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
As described earlier, the Camelrider can leap as a Camel, and from there can make another one in the same direction. The spaces visited by all but the last jump must be empty. For example, the Camelrider in the diagram (on g7) can continue to h10, and then to i13 (but only if h10 is empty).
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Author: Kelvin Voskuijl.
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Web page created: 2025-04-01. Web page last updated: 2025-04-10