Bob Greenwade wrote on Thu, Aug 3, 2023 10:20 AM EDT:
17. Abbot. This is another piece not of my own invention, but that (in my opinion) gets too little attention. It's a simple mid-range piece that combines the Knight with a Short Bishop: B4N.
The piece was invented by Adrian King, and appears in his variants Scirocco and Typhoon. In those games, it's a promotion piece, but I don't see any reason that it couldn't start the game on the board.
17. Abbot. This is another piece not of my own invention, but that (in my opinion) gets too little attention. It's a simple mid-range piece that combines the Knight with a Short Bishop: B4N.
The piece was invented by Adrian King, and appears in his variants Scirocco and Typhoon. In those games, it's a promotion piece, but I don't see any reason that it couldn't start the game on the board.