Centaur (chess)
A centaur is a fairy chess piece that can move like a mann or a knight. In other words, it can move one space in any direction, or can leap (jump over other pieces) as a knight. A centaur is not royal.[lower-alpha 1]
Centaur example icon
Movement
The centaur moves and captures as a mann or a knight.
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
| 8 |            | 8 | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
The centaur can move to any adjacent square (arrows) or square with a dot.
Notes
- A king that moves as a knight is called a centaur royal.
References
- Piececlopedia: Centaur by Fergus Duniho and Peter Aronson, The Chess Variant Pages
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