Difference between revisions of "Archbishop"
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The Archbishop slides any number of squares along a diagonal, or it makes a (2,1) leap. | The Archbishop slides any number of squares along a diagonal, or it makes a (2,1) leap. | ||
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The Archbishop is a Bishop/Knight compound piece, and is known by many different names in different variants. Common alternative names are [1] Princess, Cardinal and Paladin.
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| Carrera's Chess | Centaur | ||||||||
| Capablanca Chess | Archbishop | ||||||||
| Spartan Chess | Warlord | ||||||||
| Seirawan Chess | Elephant |
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The Archbishop slides any number of squares along a diagonal, or it makes a (2,1) leap.
History
The Archbishop appears in many chess variants, dating back at least to the 17th century. It is perhaps best known from Capablanca Chess and its derivatives.
