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FAD piece. A piece which has the has the combined movements of the Ferz, Alfil and the Dabbabah.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

Nuno Cruz wrote on Mon, Nov 3, 2008 02:00 PM EST:Good ★★★★

I do not know if this piece has already a name other then is 'species' name (much like animals or plants have a Latin name), but may I suggest EMIR? : ) The pieces that compound it are all from Arab origin or Arab in name or where passed to us by the Arabs. So it seems an appropriate name to give... Here is a little portion of the text of wikipedia for the definition of Emir: 'commander' or 'general', also 'prince' ; also transliterated as amir, aamir or ameer) is a high title of nobility or office, used throughout the Arab World, and, historically, in some Turkic states. Emirs are usually considered high-ranking sheiks, but in monarchical states the term is also used for princes

AndR wrote on Mon, Jul 18, 2011 08:06 PM EDT:

I find the FAD very enjoyable to have in a game.  Its compound move is
pretty each to visualize -- it can move to any square of the same color
it's on in a 5x5 square.  My partner and I pronounce it to rhyme with
'wad' -- even though Betza says it sounds just like Enlish 'fad.'  It
sounds more 'eastern' to my ears to say it that way; it fits in with the
Wazir, Ferz, Alfil, etc.

A very simple variant we've tried just replaces the bishops with FADs.  It
feels very different.  We also enjoy a variant which replaces the bishops
with FADs and the knights with Gnu's.  The FAD is a strong piece but it
weakness it its colorboundness.  The Gnu (which moves as a knight or a
camel -- can make a [1,2] leap or a [1,3] leap) can choose to change color
or stay on the same color, so it can dance safely around the FADs if it's
careful.  But they have no attacks in common, which make them strong when
used together; and it means that the FADs can occasionally outmaneuver a
Gnu.

Diceroller is Fire wrote on Sat, Apr 6, 2024 01:14 PM EDT:

I suggest the alternative name Laureate, which’s a champion in sciences.

🕸Fergus Duniho wrote on Wed, Apr 9 05:04 PM EDT:

I added an AI image of a FAD.

Jörg Knappen wrote on Wed, Apr 9 05:51 PM EDT:

Maybe it is noteworthy to add the double move Ferz that can reach the same squares on the board. The double move Ferz was proposed by Wikipedia user Double Sharp to weaken the Colorbound Clobberers and named Prime Minister.

Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Chess_with_different_armies#proposed_weakenings

Bn Em wrote on Fri, Apr 11 04:06 PM EDT in reply to Jörg Knappen from Wed Apr 9 05:51 PM:

The Double‐move F is also the War Elephant of Opulent Lemurian Shatranj, nonleaping unlike its merely Lemurian predecessor

Jörg Knappen wrote on Fri, Apr 11 04:59 PM EDT in reply to Bn Em from 04:06 PM:

Nice find. OLS War Elephant differs from the Prime minister with respect to the null move: The Prime minister has it, the War Elephant doesn't.

The OLS War Elephant can also be conveniently characterised as a B2zB2: The combination of Bishop and Boyscout, both restricted to two moves.