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Archbishop. Moves as bishop but can make reflection at side of board.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Breadman wrote on Thu, Apr 17, 2003 09:16 AM UTC:
This looks a bit like the QBall from <a href='http://users.actcom.co.il/~bruck/PartyChess.html'>Ackanomic's Party Chess</a>, except that the latter <em>must</em> bounce off the side.

RONAT wrote on Tue, May 31, 2005 03:28 PM UTC:
I think the example diagram is incorrect. The Fox original diagram is :
White : Ka3 Pf5 Ae8g1
Black : Kd5 Rb2d1 Nb8a5 Pa7a6f6c4g4c3g2 Ah5
There is a twin with b) Pa7->é2

The solution is
a) 1.c2 Ab5 2.c3 Axg2#
b) 1.g3 Axb8 2.Af3 Axf3#
Both model mates.

Kelvin Voskuijl wrote on Wed, Feb 5, 2020 10:31 PM UTC:

I was thinking about a piece that moves like gryphon after bouncing


Kelvin Voskuijl wrote on Fri, Feb 7, 2020 08:22 PM UTC:

Here a piece I'm calling the Spinning RC Car that moves like a crooked Bishop after the bounce


HaruN Y wrote on Wed, Feb 5 04:07 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

The 1st ArchB problem was by George Leathem (Number 423 in the Problemist Fairy Chess Supplement, June 1932: WKh1, Aa2, Ah6; BKf6, Pc3, Ph7 for Mate in 2 by 1. Aa2xh7. This was improved by Frederick Forrest Lawrie Alexander who moved WK to b2, Pc3 to e3 and removed Ph7, when the key becomes 1. Ka1). The same issue contained the famous Fox family of ArchB problems which is reproduced in Thomas Rayner Dawson's collection of Charles Masson Fox's problems.

files=8 ranks=8 promoZone=0 promoChoice= graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/alfaeriePNG/ squareSize=50 graphicsType=png symmetry=none royal=K pawn::fmW*fceF::,,c3,h7 Archbishop:B:yafoabyasBB:/graphics.dir/alfaerie/%reflectingbishop.gif:a2,h6 king:K:KisO2:king:h1,,f6
files=8 ranks=8 promoZone=0 promoChoice= graphicsDir=/graphics.dir/alfaeriePNG/ squareSize=50 graphicsType=png symmetry=none royal=K pawn::fmW*fceF::,,e3 Archbishop:B:yafoabyasBB:/graphics.dir/alfaerie/%reflectingbishop.gif:a2,h6 king:K:KisO2:king:b2,,f6

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