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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]
Bob Greenwade wrote on Sun, Sep 17, 2023 05:01 PM EDT:

I've been contemplating the idea of bent riders that make 135-degree turns; the Vivi already has one of these, taking one Wazir step back and then moving forward like a Bishop (one step forward then forward like a Bishop also being an option). A piece I call the Double-Cross moves one step sideways, then turns around to move like a Bishop, and of course that's just the beginning.

Anyway, I'm seeing some decent uses for the Annoyances; like the Vivi, they can be decent pieces in the row right behind the Pawns on large-board games.

(I'm also thinking of experimenting with some 180-degree turns.)


HaruN Y wrote on Sun, Mar 17 02:31 PM EDT:Excellent ★★★★★

15 Random Bent Riders Chess

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Some pieces are named by me.


Bob Greenwade wrote on Sun, Mar 17 02:47 PM EDT in reply to HaruN Y from 02:31 PM:

Yowza! Now I have a slew of candidates for both Piece of the Day and Unnecessarily Complicated Chess! :)


Bob Greenwade wrote on Sun, Mar 17 06:53 PM EDT in reply to HaruN Y from 02:31 PM:

This game needs a page of its own. I will Favorite it right away.


HaruN Y wrote on Sun, Mar 17 09:59 PM EDT in reply to Bob Greenwade from 06:53 PM:

I'm thinking about creating a page consisting of links to comments that have interactive diagrams of variants I invented instead of making a page for each of them but currently there aren't too many. You can make the page for this game if you want.


HaruN Y wrote on Thu, Mar 21 11:26 PM EDT:Excellent ★★★★★

Betzan Benders

files=8 ranks=8 useMarkers=1 symmetry=none borders=0 promoZone=1 promoChoice=NBRQ graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/alfaeriePNG/ squareSize=50 graphicsType=png symmetry=none coordColor=#f8bcc6 rimColor=#633514 lightShade=#fbb09e darkShade=#de8768 firstRank=1 pawn:P:ifmnDfmWfceF:pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7 knight:N:N:knight:b1,g1 bishop:B:B:bishop:c1,f1 rook:R:R:rook:a1,h1 queen:Q:Q:queen:d1 vivi:V:vWfyafsWbyabsW:snake:,,c8,f8 crooked crabinal:C:fbsNvW(az)F:crab:,,d8 major annoyance:A:sWsyyyafsWbW:pegasus:,,b8,g8 twin tower:✈️:FyafqF:chancellor1:,,a8,h8 king:K:KisO2:king:e1,,e8

Army with Bent Riders invented by gnohmon.


H. G. Muller wrote on Fri, Mar 22 03:43 AM EDT in reply to HaruN Y from Thu Mar 21 11:26 PM:

You could also call them the Bent Betzas!

Note that Americans might get upset by the pun.


Bn Em wrote on Fri, Mar 22 06:22 PM EDT in reply to HaruN Y from Thu Mar 21 11:26 PM:

Note that Betza's Twin Tower moves outward forward or backward; i.e. it's the same piece as Jean‐Louis' Ship, and thus shouldn't be able to reach the sW squares at all.

Incidentally, the Twin Tower paragraph has a dangling footnote reference; Greg's edits effaced the original footnote (a jokingly cynical take on World Trade Centre merchandise). Is it worth restoring that (It's probably still on the Internet Archive somewhere), or better to simply remove the footnote reference?


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