like a Bishop but never moves from his position unless to capture.
Buffalo		~ 1/2, ~ 1/3, ~ 2/3	NCZ = NLJ	Cavalry Chess, Gigachess-Terachess	Triple compound of Knight, Camel and Zebra.
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Caliph		nX, ~ 1/3	BC = BL	Ecumenical Chess	Combination of Bishop and Camel. Named Flying Dragon in Ganymede Chess by Mark Hedden
Caliph		1+,~ 2X	WA	Fairy Chess problems	Problemist's name for the piece known as Phoenix in Shogi variants or Waffle in Chess with Different Armies
[Camel (chess)\|]	CA	~ 1/3	[\|C] = [\|L] =	Tamerlane Chess, Wildebeest Chess, Mideast Chess, Renn Chess, Metamachy, Gigachess-Terachess	Old historic piece. Jumps 2 squares orthogonally followed by one square diagonally outwards. Also called Jamal. Called Chevalier, General, Sage or [\|Giraffe] in .
'	CR	n	CC = LL	Fairy Chess problems	A rider which moves any number the Camel's moves in the same direction. A piece in its path of the opposing color could be captured, but the Camelrider could not move any further. Also known as Mehari by French problemists.
'	PA	c^n+, on+	mRcpR	Xiangqi, Shako (Chess), Metamachy	Compare with Korean [\|Cannon], Originally 砲 Pào and 炮 Pào
Cannon	RL	^n+	pR	Janggi, Fairy Chess problems	Moves and captures along orthogonal lines by jumping exactly one piece. There can be any number of free squares before and after the hurdle. Also called Rook-line-hopper, Rook Lion, or Rion by problemists.
Cannon		1, ~2+, ~1/2	DWFsN	Musketeer Chess	Moves like a Mann, Dabbaba and limited Knight sideways.
Canvasser		n+, ~ 1/3	RC = RL	Ecumenical Chess	Combination of Rook and Camel.
Capricorn				2000 A.[\|D].	Captures by charging an enemy piece.
Cardinal	PR	nX, ~ 1/2	BN	Grand Chess	Combines the powers of Bishop and Knight. Also called Princess or Archbishop.
Carpenter		~ 2+, ~ 1/2	ND	Avon	Combination of Knight and Dabbaba. Also known as Templar, Doughnut, Ouroboros, or Scribe. Name used in the .
Castle	SQ	~ 0/2, ~ 1/2, ~ 2/2	NAD	Mideast Chess, Pacific Chess, Renn Chess	Jumps to any square a distance of two. Also called Squirrel. Compare with the Centurion in Arch-Chess.
Cavalier		1X.n+, n+.1X	tt	Mideast Chess, Renn Chess	Either one square diagonal followed by an orthogonal slide outwards or an orthogonal slide followed by one square diagonal outwards. More powerful than the Gryphon..
Centaur		~ 1/2, 1	KN	Fairy Chess problems, Courier-Spiel, Renn Chess, Reformed Courier-Spiel, Sac Chess	Combination of Knight and Mann. Also known as Crowned Knight, Counselor, Page, Paladin, Judge.
Centaur	PR	nX, ~ 1/2	BN	Carrera's chess, The Ouroboros King	Combines the powers of Bishop and Knight. Later on better known as Princess, Archbishop, Cardinal, and many other names.
Centurion		~ 0/2, ~ 1/2, ~ 2/2	NnAnD	Arciscacchiere	Despite an error often reported in English modern references, the Centurion cannot jump over an intermediate piece when jumping like Alfil or Dabbaba in Arciscacchiere. Compare with Squirrel.
Chameleon				Fairy Chess problems	Changes its powers, but not its color, on each move. Starts as a Knight on its first move, then plays as Bishop, then as Rook, then as Queen, then reverts as Knight and again always in this order.
Champion		1+, ~ 2	WAD	Omega Chess	Combines the powers of the Wazir and the Alibaba.
Champion		1, ~ 2+	WFD		Combines the powers of the Mann and the Dabbaba. Warrior as alternative name.
Champion	EM	n+, ~ 1/2	RN	Carrera's Chess	Combines the powers of the Rook and Knight. Also called Empress, Chancellor, Marshal, or many other names.
[Empress (chess)\|]	EM	n+, ~ 1/2	RN	Carrera's Chess, Sultanspiel, Bird Chess, Chancellor Chess, Capablanca Chess, Grand Chess, Renn Chess, Seirawan Chess, Musketeer Chess, Etchessera, Sac Chess	Combines the powers of the Rook and Knight. First named Champion, later also called Empress, Guard, Marshal, Nobleman, or Elephant .
Charging Knight		>, 1<	fhNsbK	Chess with different armies	Moves forward as a Knight, or backwards and sideways as a King. Also known as Forfnibakking
Charging Rook		n>=, 1<	fsRbK	Chess with different armies	Moves as a Rook forwards and sideways, or as a King backwards. Also known as Furlrurlbakking
Chariot	R	n+	R = WW	Chaturanga, Xiangqi	Moves as Rook. In Xiangqi originally 車 Jū and 俥 Jū.
Checker Man		cn, o1X>	mfFfF	American, Spanish and Italian Checkers	Moves forward one diagonal square without capturing, or captures by jumping diagonally over an opponent's piece. Promotes to Checker King after it reaches the far rank.
Checker Man		cn, o1X>	mfFfFfsW	Old German Checkers	Moves forward one diagonal square without capturing, or captures by jumping in any direction forward or sideways over an opponent's piece. Promotes to Checker King after it reaches the far rank.
Checker Man		cn, o1>	mfKK	Ossetian Checkers	Moves forward one square without capturing, or captures by jumping in any direction over an opponent's piece.
Checker Man		cn, o1X>	mfFF	most other Checkers	Moves forward one diagonal square without capturing, or captures by jumping diagonally over an opponent's piece. Promotes to Checker King after it reaches the far rank. Harzdame rotates this piece into mfrWW.
Checker Man		cn, o1X>	mfFB	Loca	Moves forward one diagonal square without capturing, or captures by jumping any distance diagonally over an opponent's piece. Promotes to Checker King after it reaches the far rank.
Checker Man		cn, o1X>	mfFFD	Frisian Checkers	Moves forward one diagonal square without capturing, or captures by jumping in any direction over an opponent's piece on the same color. Promotes to Checker King after it reaches the far rank.
Checker Man		cn, o1>=	mfsWfsW	Greek and Turkish Checkers	Moves forward or sideways one square without capturing, or captures by jumping forward or sideways over an opponent's piece. Promotes to Checker King after it reaches the far rank. Ossetian Keny men can capture backwards. Corner Checkers rotates this to mfrbFF
Checker Man		cn, o1>	mfKfsW	Croda, Dameo	Moves forward any direction one square without capturing, or captures by jumping orthogonally over an opponent's piece. Promotes to Checker King after it reaches the far rank.
Checker Man		cn, o1>=	mfKmsWfsW	Armenian Checkers	Moves forward any direction or sideways one square without capturing, or captures by jumping orthogonally over an opponent's piece. Promotes to Checker King after it reaches the far rank.
Checker Man		cn, o1X	mFF	Sri Lankan Dām	Moves forward one diagonal square without capturing, or captures by jumping diagonally over an opponent's piece. Promotes to Checker King after it reaches the far rank.
Checker Man		cn, o1	mKK	Alquerque	Checker at Alquerque that can move in any direction. Such a piece is also known as the marine King or poseidon
Checker King		cn, o1X	mFF	American and Italian Checkers	Promoted Checker at American and Italian Checkers that can move diagonally backward.
Checker King		cn, o1 or cn, on	mKK or mQQ	Old German Checkers	Promoted Checker at Old German Checkers that can move in any direction and may be flying. Such a piece is also known as the marine King or Queen or poseidon or mermaid.
Checker King		cn, onX	mBB	most other Checkers	Promoted Checker at International Draughts that is flying. Such a piece is also known as the marine Bishop or nereide.
Checker King		cn, o1X	mFB	Loca	Promoted Checker at Loca that can move diagonally backward.
Checker King		cn, onX	mBBDD	Frisian Checkers	Promoted Checker at Frisian Draughts that is flying.
Checker King		cn, on+	mRR	Greek and Turkish Checkers, Harzdame	Promoted Checker at Greek and Turkish Checkers that is flying. Such a piece is also known as the marine Rook or triton.
Checker King		cn, on	mQR	Armenian Checkers	Promoted Checker at Armenian Checkers that is flying.
Cheetah		~ 1/3,~ 2/3,~ 0/3,~ 3/3	CZGH = LJGH	Modern Variants	Leaper combining Camel, Zebra, [\|Threeleaper] and Tripper. Named Titan in Fantasy Grand Chess. Used in modern chessvariants played with AI AI.
Chicken General		1-4>, 1X<	fW4bF	Taikyoku shogi	Can move up to four steps forward or one step diagonally backward. The Pup General in Taikyoku shogi has the same moves.
Cleric				Dragonchess	See King. 3D movement: Can move or capture to the square directly above or below it.
Cloud Eagle		n<>, 1, 3X>	vRKfB3	Wa shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Flying Stag and a forward Bishop limited to 3 squares
Cockatrice	B	nX	B	Grant Acedrex	Moves any number of free squares diagonally. Cocatriz in medieval Spanish for cockatrice but it was represented as a crocodile in the medieval codex, moving like the orthodox Bishop.
Colonel		n>, n=, 2/1>, 1	KfsRfhN	Chess with different armies	Combination of Charging Knight and Charging Rook: moves forward as Knight or Rook, sideways as Rook, or backwards as King.
Commoner	EK	1	WF	Chess with different armies	See Guard or Mann
Commuter		~4X		Fairy Chess problems	Leaps four steps diagonally.
Congo Pawn		1>, o1<, o2<	fWfF	Congo	Iron General that can also move one or two steps straight backward without jumping when past the river. It promotes to Congo Superpawn.
Congo Superpawn		1>=, o1<, o2<, o1X<, o2X<	sfWfFmbQ2	Congo	Congo Pawn that can move and capture one step straight sideways, and move the intersection of its own file and the King's rank, and b) the intersection of the King's file and its own rank.
Copper General		1>, 1<	fFvW	Chu shogi, Taikyoku shogi, Wa shogi, and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Iron General and Backslider: moves one square in any direction forward or one square straight backward. Also known as Climbing Monkey, Flying Goose, or Yale.
Corporal		1X>, o1>, io2>	fFmfWimfnD		Improved Pawn that can also move without capture diagonally forward. Compare with Pawn and Sergeant.
Counsellor	FE	1X	F	Xiangqi	See Advisor, Ferz. Also spelled Councellor.
Courier	B	nX	B	Courier Chess, Courier-Spiel, Reformed Courier-Spiel	Predecessor of the Bishop.
Crab		~ 1/2>, ~ 2/1<	ffNbsN	Chess with different armies	Narrow/Wide Knight-Hunter: Moves forward as a Narrow Knight, and backward as a Wide Knight. Compare with Barc.
Crocodile		1, n>; n=; n<	fRbsWF or bRfsWF towards the river, sRvWF inside	Congo	It is a Mann, a file-restricted Rook towards the river, or a rank-restricted Rook
Crocodile	VA	c^nX, onX	mBcpB	Zanzibar Chess, Terachess	Moves like a Bishop when not capturing, but captures by leaping over an intervening piece and taking the piece on its destination square. Also called Vao, Archer, Arrow.
Crowned Bishop		nX, 1+	BW	Shōgi, Quintessential Chess, Sac Chess, Heavy/Very Heavy Chess	Combination of Bishop and Wazir. Also known as Dragon Horse in shogi and Quintessential Chess, and as Missionary.
Crowned Rook		n+, 1X	RF	Shōgi, Shatar, The Duke of Rutland's Chess, Sac Chess, Heavy/Very Heavy Chess	Combination of Rook and Ferz. Also known as Dragon King in shogi, Bers or Baras in traditional shatar. Also Sailor or Admiral.
Crown Princess		nX, ~ 1/2, 1+	BNW	Teutonic Knight's Chess	Also known as Popess, Supercardinal. Combination of Princess/Archbishop and Wazir. Originally Kronprinzessin in German.
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[Dabbaba (chess)\|]	DA	~ 2+	D =	Chaturanga, Tamerlane Chess	Old historic piece, also known as [\|War Machine]. The Arabic word dabbāba formerly meant a type of medieval siege engine, and nowadays means "army tank". Alternate notation: ~ 0/2
Dabbaba-checker			DW		A Dabbaba that can also capture an enemy piece by leaping over it. This piece can potentially capture 2 enemy pieces at a time, one by jumping over it and the other by landing on it.
Dabbabante		~ 0/2n		Dabbabante Chess	A piece that can jump directly to any square a Dabbabarider can reach.
Dabbabarider		n	DD	Fairy Chess problems	A rider which moves any number of squares in the same direction. It is the Skip-rook of problemists.
Dayrider		o1nin same direction	mKAADD	Typhoon, Jupiter	An enhanced Alibabarider with additional non-capturing steps to free neighbouring squares thus removing the bindings of an Alibabarider. Invented by Adrian King
Debtor			vDsN	Knavish Chess	A six-directional piece, moving sidewards as a Knight and forwards and backwards as a Dabbaba. Also see Knave.
Diplomat				Fairy Chess problems	Does not capture, cannot be captured, cannot move, but it saves from capture any adjacent piece to it. Other pieces can be granted diplomatic power.
Dinosaur		cn	cQ	Fairy Chess problems, Megasaur Chess	Captures like a Queen but never moves from his position unless to capture.
Direwolf		~ 0/2,~ 1/2,~ 2/2,~ 1/3,~ 2/3,~ 0/3,~ 3/3	ANDHCZG=ANDHLJG	Bigorra	Super-leaper combining Squirrel+'Cheetah, that is to say Dabbaba, Knight, Alfil, Camel, Zebra, Threeleaper and Tripper. Formerly called Sabertooth.
Dog		1>, 1X<	fWbF	Taikyoku shogi, Tenjiku shogi, Wa shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Moves one square directly forward, or diagonally backward. Also called Strutting Crow, Swooping Owl, or Wazir/Ferz-Hunter.
Dolphin		3+,o~ 2+,o~ 3+	R3mDmH	Falconry	Moves and captures 1, 2 or 3 squares like a limited Rook. It may leap over occupied squares but only when non capturing.
Donkey		1=, ~ 2<>	sWfbD	Maka dai dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Jumps 1 square sideways, or 2 squares forwards and backwards.
Dragon	DR	o1>, c1X>, io2>, ~ 1/2	NmfWcfFimfnD	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Knight and Pawn.
Dragon				Dragonchess	See Dragon Horse. 3D movement: Can capture remotely one cell below it or like a Wazir pattern.
Dragon				5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel	Analogue of Bishop in higher dimensions. Quadragonal movement: Any moves must incorporate all of the game's four axes equally, resulting in diagonal spatial dimension movements paired with diagonal temporal and timeline movements. Compare with Unicorn.
'		nX, 1+	BW	Shōgi, Quintessential Chess	Combination of Bishop and Wazir. Also known as Crowned Bishop or a Missionary.
'		n+, 1X	RF	Shōgi, Shatar, The Duke of Rutland's Chess,	Combination of Rook and Ferz. Also called Crowned Rook, Sailor or Admiral. It is the Bers or Baras in traditional shatar.
Drunk Elephant		1X, 1>=	FsfW	Sho shogi, Chu shogi, Tori shogi, Wa shogi, and other large Shōgi variants	Moves one square in any adjacent direction except orthogonally backward. Called Falcon in Tori Shogi, or Roaming Boar in Wa shogi.
Drunken Soldier		1>=	sfW	Janggi, Xiangqi	Moves 1 square forward or sideways. Same as Korean Pawn in Janggi and promoted Pawn in Xiangqi.
Duchess		1*, ~ 2/2, ~ 3/3, ~ 0/2, ~ 0/3	= KADGH = WFADGH	Modern Chess variants by Cazaux	Combination of the Mann, Alfil, Dabbaba, Tripper and Threeleaper.
Duck		o~ n/n		Duck Chess	Colorless piece, may jump to any space on the board, though cannot capture nor be captured.
Duke		1+.nX, nX.1+	tt	Renn Chess	Either one square horizontal or vertical followed by a diagonal slide outwards or a diagonal slide followed by one square horizontal or vertical outwards. Compare with Manticore.
Duke		1X, ~ 2+	FD	Fairy chess	Combination of Ferz and Dabbaba. Better known as Kirin.
Duke		1-2+, ~1/2	WDN	Musketeer chess: Castellum armies	Combination of War Machine and [Knight (chess)\|]. See Minister.
Dullahan		1X,~ 1/2	FN	Fearful Fairies	Combination of Ferz and Knight. Known as Prince among problemists and named Priest in Scirocco. The name Dullahan was chosen as a male counterpart to Banshee.
Dummy	DU				A piece with no moves at all. It may gain temporarily moving ability by relay, or pushed or pulled by other specific pieces. It can be captured. Compare with Pyramid, and Zero.
Dwarf		o1>= c1X>	msfWcfF	Dragonchess	Pawn that can move without capture one cell laterally, 3D movement: Can capture to the cell directly above it.
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Eagle		nX>, n<, 1, 2X<	fBbRWbB2	Tori shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Bishop/Rook-hunter, Mann, and a backward Bishop restricted to 2 squares.
Eagle		1X.n+	t	Grant Acedrex, Metamachy, Terachess	Moves one square diagonally followed by moving any number of spaces like a Rook outwards. See Gryphon.
Edgehog	EH	n	[\|Q]	Edgehog Chess [\|I] & III	A queen that can move only to or from the edge of the board.
Edgehog		n	Q	Edgehog Chess II & III	Moves as a Queen, but if on an edge, must move to non-edge, and if on non-edge must move to edge.
Egg				The Ouroboros King	Doesn't Move, See Zero
Elemental				Dragonchess	Moves like non-leaping King+Dabbaba, captures like non-leaping Wazir+Dabbaba; on lower board. 3D movement: Can move or capture on any non-leaping Wazir pattern above or below.
Elephant		2X	nA	Dai shogi, Shōgi, Xiangqi	A -leaper but cannot jump over an intervening piece. In xianqi the Elephant is restricted to its half of the board. Originally 象 Xiàng and 相 Xiàng.
Elephant		1X, 1>	FfW	Indian chess	See Silver General.
Elephant		2/3	t	Janggi	Sang in Korean. Non-leaping Zebra.
Elephant		~ 2/3	Z = J =	Ciccolini's Chess	Named Giraffe or also Zebra by problemists.
'		1X, ~ 2X	FA	Alber's Courier-Spiel, Shako (Chess), Reformed Courier Chess, Metamachy	Combination of Ferz and Alfil. Also called Falafel, Ferfil, or Ferz Alfil. It is the Archer in Begnis's Reformed Courier-Spiel.
Elephant		1, ~2+, ~2X	KAD = WFAD	Musketeer Chess	Moves like a Mann or Dabbaba or Alfil. Also known as Mammoth, Mastodon, Squire, Pasha.
Elephant	AL	~ 2X	A =	Chaturanga, Shatranj, European Chess	-leaper. See Alfil.
Elephant	ET	n, n~	QNN	Wolf Chess, Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Queen and Nightrider, also called Amazonrider. Originally Elefant in German.
Emperor		1+,~ 1/2	WN	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Wazir and Knight. Also called Marquis.
[Empress (chess)\|]	EM	n+, ~ 1/2	RN	Carrera's Chess, Tutti-Frutti Chess, Wolf Chess	Combines the powers of the Rook and Knight. Also called Champion, Chancellor, Concubine, Elephant, Marshal, or Wolf.
Ensign		onX,cn+	mBcR	Enlarged & Improved Chess	Moves like a Bishop but captures like a Rook. Also named Biok.
'		1>=, 1X>	sfK	Dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants, Jetan	Moves as a King but without any backwards movement. Also known as Pathan, Pikeman, or Drunken Pawn.
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FAD		1X, ~ 2	FAD	Chess with different armies	Combines the powers of the Ferz and the Alibaba, also called Feralfda.
Falafel		1X, ~ 2X	FA	Betza's Chess	Combination of Ferz and Alfil. Also called Elephant .
Falcon		nX>, n<	fBbR	Falcon-Hunter Chess, Maka dai dai shogi, Tai shogi	Moves forward as a Bishop, and backward as a Rook. Also known as Bishop/Rook-Hunter, and Free Tile in Maka dai dai shogi and Tai shogi.
'		1/3, 2/3	nCnZ = nLnJ	Falcon Chess patent	A non-jumping Bison with multiple paths consisting of three straight or diagonal steps towards its endpoints. It can be blocked by two pieces and it can create a double pin.
Falcon		3X,~ 1/3	CB3	Falconry	Moves like a Camel or 1,2,3 squares diagonally like a limited Bishop without jumping over occupied squares. It is a colorbound piece.
Faro	FA	cn+, o^n+	cRmpR	Fairy Chess problems	Argentinian Rook, captures as a Rook but needs to jump over a hurdle for non-capturing moves, compare Cannon
Ferfil		1X, ~ 2X	FA	Fairy Chess Problems	Combination of Ferz and Alfil. Also called Elephant .
Ferocious Leopard		1X, 1<>	FvW	Chu shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Moves one square in any adjacent direction except orthogonally sideways. Also known as Crane and Horrible Panther.
[Ferz (chess)\|]	FE	1X	F =	Chaturanga, Shatranj, Tamerlane Chess, European Chess, Archchess, Martian chess,	Moves one square diagonally in any direction. Usually spelled Fers by problemists, and Ferz in chess variants. Also called Cat Sword, Decurion, Martian Pawn, Minister, Persian Queen. Simply the move of the Queen in Europe before 1475.
Fibnif		~ 1/2<>, 1X	fbNF	Chess with different armies	Combination of narrow Knight and Ferz
Fiveleaper	BU	~5+, ~3/4		Fairy Chess problems	Leaper that makes moves 5 units in length. Due to the Pythagorean theorem, it has twelve possible directions. Also named Root-25-Leaper.
Flamingo		~ 1/6		Fairy Chess problems	Makes a long jump.
Flying Cock		1=, 1X>	sWfF	Wa shogi and Taikyoku shogi	Moves 1 square diagonally forward, or 1 square sideways. Also known as Sidewinder.
Flying Dragon		2X	B2	Dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	A Bishop restricted to a distance of two squares.
Flying Dragon		nX, ~ 1/3	BC = BL	Ganymede Chess	Combination of Bishop and Camel, better known as Caliph.
Flying Falcon		nX, 1>	BfW	Wa shogi and Taikyoku shogi	Bishop that can step one square forward.
Flying Horse		1+, 2X>	WnfA	Dai dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Wazir and Wood General.
Flying Kingfisher		n in same direction,1	KAADD = WFAADD	Chess with different armies	Combination of Alibabarider and Mann.
Flying Ox		nX, n<>	vRB	Chu shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Bishop and Reverse Chariot
Flying Stag		n<>, 1	vRK	Chu shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Reverse Chariot and Mann
'	WE	1+	[\|W] =	Courier Chess	Moves one square orthogonally in any direction. Also called Schleich, Jester, Joker, Spy, Smuggler, or Sneak.
Fool				Omega Chess	Moves like the piece the opponent last moved.
Forequeen		n>=, ~ 1/2<, 1<	fsQbhNbK	Chess with different armies	Moves as Queen forward or sideways, or as Mann or Knight backwards.
Forfer		1X, 1-4+	FR4	Chess with different armies	Combination of Ferz and short Rook; or Dragon King limited up to 4 squares.
Fortress		1X, ~ 2+	FD	Pacific Chess	Combination of Ferz and Dabbaba. Also known as Duke. Better known as Kirin.
Fortress		~2+, 1/2, 3X	F3DfbN	Musketeer Chess	Moves like a Bishop limited to 3 squares or narrow Knight or Dabbaba.
Fourleaper		~ 4+		Fairy Chess problems	Jumps four squares orthogonally, leaping over any intermediate piece.
Free Bear		nX, n=, 2X>	sRBfA	Dai dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Free Boar and forward-restricted Alfil.
Free Boar		nX, n=	sRB	Chu shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Bishop and Rook restricted to sideways directions.
Free Gold		n+, nX>	RfB	Maka dai dai shogi, Obento Chess	Combination of Rook and forward-only Bishop. Also known as Gold Rider.
Free King	Q	n	Q = RB	Chu shogi, large shogis	Combines the powers of the Bishop and Rook. Called Honno in Chu shogi and other large shogis.
Free Silver		nX, n>	BfR	Maka dai dai shogi, Obento Chess	Combination of Bishop and forward-only Rook. Also known as Silver Rider.
Friend	F			Fairy Chess problems	Moves like any friendly piece that is guarding it. Compare with Orphan.
Frog		1X, ~3+	FH	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Ferz and Threeleaper. The simplest amphibian.
Fusilier		o1+, c1X	mWcF	Jeu de la Guerre, Centennial Chess	Extended Pawn, moves one square orthogonally in all four directions, and captures diagonally in all four directions; also called a Quadrapawn, a Steward or a Hobbit.
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General		1+, "Flying General": cn>	kW, "Flying General": cfR	Xiangqi	Chinese King. Royal Wazir that cannot leave the palace, except for executing the Flying General move: a capturing forward Rook against the enemy General that is used to force checkmate. Originally 將 Jiàng and 帥 shuài in Chinese. Also called Governor in Xiangqi.
General		~ 1/2,1	KN	XXL chess etc. of Chess.com	Combination of Mann and Knight; same as Centaur
General		nX,n	BDD	Ciccolini's Chess	Combine Bishop and Dabbabarider, a colorbound piece.
General		1, ~ 1/3	KC = KL = WFC	Paulovits's Game	Combination of non-royal King or Mann and Camel.
[Giraffe (chess)\|]	GI	~ 1/4		Grant Acedrex according to [\|H].J.R. Murray	Wrong historical interpretation but now a popular fairy piece. Compare with Giraffe
Giraffe	Z	~ 2/3	Z = J =	Grant Acedrex, Zanzibar, Terachess	Old historic piece. Jumps one square orthogonally followed by two squares diagonally outwards. Also called Zebra as fairy piece.
Giraffe		~ 1/4.n+	t	Tamerlane Chess	Old historic piece. Starts with a leap and may continue moving outwards as a Rook.
Giraffe		~ 2, o1	ADmK	Congo	Alibaba that moves but does not capture as a Mann. Compare with Pasha
Giraffe	CA	~ 1/3	C = L =	Giraffe Chess	Old historic piece. Jumps 2 squares orthogonally followed by one square diagonally outwards. Mostly known as Camel but called Giraffe in, popular in India.
Girlscout	GT		zR	Fairy Chess problems, Jupiter	Moves like a Rook but takes a 90 degree bent after each step in a zig-zag manner. Also named Crooked Rook. Compare Boyscout.
Gliding Swallow	R	n+	R = WW		Compare Rook
'	GN	~ 1/2, ~ 1/3	NC = NL	Wildebeest Chess	Combination of Knight and Camel. Called Wildebeest in Wildebeest Chess. Called Unicorn in Musketeer Chess. Invented by Walter Jacobs.
Gnurider	GR	n, n	NNCC = NNLL	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Nightrider and Camelrider
Go-Between		1<>	vW	Chu shogi, Dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Pawn *and Backslider: moves one square forward or backward. Also known as Adjutant.*
Go-between		on	mQ	Game of the Seven Kingdoms	Moves like a Queen, but cannot be captured nor capture. Also known as Jester (Brybelly).
Godzilla		1X.n+, 1+.nX	tt		Double bent-rider. Combines [\|Gryphon] and Manticore.
Golden Bird			vRlrW2F3	Taikyoku shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Slides and jumps the first 3 squares along the forward diagonals.
Gold General		1+, 1X>	WfF	Shōgi, Taikyoku shogi, Wa shogi	Moves one square orthogonally, or one square diagonally forward. Also called Golden Bird or Violent Wolf.
Goose		~ 2X>, ~ 2<	fAbD	Tori shogi	Alfil/Dabbaba-Hunter.
Gorilla		~ 1+, ~ 1X, ~ 1/3	FWC	Chexx chess	Combines the moves of Ferz, Wazir and Camel.
[Grasshopper (chess piece)\|]	[\|G]	^n	gQ	Fairy Chess problems	A hopper which moves along the same lines as Queen and lands on the square immediately beyond the hurdle, which can be of either color. It captures on its destination square. One of the most popular fairy pieces. Also known as Queen-hopper.
Graz Pawn		1>, io2>	fKimfnDimfnA	Fairy Chess problems	Combines the powers of the Berolina Pawn and the standard Pawn. It occurs as Iron General in large shogi variants from the 15th century, e.g., in Tenjiku shogi. Compare with Sergeant.
Great Horse		n<>, 2=, nX>	fBvRsW2	Taikyoku shogi	Moves as a forward Bishop, vertical Rook, or up to 2 squares sidewards. The Horseman in Taikyoku Shogi has the same moves.
Griffin				Dragonchess	See Zebra. 3D movement: Can move or capture one jump along a space diagonal below or above.
'		1X.n+	t	Grant Acedrex, Metamachy, The Ouroboros King	Originally Aanca in the ancient Castillan codex, a giant eagle mistaken for a Gryphon by Murray. Moves one square diagonally followed by moving any number of spaces like a rook outwards. Also known as Eagle.
[Mann (chess)\|]	EK	1	WF	Courier Chess, Pacific Chess, Renn Chess, Waterloo Chess	Moves as King but is not royal. Also called Mann, Commoner, Prince, or Spy.
Guard		on+, cnX	mRcB	Enlarged & Improved Chess	Moves like a Rook but captures like a Bishop. German name Trabant, also named Roshop.
Guard				Etchessera	When the King moves, the Guard follows the King by moving to its last occupied square. The Guard otherwise cannot move.
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Half-Duck		1X, ~ 2+, ~ 3+	HFD	Chess with different armies	Combination of Kirin and Threeleaper.
Hare		~ 2/4		Fairy chess problems	Jumps two squares diagonally followed by two squares orthogonally outwards. Also known as Stag or Lancer. Original name Hase in German.
Harvester		nX,1+.nX	Bt	Tripunch Chess	Combination of Bishop and Manticore. Compare with Reaper.
'		~ 2/2, ~ 3/3, ~ 0/2, ~ 0/3	= ADGH	Musketeer Chess, Infinite Chess	Jumps two or three squares in any orthogonal or diagonal direction.
Heavenly Horse			ffbbN	Wa shogi	Occurs in Taikyoku shogi with a different move.
Heavenly Tetrarch		4	Q4	Taikyoku shogi	Move as Queen limited to 4 steps
Hero				Dragonchess	See Elephant (Modern). 3D movement: Can move or capture one cell along a space diagonal below or above.
Heroine		n+, ~ 1/2, 1X	RNF	Pocket Mutation Chess, Teutonic Knight's Chess, K. Pacey, Very Heavy Chess	Combination of Empress/Chancellor and Ferz. Also known as Superchancellor, Archchancellor, Ship.
Hia		2	Q2	Hiashatar	Mongolian Bodyguard.
High Priestess		1X, ~ 2X, ~ 1/2	FAN	Two large Shatranj variants	Combines the powers of Ferz, Alfil, and Knight. Also known as Leopard.
Hippopotamus		c~ 1/2	cN	Fairy Chess problems, Megasaur Chess	Captures like a Knight but never moves from his position unless to capture. Also called Hipposaur.
Hobbit		o1+, c1X	mWcF	Jeu de la Guerre, Hobbit Chess	Moves one square orthogonally in all four directions, and captures diagonally in all four directions; originally called a Fusilier, or as a Lion up to 2 squares orthogonally forward.
Horse	MA	1/2	t	Xiangqi	See Mao. Originally 馬 Mǎ and 傌 Mà in Chinese.
Hospitaller		~ 1/2, ~ 2X	NA	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Knight and Alfil. Also known as Kangaroo or Priestess
Howling Dog		n>, 1<	fRbW	Dai dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Lance and Backslider.
Hunter		n>, nX<	fRbB	Spanish Chess, Falcon-Hunter Chess	Moves forward as Rook, and backward as Bishop. First proposed in Spanish Chess, as Archer. Also known as Rook/Bishop-Hunter, and Multi General in Tenjiku shogi and Taikyoku shogi.
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Ibis		~ 1/5		Fairy Chess problems	Jumps 4 squares orthogonally followed by one square diagonally outwards.
Imitator				Ultima	Colorless piece; cannot capture; moves only in dependence of other pieces – its move being simultaneous to every piece's move, parallel and of same length and direction. If a line piece's move is imitated, the imitator's path must not be blocked. Neither can the imitator be moved outside the board. If complete imitation is not possible, the respective move is illegal.
Immobilizer		on	mQ	Ultima	Moves as Queen; any enemy piece that is adjacent to the immobilizer is frozen and cannot move until the immobilizer moves away or is captured. If two immobilizers are next to each other, they are both frozen until the end of the game or one is captured. Also known as Freezer.
Impala		~ 1/2, ~ 3/4	N	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Knight and Antelope.
Iron General		1>	fK	Dai shogi, Tenjiku shogi, other Shōgi variants.	Moves one square in any direction forward. Also called Forward King.
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Jester		on	mQ	Faerie Chess	Moves as Queen, but can't capture, nor be captured. Also Known as Go-between (Chinese).
Joker		1, ~ 2, ~ 1/2	KAND = WFAND	Waterloo Chess, Amsterdam Medieval Chess	Identical to the KAND Lion
Judge		~ 1/2, 1	KN	Sac Chess	Combination of Knight and Mann. Also known as Centaur.
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Kangaroo		~ 1/2, ~ 2X	NA	Outback Chess	Combination of Knight and Alfil. Also known as Hospitaller or Priestess.
Khon		1X, 1>	FfW	Indian chess, Makruk, Shōgi, Sittuyin, Taikyoku shogi, Wa shogi	Combination of Ferz and Soldier: moves one square in any direction diagonally or one square straight forward. Also called Burmese Elephant, Hsin in sittuyin, Elephant in some versions of Indian chess, Silver General in shogi, and Violent Stag in taikyoku shogi and wa shogi.
[King (chess)\|]	K	1	K = WF	Orthodox chess, Chaturanga, Shatranj, Shōgi, Tamerlane Chess, Tori shogi	Moves one square in any direction.. Royal in orthodox chess. Also called Raja, Shah, Jeweled General, or Phoenix. For a non-royal piece which moves like the King, see Mann, Commoner or Guard.
King				Dragonchess	King with a 3D movement: can move or capture to the cell directly above or below it.
Kirin		1X, ~ 2+	FD	Chu shogi, Dai shogi and other Shōgi variants, Pacific Chess	Combination of Ferz and Dabbaba. Also called Diamond, Fortress, Duke.
Knave		~2=, ~1\2<>	sDffbbN	Knavish Chess	A six-directional piece, moving sidewards as a Dabbaba and forwards and backwards as a Knight. Also see Debtor.
Kneen		o~ 1/2, cn	mNcQ	Parton's Chess	Moves like a Knight and captures like a Queen. First proposed by V.R. Parton in Chess Curiouser & Curiouser. See also Quight.
[Knight (chess)\|]	S	~ 1/2	N =	Chaturanga, Orthodox chess, Shatranj, Tamerlane Chess	Jumps one square orthogonally followed by another square diagonally. Called Ashwa in Chaturanga, Faras in Shatranj, or Zebra in Congo.
Knight		>	ffN	Shōgi	Narrow Knight restricted to forward movements.
Knishop		~ 1/2>, nX<	fNbB	Chess with different armies	Knight/Bishop-hunter: moves forward as a Knight and backward as a Bishop.
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Lance		n>	fR	Shōgi, Chu shogi, Taikyoku shogi, Wa shogi	Moves any number of squares directly forward. Also called Forward Rook, and Oxcart.
Lancer		~ 2/4		Fairy Chess problems	Jumps two squares diagonally followed by two squares orthogonally outwards. Also known as Stag or Hare by problemists.
Leeloo				Quintessential Chess	Combines the powers of Quintessence and Rook
Left General		1X, 1<>, 1=	FvrW	Dai dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Asymmetrical combination of Ferocious Leopard and right Wazir.
Left Quail		n>, nX<, 1X	fRbrBblF	Tori shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Lance, Ferz and a backward Bishop restricted to right side.
Leo	LE	on, c^n	mQcpQ	Dawson, Akenhead's Chess	Combines the powers of Pao and Vao. Moves like a Queen when not capturing, but captures by leaping over an intervening piece and taking the piece on the Leo's destination square. Also called Lion, Tank, Sorceress.
Leon		~ 1/3, ~ 3+	CH = LH	Grant Acedrex	Spanish Lion. Combination of Camel and Threeleaper.
Leopard		~ 1/2, 2X	NB2	Musketeer Chess	Moves like a Knight or a Bishop limited to a maximum of 2 squares.
Liberated Horse		n>, 2<	fRbR2	Wa shogi	Moves forward as a Rook or one or two squares orthogonally backward.
Lion		1, c		Congo	King that may not leave its 3×3 castle except to capture another Lion on the same vertical or diagonal line.
Lion	LI		pQ	Fairy Chess problems	A hopper which moves along the same lines as a Queen and which can land on a square any distance beyond the hurdle. Also known as Queen-line-hopper.
Lion		1, ~ 2, ~	KANDcaKmabK	Chu shogi, Dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Move 2 steps or jumps per turn in any adjacent direction. It can capture up to two pieces per turn, capture an adjacent piece without moving, or move and return.
Lion		1, ~ 2, ~ 1/2	KAND = WFAND	Metamachy, Terachess, Scirocco	A KAND Lion is moving and capturing anywhere one or two squares around, i.e. one or two squares in any direction or like a Knight. Also known as Lioness, Joker.
Lion		~ 2, c1	ADcK	Chess variants	Can move and capture as an Alfil or Dabbaba, and capture only as a King. This piece stems from a misinterpretation of the Lion of Chu shogi. It is named after the chess historian H.J.R. Murray, 1913 who brought it up.
Lion Dog		3	Q3	Dai dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	A Queen that cannot move more than three squares. Can jump and locust-capture in Japanese rule interpretation.
Llama		o1>, c1X>, io2>, ~ 1/3	CmfWcfFimfW2	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Camel and Pawn. Invented by Pierre Monréal and Jean-Pierre Boyer. Also spelled Lama by problemists.
Loco	LO	cnX, o^nX	cBmpB	Fairy Chess problems	Argentinian Bishop, captures as a Bishop and needs a hurdle to move without capturing, compare Faro
Locust	L	c^n, on	mQQ	Fairy Chess problems	Moves as a Queen but must hop over an adverse piece to the square next beyond that piece to capture that piece in the move.
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Machine		~ 1−2+ = 1+, ~ 2+	WD	Terachess, Zanzibar Chess	Combination of Wazir and Dabbaba. See War Machine.
Mage				Dragonchess	Queen, Wazir. 3D movement: can move or capture one or two cells above or below it.
Maharaja		n, ~ 1/2	QN	Maharajah and the Sepoys	A royal Amazon, the only piece for White side.
Mammoth		cn+	cR	Fairy Chess problems	Captures like a Rook but never moves from his position unless to capture.
Mammoth		1, ~ 2	KAD = WFAD	Mastodon Chess and Mammoth Chess	Combination of Mann, Alfil and Dabbaba. Also known as Pasha, Mastodon or Squire.
[Mann (chess)\|]	EK	1	WF = K	Courier Chess, Courier-Spiel	Moves as King but is not royal. From German Mann or Ratgeber. Also called Sage, Fool, Commoner, Guard, Erlking, Common King or spelled as Man.
'		1+.nX	t		Moves as a Wazir and continues as a bishop outwards. Also called Aanca, Acromantula, Anchorite, Rhinoceros, Spider, or Unicorn. Compare with Gryphon and Duke.
Mao	MA	1/2	nN	Xiangqi, Akenhead's Chess.	Chinese Horse. Moves like a Knight except that it does not leap. It steps one square orthogonally in any direction, then continues one square diagonally in the same general direction. The square stepped to orthogonally must be vacant.
Marquis		1+,~ 1/2	WN	Scirocco, Opulent Chess, Obento Chess	Combination of Wazir and Knight. Also called Emperor.
Marshal	EM	n+, ~ 1/2	RN	Grand Chess	Also spelled Marshall, or called Chancellor or Empress.
Mastodon		1, ~ 2	KAD = WFAD	Mastodon Chess and Mammoth Chess	Combination of Mann, Alfil and Dabbaba. Also known as Pasha, Mammoth or Squire.
Megasaur		cn, c~ 1/2	cQcN	Fairy Chess problems, Megasaur Chess	Combine the Dinosaur and the Hipposaur, i.e. captures like an Amazon but never moves from his position unless to capture.
Mehari	CR	n	CC = LL	Fairy Chess problems	A rider which moves any number the Camel's moves in the same direction. Also known as Camelrider, Mehari was the name given by problemist.
Metropolitan		nX, 1X.n+	Bt	Conclave Ecumenical chess	Combination of Gryphon and Bishop.
Minister		1+,~ 2+, ~ 1/2	WDN	Two large Shatranj variants	Combines the powers of Wazir, Dabbaba, and Knight.
Minister	FE	1X	F =	Chaturanga, Shatranj, Tamerlane Chess	See Ferz. Also known as Counsellor.
Minister	PR	nX, ~ 1/2	BN	Modern chess	Combines the powers of Bishop and Knight. Also called Princess or Archbishop.
Missionary		nX, 1+	BW	Sac Chess, Very Heavy Chess	Combination of Bishop and Wazir. Also known as Dragon Horse in Shogi, or Crowned Bishop.
Moa	MO	1/2	nN	Chinese	Similar to Mao, but the first step is diagonal and the second orthogonal, not the other way round.
Monkey		o1, cn		Congo	Checker King allowed to play orthogonally too.
Mounted King		1, ~ 1/2		The Ouroboros King	Moves like Centaur, but it's a royal piece.
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N2R4		2, 1−4+	N2R4	Chess with different armies
Nao	NA	c^n, on	mNNcpNN	Chinese	A Chinese Nightrider. Moves as a Nightrider when not capturing, captures by leaping over a piece and capturing the piece on its destination.
Newt		~2X, ~3+	AH	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Alfil and Threeleaper. A simple amphibian.
[Nightrider (chess)\|]	N	n	NN	Wolf Chess, Edgehog Chess II & III, Cavalier Chess	A rider which moves any number the Knight's moves in the same direction. A piece in its path of the opposing color could be captured, but the Nightrider could not move any further. Also played in Fairy Chess problems.
Nightriderhopper	NH	^n	gNN	Fairy Chess problems	Move to next square beyond any piece in lines of knight moves. Also known as Knight-line-hopper
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Okapi	OK	~ 1/2, ~ 2/3	NZ = NJ	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Knight and Zebra. Invented by Pierre Monréal.
Old Monkey		1X, 1<	FbW	Maka dai dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Ferz and Backslider. Also known as Inverted Silver and Backward Elephant.
Orphan	O			Fairy Chess problems	Moves like any enemy piece that is attacking it. Compare with Friend.
Osprey		2+.nX	t	Expanded Chess	Leaps to the second square on the same rank or file, and then slides outward as a Bishop. Compare with Manticore.
Ostrich		2X.n+	t	Fairy chess	Leaps to the second square diagonally, and then slides outward as a Rook. Counterpart of the Osprey.
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Paladin				Dragonchess	Centaur or King. 3D movement: Makes knight-like jumps
Paladin		~ 1/2, 1	KN	Reformed Courier-Spiel	Combination of Knight and Mann. Better known as Centaur.
Paladin	PR	nX, ~ 1/2	BN	Cavalier Chess,	Combines the powers of Bishop and Knight. Better known as Princess, Archbishop or Cardinal. Proposed name by several chessvariant fans as it reflects the nature of this piece.
Pancake		1, ^n	pNNK	Chess with different armies	Combination of Mann and cannon-style Nightrider
Pao	PA	c^n+, on+	mRcpR	Akenhead's Chess, Xiangqi	Chinese Cannon. Moves like a Rook when not capturing, but captures by leaping over an intervening piece and taking the piece on the Pao's destination square. Compare with Cannon .
Pasha		1, ~ 2	KAD = WFAD	Paulovits's Game, Renniassance Chess, Mastodon Chess	Combination of non-royal King or Mann and Alibaba. Also known as Mastodon, Mammoth, Squire.
[Pawn (chess)\|]	P	o1>, c1X>, io2>	mfWcefFimfnD	Orthodox chess, Chadarangam and many other chess variants	Moves one square straight forward, but captures one square diagonally forward. Compare with Berolina Pawn and Torpedo Pawn.
Pawn	CP	1>; 1>, 1+=	fW; fsW	Xiangqi	Originally Zú and Bīng in Chinese. Moves one square orthogonally forward before crossing the river, and one square orthogonally forward or sideward after crossing the river.
Pawn		1>	fW	Shōgi, Chu shogi, Tori shogi, Wa shogi, Out-Khmer, Xiangqi	Moves one square orthogonally forward. It is the Pawn from Xiangqi, before crossing the river and the Pawn in Shōgi. Also called Soldier, Fish, Sparrow Pawn, or Swallow.
Pawn		1>=, 1X>	sfK	Dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants, Jetan	Moves as a King but without any backwards movement. Also known as Evil Wolf, Pikeman, or Drunken Pawn.
Pawn		1>=	sfW	Janggi, Xiangqi	Moves one square orthogonally forward or sideward. It is the Pawn from Xiangqi, after crossing the river and the Pawn from Janggi. Also called Soldier.
Pawn Pawn of piece		o1>, c1X>	mfWcfF	Shatranj, Chaturanga, Makruk, Shatar, Tamerlane Chess, Full Tamerlane Chess	Baidaq. Orthodox Pawn without double step on first move. It is the same Pawn from Chaturaji, Ouk Chatrang, and Senterej. Also called Padati in some Indian texts. Tamerlane Chess and Full Tamerlane Chess have Pawns that promotes to a certain piece. Examples: Pawn of Dabbabas, Pawn of Elephants, Pawn of Minister , Pawn of Shah , Pawn of Vizir , Pawn of Vanguards , Pawn of Knights, Pawn of Rukhs . A Pawn of Pawn promotes to Pawn of King.
Pawn		o1>, c1X>, io3>	mfWcfFimfW3	Hiashatar	Orthodox Pawn with a triple step on first move. Mongolian Küü.
Pawn		o1>, o2>, c1X>	mfW2cefF	Torpedo Chess, Metamachy, Gigachess, Terachess	Moves two square straight forward, but captures one square diagonally forward. Can capture a Torpedo Pawn en passant if the other Torpedo Pawn moves two squares forwards to the immediate square left or right of the Torpedo Pawn. Simply called Pawn in many chess variants.
Pegasus			NNgQ	Fairy Chess problems	Combines the powers of the Grasshopper and of the Nightrider.
Pegasus		~ 1/4 ~ 2/3	Z = J	Beastmaster Chess	Combination of Giraffe and Zebra
Pegasus		~ 1/2.n+	t	Tiger Chess	Moves as a Knight followed by moving any number of spaces outwards like a Rook. Compare with Gryphon.
Pheasant		~ 2>, 1X<	fDbF	Tori shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Dabbaba/Ferz-Hunter.
Phoenix		1+, ~ 2X	WA	Chess with different armies, Chu shogi, Dai shogi, and other Shōgi variants	Combination of Wazir and Alfil. Also known as Waffle.
Popess		nX, ~ 1/2, 1+	BNW	Pocket Mutation Chess, Teutonic Knight's Chess, K.Pacey, Very Heavy Chess	Combination of Princess/Archbishop and Wazir. Also known as Crown Princess, Freemason, or Supercardinal.
'		1X,~ 1/2	FN	Scirocco	Combination of Ferz and Knight. Known as Prince among problemists and named Dullahan in Fearful Fairies by J. Knappen-
Priestess		~ 1/2, ~ 2X	NA	Short Range Project	Combination of Knight and Alfil. Also known as Hospitaller or Kangaroo
Prince		1	WF = K	Tamerlane chess, Chu shogi, large shogis	A non-royal King or Mann, promoted from a Pawn of King. Originally Shâhzâda in Persian. Also known as Adventice King when promoting from Pawn of Pawns. Called Taishi, promoted Drunk Elephant in Chu shogi.
Prince		1	WF = K	The Ouroboros King	Mann that can make inmortal any royal pieces if they are being 3 or less squares away vertically and horizontally from the Prince.
Prince		1X,~ 1/2	FN	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Ferz and Knight. Also known as Priest or Dullahan.
Prince		1, o2>	WFmfW2	Metamachy	Moves as a Mann or as a Pawn, can be promoted like a Pawn.
Prince Elephant		1, ~ 2X	WFA		Combines the powers of the Mann and the Alfil. War Elephant as alternative name.
[Princess (chess)\|]	PR	nX, ~ 1/2	BN	Kaiserspiel, Grand Chess, Tutti-Frutti Chess, Wolf Chess	Combines the powers of Bishop and Knight. Also called Archbishop, Cardinal, Janus, Paladin, or Centaur. Called Adjutant in Kaiserspiel, Fox in Wolf Chess, and Minister in Modern Chess.
Princess				5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel	Moves like a Queen but is restricted to using only a maximum of two of the game's four playable axes, whereas a Queen may use as many of the axes as desired.
Princess		2	W2F2 = Q2	Chess Evolved Online	Moves like a Queen but is restricted to a maximum of two spaces.
Pterodactyl		~3/3, ~5/5, ~0/15		Chess mathematics	The simplest triple range amphibian. George Jelliss demonstrated a pterodactyl's knight's tour on a 16×16 board in 1985.
Pyramid				Fairy Chess problems	Rediscovered by Joseph Boyer, never moves, cannot be taken. It blocks its square. Compare with Dummy, and Zero.
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Quadrapawn		o1+,c1X	mWcF	Jeu de la Guerre, Centennial Chess	It moves as a Pawn in all four directions. Optionally, may move two squares forward without capture like a Pawn. Originally called a Fusilier. Also called Steward, Hobbit.
Quartermaster	K	1	K = WF	The Ouroboros King	Moves like a King, promotes to a Pawn & leaves another Pawn behind where it was
[Queen (chess)\|]	Q	n	Q = RB	Orthodox chess	Combines the powers of the Bishop and Rook. In Pacific Chess a piece with Queen-like moves is called the Nobleman. Called Honno or Free King in Chu shogi
Queen of the Night	ET	n, n~	QNN	Twenty-first Century Chess	Combines the powers of the Queen and Nightrider. Also known as Amazonrider.
Querquisite				Fairy Chess problems, Lumberjack Chess, Morph Chess, Zelig Chess	A piece that changes its move according to the file where it is standing, moves as a Rook from files a and h, as a Knight from files b and g, as a Bishop from files c and f, as a Queen from file d, and as a King from file e. Also known as Odysseus, Lumberjack, or Zelig.
Quight		on, c~ 1/2	mQcN	Parton's Chess	Moves like a Queen and captures like a Knight. First proposed by V.R. Parton in Chess Curiouser & Curiouser. See also Kneen.
'	QN			Quintessential Chess	A Nightrider who takes 90-degree turns in a zigzag manner on each step. First described in 2002 by Jörg Knappen.
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Raiding Falcon		n<>, 1+, 1X>	vRWfF	Wa shogi	Combination of Vertical Mover and Stone General. Occurs in Taikyoku shogi with a different move.
Raven	WA	n+, n	RNN	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Rook and Nightrider. Also known as Waran.
Reaper		n+,1X.n+	Rt	Tripunch Chess	Combination of Rook and Gryphon. Compare with Harvester.
Reflecting Bishop	RB	nX	B	Billiards Chess, Edgehog Chess II & III	Bishop allowed to "bounce" off any number of edges of the board, similar to a hockey puck or billiard ball. It bounces from the center of each edge square and continues on a diagonal.
Revealer		~ 3X	G =	Full Tamerlane Chess	See Tripper. Also known as Sentinel.
Reverse Chariot		n<>	vR	Chu shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Rook restricted to forward and backward directions.
Rhinoceros		1+.nX	t	Modern	Moves as a Wazir followed by moving any number of spaces diagonally outwards. Inspired by medieval Unicornio. Now known as Manticore.
Rhubarb		n+,1-3X	RF3	Chess with different armies	Rook that can also move up to 3 spaces diagonally.
Right General		1X, 1<>, 1=	FvlW	Dai dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Asymmetrical combination of Ferocious Leopard and left Wazir.
Right Quail		n>, nX<, 1X<	fRblBbrF	Tori shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Lance, Ferz and a backward Bishop restricted to left side.
Rion	RL	^n+	pR	Fairy Chess problems	Fairy chess Lion confined to horizontal and vertical lines. Used in Janggi as Cannon *. Also called Rook-line-hopper* or Rook Lion by problemists.**
Roc		~ 2/2 ~ 1/3	AC = AL	Beastmaster Chess	Combination of Alfil and Camel
[Rook (chess)\|]	R	n+	R = WW	Chaturanga, Orthodox chess, Shatranj, Xiangqi, Janggi, Shogi, Taikyoku shogi, Wa shogi, Tamerlane chess	Moves any number of free squares orthogonally. Also called Gliding Swallow in taikyoku shogi and wa shogi, Ratha in chaturanga, Rukh in shatranj and tamerlane chess, Wazirrider, or Castle.
Rook	TR	on+,c^n+	mRR	Quang Trung Chess	Moves as Rook but when capturing must move on square away from captured piece in the same direction. It can be described as a Marine Rook or Triton
Rookhopper	RH	^n+	gR	Fairy Chess problems	Grasshopper confined to horizontal and vertical lines. Also spelled Rook-hopper.
Root-25-leaper	BU	~ 5+, ~ 3/4		Fairy Chess problems	Leaper making moves of length units -leaper or a. Also called Fiveleaper. and Bucephalus
Root-50-leaper	RF	~ 1/7, ~ 5X		Fairy Chess problems	Leaper making moves of length units -leaper or a. Also spelled Root-fifty-leaper.
Rose	RO	n	qN	Chess on a Really Big Board	Moves as a Nightrider except rather than moving in a straight line, it moves in a pseudo-circular shape. A piece on any of these squares can be captured but prevents the rose from progressing any further. It may return to its starting point if its path is unblocked, effectively passing a turn.
Roshop		on+, cnX	mRcB	Enlarged & Improved Chess, Parton's Chess	Moves like a Rook and captures like a Bishop. First proposed in Holland as a Guard, then by V.R. Parton in Chess Curiouser & Curiouser. See also Biok.
Rotating Spearman				Centennial Chess	Piece marked with a direction. It slides any number of squares in its direction or in its reverse direction. Captures forward only, never backward. In addition, may rotate after a move or rotate without moving. It cannot rotate and then move.
Royal Guard		cn', o1'	cQmK	The Ouroboros King	Captures like a Queen & moves like a King/Mann.
Rutabaga		1-2+,nX	W2B	Chess with different armies	Bishop that can also move 2 spaces orthogonally.
Running Rabbit		n>, 1X, 1<	fRFbW	Taikyoku shogi, Wa shogi	Combination of Lance and Old Monkey.
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Saltador	SA	c~1/2, o1/2	cnNmpN	Fairy Chess problems	Argentinian Knight, captures like a Knight when one of the intermediate squares is unoccupied, and moves without capturing as a Knight when one of the intermediate squares is occupied
Scorpion		1n^	KgQ	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Mann and Grasshopper
Scorpion		o1>, c1X>, io2>, o~ 1/2>	mfWcefFimfnDmfsN		A boosted Pawn which moves and captures as a standard Pawn or can make a non-capturing Knight jump on 2 position: east-north-east and west-north-west.
Scout		1+, ~3+	WH	Brouhaha	Combination of Wazir and Threeleaper.
Señora	SE	cn, o^n	cQmpQ	Fairy Chess problems	Argentinian Queen, captures like a Queen but needs a hurdle for non-capturing moves, combination of Faro and Loco
Sergeant		1>, io2>	fKimfnD	Wolf Chess	Extended Pawn, combining the regular Pawn and the Berolina Pawn that is, it can move to, or capture on, any of the three squares immediately in front. Generally, it cannot make the initial diagonal double-step from Berolina Pawn, only that straight double-step of the regular Pawn. Originally Vogt in German.
Ship		1X.n<>	t	Tamerlane II chess	Moves one square diagonally followed by moving any number of spaces like a rook vertically outwards. Also called Twin Tower by Betza due the pattern of its move. Compare with Gryphon or Eagle.
Short Rook		1-4+	R4 = W4	Chess with different armies	Rook limited up to 4 squares. Also spelled Short-Rook.
Side Mover		n=, 1+	WsR	Chu shogi, Wa shogi, and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of a Rook restricted to sideways and Wazir. Called Swallow's Wings in Wa shogi.
Silver General		1X, 1>	FfW	Shōgi, Indian chess, Makruk, Sittuyin, Taikyoku shogi, Wa shogi	Combination of Ferz and Soldier: moves one square in any direction diagonally or one square straight forward. Also called Burmese Elephant ''Hsin in sittuyin, Elephant in some versions of Indian chess, Khon in makruk, and Violent Stag in taikyoku shogi and wa shogi.
Sissa		n+.nX, nX.n+		Coherent Chess, Sissa Chess	Moves as a certain number of squares as a Rook followed by exactly the same number of squares as a Bishop. Or the opposite. The Sissa does not leap. This piece has been named after the mythical inventor of chess in Persian legends.
Snake		1<>.nX	t	Modern Variants	Moves vertically one step and continues as a Bishop outwards. Originally called Snaketongue by Betza due to the pattern of its move.
Soaring Eagle		n+, nX<, 1X>, ~ 2X>	RbBfFfA or RbBdhfFfA	Chu shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Moves as a Rook, backwards as a Bishop, or as a Lion up to 2 squares diagonally forward.
Soldier		1>, io2>	fWimfnD	Chess.com	Moves & captures directly forward, it may perform the initial double step move option
Soldier		o1>=, c1X>	mfWmsWcfF	Silberschmidt's Game,, Zanzibar, Bigorra	Extended Pawn, moves one square orthogonally forward, left or right, and captures diagonally forward.
Sorcerer		1+, ~ 2/3	WZ	Grand Tamerlane Chess	Combines the movement of Wazir and Zebra.
Sorceress	LE	on, c^	mQcpQ	Akenhead's Chess, Terachess	Moves like a Queen when not capturing, but captures by leaping over an intervening piece and taking the piece on the Sorceress's destination square. Also called Star, or Leo by problemists.
Spider		~ 1/2, 1-2X, ~ 2+	NDF2	Musketeer Chess 5	Moves like a Knight or a limited Bishop to 2 squares or a Dabbaba
Spy		1+ or 2>, 2=, 1X> or 1	W = or fsDfF or WF	Courier Chess, Chess Empire, Waterloo, Amsterdam Medieval Chess	In Courier Chess see Fool. In Chess Empire the spy can move two spaces forwards or sideways, or can move like a knight one forward and then one horizontally or vice versa. In Waterloo and Amsterdam Medieval Chess the spy moves as a non-royal King.
Squire		1, ~ 2	KAD = WFAD	Fairy Chess Problems, Renn Chess	Combination of non-royal King or Mann and Alibaba. Also known as Mastodon and Mammoth, Squire and Pasha.
'	SQ	~ 0/2, ~ 1/2, ~ 2/2	NAD	Fairy Chess problems, Mideast Chess, Pacific Chess, Renn Chess, Quintessential Chess	Jumps to any square a distance of 2. Also called Castle, Bear or Centurion. Compare with the historical Centurion in Arch-Chess.
Stag		~ 2/4		Cazaux's chess	Jumps two squares diagonally followed by two squares orthogonally outwards. Also known as Lancer or Hare by problemists.
Steward		o1+,c1X	mWcF	Jeu de la Guerre, Centennial Chess	A Quadra-Pawn. It moves as a Pawn in all four directions. Optionally, may moves two squares forward without capture like a Pawn. Originally called a Fusilier.
Stone General		1X>	fF	Dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants, Fox and Geese	Moves one square diagonally forward. Also called Goose in Fox and Geese. Compare with Berolina Pawn.
Superpawn	SP	on>, cnX>	mfRcfB	Fairy Chess problems	Moves without capture any number of fields forward, captures diagonally forwards like a Bishop. Promotes on the 8th rank. May be placed in the first rank. By Werner Speckmann.
Sylph				Dragonchess	See Berolina Pawn. 3D movement: Can capture to the cell below it and return without capturing.
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Templar		~ 2+, ~ 1/2	ND	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Knight and Dabbaba. Also known as Doughnut, Ouroboros, Scribe or Carpenter.
Teutonic Knight		1+, ~ 1/2, ~ 1/3	WNC = WNL	Teutonic Knight's Chess	Combination of Knight, Wazir and Camel. Originally Ordensritter in German.
Thief				Dragonchess	See Bishop. No 3D movement.
Titan		~ 1/3,~ 2/3,~ 0/3,~ 3/3	CZGH = LJGH	Fantasy Grand Chess: Giants	Leaper combining Camel, Zebra, Threeleaper and Tripper. Called Cheetah in modern chessvariants played with AI AI.
[Threeleaper (chess)\|]		~ 3+	H =	Full Tamerlane Chess	Jumps three squares orthogonally, leaping over any intermediate piece. Also called Trébuchet. Known as 'dromedary' by German problemists. Possibly the Lion in Full Tamerlane Chess.
Threerider		n	HH	Fairy Chess problems
Tiger		~ 2/3.nX	t=t	Tiger Chess	Moves as a Zebra followed by moving any number of spaces diagonally outwards like a Bishop.
Toad		~2+, ~3+	DH	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Dabbaba and Threeleaper. A simple amphibian.
Treacherous Fox		~ 1-2<>	FfbWAfbD	Wa shogi	Ferocious Leopard that can move forward or backward as Alibaba. Occurs in Taikyoku shogi with a different move.
'		~ 3X	G =		Jumps three squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediate piece. Known as Gecko by German chess problemists.
Troll		o1>, c1X>,~ 0/3,~ 3/3	mfWcfFGH	Modern Variants	Amphibian piece combining Threeleaper, Tripper with the simple moves of the Pawn in order to be able to reach all squares of the board. Used in modern chessvariants played with AI AI.
Twin Tower		1X.n<>	t	Tamerlane II chess	Moves one square diagonally followed by moving any number of spaces like a rook vertically outwards. Also called Ship.
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Ubi-Ubi		n	NN	Ubi-Ubi Chess	A Nightrider without direction restrictions.
Unicorn				Raumschach	A space diagonal rider: moves through the vertices of the cubes.
Unicorn			BNN	Unicorn Chess	Combines the powers of Bishop and Nightrider, see Banshee
Unicorn				Triangular chess	Moves 2 steps as a rook and then one step as a rook in an orthogonal direction.
Unicorn				Dragonchess	See Knight. No 3D movement.
Unicorn			BimN	Grant Acedrex	Bishop with a first movement of a Knight that cannot capture. For Cazaux interpretation, see Unicornio
Unicorn		~1/2, ~1/3	NC = NL	Musketeer Chess	See Gnu or Wildebeest.
Unicorn				5D Chess with Multiverse Time Travel	Analogue of Bishop in higher dimensions, and generalization of Unicorn. 3D diagonal movement: Any moves must incorporate three of the game's four axes equally, resulting in either diagonal spatial dimension movements paired with orthogonal temporal and timeline movements, or vice versa. Compare with Dragon.
Unicornio		~ 1/2.nX	t	Grant Acedrex	Moves as a Knight followed by moving any number of spaces diagonally outwards. Originally Unicornio in ancient Spanish, obviously designating a Rhinoceros. For Murray's interpretation, see Unicorn.
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Vanguard		nX	B	Tamerlane Chess	Bishop that cannot move as a Ferz. Originally known as Talî'a in Persian. Also known as Scout.
'	VA	cnX, o^nX	mBcpB	Akenhead's Chess	Moves like a Bishop when not capturing, but captures by leaping over an intervening piece and taking the piece on the vao's destination square. Also called Crocodile.
Vertical Mover		n<>, 1+	WfbR	Chu shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Reverse Chariot and Wazir.
Violent Bear		1=, 2X>	sWnfB2	Dai dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Moves 1 square sideways or 1 or 2 squares diagonally forward.
Violent Ox		2+	R2	Dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	A Rook restricted to a distance of two squares. See War Machine.
Vivi		1<>.nX>	t	Modern Variants	Moves vertically forward or backward one step and continues as a Bishop forwards. So called for the pattern of its move.
Vuivre		2+, 2X, ~1/2, ~1/3	DNAC = DNAL	Beautiful Beasts	Combination piece of Carpenter and Roc, or alternatively, of Squirrel and Camel, or Gnu and Alibaba
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Waffle		1+, ~ 2X	WA	Chess with different armies, Chu shogi, and other Shōgi variants	Combination of Wazir and Alfil. Known as Phoenix in large shogis and as Caliph.
Wallaby		1, 2	KgQ2, KcjQ2	Edgehog Chess III	Combination of omni-directional Checker and Grasshopper restricted to 2 squares over friendly pieces.
'	WA	n+, n	RNN	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Rook and Nightrider. Also spelled Varan. Also known as Raven.
'		~ 1−2+ = 1+, ~ 2+	WD	Chess with different armies, Terachess, Zanzibar Chess	Combination of Wazir and Dabbaba. Also called Wazaba, Woody Rook or simply Machine.
Warrior				Dragonchess	See Pawn . No 3D movement.
Warrior		1, ~ 2+	WFD	Reformed Courier chess	Combines the powers of the Mann and the Dabbaba. Alternative name for Champion which is more associated to another piece.
[Wazir (chess)\|]	WE	1+	W =	Tamerlane Chess, Courier chess, Renn Chess	Moves one square orthogonally in any direction. Persian Vizir. Also known as Angry Boar, Crocodile or Fool, Jester, Fox.
Whale		n<>, nX<	vRbB	Chu shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Hunter and Reverse Chariot.
White Horse		n<>, nX>	vRfB	Chu shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Combination of Falcon and Reverse Chariot.
Wildebeest	GN	~ 1/2, ~ 1/3	NC = NL	Wildebeest Chess	Combination of Knight and Camel, see Gnu.
Wildeguard		1, ~ 1/3, ~ 2/3	KCZ = WFCZ = KLZ	Obento Chess	Combines the movement of Mann, Camel and Zebra.
Withdrawer			mQQ	Ultima	Also known as Retreater
'		1X, ~ 1/3	FC = FL	Omega Chess	Combines the movement of Ferz and Camel.
Wood General		2X>	fB2	Dai dai shogi and other large Shōgi variants	Flying Dragon restricted to forward moves.
Woody Rook		~ 1−2+ = 1+, ~ 2+	WD	Chess with different armies	See War Machine.
Wyvern		~ 3X ~ 2/4 ~ 1/5	G =	Beastmaster Chess	Combination of Tripper, Stag, and Ibis.
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Yaksha		3=, 1X>, 1+<	fFbWsW3	Taikyoku shogi	Move as forward Ferz, backward Wazir, and up to 3 squares horizontally
Zabel Pawn		o1>, c1X>, final o2>	mfWcfF final mfW2	Fairy Chess problems	Moves and captures like a chess pawn, but instead of an initial double step it has a final double step move from the 6th to the 8th rank. Named after the cycling sprinter Erik Zabel
Zaraffa	Z	~ 2/3	Z = J =	Grant Acedrex	Old historic piece. Jumps one square orthogonally followed by two squares diagonally outwards. Also called Zebra by problemists.
[Zebra (chess)\|]	Z	~ 2/3	Z = J =	Full Tamerlane Chess, Grant Acedrex, Ciccolini's Chess, Mideast Chess	Old historic piece. Jumps one square orthogonally followed by two squares diagonally outwards. Also called Zaraffa, Elephant, Courtier.
Zebrarider	ZR	n	ZZ = JJ	Fairy Chess problems	A rider which moves any number of cells in the same direction in a straight line.
Zebu	ZE	~ 1/3, ~ 1/4	C = L	Fairy Chess problems	Combination of Camel and Giraffe'.
'		~ 0/0		Fairy Chess problems	A leaper. Jumps and lands on the square where it stands. It allows to pass a turn. It can be captured. Invented by A.S.M. Dickins