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Squirrel. Jumps two orthogonally, two diagonally, or like a knight.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Christine Bagley-Jones wrote on Sun, Nov 13, 2005 11:02 PM EST:
thanks for that link, i've been looking at leapers lately, until now i havn't really 'noticed' the knight/dabbaba much, it is a pretty strong piece in itself. i'm not surprised you can force mate with it .. so yeah, the squirrel is a strong piece obviously with added alfil power.