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Ralph Betza's FAD is strongest of these and the same as later McDonald's Omega Chess' Champion, another lack of attribution with Omega never mentioning Betza. Maybe instead Doublemove Ferz is weaker than Adrian Alvarez de la Campa's Templar, since Templar leaps to Dabbabah squares and goes to Ferz squares with or without capturing, whereas DF is two-path to Dabbabah squares and only goes to Ferz square to capture. So, the advantage to two of the three types of squares goes to Templar; and they act the same to Alfil squares as ordinary sliders. [Anyone call follow links here to Betza's 1996 Piece Value paragraphs on FAD, which Omega subsequently develops with new name as 'Champion' in 1998.]