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Yes, the Chameleon in Ultima for Zillions can capture two adjacent Long-Leapers in the Chameleon line when the next square is empty. Maxima ZRF's corrects it. Mine is a capture-the-King implementation, and Joost Aan de Brough implementation uses the checkmate condition, although in the last one some pieces values are not the correct. I used some tricks for balance the values, but, unfortunatelly, I have had to generate some additional possible moves, and it has its influence in the computer game play force if you use little time for computer thinking. Chess V plays at a very good level, it should be interesting to see a Computer Tournament, Chess V should be a very strong competitor, because it is far from easy construct a 'master-level' Ultima computer player. If someone constructs one, I think there are not many humans that can beat that program; by the way, Chess V is a bit stronger than me, and I think I am a relatively good Ultima player, but far from master levels, if such concept applies in this game.