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Squirrel. (Updated!) Jumps two orthogonally, two diagonally, or like a knight.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
David Paulowich wrote on Fri, Nov 11, 2005 01:50 PM UTC:
http://www.chessvariants.org/index/listcomments.php?subjectid=Rook-Level%20Chess

has some interesting comments on the relative values of Rooks and other pieces - with the usual Kings on an 8x8 board. Ralph Betza (gnohman) states that the Knight+Dabbabah piece can force mate when the only other pieces on the board are the two Kings. Back before Zillions existed I also studied this (very tricky) piece and concluded that a Knight+Dabbabah piece is indeed sufficient mating material. This piece is one of Betza's 'Augmented Knights' - intended to be equal in value to a Rook. Clearly the Squirrel, which can move anywhere the Knight+Dabbabah can, is a more valuable piece.