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Manticore. Moves one space orthogonally, then slides outward as a Bishop.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
H. G. Muller wrote on Mon, Feb 15, 2021 10:44 AM EST in reply to Greg Strong from 10:19 AM:

... we could just call the page 'Griffon compliment'

'Rotated Griffon' seems to cover it more precisely. (Or 'Tilted Griffon'?)

It would be good to have a general term for indicating a piece that has swapped the orthogonal and diagonal moves of a reference piece.