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This board Bach Dang Ship(1999) appears four times and Black has two early potential moves by Ship's 5-diagonal, 3-orthogonal, 2-orthogonal step, in a position also precluding any White first move.
8  P___S___C___ ___K___S___ ___ ___P___   S = Ship
7   ___W___ ___C___ ___U___ ___P___O___D  W = Wolf, doubly bent rider
6   ___P___ ___ ___P___P___ ___ ___ ___   D = Diagonal Narrow Crooked
5  P___E___ ___P___ ___ ___P___ ___ ___P      Nightrider(Nachtmahr)
4  n___p___a___a___p___ ___q___ ___ ___p  C = Cannon; C = Canon
3   ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___n___ ___ ___p  E = Elbow Bishop
2   ___l___ ___ ___s___ ___p___ ___l___p  l = Alfil; z = wazir
1   ___p___ ___k___s___ ___p___ ___p___p  a = Archbishop
   a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   i   j
If Queen-g4 moves, D.N.C.N. has pathway.
If Knight-g3 moves, Ship has pathway b8-c7-d6-e5-f4-g3-f3-e3-d3-d2-d1.
If Pawn-b4 moves(captures), Ship moves f8-e7-d6-c5-b4-a3-b3-c3-d3-d3-d2-d1.
If Pawn-e4 moves, Quintessence has pathway f7-d6-e4-c3-d1.
If Knight-a4 moves, Elbow Bishop has path.
If Archbishop-d4 moves, Cannon-d7 has path.
If Archbishop-c4 moves, Wolf has pathway b7-c6-c5-c4-c3-c2-d1.
King cannot move because of Cannon-c8 and Canon-i7.(13)