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Manticore. Moves one space orthogonally, then slides outward as a Bishop.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
HaruN Y wrote on Thu, Feb 8, 2024 10:05 AM UTC:

Gutzwiller's Chess (James Gutzwiller, 1969). Developed by Cincinatti Chess League when Gutzwiller mated in a league match after inadvertently transferring a bishop move to an adjacent diagonal.

files=8 ranks=8 promoZone=1 promoChoice=NRQB graphicsDir=/membergraphics/MSdealerschess/ squareSize=50 graphicsType=png symmetry=none lightShade=#b38850 darkShade=#544b4b coordColor=#9ebecf rimColor=#1e1a1a firstRank=1 borders=0 pawn:P:ifmnDfmWfceF:pawn:a2,b2,c2,d2,e2,f2,g2,h2,,a7,b7,c7,d7,e7,f7,g7,h7 knight:N:N:knight:b1,g1,,b8,g8 rook:R:R:rook:a1,h1,,a8,h8 queen:Q:Q:queen:d1,,d8 gutzwiller bishop:B:yavsW:aanca:c1,f1,,c8,f8 king:K:KisO2:king:e1,,e8

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