CHESMAYNE

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01 The two letters signifying the name of a Chesmayne MP/mp. 

02 ER = Elizabeth Reign’s - England. 

03 See ‘XP’ and ‘Notation’.  

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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Kn

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Mn

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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  SeeGerman 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

’.

BR

BS Bishop.

BT Blind Tiger.  See ‘Chu and Shogi’.

BU

BV

BW  Bowman

BX

BY  Boyscout – Crooked Bishop

BZ

CA Capricorn.  See Dai Dai and Shogi.

CB  Crab

CC  Chancellor

CD  Cardinal

CE  Centaur

CF

CG Copper General.  See Shogi and Chu Shogi.

CH  Chameleon-01 – Chameleon-02

CI

CJ

CK

CL

CM  Camel

CN Cannon.  See Chinese Chess.   Moves like a RO but jumps to capture. 

CO Commando.

CP Crown Prince.   See Chu Shogi and Shogi

CQ

CR Crane.  See Shogi and Tori Shogi

CS Cat Sword.    See Dai-Shogi and Shogi

CT Centurion

CU

CV

CW

CX

CY

CZ  Contra Grasshopper

DA  Dabbabah

DB

DC

DD

DE Duke.  2 x 2 on a diagonal 

DF Dragon [Flying].   See Shogi and Dai Shogi DG

DH Dragon Horse.  See Shogi and Chu Shogi   Dragon Horse

DI

DJ

DK Dragon King.  See Shogi and Chu ShogiDragon King

DL

DM

DN  Dragon-02

DO

DP Diplomat.

DQ

DR

DS

DT Drunk Elephant.   See Shogi and Chu Shogi  

DU

DV

DW

DX

DY

DZ

EA

EB

EC

ED  Edgehog

EE

EF

EG

EH

EI

EJ

EK

EL Shatranj Elephant.  Elephant (Chinese) [fix name conflict]

EM Emperor.

EN

EO

EP Cambodian Elephant.

EQ  Eqihopper

ER

ES

ET Burmese Elephant.

EU

EV

EW Evil Wolf.  See Shogi and Dai Shogi  EX

EY

EZ

FA Falcon.  See Shogi and Tori Shogi  

FB Free Boar.  See Shogi and Chu Shogi  

FC

FD Fire Demon.  See  Shogi and Tenjiku Shogi

FE  Friend

FF

FG Flying Stag.  See Shogi and Chu Shogi  

FH See Cambodian and Fish

FI Free Iron.  See Shogi  and Dai Shogi  

FJ

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  

FP

FQ

FR Free Rock [Stone].  See Shogi  and Dai Shogi

FS Foot Soldier.   See Chinese Chess  

FT

FU

FV

FW

FX

FY

FZ  Ferz

 

GA

GB Go-Between.  See Shogi and Chu Shogi

GC

GD

GE General. See ‘Chinese Chess’.  1 cell horizontal or vertical (not diagonally).

GF  Giraffe

GG Gold General.  See Shogi.  Gold General

GH Grasshopper.  Grasshopper

GI

GJ

GK

GL  Guidelines

GM

GN  Gnus

GO Goblin.  See Shogi  and Dai Shogi

GP

GQ

GR

GS Goose.  See Shogi and Tori Shogi

GT

GU Guard (Vanguard).  Guard

GV

GW

GX

GY

GZ

HA

HB

HC

HD

HE

HF Horned Falcon.  See and Shogi and Chu Shogi  

HG Hook Mover.   See Shogi and Dai Shogi

HH  Honorable Horse

HI

HJ

HK

HL

HM

HN

HO

HP

HQ

HR

HS

HT

HU

HV

HW

HX

HY

HZ

IA

IB

IC

ID

IE

IF

IG Iron General.  See Shogi and Dai Shogi

IH

II

IJ

IK

IL

IM  Immobilizer

IN

IO

IP

IQ

IR

IS

IT

IU

IV

IW

IX

IY

IZ

JA

JB Japanese Bishop.  See Shogi  

JC

JD

JE  Joucie (Soucie)???

JF

JG Jumping General.   See Shogi  and Tenjiku Shogi 

JH

JI

JJ

JK Japanese Knight.  See Shogi

JL

JM

JN

JO  Joker

JP

JQ Jumping Queen 

JR Japanese Rook.  See Shogi

JS

JT

JU

JV

JW

JX

JY

JZ

KA Korean Adviser

KB King + Bishop [combined MP] 

KC Korean Cannon 

KD KT + Dabbaba [combined piece] 

KE Korean Elephant

KF

KG  King Battler

KH

KI King.  King-01 – King-02

KJ

KK KI + KT (combined MP).

KL

KM Knight Magnifico. 2 x 2.  Knight Magnifico KM

KN Chinese Knight  2 x 1 

KO  Kangaroo

KP

KQ KI + QU [combined MP] 

KR Korean Rook 

KS Korean Soldier 

KT Western Knight 2 x 1.  Knight (western chess) KT

KU

KV

KW

KX

KY Kylin.  See and Shogi and Chu Shogi

KZ

LA Lady.  3 x 1 diagonally.

LB

LC  Lance

LD

LE  Leo

LF

LG

LH

LI

LJ

LK

LL  Long Leaper

LM

LN Lion.  See and Shogi and Chu Shogi   Lion-01 - Lion-02

LO Lord.  3 x 2 diagonally.

LP

LQ

LR

LS

LT  Locust

LU

LV

LW

LX

LY

LZ

MA   Moa

MB

MC

MD

ME

MF

MG

MH

MI

MJ

MK

ML  Murray Lion

MM  Mimics

MN  Mann

MO  Mao-01 – Mao-02

MP

MQ

MR Minister.  2 cells diagonally.

MS

MT

MU  Mushroom

MV

MW

MX

MY

MZ

NA

NB

NC

ND

NE  Non-Stop Equhopper

NF

NG

NH

NI

NJ

NK

NL

NM

NN

NO

NP

NQ

NR Nightrider.  Nightrider

NS KT + SQ (Squirrel). Combined piece.

NT

NU

NV

NW

NX

NY

NZ

OA

OB

OC

OD

OE

OF Cambodian Official.

OG

OH

OI

OJ

OK

OL

OM

ON

OP

OQ

OR  Orphan

OS

OT

OU

OV

OW

OX

OY

OZ

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.

PC

PD

PE Pawn Extended 

PF

PG Praetorian Guard.  4 x 2 knight.

PH

PI

PJ

PK

PL Palatine.  2 x 3 knight.

PM

PN

PO Policeman.

PP  Princer Pawn

PQ

PR Prince.   3 x 3 orthogonally.   Moves on the XD cells.

PS Princess.   3 x 3 orthogonally.   Moves on the XL cells.

PT Thai pawn.  See Thai Chess 

PU

PV

PW

PX Phoenix.   See Chu Shogi and Tori Shogi 

PY

PZ

QA

QB

QC

QD

QE

QF

QG

QH

QI

QJ

QK QU + KT (combined MP).

QL Quail.  See Shogi and Tori Shogi

QM

QN

QO

QP QU + PA.  Combined piece.

QR

QS

QT

QU Queen.  Queen

QV

QW

QX

QY

QZ

RA  Raven

RB Reflecting BS. Reflecting Bishop

RC Reverse Chariot.  See ‘Chu Shogi’.

RD

RE Regent.  2 x 1 knight.  Moves on the diagonals.

RF  Root Fifty Leaper

RG

RH

RI

RJ

RK RO + KT (combined MP).

RL

RM

RN

RO Rook.  Rook

RP RO + PA (combined piece).

RQ

RR

RS  Rose

RT

RU

RV

RW

RX

RY

RZ

SA Samurai.  See ‘Japanese Chess’.

SB Standard Bearer.  3 x 1 knight.

SC  Scorpion

SD

SE Soaring Eagle.  See ‘Chu Shogi’.

SF

SG Silver General.  See ‘Shogi’.  Silver General

SH  Sylph

SI

SJ

SK

SL  Squirrel

SM Side Mover.  See ‘Chu Shogi’.

SN

SO  Soucie

SP Spearman.  See ‘Shogi’.

SQ Square Mover.  See ‘Dai Shogi’.

SR  Sergeant

SS  Sissa

ST Stone General (Rock).  See ‘Dai Shogi’.

SU

SV

SW Swallow.  See ‘Tori Shogi’.

SX

SY

SZ

UA

UB Urdabegs (mp).

UC

UD

UE

UF

UG

UH

UI  Ubi-Ubi

UJ

UK

UL

UM

UN

UO

UP

UQ

UR

US

UT

UV

UW

UX

UY

UZ

VA  Vao

VB

VC Vaunt Courier.

VD

VE

VF

VG

VH

VI

VJ

VK Viking.

VL  Vandal. 

VM Vertical Mover.  See ‘Chu Shogi’.

VN Vunerable.

VO Violent Ox.  See ‘Dai Shogi’.

VP

VQ

VR

VS

VT Viscount. 4 x 2 diagonally.

VU

VV

VW

VX

VY

VZ

WA

WB

WC

WD  Withdrawer

WE

WF

WG

WH White Horse.  See ‘Chu Shogi’.

WI  Wizard

WJ

WK

WL

WM  Windmill

WN

WO

WP

WQ

WR

WS

WT

WU

WV

WW

WX

WY

WZ  Wazir

XA

XB

XC

XD

XE

XF

XG

XH

XI

XJ

XK

XL

XM

XN

XO

XP

XQ

XR

XS

XT

XU

XV

XW

XY

XZ

YA

YB

YC

YC

YE

YF

YG

YH

YI

YJ

YK

YL

YM

YN

YO

YP

YQ

YR

YS

YT

YU

YV

YW

YX

YZ

ZA

ZB  Zebra

ZC

ZD

ZE

ZF

ZG

ZH

ZI

ZJ

ZK

ZL  Zeligs

ZM

ZN

ZO

ZP

ZQ

ZR  Zebra Rider

ZS

ZT

ZU

ZV

ZW

ZX

ZY

ZZ

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