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Bent Riders. A discussion of pieces, like the Gryphon, that take a step then move as riders.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

Tristan Klassen wrote on Thu, Oct 14, 2004 02:14 AM UTC:

Your description of the Unicorn's move from Grande Acedrex is inaccurate. It is not a bent rider at all. On its first move, it acts as a non-capturing Knight. After that, it is effectively identical to a Bishop. That said, your version of the Unicorn is a very interesting piece. Did you interpret it as having any restriction on the direction of the diagonal part of its move? Without such restriction, it might be overpowered. At least your Unicorn has a curious elegance, unlike the 'true' Unicorn. (Maybe I shouldn't call it 'true', as many pieces have been called Unicorn, including the ubiquitous Bishop-Knight compound.)