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Honorable Horse. Moves forward as a Knight.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Bn Em wrote on Sat, May 4 11:31 AM UTC in reply to A. M. DeWitt from 02:18 AM:

My interpretation was that the forward‐only thing was just a pragmatic way of ensuring offensive play, sort of like a primitive cousin of the jeu forcé. Much in the same way as Draughts/Checkers has FO pieces.