Bob Greenwade wrote on Wed, Aug 23, 2023 02:27 PM UTC:
37. Jackalope. The (2,4) leaper is alternately called the Lancer, the Stag, or the Hare, and it's the last one (its original name in German was Hase, which means "hare") that this piece exploits. Combine a hare with an antelope (1,4) and what do you get? A Jackalope, naturally! (DYNY)
Both the Hare and the Antelope have appeared in fairy chess problems, but not in any actual games that I'm aware of. The Jackalope may suffer the same fate... though I may yet drop it into a variant (there's a "random pieces" game I have brewing).
37. Jackalope. The (2,4) leaper is alternately called the Lancer, the Stag, or the Hare, and it's the last one (its original name in German was Hase, which means "hare") that this piece exploits. Combine a hare with an antelope (1,4) and what do you get? A Jackalope, naturally! (DYNY)
Both the Hare and the Antelope have appeared in fairy chess problems, but not in any actual games that I'm aware of. The Jackalope may suffer the same fate... though I may yet drop it into a variant (there's a "random pieces" game I have brewing).