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Caliph. (Updated!) compound of Bishop and Camel.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Anonymous wrote on Fri, Oct 24, 2008 12:39 PM UTC:Poor ★
The name 'caliph' for the Flying Dragon is a clear misnomer. It does not only assign a new name for an already named piece but also assigns a new meaning to an already used name. According to Jelliss, the caliph is a combined (0,1)-(2,2) leaper.