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Scout ChessA game information page . Introducing the Scout, combining queen-captures with Camelrider moves (zrf exists).[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
💡📝M Winther wrote on Thu, Mar 1, 2007 03:25 PM UTC:
I was also intrigued by this piece. It introduces a new theme. It can make a startling jump into the enemy lines, create threats, and then leap back again. Scout is a befitting name. If anybody wants to study the characteristics of a certain type of new piece, how it affects the strategical situation, and what new tactical themes are introduced, then my conservative implementations are ideal. There is really no reason why the name Scout cannot be re-used in other variants. Today, there exist so many variants that we must accept re-using names to some extent. Most of the variants will fall into oblivion anyway. /Mats