CHESMAYNE
Monogram See AZ Monogram Table
Please see ‘Pieces’.
01 The two letters signifying
the name of a Chesmayne MP/mp.
02 ER = Elizabeth
Reign’s - England.
04 RR =
Rolls Royce etc.
05 Variant Chess - A to Z index
In this
alphabetical index, you find most chess variants, and some other terms, which
appear or are mentioned in the ‘Chess Variant Pages’, and a few outside links.
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06 A list of the monograms that
may be used to identify a MP/mp are listed below
AA Alibaba
AB Angry Boar. See ‘Dai Shogi’.
AC
AD Adviser. See ‘Chinese Chess’. 1 cell diagonally.
AE
AF
AG
AH Archbishop
AI
AJ
AK
AL Alfil-01 – Alfil-02
AM Amazon
AN Antelope
AO
AP Arrow Pawn.
AQ
AR Archer.
AS
AT
AU
AV
AW
AX
AY
AZ
BA Bannerete.
BB
BC Barc
BD
BE Berolina-01 –
Berolina-02 See ‘German Chess’.
BF
BG
BH Bishopper
BI Bison
BJ
BK Bishop + Knight
(combined MP).
BL
BM
BN Baron. 4 x 1 diagonally.
BO Bowman.
BP Bishop + Pawn
(combined piece).
BQ Baidaq. See ‘Shatranj
BT Blind Tiger. See ‘Chu
and Shogi’.
BW Bowman
BY Boyscout – Crooked Bishop
CA Capricorn. See Dai Dai
and Shogi.
CB Crab
CC Chancellor
CD Cardinal
CE Centaur
CG Copper
General. See Shogi
and Chu
Shogi.
CH Chameleon-01 – Chameleon-02
CM Camel
CN Cannon. See Chinese Chess. Moves like a RO
but jumps to capture.
CP Crown
Prince. See Chu Shogi
and Shogi
CR Crane. See Shogi
and Tori
Shogi
CS Cat
Sword. See Dai-Shogi
and Shogi
CZ Contra Grasshopper
DA Dabbabah
DF Dragon
[Flying]. See Shogi
and Dai
Shogi DG
DH Dragon
Horse. See Shogi
and Chu
Shogi Dragon Horse
DK Dragon
King. See Shogi and Chu
ShogiDragon King
DN Dragon-02
DT Drunk
Elephant. See Shogi
and Chu
Shogi
ED Edgehog
EL Shatranj
Elephant.
Elephant (Chinese) [fix name conflict]
EQ Eqihopper
EW Evil Wolf. See Shogi
and Dai
Shogi EX
FA Falcon. See Shogi
and Tori
Shogi
FB Free
Boar. See Shogi
and Chu
Shogi
FD Fire
Demon. See Shogi and Tenjiku
Shogi
FE Friend
FG Flying
Stag. See Shogi
and Chu
Shogi
FI Free Iron. See Shogi and Dai Shogi
FK Free
King. See Shogi
and Chu
Shogi
FL Ferocious Leopard. See Shogi
and Chu
Shogi
FM Flamingo
FN Fibnif
FO Flying
Ox. See Shogi
and Chu
Shogi
FR Free Rock
[Stone]. See Shogi and Dai Shogi
FS Foot
Soldier. See Chinese Chess
FZ Ferz
GB Go-Between. See Shogi
and Chu
Shogi
GE General.
See ‘Chinese Chess’. 1 cell horizontal
or vertical (not diagonally).
GF Giraffe
GG Gold
General. See Shogi. Gold General
GH Grasshopper. Grasshopper
GL Guidelines
GN Gnus
GO Goblin. See Shogi and Dai Shogi
GS Goose. See Shogi
and Tori
Shogi
GU Guard
(Vanguard). Guard
HF Horned
Falcon. See and Shogi
and Chu
Shogi
HG Hook
Mover. See Shogi
and Dai
Shogi
HH Honorable Horse
IG Iron
General. See Shogi
and Dai
Shogi
IM Immobilizer
JE Joucie (Soucie)???
JG Jumping
General. See Shogi and Tenjiku Shogi
JO Joker
KB King + Bishop
[combined MP]
KD KT + Dabbaba
[combined piece]
KG King Battler
KI King. King-01 – King-02
KM Knight
Magnifico. 2 x 2. Knight
Magnifico KM
KO Kangaroo
KT Western
Knight 2 x 1. Knight
(western chess) KT
KY Kylin. See and Shogi
and Chu
Shogi
LE Leo
LL Long Leaper
LN Lion. See and Shogi and Chu Shogi Lion-01 - Lion-02
LT Locust
MA Moa
ML Murray Lion
MM Mimics
MO Mao-01 – Mao-02
MR Minister. 2 cells diagonally.
MU Mushroom
NE Non-Stop
Equhopper
NR Nightrider. Nightrider
NS KT + SQ
(Squirrel). Combined piece.
OR Orphan
PA Pawn. Traditional western
pawn.
FMO = 1 or 2. AOM = 1. Captures diagonally.
PB Burmese
pawn. FMO
= 1. AOM = 1. All moves
and captures
are diagonal.
PG Praetorian
Guard. 4 x 2 knight.
PP Princer
Pawn
PR Prince. 3 x 3 orthogonally. Moves on the XD
cells.
PS Princess. 3 x 3 orthogonally. Moves on the XL
cells.
PX Phoenix. See Chu Shogi
and Tori Shogi
QL Quail. See Shogi
and Tori
Shogi
QU Queen. Queen
RA Raven
RB Reflecting BS. Reflecting
Bishop
RC Reverse
Chariot. See ‘Chu Shogi’.
RE Regent. 2 x 1 knight.
Moves on the diagonals.
RF Root Fifty Leaper
RO Rook.
Rook
RS Rose
SA Samurai. See ‘Japanese Chess’.
SB Standard
Bearer. 3 x 1 knight.
SC Scorpion
SE
Soaring Eagle. See ‘Chu
Shogi’.
SG Silver
General. See ‘Shogi’. Silver General
SH Sylph
SL Squirrel
SM Side
Mover. See ‘Chu Shogi’.
SQ Square
Mover. See ‘Dai Shogi’.
SR Sergeant
SS Sissa
ST Stone General
(Rock). See ‘Dai Shogi’.
UI Ubi-Ubi
VM Vertical
Mover. See ‘Chu Shogi’.
VO Violent Ox. See ‘Dai Shogi’.
VT Viscount. 4 x 2
diagonally.
WD Withdrawer
WH White Horse. See ‘Chu Shogi’.
WI Wizard
WM Windmill
WZ Wazir
ZB Zebra
ZL Zeligs
ZR Zebra Rider
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A
- Alfil.
Jumps two diagonally.
- Alibaba.
Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally.
- Amazon.
Can move as queen or as knight.
- Antelope.
Makes (3,4)-jump.
- Archbishop.
Moves as bishop but can make reflection at side of board.
B
- Barc.
Jumps as knight but only `narrow backwords' or
`wide forwards'.
- Berolina Pawn.
Pawn variant that takes straight and moves diagonally forward.
- Berolina Plus
Pawn. Improved Berlonia Pawn
that can also capture to the side.
- Bishop.
Moves arbitrary number of unobstructed squares diagonally.
- Bishop, Crooked.
Moves in a diagonal zigzagline. (Boyscout.)
- Bishop,
Reflecting. Moves as a Bishop, but can also reflect off
of multiple sides of the board.
- Bishopper.
Moves along diagonal line to first square after
jumped over piece.
- Bison.
Makes (1-3)-jump or (2-3)-jump.
- Bowman.
Moves as knight, and takes a piece that is an additional knightsmove in same direction away.
- Boyscout.
Moves in a diagonal zigzagline.
- Bronx. See Rhinos.
C
- Camel.
Makes (1,3)-jump.
- Cardinal.
Moves as bishop or as knight.
- Centaur.
Moves as Knight or Man.
- Chameleon.
- Chameleon (1).
Take a piece in the way that piece is taking.
- Chameleon (2).
Change movement abilities after every movement.
- Champion.
Moves one orthogonally or jumps two orthogonally or diagonally.
- Chancellor.
Moves like rook or as knight.
- Cannon. See: Pao.
- Chariot. See: Rook.
- Commoner. See Man.
- Contragrasshopper.
Moves as queen but must always jump first.
- Coordinator.
Takes in `coordination' with king.
- Crab.
Jumps as knight but only `narrow forwards' or `wide backwards'.
- Crooked Bishop.
Moves in a diagonal zigzagline. (Boyscout.)
- Crowned
Knight. See Centaur.
- Crowned Rook. See Dragon King.
- Cubscout. See Rhinos.
D
- Dabbabah.
Jumps two orthogonally.
- Dragon.
Combines pawn and knight movement. (Mainly as a problem piece, not found
in variants)
- Dragon
(DragonChess) Combines King and bishop
movements, and capturing from afar (between boards)
- Dragon Horse.
Moves as Bishop or Wazir.
- Dragon King.
Moves as Rook or Ferz.
E
- Edgehog.
Moves as a Queen, but only to or from an edge.
- Elephant
(Xiangqi). Moves two squares diagonally (non-jumping).
- Empress. See Rook-Knight.
- Equihopper.
Jumps across a piece in any direction with the same distance before and
after the hurdle. Cannot jump additional pieces on straight lines.
- Non-stop
Equihopper. Jumps across a piece in any direction with
the same distance before and after the hurdle
F
- Ferz.
Moves one diagonally.
- Fibnif.
Moves one diagonally or makes a forwards or backwards knight jump.
- Flamingo.
(1,6)-jumper.
- Friend.
Moves as any friendly piece that guards it.
G
- General (Xiangqi
King). Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction.
- General, Jewelled.
Shogi royal piece moving one in arbitrary
direction.
- Giraffe.
Makes (1,4)-jump.
- Gnus.
Makes (1-2)-jump or (1-3)-jump.
- Gold General.
Shogi piece that moves one square but not
diagonally backwards. See also Silver General.
- Grasshopper.
Moves along queenlines to first
square after jumped over piece.
H
I
J
- Jewelled General.
Shogi royal piece moving one in arbitrary
direction.
- Joker.
Moves like last piece moved by the opponent.
K
- Kangaroo.
Moves on Queen lines to first square after
second jumped over piece.
- King.
Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction.
- King Battler.
King usually moves as a queen.
- Knight.
Makes a (1,2)-jump.
- KnightTwi. See Rhinos.
L
- Lance.
Moves one or more squares straight forward.
- Leo.
Moves on queen lines, but must jump once when taking.
- Lion.
Powerful piece from Shogi variant.
- Lion (2).
Moves on queen-lines but must jump exactly one piece. Appears in fairy
chess problems.
- Murray Lion.
Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally or captures on neighboring
square.
- Locust.
Jumps over opposing pieces on Queen lines to
capture.
- Long Leaper.
Moves as queen, but takes by leaping.
M
- Man.
Moves like a Ferz or Wazir
-- a nonroyal King.
- Mandarin.
Moves one square diagonally. May not leave the 3x3 area it starts in.
- Mao.
Moves as knight but cannot jump.
- Mao-hopper.
Moves as knight must must
jump over occupied orthogonal square at first movement.
- Mimics.
Several pieces that can imitate the movement of other pieces.
- Minister
(Xiangqi). Moves two squares diagonally (non-jumping).
- Moa
moves like knight but cannot jump first diagonal square.
- Murray Lion.
Jumps two orthogonally or diagonally or captures on neighboring
square.
- Mushroom.
Jumping piece whose destination squares form a mushroom pattern.
N
- Nightrider.
Can make one knightjump, or more knightjumps in the
same direction.
- Non-stop
Equihopper. Jumps across a piece in any direction with
the same distance before and after the hurdle
O
P
- Pao.
Moves like rook, but must jump when taking.
- Pawn.
Moves straight forward, takes diagonally forwards, and can promote.
- Pawn (Xiangqi).
Moves and captures one square straight forward.
- Pincer Pawn.
Moves as rook, and takes by enclosing.
- Prince. See Man.
· Princess. See Bishop-Knight.
Q
R
- Raven.
Can move as a Rook or a Nightrider.
- Reflecting Bishop.
Moves as a Bishop, but can also reflect off of multiple sides of the
board.
- Rhino.
A set of pieces which combine the movements of the Mao
with that of the Wazir,
or the Moa
with that of the Ferz.
- Rook.
Moves across unobstructed orthogonal line.
- Root-fifty leaper
makes a (5,5)-jump or an (7,1)-jump.
- Rose.
Can make consecutive knightmoves in a circle.
S
- Saba. Moves one square diagonally, or leaps two or
three squares diagonally.
- Scorpion.
King with grasshopper power.
- Sergeant.
A combination of the Berolina and usual Pawns.
- Shah.
Royal piece moving one in arbitrary direction.
- Silver General.
Shogi piece that moves one square diagonally,
or forward. See also Gold General.
- Sissa.
Move exists of moving a number of squares as rook and an equal number of
squares as bishop.
- Soucie.
Moves on queen-lines exactly as many squares as there are pieces on that
line.
- Soldier.
Moves and captures one square straight forward.
- Squirrel.
Jumps two orthogonally, two vertically, or like a knight.
- Sylph.
Air nymph, that moves diagonally forwards (non
capturing) or forwards or downwards for capturing.
T
U
- Ubi-Ubi.
Can make arbitrary many knightmoves in one
turn.
- Ultima Pieces.
An Illustrated Guide showing how Ultima pieces
move and capture. By David Howe.
V
W
- Wazir.
Moves one square orthogonally.
- Who's who on 8x8?
A compilation of Zillions-estimated piece values on an 8x8 board. By Ivan
A Derzhanski.
- Windmill.
Moves around piece.
- Withdrawer.
Takes by moving away.
- Wizard.
Moves one diagonally or makes (1,3)-jump.
X
Y
Z
- Zebra.
2-3-jumper.
- Zebrarider.
Makes a (2,3)-jump, or more (2,3)-jumps in the
same direction.
- Zelig:
assumes the movement capabilities of piece whose file it is in.
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