Camelrider
The Camelrider is a piece mostly popular with problemists. It can make makes multiple Camel-leaps, in the same direction.
Historical Notes
The piece was probably first used in some problems by T.R. Dawson. It is mentioned on page 9 of A Guide to Fairy Chess (1971) by Anthony Dickins, though without any mention of its history. It has seen some use in the 21st century in variants by M. Winther (which also feature divergent compounds of it that capture as queen or rook). Outside those variants it appears in Grand Rider Chess and Lynx Chess. In French chess problems it is called a Mehari.
Value
On a standard board, 3 pawns.Movement
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Web page created: 2025-04-01. Web page last updated: 2025-04-10